Name: Sh’shi
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Way past caring about that
Origin: Fort
Rank: Weyrlingmaster
Appearance: Sh'shi measures in at 5'3'', although when she's not in the room people would swear she was taller. The woman strides everywhere she goes, although she does now walk with a cane, which she frequently uses to rap the shins of errant youths (Anyone younger than herself). Sharp, dark, brown eyes seem unaffected by the turns, although she will be seen wearing a small pair of spectacles if she needs to read something. Her brown hair has long since gone grey, and, although it is still kept long, Sh'shi usually has it secured atop her head in a practical and out of the way style. Her age shows, both in the wrinkles around her mouth and eyes (no doubt due to her frequent scowls and frowns), but also in her figure. Her once athletic body giving over to the slightness of age, with the occasional creak here and there.
Personality:
- Crotchety - Sh’shi loves to point out how much better things were in her day. Riders acted with dignity, candidates knew how to behave, dragons weren’t so scrawny. The woman always seems just a little bit irritated.
- Suspicious - With exception of new Weyrlings, Sh'shi doesn’t trust easily. She's firmly of the opinion that most adults are out to get something.
- Outspoken - Sh'shi is not even slightly afraid of admonishment and will gladly let you know exactly what she thinks of you.
- Stubborn - Once Sh’shi makes up her mind there’s no changing it, but good luck trying
+ Supportive -- You can do that thing and you will, even if she has to drag you kicking and screaming into it
+ Nurturing - Sh'shi sees the best in you and will work tirelessly to drag it out
+ Patient - She will stand over you all night if that’s what takes for you to master your damn harnesswork
+ Protective - You may be an irritating little pain in the tail fork, but you're her irritating pain in the tail fork.
+Witty - It’s a dry wit, but Sh’shi does enjoy throwing a barb here and there.
+Dedicated - Sh'shi is willing to push herself to exhaustion for the sake of her cause, and being Weyrlingmaster she often does.
History:
* 115/3/7 Shaershi is born in a medium sized hold not far from Fort Hold to Shoredi and Laersin. She has two older brothers Loredir (5) and Shoraen (2). For the first several turns, nothing happens.
* 119/6/21 Dilersa is born
* 120/11/26 Raero is born
* 122/2/14 Laeshi is born
* 126/8/29 Shoraen is sent to be a Harper apprentice
* 128/1/5 Shaershi (12) is searched
* 131/7/16 Shaershi (16) impresses to brown Fiskenerath
* 133/7/20 Sh’shi (1 cool and Fiskenerath (2) graduate weyrlinghood and take up active service
* 139/1/9 Sh’shi (24) has her first child, a daughter named Kishae. An unplanned addition, Sh'shi is unable to care for her full time. Kishae's father has little interest in the child. As such Kishae is turned over to the creché, Sh'shi trying her best to visit her daughter often.
* 140/11/26 Sh’shi (25) becomes a Weyrlingmaster Assistant after volunteering for a few lessons and finding the experience enjoyable
*142/4/5 Sh'shi (27) meets V'la (20). A frankly irritating bluerider who transfers to Fort from Ista. The new bluerider seems to delight in annoying Sh'shi and making things difficult.
*144/10/15 Sh'shi (29) and V'la (22) enter into a relationship.
* 150/8/4 Sh’shi (35) has her second child, a son named Venshi. With the help of V'la (2 cool and Kishae (11), Sh'shi is able to be a much larger part of Venshi's early life. She much prefers having her family around.
* 152/3/15 Sh’shi becomes Weyrlingmaster when the former retires.
* 158/5/1 Sh’shi (43) and V'la (36) have another child, another daughter named Shaekalla
* 173/6/23 V'la (51) brings into the Weyr a fuzz ball cat that she names Buttons. Sh'shi initially tries to ignore this new addition to the family.
* 177/10/19 The dragon plague begins
* 178/3/12 V'la's (56) blue passes of the plague. V'la tries to hold on for her family.
*178/3/17 Sh'shi assists V'la in suicide when it becomes obvious she cannot continue without her dragon. Holding her in their weyr as she passes.
* 180/7/27 Fort Candidatemaster dies, Sh’shi is asked to take over until a replacement is named.
* 181/3/16 Fort Weyrwoman goes between with her dragon, Sh’shi begins to essentially run Fort, not that she wants to, by assisting the young junior Weyrwoman in running things.
Other: Has a very fluffy grey cat called Buttons. Buttons is a lapcat, who seems to be constantly sleeping. Sh'shi will often pick him up and move him from one place to another without the feline waking.
Dragon
Name: Fiskenerath
Age: 50
Colour: Brown
Size: 39 feet long
Appearance: Fiskenerath is a big brown in most every sense. He’s tall, long and has large, broad, wings. In his youth he was also muscular, however he is becoming scrawnier in his old age. His striking colouration has also picked up more than a little grey in the last few decades. His hide is peppered with scars from various incidents involving Weyrlings; ranging from over exuberant play to snatching panicking first time fliers out of the air.
Personality:
- Curmudgeonly -- Fiskenerath is seemingly always miserable. This isn’t even a new trait, the brown was seemingly born old.
- Lazy -- Everything is done begrudgingly and with a great deal of groaning. This trait has worsened with age but he was never a motivated dragon.
- Pushover -- Fighting is far too much effort and it’s likely he doesn’t care anyway.
+ Protective -- You may be an irritating little tail fork, but you’re his irritating tail fork
+ Patient -- For all his moaning, Fiskenerath is surprisingly patient, although it could just be resigned acceptance. Many a young dragon has been found clamouring on the brown and Fiskenerath never seems to do anything to stop them.
+ Supportive -- Fiskenerath is good for leaning on. Words of encouragement are asking a little much, but he can manage physical reassurance. If things get really bad you might even get a ‘you’ll be fine’ out of him.
