Post by kitllwynog on Jun 25, 2012 17:10:27 GMT -5
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Persona information (Updated: 6/25/12)
Name: Nishant
Pronunciation: ni-SHAWNT
Age: 17
Gender: male
Sexual Orientation: bisexual
Rank:Candidate /jr. Journeyman Harper
Birthplace: (Birthdate. 1127.11.3)
Family: Mother: Nidaria, ex-lady holder of Southern Sands Hold (minor) deceased
Father: Jishant, 57 jr. journeyman Seacrafter, Half-Circle Sea Hold
Siblings etc: Haidar, half brother , heir to Southern Sand Hold
Personality:personality:Nishant is an intense and very self-contained person. He is intelligent, perhaps too clever, some might say, but he rarely speaks his ideas unless they are asked for. He enjoys solitude and study more than social events, and even with the few friends he does have, he prefers quiet companionship to drinking and dancing. Despite mild antisocial tendencies, he has a gift for compassion and empathy, he can always see the other side's viewpoint, and for this reason does not often engage in argument. He will always give help if it is needed and protect those weaker than himself and he is loyal to his few friends unto death. But like many men, he rarely asks for help when he needs it and would rather suffer in silence.
Nishant truly believes himself to be a sort of tainted and cursed person, although perhaps Impression would change that. Nishant does like women, and is not sure what to do about a lingering attraction to men, but he doesn't tend to be in very many relationships because he isn't one to make the first move, or even the second or third one, and he's often oblivious to flirting. But the right person would find an extremely caring and gentle lover, if not very good with expressing affection in words. But his true love is music, and N'huel is a very talented musician, being able to say with his lute, harp, or reed pipe more than most people could ever express with words.
Physical description: Nishant is small and wiry, he'll never grow taller than his five foot seven, and is slim as well. But do not doubt the strength behind his smallness. He is quick, agile, and flexible. He moves with a noticeable grace, almost feline in character. His skin is dark, naturally olive toned and a little tanned by the sun. His hair is raven black, thick and slightly wavy. Its about shoulder length but ofter held back in a short runner tail. His pale green eyes, reminiscent of a feline's, are striking against his raptorial features. He is not a particularly handsome boy, though his sensuous lips are the envy of many women, but he seems to have a sort of charisma about him. He favors loose fitting clothes after the manner of a sailor in the colors of black and green and silver jewelry of the ornate variety if he can afford it. He has three piercings in his right ear and one in his left.
History:
Nishant's history is a tangled one. His mother was the first Lady Holder of Southern Sands Hold, a minor Hold near Igen, but her husband was controlling and abusive, and being from a prominent Trader family, she was quite used to her freedom. So one day she left her husband and baby son and never came back. Instead she boarded a ship, intending to go home to the plains of Keroon, but instead, she fell in love with one of the sailors and moved to his home at Half Circle Seahold, where soon after she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Unfortunately, she died a few days later for unknown reasons. Jishant never forgave his son for that. He was not cruel to the boy, precisely, but he showed him little affection when he was young and spent most of his time at sea, leaving him in the indifferent care of an aunt.
When he was young, Nishant was allowed to run wild. He grew up in the docks, learning to swim almost as soon as he could walk. By the time he was five Turns of age he could fish and climb the highest rigging, as well as learning less savory skills such as pick pocketing. He might have ended up as an excellent thief. But then something happened that changed his life. One day on the docks, he heard an old man playing a sea shanty on the reed pipes. The young boy was entranced and begged the man to play more. Bemused, the man gave Nishant the pipes as a gift. In just a few months, the little boy could play almost as well as the local harpers apprentices. People began to take notice, but it was several turns before Nishant's father did.
In time, some of Jishant's bitterness began to fade and he saw his son with new eyes. And he realized he wanted a better life for his son than the dangerous one he lived. So, he bought his son a gitar. Eight year old Nishant was ecstatic. He began taking lessons from the local harper and the man was frankly impressed by what he saw. So when the boy was ten, he petitioned Harper Hall to take him early, as a special case. After hearing Nishant play, they agreed.
At first, Nishant learned with the other apprentices, though not all of them were happy to have such a little boy among them. It was a good thing that Nishant had such a hard life previously, the other boys soon learned to leave him alone and Nishant was quite happy with that. For the first couple pf Turns, Nishant learned with the other apprentices, but then the Masterharper learned about his more unusual skills. Then he found himself as an apprentice under the "special assignment" Harper, a shadowy man known as Grip. After some initial training, Nishant was dubbed Wildcat, and began to travel with Grip, as well as doing some local assignments on his own, and continuing with basic Harper things as well. Eventually, the Masterharper gave him a firelizard egg, which Hatched into blue Feralas, to keep in touch better.
