Non - Player Characters
Major NPCs
Andorra, of the Clan of Anavasha.
AGE: 31
HEIGHT: 5'1"
WEIGHT: 100
APPEARANCE: dark brown/black hair, brown eyes.
PERSONALITY: Strong and assertive. Knows her place in her tribe and in the warren. Well respected. She would be the "Wise Woman" of her tribe, and since Cleft is now her home, she considers all within it her tribe and treats them all accordingly, offering advice and guidance to the youngr women, and aid and comfort to the older.
HISTORY: Taken during the attack on her tribe and sold as a slave, she was abused by the new tribe, until she demonstrated her powers. Andorra is dain Anavasha (touched by the goddess, and has healing powers). Anavasha is the goddess of "healing winds".
Andorra is also Andahar's older cousin
Cylith Rider of Kalin 
Erik Rider of Rolph
AGE: 19
HEIGHT: 5'9"
WEIGHT: 190
APPEARANCE: Wavy brown hair, brown eyes. Dimple when he smiles. Very cute.
PERSONALITY: Young and inexperienced, but very enthusiastic. Always willing to lend a hand.
DRAGON: Rolph
AGE: 2
SIZE: Medium sized male
COLOR: Red, with yellow eyes
PERSONALITY: Easy going and aims to please. very sociable.
Kellie Rider of Varie, Beta Wingsecond
AGE: 39 (birthday in August)
HEIGHT: 5'6"
WEIGHT: 120
APPEARANCE: She's dark-haired and fair-skinned, with hazel eyes. Slender but
well muscled, and tends to look younger than her age.
PERSONALITY: An aggressive, no-nonsense person, she tends to let her temper
get the best of her at times and has to constantly keep it in check. She's
extremely dedicated to her duties, her dragon, and her warren.
SKILLS: A highly proficient dragonrider, good with a sword and with knives.
Also, in her spare time, a talented seamstress.
DRAGON: Varie
AGE: 23
COLOR: Bright green, with amber eyes
PERSONALITY: Calm and affectionate, she also has a rather dry sense of humor.
She's always been a stabilizing influence on her more hot-tempered rider. She
has always made it her special business to look after her rider's son Trevor,
and is only reluctantly relinquishing that task to Trissana.
Seth Rider of Alizarin, Katrina's younger brother
Age: 12(almost 13)
Gender: Male
Mate: None
Position: A Cleft Courier
Dragon: Alizarin. A red/purple color.
Appearance: Seth is thin in build, tall for his age, with blue eyes and
wavy black hair. His complexion is smooth with a dark tan skin color like
his sister Katrina.
Skills: Fairly athletic, excellent at bartering, with a keen money sense,
and darn good at persuasion. He also has an excellent memory.
Weapons skill: Knife, and bow and arrow. He is not great in his use of
any of these weapons yet, but he is working on it.
History:
Seth was not searched but joined unexpectedly at Cleft. And unlike his
sister, he was young-only 12 when he joined. His sister Kat and mother
Tess knew the boy had faint affinity prior to his joining. He had been
young at the time his affinity was pointed out to them by Kat's dragon.
So Kat and mom decided to keep that information between the two of them,
and thought no more of it.
Once Seth's joining was complete, family life became a less then happy one.
Seth's father had no liking for dragons and riders. Indeed this dislike had
caused a rift between daughter Katrina and Samuel when she joined. Seth
was Samuel's only son and he hoped Seth would carry on the family business
when he grew-up. There was young sister Serina still, but unlike Seth, she
seemed uninterested in any business doings. But Seth had a keen sense for
business, so Samuel often spent time showing him the ropes of the merchant
business.
Seth actually had a big interest in taking over 'the biz', until of course
his joining sent his future in a different direction--much to his father's
dismay. Not long after Seth's joining, Samuel's dislike of dragons became
slightly less intense. This stemmed from the time the riders saved Serina
from the devious Lord Vorbis. Samuel still has a ways to go before he
accepts dragonriders--if he ever does that is.
