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NAME: Tryggr Horndottir, "Trygg"
AGE: 18
OCCUPATION: Farmer and aspiring dragon racer
GENDER & SEXUALITY: Female and questioning.
LIKES:
DISLIKES:
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:
FEARS:
AMBITIONS:
SECRETS:
OVERALL PERSONALITY: Tryggr is a simple viking with simple pleasures who leads a somewhat private life helping her parents tend to their little farm in the hills of Berk. She values above all else the possession of any special skills. From whistling to the highest sciences, to have a skill, a source of personal pride, is the greatest honor in her mind.
She doesn't think much of herself but she tries her best not to show it. Fake it 'til you make it is one of her many (cheesy) mottoes. She isn't a social creature, but the people she does spend time with she often holds in very high esteem.
Tryggr has the masculine energy of a provider and the repressed feminine instincts of a nurturer. Gender is something that sometimes feels like a gray area in her mind, but like many things, she represses those questionings as well as she can.
A good word to describe Tryggr's heart would be: repressed.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Tryggr is built tall and thick with a noticeable gut and what her mother calls "birthing hips". She has thick, curly, dark brunette hair that she can never seem to tame. She has scattered freckles that come out in the sun and brown eyes.
When working on the farm she wears light clothing, tall boots, and thick gloves. When racing (or just showing off) she wears a high waisted armored skirt, arm guards, light shoulder plating, her favorite helmet, given to her by her father, and her grandmother's first racing medal.
She has a handful of scars but hides them with great care when around her family.
HISTORY: Tryggr was born into a family made up almost entirely by farmers of some kind or another, and she accepted her fate of of following in their footsteps at an early age, until she learned about her late grandmother's history in high-stakes dragon racing and fell in love with the idea. Her parents were less enthused, but shrugged off her new ambition, calling it a phase she'd eventually grow out of.
Young Tryggr got into quite a few sticky situations trying to find herself a dragon, and finally her parents, fearing for her life, forbid her from leaving home alone. For what would be the first time of many, she broke her parents' rules and came home battered and bruised but holding a deadly nadder egg she "borrowed" from a hatchery.
She raised her nadder, Moonseed, from birth with the hopes of him someday growing big and strong enough to race like the champs. And though now Moonseed is big enough to fly and to ride, neither of them is quite ready to go up against any experienced riders.
Tryggr has a few close friends who know about her private flying practices, but otherwise she's careful to keep it and any injuries she sustains from it secret because she fears that if her parents find out they'll a) separate her from Moonseed and b) be disappointed in her, which is something she can't bear. She claims it's just not in her nature to let the people she cares about down, which is why she's yet to go public with her racing. Because what if she's not good enough? What if she embarrasses herself? What if she lets her dragon down too?
WEAPON OF CHOICE: An old ax that's really meant for cutting off rogue tree branches and harvesting lumber, but it works for fighting too.
FIGHTING STYLE:
Blunt and head-on. She's not one to start fights, but being on dragon-back tends to maker her more bold, and she'll fight to the death to protect the people she cares about.
DRAGON NAME: Moonseed
DRAGON TYPE: Deadly nadder
DRAGON APPEARANCE: Moonseed was born a runt with a unusual violet coloring with a pale red underbelly, supposedly due to premature hatching. Now an adolescent dragon, he's actually grown to an above average size and has a generous wingspan.
DRAGON PERSONALITY: An energetic and active young dragon, Moonseed is always pushing Tryggr to play with and fly with him night and day. He has a huge appetite and an aggreeable disposition. He's incredibly loyal to Tryggr, having imprinted on her since hatching, but becomes irritable and stubborn in the hands of another rider. He spooks easily at loud noises and is a huge attention hog.
DRAGON TECHNIQUES:
Like all nadder's, Moonseed's greatest asset is his spikes and his incredibly hot fire. While these aren't skills that either dragon or rider feel the need to make use of too often, Tryggr occasionally sets up targets for Moonseed to shoot at to keep his accuracy sharp. He is a naturally fast flyer and an excellent glider to his larger wingspan.
