Post by Verdani & Yggdrasil on Jun 6, 2016 13:19:32 GMT 1
NAME: Verdani Blacktrack
AGE: 24
ORIGIN: Berk
OCCUPATION: Due to her friend(dragon) being able to cut down timber with ease, hence her species name, Verdani has the wonderful job of gathering wood for Berk, whether it be timber for homes, wood for weapons, or even firewood. Not to say she complains about it, nor does Yggdrasil.
GENDER & SEXUALITY: Female(too busy to be interested in sexual relations, but if she had the time or patience..), Bisexual
LIKES:
DISLIKES:
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:
FEARS:
AMBITIONS:
SECRETS:
OVERALL PERSONALITY:
Virdani is a very serious and intense woman, focused on the now and the future. She refuses to dwell on the past or bring her's up. The woman's life seems to revolve around her job: collecting lumber, cutting it, selling it, then repeating the process. This is all in an attempt so that Virdani can keep from having a free moment in which she has to interact with others, as she doesn't like to talk too much. However, she does like to be in on an good joke now and again as long as she doesn't end up the focus of it.
The young woman's temper is not one to mess with, and though very slow to rise, she does show small outbursts of extreme irritation every once in a while which are but a brief glimpse at how dangerous she can be. Most of these come in the form of her rushing at some idiot with her axe in her hands, all to scare them off or slap them once with the broad side of her blade.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Verdani is a rather tall and slender woman, but not so much that she seems unfit for her work. She is muscular, but it is only lightly. Her hands, forearms, and legs are covered in little scars from her work, and just across her collarbone is a bright scar from where she first met Yggdrasil. Her hair is long, curly, and an almost brilliant red. She typically keeps it pulled out of her face when working with a wooden hairpin, but down and loose when she's just out and about.
Verdani tends to wear dark clothes made of thick leather and woven cloth. There are little adornment on the edges of her red shirt, but otherwise her clothes, boots, and coat are very simple. Her boots are dark brown, lace-up on the sides, have a small heel, and are wrapped in cloth. She wears a grey-ish brown vest over her shirt and just underneath her coat. Her coat is almost like a dark greenish-brown trench coat made of several different layers sown together.
CLOTHES & WEAPON: link
PLAYBY: Natalie Westling
HISTORY:
Born on the 3 day in spring, Verdani was the eldest of two children, and a worker from the time she could pick up twigs. Her father was a warrior and a lumberjack, providing wood for various needs of Berk, her mother a shield maiden and a carver. She learned her work ethic from her father, and carving from her mother, from both she gained a fighting spirit. However, their greatest gift to her came in the summer of her 6th year of life, a little brother.
Her brother was her exact opposite, desiring to become a warrior and seemingly destined to be one from the very first moments he could wield a wooden sword. Together they practiced when they weren't working, often getting a lesson or two from their parents here and there, and within time Verdani found a double sided axe to be her weapon and tool of choice, a tool that would come in handy in the future. While she did train with her brother and learn the skills of a woman from her mother, much of Verdani's life revolved around helping her father.
From her father she learned which trees were the best, how to tell good wood from bad. Most important of all that she learned, she learned what wood would be best for any project that her village's people needed. So, by the time she was 18, Verdani was just as good as her father, capable of going without him, horses in tow. It was one of these times that she encountered a dragon like nothing she'd ever encountered before.
Wild and free, a great Timberjack looked down upon her as Verdani wielded the axe in her hands, having been ready to start bringing down a large pine. The horses took off, leaving Verdani face-to-face with the great beast and no way to run away from it. So, the dragon bore down upon her and she swung in defense of herself, only to be flung away, the sharp edge of the Timberjack's wing narrowly missing her throat and only cutting a deep wound across her collarbones. They stood at a standstill for a while, circling, the dragon clearly trapped just like Verdani in this clearing.
So, after it seemed everyone had calmed down, especially the dragon, Verdani set to figuring out how to get out of the predicament she and this Timberjack had created. After considering things, the young lumberjack got to work, cutting down trees so that the sky could be revealed and making space for the great dragon to move it's wings and leave. After making sure of that, Verdani set about chopping her own way out of the mess, only to have something grab her by the back of her coat, yanking her up and tossing her up into the air, leaving the young girl flailing before she caught hold of something much like a thick tree branch, which actually ended up being the neck of a dragon. The Timberjack, once Verdani had taken a good grasp upon it's neck, took off into the skies far above the forest with one scared lumberjack attached.