When he was sixteen Turns and feeling like he'd reach journeyman soon, he got into a bit of unexpected trouble over a simple assignment. He was at a minor hold, masquerading as a drudge while collecting information, when the Lord Holder spotted him and accused him of stealing. Of course, he immediately sent Feralas to inform the Masterharper, but what he didn't know was that this man was his mothers ex-husband and he, Nishant, looked quite a bit like her as well as the fact that he was wearing her ring on a chain. Not knowing any of this, Nishant gave his true name and parentage when questioned and was quite surprised to be locked in the dungeon. Clearly Haizalon had never quite gotten over his first wife.
Fortunately for Nishant, he was only down there for a day before rescue came from a surprising source, his half brother Haidar. Seeing Nishant had been treated badly by the guards, Haidar had him smuggled out with a Trdaer caravan, and eventually Nishant made it back to Harper Hall. After that scare, the Masterharper promoted him to journeyman, and since the Harper Hall was still friendly with the weyr, he assigned Nishant there to keep an eye out for trouble. Nishant arrived at the weyr just after his seventeenth nameday, and just days after the Hatching of Authanth's clutch. He was still being vetted at Welcoming Island when he was Searched by blue Duhath. After conferring with the Masterharper via Feralas, it was decided that this was only to the good of Harper Hall, and Nishant accepted his place among the Candidates.
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Pet information
Name: Feralas
Pronunciation: FAIR-uh-LAHSS
Age: 3
Type: firelizard
Colour: blue
Personality: Feralas is quiet, shy, very sneaky, and just a bit mischievous, though only when bored. He's very obedient and intelligent, and as such is the perfect companion for Nishant's more covert missions.
Physical description: Feralas is a small blue, with wings almost comically large, looking like a weird sort of bat more than a flitter. His hide is such a dark navy it's nearly black, making him almost invisible in the dark, or in Nishant's hair where he likes to hide.
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Candidate information
IC colour preferences: any
OoC colour preferences: blue, brown, maybe green
Family/Friends for Hatching: (max 3 for now) none
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Crafter information
Craft name:harper
Rank in craft:jr. Journeyman
Turns in craft: 7
Where studied: Harper Hall
Persona information (Updated: 6/25/12)
Name: Nishant
Pronunciation: ni-SHAWNT
Age: 17
Gender: male
Sexual Orientation: bisexual
Rank:Candidate /jr. Journeyman Harper
Birthplace: (Birthdate. 1127.11.3)
Family: Mother: Nidaria, ex-lady holder of Southern Sands Hold (minor) deceased
Father: Jishant, 57 jr. journeyman Seacrafter, Half-Circle Sea Hold
Siblings etc: Haidar, half brother , heir to Southern Sand Hold
Personality:personality:Nishant is an intense and very self-contained person. He is intelligent, perhaps too clever, some might say, but he rarely speaks his ideas unless they are asked for. He enjoys solitude and study more than social events, and even with the few friends he does have, he prefers quiet companionship to drinking and dancing. Despite mild antisocial tendencies, he has a gift for compassion and empathy, he can always see the other side's viewpoint, and for this reason does not often engage in argument. He will always give help if it is needed and protect those weaker than himself and he is loyal to his few friends unto death. But like many men, he rarely asks for help when he needs it and would rather suffer in silence.
Nishant truly believes himself to be a sort of tainted and cursed person, although perhaps Impression would change that. Nishant does like women, and is not sure what to do about a lingering attraction to men, but he doesn't tend to be in very many relationships because he isn't one to make the first move, or even the second or third one, and he's often oblivious to flirting. But the right person would find an extremely caring and gentle lover, if not very good with expressing affection in words. But his true love is music, and N'huel is a very talented musician, being able to say with his lute, harp, or reed pipe more than most people could ever express with words.
Physical description: Nishant is small and wiry, he'll never grow taller than his five foot seven, and is slim as well. But do not doubt the strength behind his smallness. He is quick, agile, and flexible. He moves with a noticeable grace, almost feline in character. His skin is dark, naturally olive toned and a little tanned by the sun. His hair is raven black, thick and slightly wavy. Its about shoulder length but ofter held back in a short runner tail. His pale green eyes, reminiscent of a feline's, are striking against his raptorial features. He is not a particularly handsome boy, though his sensuous lips are the envy of many women, but he seems to have a sort of charisma about him. He favors loose fitting clothes after the manner of a sailor in the colors of black and green and silver jewelry of the ornate variety if he can afford it. He has three piercings in his right ear and one in his left.