Outside of racing or playing or target practice, Moonseed can use its claws to help Tryggr till soil in a hurry, though he's unlikely to help unless there's the promise of fish afterwords. Plus he scares the farm animals.
KEYWORD HIDDEN IN RULES:
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CBOX NAME: Tryggr
AGE: 18
OCCUPATION: Farmer and aspiring dragon racer
GENDER & SEXUALITY: Female and questioning.
LIKES:
- The sensation of speed. Specifically, when riding her dragon. Whether it's while flying or just running around the island, she loves to go fast, something she can't do much on foot due to her stocky physique.
- Fresh fruits and vegetables. Growing up on the family farm has given her a deep appreciation of food fresh from the ground, sometimes dirt and all.
- Praise. She lives for people appreciating her and her skills. Pats on the back or on the head are especially good at contributing to That Warm Fuzzy Feeling.
- Sunbathing. On the rare days that the fog clears and the sun shines through and heats the rocks that surround her favorite fishing hole, she likes to ditch her responsibilities for a bit and stretch out and relax.
DISLIKES:
- Her hair. She stuffs it into her helmet as much as possible to keep it from getting tangled in branches or catching bugs while she flies.
- Hot, humid weather. Though it isn't too much of a problem where she lives, heat waves wreak havoc on her crops, her garden, as well as both her and her dragon's mood. It also ups the bug population which is never a fun thing.
- Blisters and saddle sores. She gets plenty, and while some see them as a sign of a hard days riding, she just sees them as a nuisance.
- Lack of control. The idea of anyone but her controlling her destiny or the parts of her life that truly matter to her- her friendships, her dragon, her career- makes her feel sick to the stomach. Unfortunately, it seems there's always someone trying to tell her what to do and who to be, so it's a pet peeve she faces often.
STRENGTHS:
- Hardworking and self-sufficient
- A skilled rider
- Vast knowledge of the natural world
- Determined, eager to please
WEAKNESSES:
- Anxiety
- Has a hard time saying no
- Not book smart
- Defensive and quick to jump to conclusions
FEARS:
- Boredom. She fears a life of monotony, following in her (as she sees it) dull parents' footsteps for the rest of her life.
- Losing control during flight. Although a skilled rider, she has a reoccurring nightmare in which her dragon spooks during a race and throws her, leading to her falling to her death. It's the one thing that keeps her from reaching her full potential as a racer.
- Large bugs. They get stuck in her hair sometimes and really freak her out.
- Making a fool of herself. When she starts getting ambitious, the thing that keeps her humble and too nervous to make a definite move is the fear of screwing up in front of everyone.
AMBITIONS:
- To become an elite dragon racer. She still hasn't figured out a way to do this while still tending to the family farm, but she's determined to find a way.
- To earn respect. She wants to be someone who others look up to, someone wise and trustworthy that people would come to for guidance, like all the greats in the legends she grew up with. Though maybe with a little less dramatic flair.
- To fall in love. This isn't something she shares with people, feeling that romance is a little too feminine for the identity she's forged for herself. In truth, she's a huge sappy mushball.
- To be happy. Simple as it seems, for someone who does everything she can to please others and constantly adjusts her behavior to prevent embarrassment, just feeling content and well-adjusted seems like a far off fantasy of a goal.
SECRETS:
- Tryggr is seen as somewhat abrasive and masculine by most people, but those few who know her really well know that she's about as soft and cuddly as they come. She speaks babytalk with her dragon and gushes over crushes like it's going out of style.
- For as long as she can remember Tryggr's found herself drawn to girls and women far more than men. As she got older and began to realize her interests might be more romantic in nature, she pushed that impulse down as far is it could go and forced herself to focus on the men in her life instead.
