Akera, Candidate

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Name: Akera
Eventual Honorific: A'era
Age: 18 Turns
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Rank: Candidate

Appearance:
Akera's hair is black. It's rather fluffy, though not so much that he has an afro, and reaches just a little higher than his shoulders. It's also scruffy, like someone ran their hand through his hair to mess it up and he didn't bother to fix it. Akera's eyes are such a light brown that they seem amber at times. They're rather large, for eyes, and he has kind of long eye-lashes for a boy. And if he wasn't such a good sport about it, he might have been teased about them. His facial structure is a bit rounder than usual, his features are youthful and round.

He isn't a particularly tall boy, but he isn't really that short either. At 5'7'' he's around average, standing taller than most girls and around the same as most boys. His body frame is rather thin and wirey, he's not exactly the most muscle-y or strongest boy around. While he's not strong, he's not necessarily weak either. He's got a decent amount of strength and he likes to keep in shape. As such, he's thin, but not wimpy. His skin tone is about average, though he doesn't really tan easily.

The style of clothing Akera likes to wear is very casual and something that says "I barely put any effort into chosing my outfit!" He likes to wear long-sleeved jackets, even in warm weather. His shirts are generally plain colors with nothing really special to them. He likes to put his hands in his pockets, so he generally wears outfits that have pockets.

Personality:
Akera is a very happy person. It takes a lot to get his mood down and not that much to bring it back up. His smiles are usually very wide, reaching from ear-to-ear. It's like the boy radiates happiness, so much that it's almost annoying at times. He's a depressed person's worst nightmare, as he doesn't really understand why anyone could be depressed for a long period of time. Sure, Akera has his depressing moments where he'll be sad for a little while, but he's cheered up easily. Speaking of cheering people up, Akera loves trying to make upset people happy, even going so far as to casually flirt in his attempts.

On the subject of flirting, Akera isn't really too big of a flirt. He's seductive enough if he wants to be, though most of the time he doesn't try. He's fine enough with just being friends, although some may take his attempts at becoming friends with attempts at flirting. Not that it matters, he's not really looking for a relationship or anything at the moment, he's just looking to live his life. Akera usually just goes with the flow and doesn't really think things out before doing them, as that would ruin the spontaniousness of life.

Akera doesn't really have much of a temper, and if anyone ever tries to get on his nerves or annoy him he'll usually just laugh along with them. Or at them. He doesn't take a lot of things seriously, though when he does he's entirely focused. He completely changes personality when he's focusing on something and actually taking it seriously for once, his cheerful demeanor replaced with unwavering focus and determination.

History:
Akera's parents were both fishers, they were very involved with the sea-trade and their whole life pretty much revolved around the sea. They lived at -insert name of fish-Hold here- Hold, and met while both were out fishing. So, pretty much, Akera was trained from a young kid to train dolphins and work with the sea. However... there was one small problem.

When Akera had been very young, he'd accidently fallen into the ocean. He'd nearly drowned, being a little child and unable to swim. He had been rescued by a few kind teenagers that had happened to go swimming near the area, and as such Akera's parent's never learned about the incident or Akera's fear. They kept pushing water at him his entire life and grew increasingly worried when Akera would freak out and run away.

So for most of his early years, Akera spent his time trying to avoid his parents "lessons". He found many hiding places out in the wilderness outside the Hold, so he was never around when they tried to find him. It wasn't that he avoided his parents all the time, it was only when they suddenly got the urge to try and get him to "carry out the family business". Akera had a good relationship with his parents. He just was no where to be found when the subject of the sea came up.

When he was only days away from turning 16, a Searchrider came to the Hold. Of course, since Akera hated water, it was only natural that he would dream of the sky and becoming a Dragonrider. He went to visit the Searchrider, and was almost immediately Searched. Extremely excited, Akera packed his things, said good-bye to his parents and the Faranth-forsaken sea and left the Hold, hopefully for good. He wasn't going back there any time soon.

The first few clutches that Akera stood for weren't anything special for him, seeing as he didn't Impress. But that was okay, it wasn't enough to damper his spirits. There would be more, he reasoned. Slowly but surely he began to lose hope that he'd ever Impress, but then he'd immediately cheer up every time a prospective clutch showed up on the Sands. He never Impressed, but that was okay with him... he wasn't even sure he was really ready to Impress yet. Being a Candidate was kind of fun, now that he'd gotten used to it.

During one of the lulls where there weren't any clutches, there was a fire-lizard hatching. Akera went to this, and he'd Impressed two, the wild Brown Dachi and the attention-deficient Purple Nana. They helped his mood improve even more, and even if he doesn't end up Impressing, Akera knows that he isn't going to leave the Weyr and go back to the Hold. He'll find his place here somehow.

Dragon Preference: Uhh... I always hate this. xD; He's good with anything, really. I'm not picky.

Pets

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Name: Dachi
Species: Fire-Lizard
Color: Brown
Appearance: Dachi is very dark brown color, and a bit large for a Brown. He's also a bit more muscular than most fire-lizards, and he doesn't have that lithe form to him. His body is well-proportioned, his wings about average in size.
Personality: Dachi is a very tempermental fire-lizard. He'll pick fights for no reason and is rather angry in general. He will only back down if scolded by Akera, and Akera is the only one who can really control him. When not under Akera's control he'll lash out and attack those around him, he especially likes bullying Nana and stealing her food.

Name: Nana
Species: Fire-Lizard
Color: Purple
Appearance: Nana's hide is a beautiful shade of lavender, and she's a bit on the small side. She has a very dainty form and is also very well-proportioned, though her wings are a bit too large for her body.
Personality: Nana is not very good at keeping her attention focused on one thing, she tends to lose interest in things easily and is always looking for something new to keep her attention. She'll even start looking around randomly while eating, generally leaving her food half-eaten or untouched unless Akera snaps her back to it. She's a very peaceful fire-lizard, and usually very calm and non-confrontal.
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