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Name: Ara
Age: 17
Nameday: 3558.12.26
Sex: female
Sexual Orientation: homosexual
Craft: n/a
Rank: drudge candidate
Location: Western Weyr
Physical Description: On the tall side for a woman, Ara has spent her life trying to take up less space. She slouches, hunches her shoulders, and keeps her arms folded across her chest all. She has light brown hair with is fine and very, very straight, but not unattractive: when she's in the sun it gets warm highlights that are quite appealing. She is not often in the sun though, and so her hair rarely has that golden gleam. She is more bony than curvy, but she's not entirely without soft spots. She is a good deal stronger than she looks, and she has hands that bespeak a lifetime of labor. She sees nothing wrong with that.
Personality:
Upon first meeting Ara it would be easy to believe that she is simple. Her eyes rarely seem to focus on things and she tends to narrate whatever she is doing. Usually while singing. The fact that she's highly credulous as well as perpetually willing to forgive would add to the impression of simple-mindedness. And if a person only interacted with her once, or only superficially, they could be forgiven for their mistake (certainly Ara would forgive them - she'd forgive anybody anything).
Aside from an undeniable tendency to go vague and unfocused and lose the train of conversations, there's a not-wholly-useless brain inside her skull. She simply hasn't found that she has much use for it yet. After all, she was born and raised as a drudge, and has never had much of a demand made on her mental abilities (I wouldn't quite say it's still in its original packaging, but mostly she uses it to remember the schedules of her employer so she is never doing her work in their presence and to remember how to properly mix cleaning solvents). Obviously she's illiterate and untutored, but she could probably remedy those things, eventually. (It would be a slow and frustrating process for her instructor, because she would be an abysmal student, constantly distracted or losing her train of thought, though always genuinely contrite when called on it).
That said, her poor focus means that Ara frequently misses portions of what is being said to and around her, often leading her to draw mistaken conclusions based on what she actually did hear, and then, if asked, put forth opinions and suggestions that make little to no sense. This definitely contributes to the impression that she's not very bright, but looked at another way it could indicate that she's a quick and creative thinker who could be very good at both if she ever had all the information in her head at one time. Unfortunately, it's all too easy to give her misinformation, because Ara tends to take just about everything everyone says at face value if it's said with a straight face or a sufficiently authoritative tone of voice. She can tell when someone's teasing or joking or being sarcastic, but people with deadpan delivery get her every time.
Positive Trait List modest; cheerful; forgiving
Negative Trait List unfocused; impractical; gullible
History:
Ara was born to a pair of drudges who raised her and her siblings with the idea that their work, while not fun, clean, or mentally challenging, was vital. It was impressed upon her from an early age that the best she could or should expect from life was to make it through without attracting the notice of anyone who outranked her, and to maybe someday aspire to be on the good work schedule. Whether her parents actually believed this or simply wanted to raise children who wouldn't be disappointed with their lot in life is up for debate, but she grew up to be an obedient young woman who didn't dream above her station and whose ultimate goal was to someday settle down with another drudge and raise a family.
When she was Searched, Ara was almost more embarrassed than overjoyed. She was attracting so much unwarranted attention! Her parents would be so disappointed! They weren't, of course. They were scared for her, because they worried about the effect the Weyr's "loose behavior" would have on her, and whether she would be fit for anything after she aged out of candidacy. Unfortunately, they have absolutely no faith that she will Impress a dragon (what would a dragon see in her?), but they don't want to see her hurt either, or given the mistaken idea that there would be greatness in her future when she was truly destined for drudgery. This little blip could ruin her.
Western Weyr is a constant source of wonderment to Ara and since arriving she has been a dreadful pupil, despite her best intentions and her parents' admonishment to work hard, stay focused, and not embarrass herself. It's just so hard to concentrate on anything when there are dragons and their riders and firelizards and strangers and so much to see and do. Hopefully some of the awe will wear off eventually, and she'll start to show some of the positive traits that the Search dragon saw in her to begin with.
Other: Anything else you want to add?
Candidate Specific Questions
Do you want them to have an official Search RP? No
Do you understand they will age every passing year regardless if you're there to RP the or not? Yes
Do you want them to have a possible Stands Impression? No
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