Vay
Name: Vay
Gender: female
Age: 34
Sexual Orientation: homosexual
Rank: Healer/Dragonhealer/Bluerider
Appearance: Vay's appearance is like a master's rendition of an active woman. Overall she looks very outdoorsy, sporting a dark tan and boyish clothing such as cropped trousers and sleeveless tunics that emphasizes her muscular arms and toned calves. Her body is wiry and strong-looking, though this is offset somewhat by her curves. She isn't as tall as some women in the weyr but she isn't short, either, standing at about 5'6".
Her hair is a dark auburn color, with natural lighter highlights. It is kept cut short, yet in an effort at femininity it is in a shaped bob. Her bangs are square, giving more definition to her round, broad face. Her eyes are dark brown, framed by thick lashes. Her prettiest facial feature would be her lips -- soft, sensual, and plump. Her teeth are just a little crooked and she works hard to keep them white.
Personality: Vay has the elements of a wonderful healer. Her life revolves around two things: Consecreth and healing lore. With steady hands and a steady mind she can handle most any medical situation, from traumatic injuries to mild allergies. Her diagnoses are not often inaccurate though she has made a mistake or two in the past. She can often be found in the records rooms studying about ailments of Pern's ancestors, or requesting permission from the weyrleaders to stay at the Healer hall for several days consecutively.
While inwardly compassionate to the plights of her patients Vay keeps a detached, professional manner when dealing with them. They may think that she doesn't remember their names or care for their wellbeing after they have recovered but this is the farthest from the truth. Vay looks at healing as a personal, intimate thing. She has a kind disposition and, though brusque in the infirmary, she often rails at her own inabilities to fix everything when she is alone. She is absolutely devoted to her patients, spending long nights and tiresome days working over them.
When not in the infirmary Vay can be found outside. No matter the season the bluerider adores being in nature, often taking long walks or flights with Consecreth. She enjoys exploring and playing some of the rougher games, though she is almost thirty-five. She is very active, and as a result is very healthy.
Vay's maternal instincts are strong but unfortunately she has been unable to have children. The toll this takes on her isn't visible to anyone save for Consecreth, for the one thing Vay desires most is a child to raise and nurture. When thinking about this she ignores the fact that weyrlife is time-consuming for dragonriders and they must often foster, or that her sexual preferences make it impossible to conceive out of a mating flight with a male greenrider. Bouts of depression can stem from her reflections on her childlessness, drowned in a bit of wine after her rounds at the infirmary.
History: Vay's history does not really bear mention until the day before her Impression. At the time she had twenty-four turns of age. Vay had already walked the tables and received her journeywoman's knots, and was traveling with the healer she had been apprenticed to to different holds and areas of Pern. Vay, due to her steady nature, sweet disposition, and considerable skill had become somewhat a pet of the Masterhealer and spent many days at his side, learning.
One day the Masterhealer happened to receive an invitation to a hatching at Telgar Weyr. It was offered in gratitude, as he had helped a dragonrider who had been severely injured during the annual Games. When the brown dragon landed to convey him to Telgar he took Vay along, deciding it was time for her to see a Weyr.
To the surprise of everyone present, Vay Impressed.
A scrawny blue hatchling found her in the stands, calling for her in piteous tones until she, scared to death, found the courage to climb down onto the sands and embrace her beloved.
Her Impression age (twenty-four) was a cause of much grief for Vay at first. During her lessons she was with weyrlings much younger than herself, and often more immature. Consecreth's clutchmates all have riders seven or eight years younger than herself, and Vay often wondered if they thought her old.
She also continued to heal, as that was her passion before she Impressed. Not only did she continue her studies of human ailments but she also began to learn more and more about dragons, becoming a very adept dragonhealer over time.
She has been at Telgar Weyr ever since, learning as much dragonhealing lore as she could. Now she serves as a Healer at the Weyr and also as a dragonhealer.
One thing, however, in Vay's history is a source of sadness. Vay was the eldest of seven children and as she grew up she also had to help her younger siblings grow up. Vay did not find it as troublesome as some teenagers did. In fact, it was her dream to have a large, happy family in a pleasant hold some day. While the time in her life was not sorrowful she now looks back on it and pines, for her barrenness has kept her from realizing her dream.
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Other: Due to her mobility and her previous close contact with the Masterhealer, Vay is often asked to treat emergency cases in other places around Pern.
Consecreth
Dragon: Consecreth
Age: 10 turns
Color: blue
Appearance: Consecreth is a handsome creature. His head, back, and tail are all of an azul color -- deep and a pure dark blue, like the middle of the ocean on a beautiful day. His underbelly and wings are lighter in color, blending seamlessly throughout his body in graduated shades. He is average in size, and lithe. He seems to be built for speed and can fly as fast as a brown, though without much stamina to continue at high speeds. He has a small scar from threadscore on his left wing and evidence of a repaired membrane, but this hasn't affected his flying abilities in the least due to Vay's expert therapy.
Personality: Consecreth is a patient, gentle dragon. He dislikes conflict of any kind, preferring to crouch in his weyr when there are dramatic goings-on. He is just as steady and devoted to his rider, often talking to injured dragons after Threadfall in an attempt to calm them and help His. He becomes very involved in his rider's occupation in the weyr, and will go so far as to ask dragons weeks after the patient has recovered if Theirs is doing well.
As involved as he becomes he still does not forget that Vay is human, and in his mind, fragile. He can be extremely stern when he realizes that Vay needs rest. Although His is often requested to treat emergencies he will not let her go if she is exhausted, and even takes it upon himself to send another bonded pair to ferry a Healer. More than once this has gotten him into trouble with higher authorities (who is a blue dragon to try order around weyrpeople?) but he persists if he deems in necessary. He has even physically prevented His from doing her rounds by 'capturing' her. He simply will not let Vay overtax herself.
Consecreth adores music. While His is not a musician nor particularly inclined to listen to the Harpers this blue loves to listen. If there is a Gather, he will be present. A feast -- he's there. He just wants to hear the music. He even has secret hopes that his next weyrmate will be bonded to a musician.
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