Persona Profile: Nasiria

Writer: Vanessa T Sommerfeld

Name: Nasiria
Age: 23
Birthday: m4 d17
Rank: Candidate
Location: Dragonsfall Weyr
Craft: Tanner
Craft Rank: Junior Apprentice

Awards
Crayon Awards: Favorite New Female Persona (February 2008)

Physical Description of Persona:
Nasiria is 5'5'' with a womanly, yet athletic figure. She matured at a young age and is comfortable with her curves. She wears her midnight black hair long and loose, and it shines from root to tip. Her eyes are dark blue and framed by long lashes as black as her hair. Her skin is copper colored and unblemished. She is the image of her mother at a younger age. She does everything she can to make her appearance as different as possible from her mother's, but strangers who know her mother will often smile and ask if she is Nasianna's daughter. She has a preference for tight-fitted leather clothing and has not been seen in a dress in many years.

Emotional Description of Persona:
Nasiria is a careless, rebellious spirit who lives only for the moment's satisfaction and rarely considers the consequences of her actions. Losing her father during her formative years has had a profound effect on Nasiria. She feels abandoned and rejected first by her father when he left her by committing suicide, and then by her mother when she withdrew into her own grief. Having grown up in the weyr and then left on her own during her adolescence, Nasiria is extremely promiscuous and she enjoys shocking people with her behavior.

History of Persona:
Nasiria had a happy childhood in the weyr with her parents, Nasianna (green rider) and Th'kul (brownrider, deceased). When Nasiria was 11, her father committed suicide after his dragon was killed by Threadscore in the first fall. Left on her own by her grieving mother, Nasiria ran wild in the weyr. Her foster mother and a couple of her mother's close friends recognized her emotional pain as the source of the child's rebellion and tried to intervene. But Nasiria closed herself off from them, defying any attempt at discipline and refusing any offer for emotional support. It wasn't long before the young adolescent's lack of supervision led her to the discovery of boys. Her natural beauty drew them to her and she quickly learned ways to manipulate them to her whims. At an early age, Nasiria became sexually active and a bit promiscuous, even for a weyrbred child. When her mother was nearing the end of her grieving process, she attempted to reconnect with her wayward daughter, to no avail.
Nasiria's only interest in crafting was in the Tannercraft, to which she is apprenticed. The reason she chose her craft was her desire to design skimpy clothing to accentuate the (her) body. However, she is bored with the basics and mechanics of the craft and does not apply herself in any of her classes except those that involve clothing design. The Master Tanners have told her that she might have potential as a designer, but that she is unlikely to earn her Journeyman's knots if she is not willing to achieve passable marks in the basics. She is not concerned, however, because although she has stood the sands a number of times and walked away empty handed, she is certain that she will Impress…when the _perfect_ dragon hatches.

Family and Friends
Nasianna, 45, Greenrider (Mother)
Jenissa, 54, Wery Resident (Foster Mother)
Calirin, 24, Candidate (Friend)
Sonesra, 23, Candidate (Friend)

Approved: December 10th 2007
Last updated: December 10th 2007

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Persona Profile: Nasiria