Post by Katla Thidrik & Candra on Feb 19, 2016 16:54:56 GMT 1
NAME: Katla Thidrik
AGE: 22
ORIGIN: Red Rock (England)
OCCUPATION: Although she used to be succesful in the military, Katla has switched to a trader.
GENDER & SEXUALITY: Female | Bisexual
LIKES:
-Her dragon.
-Her boat.
-Rain.
-Oddly shaped stones.
-Strange contraptions
DISLIKES:
-Hot weather.
-Needless violence
-Rough seas.
-Bitter tastes.
STRENGTHS:
-Flexibility; hypermobility.
-Bartering.
-Close combat.
-Perception.
-Stealth.
-She can speak Dragonese.
WEAKNESSES:
-Dislocating joints; hypermobility.
-People in tears.
-Curiosity.
-Being in command.
-Baby reptiles.
-She can't speak Dragonese very well.
FEARS:
-Rabbits
-Drowning
-Rock slides.
-Poison ivy.
AMBITIONS:
-Become a well-known trader in Berk.
-Learn how to read Berkian.
-Collect all known types of quartz.
-Get better at drawing.
-Get better at speaking Dragonese.
SECRETS:
She's afraid of the dark and was once apart of the military.
OVERALL PERSONALITY: Katla is a very friendly, perhaps overly so, person with a captivating voice and strong imagination. She is curious to the point of carelessness and can end up in trouble whilst trying to obtain a certain item or trying to complete a certain task.
She is very independent and will usually outright refuse help even when she clearly needs it. Katla's a great story teller due to her imagination but sometimes it can run away with her; such as believing her own tales and creating her own monsters. Despite being fearless, certain things can crawl past her barriers; such as rabbits.
Katla is keen and persuasive however her keenness can cause trouble when she agrees to something she shouldn;t.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Katla stands at 5"7 and has a lithe build that hides the fact that she is quite strong. Her blonde hair is short, shaggy and badly-cut but goes well with her hazel-brown eyes that contrast against her pale skin. A black shoulder tattoo of celtic design with curls and thorns crawls up her neck and down her left shoulder blade.
Her back is riddled with scars from talons and blades from her military years though it is usually hidden through a thin blue shirt covered in a leather waistcoat. Brown trousers follow this outfit however they are usually torn and ragged from overuse. Katla's look is complete with a silver chain around her neck; each link covered in small etches.
PLAYBY: Chloe Moretz
HISTORY:
Katla was born on the 13th day on winter. She grew up with her younger brother Roland and her father Gregor. Her older brothers, Austav and Paul, worked in the military and they and her father worked to defend the northern coastline of one of Red Rock's islands (England) and helped the southern coast of the island; since, although they didn't control them, Red Rock were diplomatic with those areas.. It might not of seemed a big task as Red Rock controlled a lot of the other lands surrounding the island Katla was born on but her father's battle skills earned him a lot of respect. Sadly, she grew up without a mother, even though it didn't effect her emotionally, as Lisabeth died at sea when Katla was four. Each of her family was taught Dragonese however, Katla struggled with the larger words and still speaks like a dragon hatchling when she tries to speak to her dragon. Her father was well-known in the military and commanded a few soldiers whilst defending the Red Rock island's western coastline. (OOC: England's coastline)
Katla had a mostly ordinary childhood; exploring rock pools with Roland, getting into trouble, chasing Terrible Terrors even when she was told not to and got hurt. Since her father patrolled around the area they lived, he didn't see a need for a babysitter as his "kids can handle 'emselves!" However, Katla and Roland were introduced to the military when she reached 13 years of age. Her father had convinced the higher-ups of the military to give the two of them their own dragons early since it means that they could start training to be soldiers earlier.
One egg was a Monstrous Nightmare, the same mount Katla's father rode, and it was gifted to Roland. The second was a Flightmare and it was gifted to Katla. A Flightmare was a rare dragon and an equally rare gift but, due to her father being a respected military leader and her own interest in the military, Red Rock were convinced to give Katla a Flightmare by Gregor.
However, there was, of course, an expectation. Instead of training for full-on battles, Katla was to be trained to subduct people and to capture fugitives alive as soon as the dragon was able to be ridden.
When the eggs hatched, the two hatchlings had very different personalities. The Flightmare was very calm and ignored every angry roar and growl the Nightmare made. Katla decided to call the dragon Candra whilst Roland called his Rook. Katla's father spent more time with Roland during the dragon's younger years since the Nightmare seemed to be a lot more trouble than the Flightmare, this left Katla to train it by her own. During her training, a higher-up in the military who specialized in the more stealthy of operations would pay scheduled trips to overlook Katla's progress as well as make a few improvements on her training.
Very slowly, Katla began to earn Candra's trust; gifting the dragon with shiny stones that she herself found interesting and edging closer at each feeding time, the food being a mix of algae and seaweed, until the Flightmare let Katla stroke her back. It took a while, several months at least, and Katla did receive a few nips, freezes and scars from the hatchling but eventually the two were comfortable enough to sleep in each other's presence.