Seth's personality:
Seth is quite friendly, but not overly trustworthy of others. He is also
fairly self-conscious about what he looks like or about his action. He still
is open to peer pressure as well, but he is good at thinking things over and
not doing anything too rash. Also, he is not one to give up on things, so
he will continue at a task until he finishes it. Seth is also somewhat of a
trickster, but he is not one to be malicious to anyone or anything. He has
little interest in girls now, but he does like to show off now and then, so
they will at least notice him. Also, since joining, Seth has developed a
trace of arrogance. He isn't a braggart though. Katrina has been keeping
an eye on this new attitude of Seth's and is working on curbing it in her
younger brother.
Seth's dragon's information:
Name: Alizarin
He is small for a dragon and slow to growth. His link to Seth is thus
that he will mature at a close pace with his rider. Even though his physical
growth is slow, Alizarin's mental and emotional growth is similar to an
average growing dragon.
Alizarin is a red/purple male. His coloring tends more towards the deep
red, but the purple is still evident. He has a kink in his tail, and
suffers from some breathing trouble-sort of a draconic form of asthma. This
trouble is possibly due to his small size, or trauma while in his egg. He
might grow out of it, but only time will tell.
Personality: Liz does not want his physical limitations to bother him, so
he will often push himself to extremes to show he is fine. Like his rider,
he is a determined, and is not one to give up on things easily. He is also
friendly, even tempered, and some times a bit of a show-off.
Alizarin also has one eccentricity, or maybe a vice-he hordes. The
red/purple doesn't even realize what he is doing at times. If something
catches his eye he wants to add it to his collection. Seth has to keep an
eye on Alizarin here, so his habit doesn't turn from a simple eccentricity,
to thieving. Alizarin isn't overly protective of his horde though. If he
gets something that he shouldn't have, he can be persuaded to exchange it
for something else. And just an added note, Alizarin's first addition to his
horde upon hatching was a piece of his mottled red and purple eggshell.
Renata Rider of Vega, C'aranth's lover
AGE: 22
SEX: Female
HEIGHT: 5' 7"
WEIGHT: 135
HAIR: Blonde
SKIN: Fair
EYES: Green
PERSONALITY:
Renata is a person who has seen much hardship over the last year, and her
personality reflects this. She is slow to trust anyone, feeling herself
betrayed first by the people at Epion Warren from which she was banished, and
then by the treacherous M'del whose broken promises to her were almost too
numerous to count. However, once she gives her loyalty, she holds firm to it
- even when she fully realized how evil and dangerous both M'del and Rashevon
were, it was a very hard thing for her to renounce her loyalty to them.
Before these experiences, she was a happy and carefree young rider,
dedicated to her duties and to her companions at the warren. She secretly
hopes that, through some miracle, she could one day find a home and be that
way again.
HISTORY:
The daughter of the Alpha Wingleader at Epion Warren, Renata was present
in the hatching cavern on the day that the notorious Zelandreth hatched, and
witnessed the young queen's escape from Epion with a group of followers. The
events surrounding the death of C'aranth's dragon Berainna, and the ex-rider's
departure from the warren, occurred before Renata herself joined at Epion's
next hatching.
She quickly proved herself an able and dedicated rider, and became
experienced in all forms of combat, both hand-to-hand and on dragonback.
However, when her father was murdered by the relative of a landbound noble,
who went unpunished because of his connections, Renata took matters into her
own hand. Her revenge against her father's murderer led to her banishment
from Epion Warren, and suddenly at the age of 21 she found herself an outcast.
After living for a short time on the fringes of DragonLands society, she
met another rogue rider. The man, who rode a huge black dragon, charmed the
inexperienced girl with his convincing tale of how he would one day found a
warren where outcasts like themselves could get a second chance at a normal
life. In what she would later see as the worst mistake of her life, she
joined him. Eventually, he would call himself Khazeen, Lord of the Nomadlands
- and the warren-to-be, which filled her dreams from the time he first spoke
of it, became a twisted reality as the dread Jhezrael. Although she saw her
dreams collapsing before her eyes, she soldiered on in her loyalty to Khazeen
- despite the advice of her dragon Vega, who rightly feared the attentions of
the monstrous dragon Rashevon and wanted nothing more than for her rider and
herself to escape Jhezrael and never return.
