Sonulobai
Name: Sonulobai
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Gray Ace
Role/rank: Candidate; Baking
Origin: Fort Weyr
Appearance:
Height: 5'9" (about 5'11" full-grown)
Eye colour: Light brown, and tilted up at the outside corners. Eyebrows are darker than his hair.
Hair colour: Mousy ash-brown hair. Is growing in beard and mustache as best he can (picture shows beard when full grown)
Build: He has enough muscle to get the job done, but is not known for strength. He has the rounded baby fat in his cheeks but overall he is probably a little under weight if anything.
Other distinguishing features: Very pale, almost translucent skin.
Personality:
Positive traits: Disciplinarian, Industrious, Polite, Punctual
Negative traits: Conscionless, Frosty, Impassive, Quiet
Punctual but quiet. He does not stick out in the minds of those around him. He prefers it that way but he tends to be passed over for things like promotions. His only distinctions come from his actions. He is studious as a Candidate and very good in the kitchens in particular. In fact he would like to continue with breads if becoming a rider never pans out. The dough... it's a great stress and anger reducer. And he can be fun at parties and with a little alcohol in him, though he has yet to make an embarrassment of himself (hopefully it stays that way). This is probably the time one would hear him speak the most; otherwise he is fairly quiet.
A stickler for knowing and following the rules, protocol, and the like, but has no personal moral code. He has no inherent kindness, but that is not because he is mean-spirited, just rather dense, and not accustomed to touch. He will perform tasks required of him and knows all the rules by heart, though he does not care whether others break the rules or not. In fact, he does not follow them because he believes in them, but only to get his responsibilities completed. If someone messes up or prevents him from completing his tasks, he does not really care. On another note, he is not kind. The Golden Rule is a private joke to him because he has seen how the world works. He sees a Givers and Takers world instead.
He is a cold guy. Polite but distant, after a while one may get the impression that he may not mean the pleasantries that spill from his mouth. So if someone needs any kind of assistance, he will not help unless called upon to do so. He would probably watch impassively instead. If asking for a favor, well, they are probably wasting his time, and the air about him feels just a little bit cooler. However, he is polite enough that he might make a good politician or ambassador for the Weyr. Someday.
He loves little more than to sit outside, lean against an outcropping in the Weyr wall, and feel the wind tousle his hair. He also likes to swim with anyone who will race him (he's a good sport when he loses).
History:
As a small child, this weyrbrat really fell through the cracks. He never knew his parents and siblings, and frankly could care less, now. Unfortunately that did mean that he made no lasting connection or bond with family. But he persevered, learning how to manipulate people so that he could get what he needed. As for what he wanted, he got a little of that as well. He never cared enough to keep items for sentimental value, attended no sentimental occasions other than "for the food," and formulated no ambitions to speak of.
When he was older, about the age of 8 or 10, he was assigned to the kitchens. That was where he found his calling. He quickly learned everything he could: where utensils were kept, how hot to cook bread, how to knead dough, and when not to knead it. Also, passively, he learned many things about the people around him in both truth and gossip. He rarely uses this knowledge for gain, but it comes in handy when he does. No, usually it just serves as entertainment for him while he keeps his hands busy.
The one thing he has really enjoyed is his right as a child of the Weyr to attend hatchings. As soon as he was old enough he Stood, although for several Turns now he has been turned down by every hatchling. Life as a Candidate makes just working in the kitchens seem easy. Not only are odd jobs and chores part of the curriculum, but his studies have become full-time, and life-consuming. He does not mind however, as dragons are fascinating to him.
Other: Elided name would be So'obai