History:
Nishant's history is a tangled one. His mother was the first Lady Holder of Southern Sands Hold, a minor Hold near Igen, but her husband was controlling and abusive, and being from a prominent Trader family, she was quite used to her freedom. So one day she left her husband and baby son and never came back. Instead she boarded a ship, intending to go home to the plains of Keroon, but instead, she fell in love with one of the sailors and moved to his home at Half Circle Seahold, where soon after she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Unfortunately, she died a few days later for unknown reasons. Jishant never forgave his son for that. He was not cruel to the boy, precisely, but he showed him little affection when he was young and spent most of his time at sea, leaving him in the indifferent care of an aunt.
When he was young, Nishant was allowed to run wild. He grew up in the docks, learning to swim almost as soon as he could walk. By the time he was five Turns of age he could fish and climb the highest rigging, as well as learning less savory skills such as pick pocketing. He might have ended up as an excellent thief. But then something happened that changed his life. One day on the docks, he heard an old man playing a sea shanty on the reed pipes. The young boy was entranced and begged the man to play more. Bemused, the man gave Nishant the pipes as a gift. In just a few months, the little boy could play almost as well as the local harpers apprentices. People began to take notice, but it was several turns before Nishant's father did.
In time, some of Jishant's bitterness began to fade and he saw his son with new eyes. And he realized he wanted a better life for his son than the dangerous one he lived. So, he bought his son a gitar. Eight year old Nishant was ecstatic. He began taking lessons from the local harper and the man was frankly impressed by what he saw. So when the boy was ten, he petitioned Harper Hall to take him early, as a special case. After hearing Nishant play, they agreed.
At first, Nishant learned with the other apprentices, though not all of them were happy to have such a little boy among them. It was a good thing that Nishant had such a hard life previously, the other boys soon learned to leave him alone and Nishant was quite happy with that. For the first couple pf Turns, Nishant learned with the other apprentices, but then the Masterharper learned about his more unusual skills. Then he found himself as an apprentice under the "special assignment" Harper, a shadowy man known as Grip. After some initial training, Nishant was dubbed Wildcat, and began to travel with Grip, as well as doing some local assignments on his own, and continuing with basic Harper things as well. Eventually, the Masterharper gave him a firelizard egg, which Hatched into blue Feralas, to keep in touch better.
When he was sixteen Turns and feeling like he'd reach journeyman soon, he got into a bit of unexpected trouble over a simple assignment. He was at a minor hold, masquerading as a drudge while collecting information, when the Lord Holder spotted him and accused him of stealing. Of course, he immediately sent Feralas to inform the Masterharper, but what he didn't know was that this man was his mothers ex-husband and he, Nishant, looked quite a bit like her as well as the fact that he was wearing her ring on a chain. Not knowing any of this, Nishant gave his true name and parentage when questioned and was quite surprised to be locked in the dungeon. Clearly Haizalon had never quite gotten over his first wife.
Fortunately for Nishant, he was only down there for a day before rescue came from a surprising source, his half brother Haidar. Seeing Nishant had been treated badly by the guards, Haidar had him smuggled out with a Trdaer caravan, and eventually Nishant made it back to Harper Hall. After that scare, the Masterharper promoted him to journeyman, and since the Harper Hall was still friendly with the weyr, he assigned Nishant there to keep an eye out for trouble. Nishant arrived at the weyr just after his seventeenth nameday, and just days after the Hatching of Authanth's clutch. He was still being vetted at Welcoming Island when he was Searched by blue Duhath. After conferring with the Masterharper via Feralas, it was decided that this was only to the good of Harper Hall, and Nishant accepted his place among the Candidates.
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Pet information
Name: Feralas
Pronunciation: FAIR-uh-LAHSS
Age: 3
Type: firelizard
Colour: blue
Personality: Feralas is quiet, shy, very sneaky, and just a bit mischievous, though only when bored. He's very obedient and intelligent, and as such is the perfect companion for Nishant's more covert missions.
Physical description: Feralas is a small blue, with wings almost comically large, looking like a weird sort of bat more than a flitter. His hide is such a dark navy it's nearly black, making him almost invisible in the dark, or in Nishant's hair where he likes to hide.
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Candidate information
IC colour preferences: any
OoC colour preferences: blue, brown, maybe green
Family/Friends for Hatching: (max 3 for now) none
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Crafter information
Craft name:harper
Rank in craft:jr. Journeyman
Turns in craft: 7
Where studied: Harper Hall
