[Rider] Tairos of Bronze Remarenth [Approved]

[Meepfur]

Name: Tairos
Age: 25
Nameday: 06.23.3551
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: ;D
Craft: Courtesan
Rank: Apprentice
Location: Western Weyr
Physical Description:
A slim and trimly-muscled 6'3", Tairos has a well-tanned complexion, thick black hair, heavy-lashed blue eyes, and a hawk nose that adds a bit of character to his often stubbled face.

Personality:
Easygoing and personable, Tairos is very much a people person, happiest in the company of others but not necessarily hungry to be the center of attention. Hungry for attention - and more specifically for affection - but he doesn't crave the spotlight. He does want to be important, but on a personal, individual level; he has no use or desire for rank or power. He wants to be the bright spot in someone's day, the solid support they can lean against, the shelter from the storm. He needs to be needed, whether that be as a friend or a lover. He is soft, sweet, and doting, but on the other hand, can be clingy and hovering. Are you okay? Are you sure? Can he get you anything? Please tell him! He's on it! He'll have a hard time if what someone wants is space or to be alone for a bit, because his instinct is to fuss over and take care of them. Any gratitude or affection he receives in return will be basked in and soaked up, although he doesn't strictly need the affirmation: he knows full well what a catch he is, but enjoys the ego-stroking, whether it's about his appearance or something he's done.

Vain he might be, but he doesn't place himself above others. He'll bend over backwards to provide those he cares for with whatever they might ask for - or whatever he's determined they need - and won't hesitate to indulge them...or himself. With a love for fine things kindled by gifts from his father when he was young, Tairos is materialistic, and has a hard time resisting luxuries, particularly fine clothes and jewelry. Growing up a simple Baker, any visits from E'ros were an absolute highlight, and Tairos was enchanted by his glamorous appearance and lifestyle, which left him wanting similar for himself. By comparison, the life of a Baker seemed dull, and he dreamed of something more than a life spent covered in flour, waking in the early hours of the morning to knead dough. Not that feeding people wasn't a worthy profession, bringing its own sort of comfort and happiness, but it was just so ordinary.

It did at least instill in him an appreciation for hard work and physical labor, and give him a grounded foundation that keeps him from letting his thoughts drift all the way up into the clouds. Dream he might, but he knows what can and can't realistically be achieved, when not to bash his head against an immovable rock of a problem...unless that problem is person-shaped. It will be difficult for him to let go of relationships, even unhealthy ones, or a 'project' if he gets it into his head that he can help or 'fix' someone. He could very easily trap himself in a bad relationship, convinced that if he just tries hard enough and loves someone enough, he could be the one to change them. Don't they deserve that chance?

Positive Trait List grounded, easygoing, giving
Negative Trait List indulgent, clingy, vain

History:
Born and raised in Rivercrest Hold, Tairos is the only son of an accomplished Baker by the name of Emntai. Having been successful in her Craft for many Turns, in her 50s she determined that there was yet one more thing that she wanted, and that was a child, but what she very much did not want was a man in her life for any length of time; never in her life had she had a desire for a partner, and that would never change. So she sought out the services of someone who might provide her with what she wanted, and thus was born Tairos. In all honesty, Emntai would really have preferred a girl, but life didn't work that way, and she was certainly not going through it all again, and so she was content enough to make do with a son.

He was a fairly easy child, at least, preferring to stay indoors and watch - and eventually help - his mother work, as opposed to haring off on adventures or getting into trouble. He was sociable, though, with a calm and easygoing personality that made friendship with him pleasant and easy (and the promise of baked treats didn't hurt either). His mother wasn't at all concerned with keeping his origins a secret, which left his father free to visit as he liked. Tairos found E'ros absolutely fascinating, so glamorous and well-travelled, and looked forward to his visits and the presents he often brought. He was openly curious about his profession, and no little enchanted, but he knew his mother expected him to follow in her footsteps, and he was loathe to disappoint her. While not particularly passionate about his inherited Craft, he did appreciate its ability to make people happy, even if the comfort provided was only temporary, and it wasn't an unpleasant profession, so when he was sent off to Cooking Hall, he voiced no objections.