In Khazeen's service, Renata did things which would haunt her all her
life, such as the kidnapping of Ankara and the terrible consequences that
followed from this. However, she finally realized she could not continue in
this way when Khazeen ordered her to murder C'aranth, the ex-rider whom she
had known and admired at Epion. C'aranth was able to convince her to change
her loyalty, but at the same time insisted that the two of them return to
Jhezrael so that he could take his revenge against Zelandreth, who brooded
there with her clutch of eggs. Although seeming to return to her former
loyalty, Renata had changed inwardly...and it was with her help and Vega's
that a group of attackers from Cleft Warren were able to bypass M'del's
defenses and penetrate the interior of Jhezrael. In the hatching cavern she
assisted C'aranth in his battle against Zelandreth, and later helped the ex-
rider to escape.
Now, once again, Renata faces an uncertain future, with Jhezrael
destroyed and her former masters, M'del and Da'ntray, dead or vanished. For
her banishment from Epion still stands, and she is certain that she and her
dragon will never be allowed to live among their own kind again.
SKILLS: An excellent sword fighter, she is also a deadly shot with a crossbow,
and with thrown daggers.
DRAGON: Vega
Sex: Female
Age: 3
Color: Cream yellow
Personality:
Vega is a calm and gentle dragon, who hated her forced service to M'del
as much as did her rider. It was only her inherently stable personality that
allowed her to endure the terror of living in close proximity to the dreadful
Rashevon for so long. She is a sociable and friendly dragon, always eager to
help her wingmates when needed.
Feysal Rider of Falorin
AGE: 16
SEX: Male
HEIGHT: 5' 8"
WEIGHT: 160
HAIR: Black
EYES: Brown
SKIN: Dark (Nomad features)
PERSONALITY:
Feysal is impulsive and fiery tempered, quick to accept others in
friendship and firm in his beliefs in the deities of his people, the Tribe of
Nareem. It was this which led him to become one of the most zealous followers
of the false god Khazeen.
HISTORY:
Feysal was returning to his tribe, having just completed his manhood
ritual of capturing a pair of wild horses on the plains of the Nomadlands,
when he was set upon by a pair of wild dragons who slew the horses. It was
only by lying still in the grass that he escaped being killed as well. He was
certain, however, that his life was over when a third dragon arrived, a
terrifying black creature with glaring red eyes, who slew the wilders and set
the dry grass afire. He was rescued, however, by the black's rider, a man who
identified himself as the god Khazeen, Lord of the Nomadlands - and the black
dragon as Shamir, another terrible deity. Although at first afraid of these
terrible deities, the spirits of wind and fire who plagued all the peoples of
the Nomadlands, he soon became a loyal follower and and a firm believer in the
impostor's stated goals of unifying the Nomad peoples and driving out the
invaders from the north.
At the orders of Khazeen (M'del), he led a small band of Nomads into the
hatching cavern at Cleft Warren, where Shamir (Rashevon) assaulted the queen,
Syren, and Feysal himself was instrumental in the kidnapping of Warrenlady
Cynthia and of Kellie, M'del's stepmother. Although losing two of their
number in the process, the Nomads managed to steal some of the eggs and escape
with their prisoners.
Soon after, however, Cleft's dragons and riders assaulted M'del's
stronghold of Jhezrael, and Feysal encountered a Nomad dragonrider, Andahar,
who was able to cast doubt on Feysal's beliefs in his deity Khazeen. In the
ensuing battle in the hatching cavern, Feysal joined with a hatchling from one
of the eggs he had stolen from Cleft. Taken out of Jhezrael just before its
destruction, Feysal suddenly found himself at the place where his crime had
taken place, Cleft Warren.
Once again, Feysal finds himself forced to begin a new life. He still
retains his uncertainties about these pale-skinned northerners, and is unsure
of his status at Cleft.
DRAGON: Falorin
SEX: Male
AGE: Just hatched.
COLOR: Dark blue
PERSONALITY:
He is as zealous as his rider, but does not share Feysal's doubts about
being at Cleft Warren. He is vaguely aware of how, still in the egg, he was
taken from Cleft's hatching cavern, and knows his rider's part in this.
However, he knows that Feysal was doing what he believed to be right, and
tries to convince the other dragons at Cleft of his rider's sincerity.
