Dani (Wher Candidite)

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Name: Daniallia "Dani"
Name Pronounced: Duh-Nah-Lee-Uh
Age: 16
Suggested Wher Names: Danree, Danuk, Surdani
Gender: Female
Character Type: Wher Candidite
Rank: Senior Apprentice
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Current Location: Angel's Cove Weyr

Appearance: Standing only about 4'9, Dani is definitely shorter than most of her peers. This sometimes causes problems for when she can't always reach the things that she needs. Luckily, she still has a few years before she stops growing so she may get taller yet. Despite her shorter stature, or maybe because of it, Dani is very athletic and is often seen in the mornings on a run. Dani is very leanly built, much like a dancer. Her auburn hair reaches to the small of her back and her slightly tanned skin makes her blue eyes stick out in a crowd.

Personality: Straight-forward and inquisitive, Dani enjoys getting to the root of any and every problem she encounters. When something confuses her, Dani studies and asks questions until she figures out the problem. She delights in learning and in teaching others what she knows. Dani usually is a very patient young woman except when dealing with her older brothers; then she gets violent and unpredictable. This sometimes gets her in trouble when her rarely seen temper comes to the forefront. Dani loves a challenge, and often will find the hardest thing she can get to work on, then focuses on that thing single-mindedly until she finishes. She's also been know to say weird things to people when she's been working to hard and someone tries to get her attention before she's finished. So far, the weirdest things she's said has been, 'The numbweed is in the pie, with Mother.'

History: Born into a rather large family as the youngest child Dani had her share of problems while growing up. With her mother always busy with the local dolphin pod and her father always needed elsewhere, it was sometimes difficult for Dani to get the things she needed with only her older siblings around. Because of this, Dani was a very independent individual from a young age; often going off on adventures by herself when everyone else was busy. Living in Keroon, she learned early on how to do certain things like swim and fish. When she was three turns old, her father took her out into the ocean so he could introduce her to his dolphin partner Tolk as well as the entire pod. The event left an impact on Dani; so much so that she decided at that time that she wanted to be a Seacrafter like her father. Time passed, and Dani's interest shifted from the dolphins her father so loved to more artistic pursuits. She began spending more time with the weyr harper and turned out to be a brilliant student and was offered an Apprenticeship with the harper once she was old enough. When Dani was five, her older brother Sorin joined their father's craft and bonded to a dolphin named Dor. That same year, Her brothers Reine and Tokas, and both of her two sisters left to begin their time as Journeyman in their various crafts.

Things settled down for the family for about three years before many things began happening at once. Her brothers Jeret, Wren, and Zyrin were all three found on Search for one of Benden Weyr's hatchings and each of them left for the weyr. Six weeks later the family got word that all three had Impressed. Jeret had become J'ret and Impressed Blue Derth, Wren became W'en and Impressed a little green named Sith, and finally Zyrin changed his name to Z'in when he Impressed a rather clutzy brown named Nadeth. With all of her siblings now away from the hold, Dani was left by herself all the time and quickly grew lonely since there were no children in the wery close to her age. (They were all much older)

About two years later, four weeks after celebrating her tenth Naming-Day, Dani came across a gold firelizards nest hidden in the sand. After waiting several hours for the gold to leave, Dani snuck up to the nest and stole a single egg out of the clutch. She brought the egg home and her mother helped her keep it warm while it hardened. A week later, the egg hatched and a feisty green came out of it. Dani named her Rin and was immediately taken with the small creature. Rin was bossy and a handful but she provided Dani with the friend she so desperately needed. Soon the green went everywhere with the little girl and protected her from any threat that came. With Rin at her side, Dani began being more social around the hold and even started talking with the older children.

Time passed by in a blur and Dani continued her little adventures with Rin at her side, and sometimes even with a friend from the hold. On the day she turned thirteen, Dani discovered another firelizard nest; this one belonging to a green instead of another gold. Again Dani waited as she had before and when the mother left the nest unattended, Dani stole an egg from the clutch and brought it home with her. What hatched that next morning was a darling, daring little blue that Dani named Morovin after her parents Mayvin and Sorona. The little blue immediately endeared himself to Dani and annoyed the life out of green Rin. Still, they trio settled into a routine together and Dani's life was great. She started Apprenticing as a Harper and her brothers and sisters started visiting her more often. Three years later, at sixteen, Dani too was Searched, but not for Benden Weyr. Instead, Dani was Searched for the newer Angel's Cove Weyr and after consent from her parents, was brought there to await the next hatching. After failing to Impress from golden Shuteth's clutch, Dani was introduced to her first wher. Instantly falling in love with the creatures, Dani decided to end her tenure as a dragon candidite and try her luck as a wher candidite instead.

Family:

Father: Mayvin;63-Masterhealer
Mother: Sorona;58-Masterseacrafter; Dolphin Partner Tolk

Brothers (In order of age):

Reine; 24; Journeyman Harper
J'ret; 23; rider of Blue Derth
W'en; 22; rider of Green Sith
Z'in; 21; rider of Brown Nadeth
Sorin; 20; Journeyman Seacrafter; Dolphin Partner Dor
Tokas; 19; Journeyman Weaver

Sisters (In order of age):

Aileen; 18; Journeyman Healer
Stella; 17; Apprentice Carpenter

Misc./Random Facts: Loves to sing and dance. Also loves making things with her hands. Dani has a large family; six older brothers and two older sisters.
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Pets Information:

Number of pets: 2
Pet 1 Type: Green Firelizard
Pet 1 Name: Rin
Pet 1 Age: 6

Appearance: Lean and agile, Rin is like most of her color. Her hide is a gleaming emerald with a sprinkling of gold here and there. This leads many to think the little green tried to turn into a gold while in the egg.

Personality: Rin in one word is bossy. She enjoys having things done her way and right when she wants them which tends to get on her gentle natured Pet's nerves. When she doesn't get her way, she can get agitating to the point of being obnoxious. Rin always thinks she's right and goes out of her way to let Dani know just this. Still, the little Green has a gentle streak in her when it comes to children and can be playful when she wants to. Rin has a very strange love/hate relationship with Dani's other firelizard Morovin.

Pet 2 Type: Blue Firelizard
Pet 2 Name: Morovin
Pet 2 Age: 3

Appearance: Lean and kind of lanky, Morovin is a little odd compared to his fellow blues. His hide is a shining sapphire and he has a splash of dark gray going along his spine all the way down to his tail.

Personality: Morovin is affectionetely referred her as Dani's "Noble One" because of his tendancy to step in and save the day whenever Dani is in trouble. Laid back usually, Morovin has the bad habit of getting under Rin's skin and getting himself attacked by the Green. Even so, Morovin has flown Rin in each of her four mating flights so that Dani wouldn't have to sleep with a stranger. Because of this, Morovin has this strange and complicated love/hate relationship with Dani's other firelizard Rin.

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Is your persona a crafter? Yes
Craft: Harper
Craft Rank: Senior Apprentice
Craft Specialty: singing ballads

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Is your persona a candidite? Yes

Color Perferance: Any

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