The dragon ended up flying for a while, leaving Verdani clinging for dear life as she looked down upon the woods, then the village of her birth far towards the horizon, then away to the woods again. Her parents would be assuredly afraid for her life, expecting the worst, which she wasn't sure if that was the definition of 'worst', but it was pretty close for her. When the dragon eventually landed in a rather large clearing, depositing Verdani on the grass roughly, the girl clung to her to her axe. The Timberjack paid her no mind as it went about making a nest.
To say spending the night with a Timberjack was nerve-wracking at first would be an understatement. Eventually, they learned to tolerate one another, and over two weeks worth of scratches and fishing, Verdani was finally able to coax the still not-quite-tame dragon to the outskirts of Berk. It was on the outskirts of Berk that Verdani began to coax the dragon into accepting others beside herself, and found a friend to work alongside in the woods. The horses still didn't trust the dragon, so by way of trading the young woman had a special harness made for the dragon so that it could carry the wood. Even though they only could carry less than what she was used to, Verdani was grateful for the dragon's help.
With time(about a two years) they learned to trust one another like family would and only then did Verdani come up with a name for the dragon: Yggdrasil, after the great tree and well... She is a lumberjack and the dragon was a Timberjack... Now that she was 20, she was ready to move out on her own, and leave her family to live her own life with Yggdrasil by her side. Which is exactly what she did, and she spent 4 comfortable and productive years on her own. However, fate is a funny thing and tends to destroy the plans you've made.
It is well known that the Hysterians and those from Berk despise each other, and often fight one another. In one of those fights, she lost her parents, leaving her to watch over her 16 year old brother. Her plans for a life alone were destroyed and now she had to bring her brother into her home, not that she really doesn't mind. She really needed the extra help around the house. Verdani is now encouraging him to take the life of a true viking while she works hard to keep their lives as comfortable as she possibly can, with Yggdrasil helping every step of the way.
FAMILY:
father - hans blacktrack(deceased)
mother - jadis blacktrack(deceased)
little brother - Kenrir Blacktrack (18)
WEAPON OF CHOICE: A modified lumberjack's axe: very heavy double sided blade, handle is thick wood stained red and wrapped with rope along the middle to make it easier to grip. The opposite end of the axe is a blunt piece of metal, just as heavy as the blade, mostly for balancing the weapon out and sometimes for busting up some skulls.
FIGHTING STYLE: Watch and wait tactic at first, then go in swinging with no remorse. She doesn't exactly believe in giving mercy and really doesn't have a true fighting style, just an approach towards beginning the fight.
DRAGON (optional):
NAME: Yggdrasil
GENDER: Male
TYPE: Timberjack
APPEARANCE: Long, curved horns and dark brown scales make up most of Yggdrasil's looks with brilliant green eyes to top it all off. His wings are dark brown at the top and fade into a gold-ish brown on the edges. Other than his color, Yggdrasil is a fairly normal Timberjack.
PERSONALITY: Yggdrasil isn't particularly fond of human contact other than Verdani and her little brother Kenrir, and only likes Verdani because the viking helped him when he was trapped. The dragon is shy, but he is rather calm and will not cower at newcomers. In fact, he is more likely to snap at others, especially other dragons, when they approach too close without Verdani. Towards Verdani, he is loving and a cuddle monster, which the young lumberjack doesn't like(lies and deceit). The Timberjack seems to watch over her and her little brother like a massive father figure, especially after what happened to their parents. Yggdrasil isn't stupid, and when he noticed that her parents didn't come back from war and that Verdani was now taking care of her little brother, he took a step forward and does his best to help out.
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:
KEYWORD HIDDEN IN RULES: *Checked by Pime2*
CBOX NAME: Yggdrasil
AGE: 24
ORIGIN: Berk
OCCUPATION: Due to her friend(dragon) being able to cut down timber with ease, hence her species name, Verdani has the wonderful job of gathering wood for Berk, whether it be timber for homes, wood for weapons, or even firewood. Not to say she complains about it, nor does Yggdrasil.
GENDER & SEXUALITY: Female(too busy to be interested in sexual relations, but if she had the time or patience..), Bisexual
LIKES:
- Working
- Sunny days
- Fishing (alone preferably)
- Singing
- Scrubbing down Yggdrasil after a long day(typically ending up washed down too against her will)
- Flying with Yggdrasil when there is nothing else for either of them to do
- The smell of freshly cut wood
- Carving wood
- Her younger brother
DISLIKES:
- Annoying people
- Dragons other than her own
- Rain
- Not having anything to do
- Surprises of any sort
- Showy clothes
- Having to dress up for anything
- People touching her stuff
- Her wooden carvings being broken or giving them away
STRENGTHS:
- Extremely organized
- Dexterous with a knife and axe
- Is deceptively strong
- Level-headed most of the time
- Her singing voice
- Can carve wood rather beautifully
WEAKNESSES:
- Possessive
- Obsessive over the tiniest detail
- Her brother's needs
- Lives to work, not work to live(would go crazy without a job)
- Can be easily provoked
FEARS:
- Being unable to provide for her brother
- Being unable to work or be of any use
- Deep water
- Things that she doesn't understand
- Hysterians(more of a fear/hate relationship)
- Marrying...
