Persona Profile: Illiana

Writer: Shiin

Name: Illiana
Age: 27
Birthday: m9 d22
Rank: Wingrider, Cascade Wing
Location: River Bluff Weyr
Craft: Beastcrafter
Craft Rank: Junior Journeyman

Physical Description of Persona:
Illiana has long red hair that flows down past her shoulders and goes to the middle of her back; it has a soft wave to it. She will often get the long stands of hair out of her face by taking the front bits and putting them back in half a runner tail, leaving the rest of the hair to fall down behind her shoulders. When she is getting really down and dirty she’ll braid her hair, each time it is something different. She never really cares about what she looks like – because really who does she have to impress? The runners or the herd beasts?

She has a long oval face, almond shaped eyes that are a brilliant forest green in color. Her lips are small and almost always curved into a smile, not often will you see this girl frown. She usually has some dirt smudged on her face, usually across her brow over on her small nose.

No doubt about it Illiana is tall, she is all legs and the rest of her body is just as lean and slender. A long slender neck, gently sloping shoulders, long graceful arms, long fingers, a slim torso, medium sized bust, tiny tummy, very little in the way of hips and then long slender, yet highly muscled legs.

Clothes of choice for Illiana consist of wherhide pants, a simple belt, tall leather wherhide boots (they typically go up to just below her knee), and to top it off a simple blouse, often with a vest overtop. She isn’t one for the jewelry, the only piece that she can wear is a necklace that was her mothers, simple silver with a little green stone pendent at the end.

Emotional Description of Persona:
Illiana has a congenial nature and has a strong desire to meet new people and befriend them, even if she is given the cold shoulder she will do whatever it takes to try and win someone over. She tends to get nervous when it comes to decision making time, but when put between a rock and a hard place she seems to get her legs back. At times she finds it difficult to take a definite stand, partly because she lacks confidence and also because she dislikes any issues which create dissension between people. Illiana suffers procrastination like many others, causing an inability to always complete her plans or to concentrate on something for long.

She almost always has a smile on her face, and if she doesn’t you’d be best not to get in her way, like most red-heads she does tend to have a bit of a temper but it isn’t easily set off. She’d rather just be friends with everyone, and will smile at someone even if they are putting her down, causing scenes is just not something she is about to go out and do. She is not a crier; she just clenches her teeth and keeps on plugging through the day, distracting her mind with anything.

Innocence is a good word to sum up who Illiana is, she likes peace and quiet and has a certain affinity towards animals (hence why she makes such a good beast crafter).

History of Persona:
Illiana didn’t have what one would call your typical family, she never had a mother, as she died during childbirth, and there were no sisters, no aunts, only a father, an uncle and five brothers to raise her. Many turns ago Illium set his heart on marrying the beautiful Aralia, but he was up against the rest of the eligible bachelors of the Craft hall. But there was something about Illium that caught Aralia’s eyes, she could never figure out quite what it was, perhaps it was the cute way he would stutter when they talked, or how he would literally fall over himself to help her with a door, or her books. Whatever it was Aralia was in love, and soon the young couple were married. Within a month of one another they were granted the status of Sr. Journeywoman and man respectively, and it was at this time that Aralia wanted to start a family.

A month she was pregnant with her first child, she impatiently waited for the nine months to pass, and when they did she gave birth to a healthy son whom they named Arium. A few months later she was with child again, another son, Allium. Aralia then took a few turns to raise her two boys and focus on her craft, but it wasn’t long before she wanted another child, so she was soon pregnant and nine months later she gave birth to twins, two boys who were named Lium and Liam. Secretly Aralia still longed for a little girl, so her and Illium tried again, but they didn’t have a little girl, another son, Rallium. She loved all of her sons with all her heart, so Aralia decided that she could be happy with five boys, she was also starting to get up there a bit in age to be having children.