After the dragon's became large enough to ride, their father took Katla and Roland along his patrols. Although it was shaky at first, Katla and Candra soon got the hang of flying whilst Roland and Rook were slamming into trees and setting livestock on fire by accident. More complex flight maneuvers took almost constant practice to master however and Katla was spotted practicing twists, turns and loops at even the earliest hour of the morning.
However, these practise flights didn't last long. As soon as Katla and Candra were able to perform complex aerial maneuvers, they were commanded to travel to a training ground for her specific training. Since her brother Roland was to be trained as a soldier and Katla was to be trained as a Stell (a small name she and her brother made up to apply a term to her more stealth-based training), they were trained separately for different tasks.
For the next five years, Katla, Candra, Roland and Rook were trained by the military until they added an even greater reputation to the Thidrik name. Roland fought off wild dragons with ease and even took down enemy ships, earning himself a fairly explosive nickname within his ranks; Blitzen. Katla would track fugitives, capture them alive and she would also easily sneak behind enemy lines and abduct people of power to further Red Rock's military ranking; earning herself and Candra the nickname Wraith. Katla also discovered how to enhance Candra's glow when the Flightmare started to ingest the glowing algae that rarely surfaced along the waves. However, even though her family thrived in the lifestyle, it had been taking a toll on Katla; the constant nightmares and fear of watching Candra get killed was hurting her nerves and mind.
During her 18th year, her father was killed by a crossbow bolt. Even though Katla and Roland managed to fight off the attackers with their older brothers' help; they didn't find his body, only his grievous Nightmare that promptly fled from the scene. Katla had decided enough was enough.
Speaking to the higher-ups of the military, Katla managed to convince them to let her leave the military. Thankfully, they agreed and instead gave her a merchant's licence, allowing Katla to help Red Rock in a less dangerous way. Saying goodbye to her brothers, Katla bought a trader's ship and she and Candra traveled to different dragon-friendly island, trading wears and goods to the locals.
Currently, Katla still follows the trader lifestyle; using her boat to transport larger goods or, when she doesn't fancy sailing, trading jewelry and gemstones from dragon-back.
FAMILY:
Gregor Thidrik - Father (deceased)
Lisabeth Thidrik - Mother (deceased)
Roland Thidrik - Brother
Austav Thidrik - Brother
Paul Thidrik- Brother
WEAPON OF CHOICE:
Katla fights with an iron sickle; celtic ribbons carved alongside the curve of its blade and an ebony handle adorned with gold-like threads.
FIGHTING STYLE:
Katla prefers fighting in close combat and almost always uses her flexibility and her surroundings to her advantage; even if her opponents complain of her cheating. Swift strikes and swift retreats is her most common tactic and it hasn't yet failed.
On dragon-back, Katla sometimes uses a hook-and-sink tactic. Usually using trickery, Katla lures the dragon rider in closer before getting Candra to freeze them, or their dragon, before delivering a quick blow to the back of the head. After the attack is struck, a swift dive usually follows to escape if the attack was ineffective. Katla rarely repeats the attack if it fails and instead flees, since it would lose the element of surprise.
Although it was difficult to be extremely stealthy due to Candra's slight glow, Katla has developed a good sense of what goes on around her and can usually out-maneuver an enemy on equal ground.
DRAGON (optional):
NAME: Candra
GENDER: Female
TYPE: Flightmare
APPEARANCE:
Candra has a dull glow to her body which enhances when she feeds on the glowing algae. Most of her scales are an unusual dark black but she has a light blue pattern which where her glow is seen. The light ghostly blue is present along her spines, wing tips, underbelly and tail however there are strange flecks of bright blue in sharp dashes along her sides. Her eyes are a bright white with the traditional missing pupil that Flightmare's have. Her scales are almost always clean and her build is slim; brilliant for speed but not so good for strength. All in all, Candra is a very beautiful dragon when she's not snarling at you.
You would expect a Flightmare to be bad at being stealthy, however, Candra's dark coloring dulls her glow to particular areas; which can easily be smothered with black paint to reduce her image to a slight shadow in the dark. Though Candra usually wipes off this paint as soon as possible due to her slight vanity.
PERSONALITY:
Candra is very different from Katla in terms of personality. Whilst Katla is very outgoing, Candra tends to be reserved and likes to growl at strangers if they come to close, although she'll ignore them otherwise. Candra seems to be more thoughtful and less trusting than her rider and can be seen glaring at strangers she deems untrustworthy.
Like Katla, Candra is still curious and independent although her curiosity is more refined and controlled. She's more likely to bite at an item of curiosity than to try and play with it. Candra usually refuses help from others, even when wounded, though will begrudgingly accept their aid if she cannot do something by herself.