AMBITIONS:
- Running a successful business for the rest of her life
- Seeing her brother grow into a great viking
- Keeping a deep connection with Yggdrasil
- Taking down as many Hysterians she can in her lifetime, and encouraging her brother to do the same
- Settling down with some nice viking and having a couple of kids(maybe)
SECRETS:
- Likes to fool around with her brother or Yggdrasil in her down time
- Does have a sense of humor
OVERALL PERSONALITY:
Virdani is a very serious and intense woman, focused on the now and the future. She refuses to dwell on the past or bring her's up. The woman's life seems to revolve around her job: collecting lumber, cutting it, selling it, then repeating the process. This is all in an attempt so that Virdani can keep from having a free moment in which she has to interact with others, as she doesn't like to talk too much. However, she does like to be in on an good joke now and again as long as she doesn't end up the focus of it.
The young woman's temper is not one to mess with, and though very slow to rise, she does show small outbursts of extreme irritation every once in a while which are but a brief glimpse at how dangerous she can be. Most of these come in the form of her rushing at some idiot with her axe in her hands, all to scare them off or slap them once with the broad side of her blade.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Verdani is a rather tall and slender woman, but not so much that she seems unfit for her work. She is muscular, but it is only lightly. Her hands, forearms, and legs are covered in little scars from her work, and just across her collarbone is a bright scar from where she first met Yggdrasil. Her hair is long, curly, and an almost brilliant red. She typically keeps it pulled out of her face when working with a wooden hairpin, but down and loose when she's just out and about.
Verdani tends to wear dark clothes made of thick leather and woven cloth. There are little adornment on the edges of her red shirt, but otherwise her clothes, boots, and coat are very simple. Her boots are dark brown, lace-up on the sides, have a small heel, and are wrapped in cloth. She wears a grey-ish brown vest over her shirt and just underneath her coat. Her coat is almost like a dark greenish-brown trench coat made of several different layers sown together.
CLOTHES & WEAPON: link
PLAYBY: Natalie Westling
HISTORY:
Born on the 3 day in spring, Verdani was the eldest of two children, and a worker from the time she could pick up twigs. Her father was a warrior and a lumberjack, providing wood for various needs of Berk, her mother a shield maiden and a carver. She learned her work ethic from her father, and carving from her mother, from both she gained a fighting spirit. However, their greatest gift to her came in the summer of her 6th year of life, a little brother.
Her brother was her exact opposite, desiring to become a warrior and seemingly destined to be one from the very first moments he could wield a wooden sword. Together they practiced when they weren't working, often getting a lesson or two from their parents here and there, and within time Verdani found a double sided axe to be her weapon and tool of choice, a tool that would come in handy in the future. While she did train with her brother and learn the skills of a woman from her mother, much of Verdani's life revolved around helping her father.
From her father she learned which trees were the best, how to tell good wood from bad. Most important of all that she learned, she learned what wood would be best for any project that her village's people needed. So, by the time she was 18, Verdani was just as good as her father, capable of going without him, horses in tow. It was one of these times that she encountered a dragon like nothing she'd ever encountered before.
Wild and free, a great Timberjack looked down upon her as Verdani wielded the axe in her hands, having been ready to start bringing down a large pine. The horses took off, leaving Verdani face-to-face with the great beast and no way to run away from it. So, the dragon bore down upon her and she swung in defense of herself, only to be flung away, the sharp edge of the Timberjack's wing narrowly missing her throat and only cutting a deep wound across her collarbones. They stood at a standstill for a while, circling, the dragon clearly trapped just like Verdani in this clearing.
So, after it seemed everyone had calmed down, especially the dragon, Verdani set to figuring out how to get out of the predicament she and this Timberjack had created. After considering things, the young lumberjack got to work, cutting down trees so that the sky could be revealed and making space for the great dragon to move it's wings and leave. After making sure of that, Verdani set about chopping her own way out of the mess, only to have something grab her by the back of her coat, yanking her up and tossing her up into the air, leaving the young girl flailing before she caught hold of something much like a thick tree branch, which actually ended up being the neck of a dragon. The Timberjack, once Verdani had taken a good grasp upon it's neck, took off into the skies far above the forest with one scared lumberjack attached.