Reain Rider of Sylois, (Former) Chunor of Andahar, Jaliase's mother
Dragon - Sylois: Reain is 5'6", 120. 20 yrs. old. slight of build and very quiet and takes orders well. Only since coming to the Warren and joining with her dragon, has she found out and now believes she is her own person. But still falls back on her tribes teachings when an elder or a leader talks to her. Her daughter is going to be named Jaliase. Lenna and Katrina traded Trevor's horse to get her.
M'yer Rider of Dotarth, Engineer
Dragon - Dotarth: One of the two engineers sent from Keldarra to Cleft to measure Tymor. He and his partner, P'ker liked the weather so much they decided to stay. Height: 5'9", Weight: 150lbs, Hair: dirty blond.
P'ker Rider of Verdanth, Engineer
Dragon - Verdanth: The other engineer sent from Keldarra. He believes that his dark skin makes him unusual and therefore fairly attractive. He is currently pursuing Katrina. Height: 5'7", Weight: 140lbs, Hair: black.
Farr'in Rider of Tregath, Meena's mate, Demee and Melenna's father
Height: 5'10"
Age: 38
Hair: Sandy- Blonde
Eyes: Mid rage blue
History:
Born and raised in Telnor Warren, Farr'in is the oldest son of Danki and Yarik, Leather Master and Master Weaver, now of Cleft Warren. He's the shortest of the four brothers, but stocky and solidly built from years working with the smith. He also has two sister's, only one of which is a dragonrider, as is two of his brothers. At Telnor his family ran the leather shop and were responsible for making the saddles for the newly joined
riders. He himself was responsible for all metal fittings needed for saddles and fighting straps made by his family.
He was enjoying life in the new Warren. Though the work was hard as the riders had to pitch in and help the mason's and carpenters pretty much cut their homes out of solid rock. The living was rough with few apartments having even running water. But he enjoyed the fact that everyone worked together trying to help the new young Warrenlady, Cynthia establish a presence in the hot dry lands when the Dragon lands magic shifted. The family
had been very close to the new Warrenlady back in Telnor and had joined her when she was promoted.
Then the day came when the Warrenlady's body was found by the side of a small lake. No one knew what happened to her and she had no memory of events taking place. Soon after, she started to act strange. Doing things she normally wouldn't, and acting in ways unlike the woman everyone knew. Then while on his first patrol, My'kel, nephew of Farr'in and Dan’yar, spotted the Warrenlady on a cliff side when she shouldn't have been and landed his dragon Voger to investigate. A fight ensued and My'kel was killed after repeated blows from a quarterstaff welded by the Warrenlady. Repeatedly she went after him until finally he ended up going over the cliff, and fell to his death. Cynthia ran off into some near by caves, where she was found sometime later by the riders sent to search for her.
Even after it had been proven that Cynthia had not been responsible for her actions, as her body had been taken over by a strange spirit, Farr'in found it hard to forgive her and thus demanded a transfer out of the place where her presence was a daily reminder of the death of the nephew he had loved like a son.
Later while living in Norwall, he met Meena a beautiful young woman with a small son, Demee, and because of some danger to her, helped her to move to a safer place... and what was safer then Cleft with his family to watch over them. it was only after they were no longer there with him, that he admitted to himself how deeply in love he was with the girl and asked for and was granted a transfer back to him home... when he not only found a family of his own but learned how to forgive Cynthia also. Farr’in has let it be known that Demee is *his* son.. He couldn’t love the boy anymore then if he was his own true flesh and blood child.
Now Farr’in and Meena are expecting a child of there own and Farr’in couldn’t be happier. He’d looking forward to having Demee teach his little brother how to fish and play games.
Personality:
He's strong, dependable and well thought of around the Cleft. He would hold the rank of Leather Master and Smith if it hadn't been for his joining with the brown and gold dragon Tergath when he was 16 years old. He also teaches weapons training to anyone who really shows they want to learn. He's popular with the ladies as a friend, but doesn't see any reason why a woman would want to spend her life with him. He knows he's not as handsome as his brothers, but there's a caring quality about him that draws people to him. Like Meena. He's a friendly, but quiet man. One not given to lengthy conversations. More often than not answering questions with the bare minimum of words to say just what needs to be said. Only around his Family will he ever let himself go.