It was there, at 15, that he found himself Searched to Southern Weyr for an impending clutch, where he had the good fortune to be plucked from the Candidate ranks by a small but proud bronze dragon. Their Weyrlinghood was mostly uneventful, and by the end of it, Remarenth had convinced him to do what he most wanted to do, so off they went to Courtesan Hall so that Tairos might pursue a more glamorous life than that of a Baker. He truly was suited to it, people-pleaser that he was, but before he could walk the tables, Thread returned. Unable to ignore the need, he and Remarenth left for Western Weyr, which they have called home ever since.

Other: Made with permission from Uta, of course!

DRAGON - - - -
Name: Remarenth
Age: 10
Color: Bronze
Size: 37'
Physical Description: Perfect, of course. Though small for a bronze, Remarenth is all long, elegant lines, every inch of him exactly as it should be...pay no attention to the just slightly crooked tailfork from not sitting quite right in his egg.

Personality
Bronzes are expected to be confident, and Remarenth does not disappoint. How could he? I mean, have you seen him? Remarenth is absolute perfection: flawless proportions, a shimmering hide, a graceful carriage that belies great strength. Pern is full of lovely and handsome dragons, he'll give you that, but they're not Remarenth, and Remarenth is perfection incarnate, as far as he's concerned. He is everything that everyone should want, or at the very least want to be, if they're being honest with themselves.

That being said, Remarenth isn't so delightfully splendid because he's bronze - although the light does play particularly well on his hide - he's just splendid because he's Remarenth. He'd be just as perfect and desirable no matter what shade he was; he'd also be just as catty and selfish. Very much a "popular" stereotype, Remarenth believes he deserves to get his way, and assumes that if he acts just so and turns on the charm, he will get what she wants. He is quite aware that his color will get him little at his chosen Weyr, so he has to use his other natural traits to his advantage...which is to say, his physical beauty and skill for charm. What Remarenth wants tends, in actuality, to be fairly shallow. He's not an ambitious dragon with an eye to power, but rather an eye to more tangible desires. He wants the most delectable cuts of meat, the most exotic new scent for his oil, that mysterious new dragon who just joined the Weyr. And if someone else wants something? Ohh, he might not have even glanced before, but now he's interested, whether in a fancy set of straps or a wingmate's crush.

Remarenth himself, however, is not quite as shallow as he seems, and there is more heart to this dragon than even he realizes. For all that he's preoccuppied with being the cream of the crop, it stems from a desperate need to be wanted and loved, and a tiny seed of insecurity that he's not really that special after all. Driven, therefore, by a need to prove that he is, he's determined to fake it until he makes it. The more and better friends he has, the more validated he feels, and he is also preoccuppied with competition and any other way he can prove he is The Best. Still, though he does love his circle of friends, and is in fact incredibly dependent on them, he has a tendency to put his own needs and wants first without thinking. So while his appearance and charm may lure affection to him, his selfishness might just as soon alienate it.

His impulsive focus on getting what she wants in the moment is likely to get in the way of his finding true friendships or deep relationships of any kind; he may well sabotage them by reaching for what isn't his to take. On his good days, when he is feeling secure in himself, Remarenth is a good friend. He is attentive, and fond, and doting, and if someone makes the mistake of hurting one of his friends, he will not hesitate to rip them down and make them hurt. If, on the other hand, it was he who hurt them, and he can be made to realize it, he will turn that hurt on himself and wallow in it. With His to help, maybe he'll even learn from it and do better.

As Thread is the ultimate threat to those he loves, and a battle with the highest of stakes, he will be an ardent fighter. Every 'Fall is a chance to prove that he is The Best, and for that matter, so is every Flight. It's possible he may one day be tamed, but in the meantime, he's all too happy to give of himself.

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[Tsunake]

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