The turns passed by and Aralia made it to Master Rank and was placed in charge of all the new Apprentices, she loved to work with children, and had man turns of practice raising her own. The new position also gave her more time with her children as they made it Apprentice age.

Then a twist of fate came and Aralia was pregnant again, Illium was a bit worried because his wife was now fourty-four turns, granted she was in wonderful health but her last pregnancy was the hardest of the four as was the birthing. Aralia insisted, and she just knew that she was going to have her long awaited little girl. She carried her unborn child to full term without any real difficulties, and everything seemed to be progressing well once she went into labour and soon everything took a turn for the worse. Aralia began to hemorrhage. She kept repeating that everything was going to be okay, that Illiana was going to be born safely.

And Aralia was right, Illiana, her daughter was born without any problems and was healthy in every way. The crying infant was placed in her mothers arms, Aralia smiled down at her daughter and told her that she would accomplish great things one day, and that she would always be there for her. A few moments later Aralia passed away.

So then Illiana was placed into the arms of her father and from that moment on he, his sons or his brother never let Illiana out of their sight ift hey could help it. There was never a dull moment in Illiana’s life, having seven men trying to raise a girl was a slightly more difficult task then they had envisioned. At twelve turns Illiana joined her siblings and was Apprenticed to the BeastCraft, she learned quickly and had a natural talent. Slowly the turns passed by and Illiana grew older and matured and became a spitting image of her mother. She soon took on the motherly role towards her brothers, despite them all being many turns her elder.

Early on Illiana seemed to adopt her own way of working around animals, it was almost a sympathetic view of the drive of a certain animal, as well as its needs and desires. She would never shout or hit an animal, would never get angry or frustrated with an animal, she would use her body language and her naturally soft voice to calm even the wildest of animals. She would bring home tunnel snakes and little insects when she was younger and would use the excuse that it followed her home. When her father, or one of her brothers were about to tell her “no” she’d turn her little puppy dog eyes on her and she’d get her way . . . everytime.

Once Illiana Walked the Tables and received her Jr. Journeywoman knots she travlled to Garnet Valley Hold to attend her youngest brothers espousal, shortly after the ceremony was over a Dragon and rider came to the Hold, and all of those between the ages of twelve and twenty turns were asked to come forward.

Illiana did as she was told and the handsome Greenrider informed her that she had been Searched by his Dragon Tholath. The young woman was excited beyond belief, because deep down every child hopes and dreams for that one day that they will have the chance to Stand for Impression and this was her chance. She jumped at the opportunity, the Searchrider said he would be back to get her and the others that were Searched on the next restday.

This gave Illiana plenty of time to break the news to her father, five brothers and her uncle Charlin. They were a little put out a first (mainly because they didn’t have any more excuses to keep as watchful as an eye on her as they’d like) and because she would be the first in many generations to break out of the BeastCraft. But, since they all loved Illiana so much (and because she could still get her way) they said their good-byes, gave her lots of parting gifts (one of which was a lovely canine) and saw her off.

Family and Friends
Illium, 72, Master BeastCrafter (Father)
Aralia, 54, Apprentice Master (Mother (Deceased))
Charlin, 75, Master BeastCrafter (Uncle (Brother to Illium))
Arium, 51, Sr. Journeyman BeastCrafter (Herdsman) (Brother)
Allium, 50, Sr. Journeyman BeastHealer (Brother)
Lium, 46, Sr. Journeyman BeastCrafter (Canine Trainer) (Brother (Twin to Liam))
Liam, 46, Sr. Journeyman BeastCrafter (Shepherd) (Brother (Twin to Lium))
Rallium, 45, Sr. Journeyman BeastCrafter (Undecided) (Brother)