Dragon: Tergath
Brown and gold.
Very loyal to his rider of 22 yrs. He's well aware of the duties they perform. and was a mentor type to the other dragon's joined to member's of his rider's family. He's laid back and friendly to the other dragons and loves to cuddle. VERY protective of Vonn, the white dragon who looks to his riders mate.
Tergath will listen to their gossip but doesn't spread any of his own, he believes the fun is in the knowing. He understands the reason his rider felt he need to leave their home and will support him, but at the same time he will sorely miss the twin hatchling's of Shinner's rider. For they used to talk to him and tell him stories.
Tergath is also very protective of his ledge mate Vonn. He won't let anyone, or thing hurt her, and is one of the few male dragons she can be around comfortably every since she was raped by a crazy dragon..... He'll never let anything hurt her again even if he has to give up his life to do so.
B'rand Rider of Rook, Lenna's mate
Gender: male
Age: 20
Skin: pale, freckled
Hair: dark red
Eyes: emerald green
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
ABILITIES: B'rand's best ability is a natural talent for kinesthesia (the perception of muscle movement and balance). He has superb natural balance, agility, and manual dexterity. He is proficient with skills requiring agility, such as juggling, acrobatics, and climbing.B'rand is also proficient with a harp, and uses his dexterity to good advantage with the instrument.
In combat, B'rand prefers the spear. He uses a thick spear with a large blade for close-in fighting and a longer, lance-like spear when riding Rook (see below). B'rand is medium-height, and has an acrobat's build.
PERSONALITY: B'rand is intelligent, inquisitive, curious, and funny; unfortunately, he is also headstrong, temperamental, and impatient. He has a very bad habit of jumping in with both feet without first considering the consequences. B'rand certainly has no qualms with letting his opinion be known or speaking up when he has a question or problem. He has very little patience, and gets into trouble with running his mouth.
HISTORY: B'rand is the son of Brer'eth and Lyt'ia, both riders. They were often away, so B'rand learned to fend for himself quite early. He was teased incessantly about his hair, and still feels self-conscious about it. Brand was picked early for joining, but did not join with a dragon until the third hatching. B'rand doesn't get along with his parents, not only because he blamed them for being away (which wasn't exactly true, but that's how he feels), but because his personality matches his fathers' and there were many clashes.
DRAGON:
Name: Rook
Age: 4
Color: glossy, obsidian black
Rook was one of the first dragons to come out at the hatching. He has an impetuous nature to match B'rand's. Rook is small for a dragon, but maneuverable. He doesn't have a large capacity for breathing fire, even with flammable. Eating too much of them makes him incredibly ill. Rook loves to show off his agility and lusts after just about everything that is female and has scales.
Pi`sko (pi-SHKO)
AGE: 26
GENDER: Male
EYES: Black
HAIR: Long dark hair he wears it past his shoulders.
HEIGHT: 5'10"
WEIGHT: 175
APPEARANCE Pi`sko is of a strong medium build. He has powerful arms and
chest. His legs and thighs are also strong and muscular. He is dark from
the sun and living the nomadic life. He wears the markings of leadership,
and another that shows his family line. He has several old scars. One on
his right arm from shoulder to elbow. He has another pair of claw marks on
his left upper thigh. The others appear to be very old, but are across the
chest and abdomen. He wears several amulets and charms. One is the front
pair of claws from which he carries the scar.
He carries his bow, and wears his father's knife at his waist. He also has
another he wears sheathed in a holder on his right leg.
PERSONALITY: Pi`sko is very quiet and reserved. He makes it his business
to know all that goes on within his small band. Away from the eyes and ears
of the tribe he is very loving and consider of his wife and son. He is
stern, and not of many words. He carries deep within the ways of his
mother, and her words. He also carries with him the personal quest of one
day finding the twin sisters that his father had hidden away. He does love
to race, and participate in games of skill and chance. One of secret loves
has always been the gracefulness of the wild dragons. He fears them for he
also knows of and respects their power to destroy. He has made it business
to study them and know as much as he can to be able to keep his band safe
from them.
ABILITIES: Pi`sko is a mighty hunter and good leader. He is a
master-bowman, and horseman. He is very skilled in all forms of warfare. He
also has the gift of husbandry and has quite a magnificent herd of horses.
