Greenrider Serras, ANPC

Character Information

Gender		Female
Age		15
Dragon's Name		Vannalith
Dragon's Age		1
Pet Name(s)		Eros, Brown Firelizard
Pet's Age		2

Physical Appearance

Physical Description		Standing at a stately 5’8’’ and weighing 145 lbs. , a single word can sum up Serras’ appearance. Stunning. With evenly-tanned, clear, soft skin and a slender, though slightly voluptuous body, she has more heads turning to look after her than she thinks. With long, svelte legs that are strong with defined muscles, a trim, tiny waist, and a full, high bosom, Serras’ body is perfectly suited for the dancing and physical training she loves so much. Her long, thick, wavy black hair reaches down almost to her ankles, and her ice-blue eyes, high cheekbones, and full, pink lips are enough to muddle the wits of almost any man. Her eyelashes are long and only emphasize the startling sparkle of her eyes, and her eyebrows are beautifully defined, not in the least bit sparse or overlarge. Serras favors wearing skirts and short tops over pants and tunics. Oftentimes she can be seen wearing a long, colorful skirt and a short-sleeved cropped-top, which only accentuates her trim waist, long, graceful stride, and full bosom. Her long hair is often braided into an elaborate plait that she ties with a large bow the same color as her top. Her wrists are adorned with many thin, light, plain silver bangles, and her ankles with light, sweet-sounding musical anklets, all of which clink and jangle sweetly when she walks, announcing her presence wherever she goes. Serras, having grown up in a warm, loving home, is a very sweet and caring young woman. She has a very altruistic disposition, which she developed after her oldest sister left the family cothold when Serras was only 12 Turns old. She grew up quickly after stepping into her sister’s shoes, and became an adult in a child’s body. She readily assumes responsibilities, no matter how daunting, and she never complains when doing hold work. In fact, she takes pleasure from it. She reminds herself constantly that she must behave like a lady, the way her sister would behave if her sister were still at home. This self-instilled discipline, while it has served her immensely and given others to believe that she is a responsible, dedicated, and un-intimidated young woman, has actually proven to be a source of insecurity and self-doubt. In the most inner recesses of her psyche, Serras fears that she will never measure up to the same standard as her big sister, and that she will never be as wonderful, kind, caring, efficient, and uncomplaining as she was. This self-doubt is often not in evidence, and because Serras is quite happy and mentally occupied much of the time, it does not invade her thoughts. Therefore, most of the time, Serras is cheerful, uncomplaining, and naively pious in the way she attends her responsibilities. The constant attention and training of both her father and older brothers in combat have awarded her with a confidence in her fighting abilities and in her guard of those younger and weaker than herself. She also has a keen eye and good ear for anything that involves music or dance. She can often be seen keeping herself occupied playing her instruments, dancing, or singing some of her notated music. She is vivacious, energetic, and sometimes tireless. However, where young men’s’ interests are involved, she is either naively unaware of their attention, or, in F’rom’s case, shy and quiet. Her heart-flutters and flying emotions over F’rom are the first decided attraction she has ever felt to any man, and she has seen past the bronzerider’s frosty exterior to see the caring, warm-hearted young man that lies within.
Dragon's Description		annalith, only a dragonet, is a vibrant, bright green color, the same color of young palm fronds. Her hide is completely solid-colored, save for the ever-so-slight lightening of her hide on the trailing edges of her wings. At her young age, she is growing quickly, on account of her excellent health and the devoted care of her rider. Her muscles, which are growing stronger and larger every day, are well-coordinated and powerful, and her hide shines brightly, evidence of the three vigorous scrubbings and the three oilings she receives from her rider every few hours. She is strong, coordinated, and quick enough to romp with Serras along the hot sands and in the warm waves along the shore, and she is fond of pouncing on her rider as she is being washed. Vannalith quickly mastered sitting and rising to walk within seconds of hatching, and he first steps were deliberate and sure. Vannalith loves her rider dearly, and obeys Serras without question. Vannalith’s mind-voice is high and musical, and she loves to listen to her rider sing and play music on her instruments. The young green dragon can sometimes be mischievous, and likes to dunk her rider into the water during washing, but she’s immensely thankful for the almost-religious fervor that Serras cares for her with. The green dragonet loves to openly show affection to her rider, and often strikes up a conversation with other dragons. Vannalith also loves Eros, Serras’ brown fire-lizard, and is more than happy to allow the flit to sleep next to her and to take his meals with her. She croons happily into her sleep, assured by the gentle scratching of her eye-ridges by her lifemate, and unbeknownst to either rider or dragon, sleeps under the zealous and watchful guard of bronze Farazath, F’rom’s dragon, who wards off other dragonets and riders from disturbing the young green’s sleep.
Pet(s) Description		Eros is a rich, bright klah-brown color, and lightens to a creamy tan color along his underbelly and under-wings. He has large wings and a long neck, and his body is rather large because of the way Serras does sometimes spoil him with treats. Having hatched under-grown, with death a very real possibility so soon after his emergence into the world, Serras takes obsessively good care of him, feeding him generously of meat and treats, and scrubbing and oiling him daily, so Eros can often be seen with a fully belly and a shiny hide around the weyr. Eros is sweet and merry, just like his mistress, but quickly comes to her defense if he feels she’s being threatened. He does like Vannalith very much, and has adopted the same attitude with the green dragonet that he has with Serras. He likes to sing a soft descant to Serras’ songs when she sings or plays music, and when she does dance, can be seen whirling in circles in the air above her. Eros is sometimes a bit nosy, and is fond of nudging Serras’ things around if she leaves them atop her bed or nightstand, and has a penchant for scooping up the greenrider’s bangles around his neck and squawking indignantly when Serras laughs at his comic appearance.