The dragon ended up flying for a while, leaving Verdani clinging for dear life as she looked down upon the woods, then the village of her birth far towards the horizon, then away to the woods again. Her parents would be assuredly afraid for her life, expecting the worst, which she wasn't sure if that was the definition of 'worst', but it was pretty close for her. When the dragon eventually landed in a rather large clearing, depositing Verdani on the grass roughly, the girl clung to her to her axe. The Timberjack paid her no mind as it went about making a nest.
To say spending the night with a Timberjack was nerve-wracking at first would be an understatement. Eventually, they learned to tolerate one another, and over two weeks worth of scratches and fishing, Verdani was finally able to coax the still not-quite-tame dragon to the outskirts of Berk. It was on the outskirts of Berk that Verdani began to coax the dragon into accepting others beside herself, and found a friend to work alongside in the woods. The horses still didn't trust the dragon, so by way of trading the young woman had a special harness made for the dragon so that it could carry the wood. Even though they only could carry less than what she was used to, Verdani was grateful for the dragon's help.
With time(about a two years) they learned to trust one another like family would and only then did Verdani come up with a name for the dragon: Yggdrasil, after the great tree and well... She is a lumberjack and the dragon was a Timberjack... Now that she was 20, she was ready to move out on her own, and leave her family to live her own life with Yggdrasil by her side. Which is exactly what she did, and she spent 4 comfortable and productive years on her own. However, fate is a funny thing and tends to destroy the plans you've made.
It is well known that the Hysterians and those from Berk despise each other, and often fight one another. In one of those fights, she lost her parents, leaving her to watch over her 16 year old brother. Her plans for a life alone were destroyed and now she had to bring her brother into her home, not that she really doesn't mind. She really needed the extra help around the house. Verdani is now encouraging him to take the life of a true viking while she works hard to keep their lives as comfortable as she possibly can, with Yggdrasil helping every step of the way.
FAMILY:
father - hans blacktrack(deceased)
mother - jadis blacktrack(deceased)
little brother - Kenrir Blacktrack (18)
WEAPON OF CHOICE: A modified lumberjack's axe: very heavy double sided blade, handle is thick wood stained red and wrapped with rope along the middle to make it easier to grip. The opposite end of the axe is a blunt piece of metal, just as heavy as the blade, mostly for balancing the weapon out and sometimes for busting up some skulls.
FIGHTING STYLE: Watch and wait tactic at first, then go in swinging with no remorse. She doesn't exactly believe in giving mercy and really doesn't have a true fighting style, just an approach towards beginning the fight.
DRAGON (optional):
NAME: Yggdrasil
GENDER: Male
TYPE: Timberjack
APPEARANCE: Long, curved horns and dark brown scales make up most of Yggdrasil's looks with brilliant green eyes to top it all off. His wings are dark brown at the top and fade into a gold-ish brown on the edges. Other than his color, Yggdrasil is a fairly normal Timberjack.
PERSONALITY: Yggdrasil isn't particularly fond of human contact other than Verdani and her little brother Kenrir, and only likes Verdani because the viking helped him when he was trapped. The dragon is shy, but he is rather calm and will not cower at newcomers. In fact, he is more likely to snap at others, especially other dragons, when they approach too close without Verdani. Towards Verdani, he is loving and a cuddle monster, which the young lumberjack doesn't like(lies and deceit). The Timberjack seems to watch over her and her little brother like a massive father figure, especially after what happened to their parents. Yggdrasil isn't stupid, and when he noticed that her parents didn't come back from war and that Verdani was now taking care of her little brother, he took a step forward and does his best to help out.
STRENGTHS:
- Wings are sharper than most blades and can cut through trees like a knife through butter.
- Can fly for very long distances
- Can make tents out of his wings
- Can make fire easily with a flammable liquid he excretes
- Calm most of the time
- Is very protective of Verdani and Kenrir
- A father to the kiddos, despite them not being his own
- Merciless in a fight
WEAKNESSES:
- Can accidentally cut too many trees down when he's fighting and trap himself or Verdani
- Is weak and clumsy on the ground
- Will snap at anyone if he feels that Verdani, Kenrir, or his own life is threatened
- Will snap at any other dragons or people cause he just doesn't like other dragons or people
- Cannot fly fast, only just for very long distances
- The harness that was made to allow him to carry logs makes movement slightly limited for him
KEYWORD HIDDEN IN RULES: *Checked by Pime2*
CBOX NAME: Yggdrasil
Not saying you ‘need’ to change it. Just thought it was worth pointing out. 