He is a fair but firm leader.
HISTORY: Pi`sko was born to a slave woman that had been given to his
father. His father fell deeply in love with her and vowed to somehow free
her and make her his true-wife. When he was born, his mother's status was
raised to concubine and her life improved. He remembers his mother and her
sweet gentleness, which was always looked down upon. She was graceful and
had hair the color of the sun. Her eyes were like the sky. He was about
the age of 5 seasons when several events happened causing the tribe to be
fearful and began to suspect they had offended one of their deities. When
his mother who had been carrying life gave birth, the leader of the tribe
who was his father's sire order his father to take the twin girl babes and
sacrifice them to appease the gods. Pi`sko laid in his bed hearing his
mother cry and struggled to understand why she was made to suffer so. He
remembered hearing his father return to comfort his mother and heard him
promise her the little ones were safe, and soon they would all leave and
find a new home. In the early morning the village was attacked and many
died. Pi`sko watched in horror from his hiding place as his father died
trying to save his mother and she in turned died to keep him safe. For many
hours he lay hidden, dirty, cold and sad that he was left alone. His
grandfather came looking for his son and to see who else had been taken or
killed. Young Pi`sko stepped forth from his hiding place and walked to the
leader. Taking the knife from his father's hand he cut himself in copy of
the wounds his father had. Calling to the gods he cried out his promise to
shed the blood of all who did this to his people, and he would avenge his
father. Spoke in the way of the special society the leader then knew the
gods answered his prayer and he did in fact have an heir. Pi`sko was
claimed as the leader's heir and raised as his son. When the time came for
him to take over leadership of his small band, he did. He has one wife, and
1 son. He also has several slaves, but treats them well and does not allow
mistreatment of slaves in his band. Pi`sko keeps his band away from most
of those who live in the cities, towns and settlements.
Eth'n, rider of Warton, trainer
Height: about 6'3"
Age: 23
Appearance: Slim, but muscular.
Long brown hair, tied back with a cord.
Piercing blue eyes.
Closely trimmed beard, slightly redder in color than his hair.
Personality: Good humored and easy going, unless he is on the training field.
Special Abilities: Eth'n has telepathy, and a dim sense of dragon-affinity, so, not a reliable searcher.
History: An only child of two dragonriders, but raised by the warren. He was born in Falagand but decided to venture out on his own after joining with Warton. He has traveled a bit in the last 5 years and has served at a few of the warrens. He watched the trainers at each and has picked up a bit of knowledge here and there. His last position was as assistant trainer in Telnor. He was suddenly promoted to full trainer when Tomas broke his leg. It has however, since healed, and Eth'n is ready to move to his next assignment... trainer at Cleft Warren. His ambition is to be as good a trainer as T'rell was in Falagand.
Dragon: Warton
Male: Age 5
Color: Maroon with gray wingtips and legs.
Personality: Bossy, especially with the hatchlings. Enjoys cuddling. Very agile and quick. Very accurate in flaming and maneuvers. An excellent teacher for the trainees, with clear mental abilities, focusing and imaging.
Minor NPCs
S'lomon Rider of Leis, Head Healer at Cleft Med Center
J'errid Rider of Shaithos, Former Alpha Wingleader, Injured during wraith battle at Geode Warren
K'aben Rider of Ishao, Head Searcher
O'tis Rider of Dralon, Mate of Layla, Father of Hatcher (both deceased), Lately often drunk
L'cas Rider of Solstace
Katlyn, Candlewoman
Razell, Weaver
Tomain, Weaver
Rupal, Hearder
Samuel Silvera, Merchant, Husband of Tess, Father of Katrina, Seth and Serina
Tess Silvera, Wife of Samuel, Mother of Katrina, Seth and Serina
Serina Silvera, Daughter of Samuel and Tess, Sister of Katrina and Seth
Jinam, Chief of the Hanan Tribe living at Cleft Warren
Lady Amberylle, Leader of group from Dragon Lands trying to settle in Nomad Lands, Widow of Lord Vorbis, Old friend of Meena
Matteen, Former chief of Hanan Tribe. Was jailed at Cleft for raping Brisse. He is the father of her son.
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