Family

Father		Kero, 43
Mother		Sienna, 41
Brother(s)		Keon (oldest brother)-20
Sister(s)		Kayana (older sister and oldest sibling)-21 Sarcor and Sarnor (older twin brothers)-19 Kesin (older brother)-18 Sero (youngest older brother)-17
Other Family		Samia a.k.a. Nana (maternal grandmother)-68 Trenton (Kayana’s spouse)-24

Personality & Traits

Personal History

Born the youngest daughter of seven children, two girls and five boys, Serras enjoyed a relatively care-free life in her early years. Since she was old enough to attend lessons with the Hold Harper making rounds, she was noted for her perfect pitch, rich singing voice, and aptitude for anything musical, especially if it involved dance. At Shining Crest Cothold, part of the small Paradise River Sea Hold, Serras spent her days helping her mother and sister with chores and horsing around with her older brothers. Serras loved her older sister, Kayana, dearly, and wanted to be as much like her sister as possible. The young black-haired girl was heartbroken when Kayana left the Hold at 18 Turns to marry another young Holder who lived two days away by boat. At 12 Turns old, Serras assumed her sister’s responsibilities in the Hold, determined to be just like her sister, and thought it was hard for her in the beginning, was soon easily taking care of all the Hold work and even assisting her father and brothers with their farming. Serras missed her sister terribly, even with the rest of her family round her to ease her desire to see Kayana, but her loneliness was alleviated somewhat when she found a small fire-lizard egg left un-hatched amidst broken shells of a recently hatched clutch. The small egg burst open before her, and a small, weak little brown fire-lizard emerged, which Serras Impressed and hurried back to her cothold so that she could care for him. Eros, which she named the little brown, grew quickly to a large, healthy size in next to no time with Serras’ attentive nursing and care. At 14, one Turn after the Impression of Eros, Serras was invited to apprentice to the HarperCraft, and spent one Turn devotedly studying music and dance before she was taken on Search. At Cascade Weyr, the young Candidate met bronzerider F’rom, who developed an obsession with her, while she was equally taken by the young bronzerider. The first time standing on the Hatching Grounds, Serras Impressed green Vannalith, and as a weyrling is devoting herself to her dragon and taking painstaking care of her, determined to prove that she is worthy of being a dragonrider and that she will one day be capable of being in a fighting wing. Serras does not know of Lady Ytossi’s charge that F’rom maintain his distance from her, and the sudden reticence from the man who claimed to love her troubles her deeply, though she is careful not to reveal anything to her dragonet or anyone else. Her self-doubts are starting to raise questions in her mind, and she is devoting herself solely to the care of her dragon and to her weyrling training to forget about the pain of F’rom’s sudden rejection of her.