Transfer Queen Competition

[Kaya]

Welcome to the Queen Rider competition!

This competition is to make a new transfer Queen Rider character and her dragon. They will come from another Weyr and be moving to Rainbow Mists Weyr. Keep in mind that Queen Riders are expected to be role played with frequency and with characters of all types. They are to engage in current events and plots and cause a bit of their own drama too.

Anyone is welcome to participate regardless of their current characters or how long they have been a member here.

Please submit one completed Rider biography and the completed Queen Rider questionnaire underneath their bio in one post in this thread.

Guidelines:
-Queens may be Gold, Silver or Rainbow
-Rainbow Mists is at odds with Benden, as such they would not under normal circumstances be transferring one of their Queens to RMW
-Ista Weyr has dragons mostly of the original five colors and White and Black so a Silver or Rainbow would not be transferring from Ista Weyr
-Rainbow Mists is on good terms with Fort and Igen remains fairly neutral in the matter

Questionnaire:
What does your QueenRider offer to the role play?

How do you see your QueenRider interacting in the dynamic of the Weyr?

Does your Queen have monogamous tendencies?

Please tell us about your own role playing experience.


[b]What does your QueenRider offer to the role play?[/b]

[b]How do you see your QueenRider interacting in the dynamic of the Weyr?[/b]

[b]Does your Queen have monogamous tendencies?[/b]

[b]Please tell us about your own role playing experience.[/b]


[Terayne]

Where do we submit? Here, the Character app or a Pm? (Just wanna be sure since it doesn't say)

[Kaya]

"...in one post."
Sorry that wasn't clear that I intended for them to be posted here. I will edit that in. All apps being posted here keeps them in one, nice organized area and gives you guys the ability to edit posts if you find typos, etc.

[Terayne]

Name: Auralina(Aura)
Pronunciation: Ore-uh-leen-uh
Gender: Female
Age: 23 Turns
Turnday: 13th day of the 13th month, year 3050

Weyr: Waterfall Valley Weyr(Transfer)
Rank: Goldrider
Family:
Biological-
Mother: Goldrider Naura
Father: Bronzerider N'lin
Foster-
Mother: Cotholder Aida
Father: Cothold Morison
Siblings: Allen(26), Lira(23), Mona(17)
Weyrmate: None
Friends: Dragon Candidate Adelia
Pets: Blue Sapphire and Green Emerald

Appearance: Blessed with rich black hair with just the faintest green tone to it, she keeps it tightly constrained in a single braid, as the thick lengths hang to her hips. She is only 5'2" tall, with deeply tanned skin of a rich golden hue, and sharp emerald eyes that are quick to notice things, but also hold a touch of laughter and life. She usually wears deep browns and light golds, and has a leather belt that has a blade sheath for the dagger her father gave her after she Impressed. She also has three long scars on her back, normally invisible.

Personality: She is a quiet woman, with the habit more of listening than speaking, but when she does, it is decisive and certain. Stubborn and determined, very little can turn Aura away from something once she sets her mind to it. This is not say she can't take advice or crticism, just that she normally prefers to go her own way. She is capable of following, but is just as good at leading. When it comes to certain situations, she will look to others, but this generally only comes with things she is highly unfamiliar with, and she learns quickly.
She is a viper when upset or unsettled, with a sharp tongue that can leave even her friends cringing, and takes slices out of egos and bastards alike. She cannot stand those who think they are better just because they may be a rider of a higher ranking hue. She was taught that all dragons are important, and each has its place and purpose in a Weyr, from the Highest Gold to the lowest White or Black.
Friends find a loyal, playful woman who enjoys teasing and pranks, and easily laughs, if she isn't left cringing at the joke or pun in question. Loving and strong, she will not leave a friend or comrade behind, and has been known to risk her reputation or even her own flesh to save that of those she cares deepest for.
Aura has absolutely no experience with men, other than dealing with flirtatiousness, and she is having to learn how to overcome that lack now that her beloved Gold is getting ever closer to Rising for the very first time.

