(Sorry I haven't got a picture for her. None do her justice.)

Name: Myrelli
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Rank: Candidate Master

Appearance: The first thing a person might notice about Myrelli is that she doesn't look her age. Surprisingly, she has very few wrinkles, only having the faintest traces of crow's feet around her eyes and frown lines on her face. Yes, frown lines. If the woman smiles, it’s maniacal. Period. The one telling thing that gives away her age is her skin, which is tough and tanned from the hard life of dragon riding. Scars dot her arms and legs and calluses cover her fingers, an award to her experience of 35 turns as a rider.

When Myrelli became a rider, the life she had led at her hold had laid a foundation for the body she now has. She was a tall and awkward child at Impression, but now she's a tall and lanky woman. Standing straight, there is no evidence of a slouch happening as she advances in years. Her limbs are wiry and whipcord thin, lending her strength for her everyday activities which tend to include taking care of Jusighth and snatching up candidates by the scruffs of their necks when they begin to make nuisances of themselves.

Hair which was once a thick, lustrous black is now peppered with white and cropped short to keep it out of the way. It is still as soft as it ever was, but the length of it gives her hair the impression of being bristly. Despite Myrelli's hair having a peppered look, her eyebrows remain the deep ebony of her youth. They gracefully perch above a pair of eyes that are usually either narrowed in thought or in anger. One eye is a deep, piercing grey that is almost black in its intensity. The other eye, the left one, is a milky white, a thick scar stretching from just under the eyebrow to her cheekbone. Myrelli has a thin face with a long, bony nose and high cheekbones, as well as a pointed chin. Her lips are thin and are usually pulled down in a frown.

Personality: Myrelli is a tough old bird. She’s the type of woman who won’t give anyone slack, no matter how much kissing-up they do. Some people call her unforgiving and cold-hearted, but she’s got emotions just like everyone else. It’s just that she’s been places and seen things that have affected her and it’s rare to see her crack an honest smile, or to even see her relax. Intimidating, yes, but totally unapproachable? No, she’s just a harder shell to crack.

A scowl always seems to be on her face. It is like this woman is constantly annoyed by something, though that something is usually a candidate. Truthfully, she really doesn’t like kids. They are messy, loud, annoying, and rebellious. That might be why she enjoys having authority and control over them. In her position as candidate master, she is allowed to lord herself over the candidates and assign them awful chores when they make faces at her. It is a very satisfying feeling and is normally used as a cure for when she’s feeling particularly annoyed.

Surprisingly, there is a fun and kind side to this old witch. No one knows what triggers this change in her otherwise sour personality, but no one can deny that she’s done nice things for them before, or played games with them. One thing most people wished she didn’t do, especially younger male riders, was flirt. When the mood strikes her, Myrelli can pull out the charm, especially if there is a nice looking young man in her sights. If you’ve become her beau of the week, the best thing is to lay low until she finds someone else to follow after. Just don’t make her too mad when you reject her, for she’s sure to put an awful curse on you.

History: Myrelli belonged to a Sea Hold, growing tough in her years of going out with the boats on to the open sea. She wasn't a girl to stay back home and gut fish. No, she acted more the boy than her older brother did. So of course she went out with her father every time he went fishing. She pulled her own weight, doing every single job the other men and boys did, making it clear from the first that she wasn't going to slack off and that she wasn't to be given the easier jobs just because she was female. And she proved her worth, until her father became convinced that he couldn't do it without her. When she was 23 turns, her father's boat sank in a horrible storm. Not many of the crew survived. Myrelli herself barely did, and was found by a dragonrider as she was clinging for life to a piece of drift wood. He took her to his weyr, Myrelli being sunburned, dehydrated, and barely conscious. She was nursed back to health, but wasn't allowed to go home until she was well.

While she was recovering, the current clutch hatched on the sands belonging to the weyr. So of course she wouldn't miss it, not for the world. She got a good spot, in the lower part of the Stands, right near the queen egg. Not many were there anyway, too afraid of the angry Queen that was nearby. So Myrelli had the pleasure of being one of the first to see the new Queen's hatching. But while that had been going on, a Green had been inching Myrelli’s way, a trail of candidates following her. But the little Green ignored them; she only had eyes for Myrelli. Showing an amazing amount of mobility for a newly hatched dragon, she made her way up the Stands, almost falling into Myrelli's lap in her haste to reach the woman. Impression was made, and Myrelli has been at the weyr ever since, never questioning what had happened that day. She never even bothered to learn if her father or brother survived the sinking of the ship. When she was 33, she Impressed her Blue flitt, Verme, and became Candidate Master at age 36. She has been terrorizing candidates ever since.

Pet(s): Blue flitt Verme
Other: None


Dragon: Jusighth
Age: 29
Color: Green
Appearance: Small for a green, she can be sensitive about her size. However, she is beautifully proportioned, not a single limb deviating from the classic version of a dragon. Nothing is too long or too short, too skinny or too stocky. In color, she is a deep, slightly dull jade green.
Personality: Jusighth is a rather calm green and helps to keep her rider in check. She is the being which keeps Myrelli in control, something the candidates should be thankful for. They do not wish the deal with an unchecked Myrelli and Jusighth knows this. For all appearances, this dragon seems an opposite of Myrelli, soft where her rider is hard, motherly where Myrelli is stern. They balance well, though, which helps make them a good team.
Other: None