OVERALL PERSONALITY: Tryggr is a simple viking with simple pleasures who leads a somewhat private life helping her parents tend to their little farm in the hills of Berk. She values above all else the possession of any special skills. From whistling to the highest sciences, to have a skill, a source of personal pride, is the greatest honor in her mind.
She doesn't think much of herself but she tries her best not to show it. Fake it 'til you make it is one of her many (cheesy) mottoes. She isn't a social creature, but the people she does spend time with she often holds in very high esteem.
Tryggr has the masculine energy of a provider and the repressed feminine instincts of a nurturer. Gender is something that sometimes feels like a gray area in her mind, but like many things, she represses those questionings as well as she can.
A good word to describe Tryggr's heart would be: repressed.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Tryggr is built tall and thick with a noticeable gut and what her mother calls "birthing hips". She has thick, curly, dark brunette hair that she can never seem to tame. She has scattered freckles that come out in the sun and brown eyes.
When working on the farm she wears light clothing, tall boots, and thick gloves. When racing (or just showing off) she wears a high waisted armored skirt, arm guards, light shoulder plating, her favorite helmet, given to her by her father, and her grandmother's first racing medal.
She has a handful of scars but hides them with great care when around her family.
HISTORY: Tryggr was born into a family made up almost entirely by farmers of some kind or another, and she accepted her fate of of following in their footsteps at an early age, until she learned about her late grandmother's history in high-stakes dragon racing and fell in love with the idea. Her parents were less enthused, but shrugged off her new ambition, calling it a phase she'd eventually grow out of.
Young Tryggr got into quite a few sticky situations trying to find herself a dragon, and finally her parents, fearing for her life, forbid her from leaving home alone. For what would be the first time of many, she broke her parents' rules and came home battered and bruised but holding a deadly nadder egg she "borrowed" from a hatchery.
She raised her nadder, Moonseed, from birth with the hopes of him someday growing big and strong enough to race like the champs. And though now Moonseed is big enough to fly and to ride, neither of them is quite ready to go up against any experienced riders.
Tryggr has a few close friends who know about her private flying practices, but otherwise she's careful to keep it and any injuries she sustains from it secret because she fears that if her parents find out they'll a) separate her from Moonseed and b) be disappointed in her, which is something she can't bear. She claims it's just not in her nature to let the people she cares about down, which is why she's yet to go public with her racing. Because what if she's not good enough? What if she embarrasses herself? What if she lets her dragon down too?
WEAPON OF CHOICE: An old ax that's really meant for cutting off rogue tree branches and harvesting lumber, but it works for fighting too.
FIGHTING STYLE:
Blunt and head-on. She's not one to start fights, but being on dragon-back tends to maker her more bold, and she'll fight to the death to protect the people she cares about.
DRAGON NAME: Moonseed
DRAGON TYPE: Deadly nadder
DRAGON APPEARANCE: Moonseed was born a runt with a unusual violet coloring with a pale red underbelly, supposedly due to premature hatching. Now an adolescent dragon, he's actually grown to an above average size and has a generous wingspan.
DRAGON PERSONALITY: An energetic and active young dragon, Moonseed is always pushing Tryggr to play with and fly with him night and day. He has a huge appetite and an aggreeable disposition. He's incredibly loyal to Tryggr, having imprinted on her since hatching, but becomes irritable and stubborn in the hands of another rider. He spooks easily at loud noises and is a huge attention hog.
DRAGON TECHNIQUES:
Like all nadder's, Moonseed's greatest asset is his spikes and his incredibly hot fire. While these aren't skills that either dragon or rider feel the need to make use of too often, Tryggr occasionally sets up targets for Moonseed to shoot at to keep his accuracy sharp. He is a naturally fast flyer and an excellent glider to his larger wingspan.
Outside of racing or playing or target practice, Moonseed can use its claws to help Tryggr till soil in a hurry, though he's unlikely to help unless there's the promise of fish afterwords. Plus he scares the farm animals.
KEYWORD HIDDEN IN RULES:
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CBOX NAME: Tryggr
