Name: Zamistia
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Role/rank: Candidate (was Beastcrafter apprentice before she was searched)
Origin: Fort (though came from Southern Boll hold before that)
Appearance: Zamistia is a small young woman of only 4'8 and 73 lbs. She has red hair that is in soft curls and goes down to her shoulders, allowing for her hair to have a nice bounce to it. Her eyes are a gentle grey-blue, always carrying a warmth to them. She has light freckles dotting her cheeks and a dimple on either side of her mouth. Due to being a herder before who would be regularly out in the sun, she is tanned. Normally the petite woman is seen in a light long sleeve shirt and an equally light skirt that goes down to her ankles, along with some knee high boots. She usually has a sun hat to keep the sun out of her eyes.
Personality: Zamistia is one who loves seeing people happy, wanting the very best for them. Her warm personality leads to her looking for ways to cheer people up when they are down or make them feel welcome. This could be anything from giving them a pie that was made by family or giving them a kind word that she feels they need to hear. It helps that she has always been very empathetic, able to understand what another is feeling. It allows her to know when to cheer for someone's good fortune or when another needs a pick me up. She will leave a little gift of a dress for someone who isn't feeling very pretty or a toy for someone who feels lonely from being far from home. After all, she is no stranger to feeling homesick, considering she just came to High Reaches. So, she tries to give things that she might have overheard someone say they like or something that she knows usually brings comfort to others, including herself.
Sadly, a lot of the things she does for others are done in secret, least those she can do that way. She will vocalize some compliments and encouragements, when she knows the written word is not as effective. However, she is more likely to leave a note written on a piece of hide or special gift somewhere it can be found by its recipient. The reason for this undercover kindness is because of her own insecurities that make public things harder. What if she said the wrong thing and ended up having people mad at her? There was also the worry that she would mix up people's likes and give someone a present they may hate. She couldn't handle people being upset by something she did or having people not want to be around her. So she feels it is much better to stay in the background, helping in whatever hidden ways she can.
Zamistia is known to be fearful and over cautious when it comes to interacting with the environment around her. Much like her insecurities in herself, she has them about a lot of the things in her world. Is that food really safe to eat, what if it wasn't cooked properly and it makes everyone sick? That firelizard looks dangerous, maybe she should give it a wide birth, before it attacks her for looking at it the wrong way. Her fears can make her take longer to do things that others around her can do in half the time. After all, she has to make sure things are safe, even if that means examining her food before eating or taking the longer path to lessons. This, along with her insecurities, make it more likely for her to stress out more than she should. After all, taking so long to eat might make it where she can't finish her meal. Or her going the long way, could make her late for lessons. This can be grating for those around her, since they usually bare the brunt of dealing with all of her fears and stress. After all, someone should probably walk with her so she isn't lonely or wait patiently as she is picking at her food. It takes a lot of patience and reassurances to get her comfortable, reminding her that everything is not as bad as she thinks they are. Also, people have to be able to get her to take a deep breath and remind her to live life.
A positive of Zamistia's overly cautious nature is that she has become very observant to the world around her. The young woman sees things that many others may miss, such as a slight twitch that might indicate someone is lying. She would never call someone out on it, but it doesn't mean she wouldn't discreetly encourage them to be honest. She is also pretty good at when a certain path may be a danger or when someone's actions might lead to unwanted consequences. After all, she has to keep herself and others safe, so she has to keep her eyes open for anything that might happen. It also helps her in her gift giving and encouragement of others, since her observant nature gives her further clues that her empathy may not or enhances it. Such as how someone might wear a lot of blue, so she knows to get someone a blue shirt or dress. She sees how someone's face lit up when they eat a certain flavor of bubbly pie, so she makes sure to leave one in their spot when they get up.
Those who can get past Zamistia's fears and insecurities will earn her loyalty for life. She is always there for her family and friends, the ones she is more open about her giving ways. No matter what, she is always ready to take time to provide them with a listening ear or anything else they may need. She wants all those she cares about to succeed in everything they do, cheering them on all the way. This is a girl that will be a shoulder to cry on for a friend who just lost family to thread or a cheerleader for a family member who just became a journeyman farmer. It gives her great pleasure to support her loved ones, especially after all they do for her. After all, at least in her mind, it is the least she can do. On the flip side, getting close to her also means people need to deal with her clingy nature. Once she has an opening, she will latch on to people and is reluctant to let them go. It is even worse when she is stressing out or fearful, since she will grab a friend or family member's arm or other body part tightly. She is also known to hide behind those she feels safe around, peeking around them to see things when she is scared. Good luck prying her off or getting her to come out until she has calmed down, so those who care about her should be prepared. Thankfully, those who know her well enough, usually can find some way to help her like she helps others.
History: Zamistia is the middle child to a pair of farmers from Sothern Boll Hold. Even at a young age, she was the quietest member of her family, among a sea of outgoing personalities. She loved her family dearly and would help her parents with the farming or tag along on one of her siblings' adventures. It was a pretty simple life for her, but she wouldn't trade it for the world. So she wasn't as adventurous as someone like her eldest sister, she was happy being her. Granted, she only heard stories about the adventures of her elder siblings, since she had not been born when they had a lot of them. Though, even then, she bonded with them, since family was so important to her.
While she is close to all of her family, her eldest sibling, younger sibling closest to her age, and paternal grandfather were those held the closest. When her grandfather was alive, she would spend anytime she could with him. The same holds true for her eldest and younger sisters, enjoying her time with them immensely. Every gift she got from them was treasured greater than money and she took great care of them. She has always supported all of her family though, no matter where their lives take them.
When she was old enough, her grandfather noticed that Zamistia seemed to have a fondness for animals. It didn't escape his notice that she used to sneak food to the canines, telling them what a good job they were doing. So since he was a Master Herder, he began to teach her everything she could about the craft. She soaked in everything he taught her like a sponge, eager to learn all about the best ways to be a shepherd. It also meant she could spend more time with him, which wasn't such a bad thing. Unfortunately, when she was eight turns old, her grandfather got very sick. She watched in horror as he got weaker and eventually succumbed to the illness. It devastated the little girl, feeling like the world had become a darker place. She doesn't know how she would have gotten through it, if it wasn't for the rest of her family who rallied around her. She clung to them with everything she had, afraid she might lose them too.
When Fort needed her sister for a job, Zamistia didn't think much of it. However, her sister was searched and became a candidate and would be staying there. This sent the little girl into a panic, so her parents began to work on distracting her from all of these changes in her life. Thankfully, with her skills in herding, the Beastcraft hall in Keroon offered her a position as an apprentice when she turned ten. She didn't want to leave her family, scared that she would come home to them all being gone. Thankfully, her mother was patient enough to convince her what a wonderful opportunity this was and promising they would stay in touch. So knowing it would be a good way to honor her grandfather, the red headed girl was sent to become an apprentice beastcrafter.
It took her time, but Zamistia became comfortable in this new area, pouring herself into her studies. The next seven turns found her adding to her grandfather's teachings and feeling at home among the beasts she worked with. She had heard of what was going on in the Weyrs with the sick dragons during that time, all she could do was hope all would right itself. Thankfully, her elder siblings and their dragons they acquired during that time seemed okay. So when she went to visit them and was searched herself, she was shocked. However, with some encouragement, she agreed to become a candidate in this new world of greens clutching instead of golds. She can only hope she will be able to find the right dragon for her.
Other: She also has family that are up for grabs (except for the younger sibling closest to her age, which is reserved for Thali)
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