History: She is the unplanned product of a Goldflight, unwanted by her mother, but more than wanted by her father, a Bronzerider by the name of N'lin. When she was old enough to safely be moved, he took her to his sister and her husband at their Sea-Hold, where she was raised by Aida alongside her own daughter, Lira. N'lin visited frequently to check up on his only offspring, and began involving her in caring for his Bronze when he came when she was 4 years old, teaching her how to wash and oil the soft hide. As she grew older, he would take her for rides on him, awakening the love of flight within her, the exhilaration of having the wind rushing through one's hair as powerful muscles move beneath thighs and legs.
At the age of ten, she was out exploring the beach by herself, looking for shells and fire-lizard eggs, when she came across an odd looking clutch of eggs. Unknowing that the mother was nearby, she got closer, trying to figure out what they were, and only moments later was on her face in the dirt, her back blazing with pain. A furious roar sounded through the sky, and the heaviness that had accompanied it disappeared. Auralina blacked out, and it was only later that she learned she'd been attacked by a wherry, and only by Faranth's grace and her father's good timing had she survived the attack at all. She still bears the scars from it, and an understandable dislike, though not fear, of Wherries.
She and her father also frequently went fishing together and with Morison, his brother-in-law. It was during one of these fishing trips that Aura's sharp eyes spotted two small objects floating on the water's surface, and she asked if they could go see what they were. The result of this was the discovery of two fire-lizard eggs, the only remains of a clutch that had apparently been washed out to sea, and they took the eggs back to the Sea-Hold, where Aura cared diligently for them, even though she'd been warned by her father they would likely not hatch, having been exposed to the cold seawater. She refused to give up, and was rewarded when they Hatched into a handsome little Blue and stunning emerald-hued Green, who became known as Sapphire and Emerald respectively by their then twelve-year old Bonded. N'lin's lessons on how to care for dragonhide came in handy, and it was at this time that the Bronzerider began teaching her how the Weyr runs, how each dragon is important in making sure it runs smoothly and doesn't fall to outside forces. A Weyr is only strong, he told her, if it stands together and understands and respects ALL of its members, be they rider, Cavernperson, or even drudge.
Aura took in the lessons eagerly, and when she was 20 Turns old, she was taken in by her father to stand for a clutch sired by his Bronze. She wouldn't Stand for the Queen in the clutch, more than certain she wasn't THAT worthy. The Queen, however, had other plans, and stood firm before her, her glistening white-gold hide sticky and covered with sand from an ungraceful tumble when she'd Hatched, insisting that Aura was Her's and that she needed to feed and care for her. Such was the girl's introduction to the world of a Queenrider, with all the inherent chaos that goes with it. She found strength from the strangest place, a younger woman who befriended her and helped her out when it came to her Queen, a woman who came from a Queenrider's line herself, and so understood it, even though that Queen was Silver and not Gold. Adelia and her family welcomed the young Goldrider and her Bronzerider sire into their close-knit fold, supporting them and teaching them even more how important it was to respect all of the dragons, regardless of hue.
Destinith learned this lesson as well from her much older Silver mentor, Aurorath patiently working with her and making sure she understood how valuable those under her command were. The lesson had merit, as Terayne's family ran the gamut when it came to the ranks of their dragons, from the Silver herself down to the Green ridden by her Bonded's grand-daughter.
When it came time for the Goldrider to graduate from her admittedly unexciting Weyrling Classes, her father presented her with a blade forged by his own hands, steel with a gold tinted hilt inlaid with a topaz. While not the best work-he was not a bladesmith after all-the sentiment behind it made it one of the most valuable things Aura owns, and she went nowhere without it. She now works closely with Aurorath and her Gold and Silver daughters, as well as the other Queens at Waterfall Valley. Just recently, however, she recieved an invitation to come to Rainbow Mists from her dear friend Adelia, stating that they were in need of another Queen and were looking at possibly transferring one in.

Adoption?: No.



Dragon's Name: Destinith
Dragon’s Gender: Female
Dragon's Age: 3 Turns
Dragon's Color: Gold

Dragon's Appearance: Destinith is a beautiful white gold for the most part, though swirls of a much richer reddish gold also grace her hide. She is only average as far as size goes, neither too large nor too small, and is strong and well toned from many hours spent flying. Her wings are long and tapered, and her tail, while a little longer than normal, is nonetheless unmarred and acts as a perfect rudder for her when she is practicing aerial manuvers and tricks, which she enjoys.

Dragon's Personality: While she is a Queen, she sometimes acts more like a Silver than a Gold, with little of the ego and arrogance that goes with her hue. She is calm and patient, still more than capable of leading should it be necessary, and she does have her moments when it is impossible to forget that she IS a Gold. She has learned well the lessons she was taught, and tries not to overwhelm those of lower ranked hue, though sometimes she is not obeyed fast enough to suit her still young tendancy to get things done and done right. She enjoys attention and flattery, even moreso now she is getting to the age where males are more than a little bit interesting, although flattery she construes as empty and meaningless she either ignores or it earns its source a soft hiss.

Dragon's History: She is the first Gold born to her mother, and her arrival into the world was not the most graceful, with her shell opening in such a way it sent her tumbling snout over tail down the slight incline upon which her egg had rested. She made up for this however by quickly finding her Mine, and claiming her as Her's. Their Weyrling Training was uneventful, but Destinith had a powerful and effective mentor as a Queen in the elder Silver, Aurorath, former Leader of Waterfall Valley. The older Queen made sure that she and Her's understood how each dragon in a Weyr was an important part of it, regardless of hue or rank, and that they just could not be a cohesive force if they could not stand together and respect each other. She learned this lesson, and has tried to act on it her entire life, all 3 Turns of it so far, even though all the chaos that otherwise accompanies being the Queen that she is. As she has aged, males have become more than a nuisance, actually starting to look more interesting, and since she is no longer a Weyrling, but a full-blown Queen, she has begun flirting back. Her Mine recently received a note, however, and Destinith has been preparing to change Weyrs should they be chosen by the Gold Archith and Her's to be their Juniors, a position that The young Gold, while technically serving at Waterfall Valley, has never truly held.

Questionnaire

What does your QueenRider offer to the role play? A different viewpoint and experience level from which those of the Weyr can draw and learn from, as well as an understanding ear, willing to listen and try to aid them in their troubles.

How do you see your QueenRider interacting in the dynamic of the Weyr?
She has a slightly different level of experience than Rilora does, but is willing to stand back and follow orders if she has to. She is also capable of guiding the Weyr if it is truly needed. She has no qualms about interacting with everyone in the Weyr, and treating them with respect.

Does your Queen have monogamous tendencies? As she has never Risen, this is not yet determined. Should Aura truly love her Weyrmate, it is likely, but not certain.

Please tell us about your own role playing experience. Well.... I've been rping DRoP for about a decade now, and Auralina has been on point through most of that, leading to her and her Gold being my most developed characters. I have roleplayed an assortment of hues, from Gold down to Green and White, although I do admit to preferring Browns and Queens over the others. I have created and successfully run my own Weyrs, one of which was made up of not dragons, but a subspecies known as both Wyrms and Serpents, depending on which Weyr was in place at the time...

[Kaya]

Results:

Though the post is removed from this thread by author's choice, Shoki submitted the winning entry. However, since I know that Shoki loves Ice Stone Weyr best of all I offered her a Queen Rider position at that role playing location. She accepted and created the characters Hedara and Ice Temperanth.

Congratulations Shoki.