Dragon's Name: Arianath
Dragon's Age: 9
Dragon's Hatching Date: m11 d8
Dragon's Colour: Green
Description of Dragon:
Emotional:
Arianath is a very prissy green. She has a horrible memory but nevertheless, she has an opinion on everything; her life, her rider's and the Weyr (even if she can‘t remember all of the details). It is in this way she is a bit absent minded and silly. She is very social and tries to learn everyone’s name. When asked, all of the dragons in the Weyr are close friends of hers. She has a penchant for gossip and spreading rumors which can often get her rider in trouble. She takes sunning as a prime opportunity to socialize although she sometimes gets a bit carried away and during a particularly juice story, she will carry on through lessons and later, drills, causing trouble for both her and her rider. Arianath tries hard to fit in and impress others. She is always willing to help someone so that they might think better of her. Because of this, many of the dragons in the Weyr do like Arianath, despite the fact that she comes off as a little intimidating. She will immediately introduce herself to anyone and in nature, she is curious. She always has to know what is going on.

Arianath is flirty and carries her nose high, often describing herself as 'classy.' She can often be seen trying to converse with the gold dragons (sometimes much to their annoyance) and swearing that all of the bronzes and anticipating her next flight. Arianath often talks herself up so that she feels important, which one of the essential characteristics of her personality. She likes to feel needed and appreciated. When she does a job well done, she makes sure that she hears it and is complimented.

When Arianath sets her eyes on a particular individual, she will do absolutely everything in her power to gain his affection but because of her immense effort, it usually makes the male run in fear. It is unlikely that she will form a strong relationship with any dragon of a nonmetallic coloration without the strong influence of her rider to encourage it. Despite the fact that she is a green, she sees herself as worthy of a bronze. She gets embarrassed quite easily, causing her to go into a small fit of rage and period of pouting. Arianath can be described as whiny at times, especially when she doesn’t get her way (which fortunately doesn‘t happen often).

Physical:
Arianath's hide is a light colored grassy green which she swears has tinges of gold in it and that, had her mother made her egg just slightly bigger, she would have been a gold herself. She dislikes her underbelly the most because it is a darkish green and very clearly not gold. The rest of her body has a light coloration allowing her to imagine that she is a gold as she likes to think. In size, she is very small, even for a green, which makes her look all the more ridiculous when she tries to sun alongside the golden giants. Her eyes are large and perceptive. They seem to peer directly at when and possess forbidden knowledge at all times while retaining her innocence. Arianath’s tail is a bit on the long side and she hates to have it drag along the ground and get dirty. She is a very dainty looking green, with just about all of her features being on the smaller side. Overall, she is a pretty green and can attract the attention she desires.. It is very obvious that she is feminine and a bit vain in the way she carries herself. Her narrow head is always held high.

Because of her size, her stamina in the air isn't very great but she makes up for it in her maneuverability in the air. She flies very strategically to conserve her energy. Her wings aren’t very wide, letting her makes sharp turns easily. Learning to fly with her rider will prove difficult because of how quickly she can fly and turn.

Mindvoice:
Arianath's voice is very feminine and strong. It can best be described as the sweet tinkling of a copper bell, which after too much of it, can become a bit annoying but at first is very melodic and innocent. It easy to tell when she is stressed out or upset because her voice becomes higher and whinier. When trying to impress others, she lowers it in order to make herself sound a bit more mature. This often a failed effort.

Pets

Dasha, Canine: aged 11, born m3 d8
She is a stunning canine and will easily catch anyone’s eye. Still being a puppy her coat is short but promises to big thick and fuffy as she ages. Her color matches her owner’s hair perfectly; it is a dark coppery red with lighter featherings on the underside of her tail, and body. She has a few white markings, such as the tip of her tail (which is always wagging a dragonlength a candlemark), all four feet appear to have been splashed with milk, her chest also has a bit of white in it, and lastly she has a little white blaze, shaped like an elongated tear-drop. Already Dasha is showing that she is eager to learn and picks up on new skills quickly; she is always alert to her surroundings and is quite the outgoing pup. Often time she is not far from her master’s side, and will often walk into the back of Iliana’s legs if she was to stop suddenly.

Approved: April 2nd 2006
Last updated: June 24th 2008

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