Candra tends to be sarcastic and stubborn on a lot of things; she has no patience for adult dragons but she can tolerate hatchlings easily, which is a rare softer side she usually reserves.
STRENGTHS:
-Candra is observant; years of tracking fugitives with Katla have made them both great at spotting things out of place, even if Candra pays more attention to it then Katla.
-Candra is quite intelligent and can usually hear when someone is lying although she doesn't usually act on it.
-Distrustful; although it is also a disadvantage, Candra's wariness of strangers has saved Katla from making reckless decisions.
-Calm; her quiet personality usually means that when Candra's freaking out, she is more likely to be listened to.
-Beauty; due to her clean nature and strange colours, Candra is a rather pretty dragon.
-Speed; although she's not strong, Candra is very fast for her size and is an acrobat in the skies.
-Stealth; just like Katla, Candra was trained in stealth-based skills and can approach any dragon or person without making a sound.
WEAKNESSES:
-Hayfever; freezing sneezes are no joke.
-Distrustful; although it is also a strength, Candra's dislike of strangers can sometimes drive away people.
-Nippy; Candra tends to snap at dragons and humans alike.
-Proud; she can be a bit vain of her ability and appearance.
-Tolerance for adults; Candra can be very short-tempered with fools.
-Sarcasm; her quick tongue means that most people take her advice as nothing but a jab.
-Stubborn; when Candra makes a decision, very little can change it.
KEYWORD HIDDEN IN RULES: *Checked by Pime2*
CBOX NAME: pastelpython
AGE: 22
ORIGIN: Red Rock (England)
OCCUPATION: Although she used to be succesful in the military, Katla has switched to a trader.
GENDER & SEXUALITY: Female | Bisexual
LIKES:
-Her dragon.
-Her boat.
-Rain.
-Oddly shaped stones.
-Strange contraptions
DISLIKES:
-Hot weather.
-Needless violence
-Rough seas.
-Bitter tastes.
STRENGTHS:
-Flexibility; hypermobility.
-Bartering.
-Close combat.
-Perception.
-Stealth.
-She can speak Dragonese.
WEAKNESSES:
-Dislocating joints; hypermobility.
-People in tears.
-Curiosity.
-Being in command.
-Baby reptiles.
-She can't speak Dragonese very well.
FEARS:
-Rabbits
-Drowning
-Rock slides.
-Poison ivy.
AMBITIONS:
-Become a well-known trader in Berk.
-Learn how to read Berkian.
-Collect all known types of quartz.
-Get better at drawing.
-Get better at speaking Dragonese.
SECRETS:
She's afraid of the dark and was once apart of the military.
OVERALL PERSONALITY: Katla is a very friendly, perhaps overly so, person with a captivating voice and strong imagination. She is curious to the point of carelessness and can end up in trouble whilst trying to obtain a certain item or trying to complete a certain task.
She is very independent and will usually outright refuse help even when she clearly needs it. Katla's a great story teller due to her imagination but sometimes it can run away with her; such as believing her own tales and creating her own monsters. Despite being fearless, certain things can crawl past her barriers; such as rabbits.
Katla is keen and persuasive however her keenness can cause trouble when she agrees to something she shouldn;t.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Katla stands at 5"7 and has a lithe build that hides the fact that she is quite strong. Her blonde hair is short, shaggy and badly-cut but goes well with her hazel-brown eyes that contrast against her pale skin. A black shoulder tattoo of celtic design with curls and thorns crawls up her neck and down her left shoulder blade.
Her back is riddled with scars from talons and blades from her military years though it is usually hidden through a thin blue shirt covered in a leather waistcoat. Brown trousers follow this outfit however they are usually torn and ragged from overuse. Katla's look is complete with a silver chain around her neck; each link covered in small etches.
PLAYBY: Chloe Moretz
HISTORY:
Katla was born on the 13th day on winter. She grew up with her younger brother Roland and her father Gregor. Her older brothers, Austav and Paul, worked in the military and they and her father worked to defend the northern coastline of one of Red Rock's islands (England) and helped the southern coast of the island; since, although they didn't control them, Red Rock were diplomatic with those areas.. It might not of seemed a big task as Red Rock controlled a lot of the other lands surrounding the island Katla was born on but her father's battle skills earned him a lot of respect. Sadly, she grew up without a mother, even though it didn't effect her emotionally, as Lisabeth died at sea when Katla was four. Each of her family was taught Dragonese however, Katla struggled with the larger words and still speaks like a dragon hatchling when she tries to speak to her dragon. Her father was well-known in the military and commanded a few soldiers whilst defending the Red Rock island's western coastline. (OOC: England's coastline)
Katla had a mostly ordinary childhood; exploring rock pools with Roland, getting into trouble, chasing Terrible Terrors even when she was told not to and got hurt. Since her father patrolled around the area they lived, he didn't see a need for a babysitter as his "kids can handle 'emselves!" However, Katla and Roland were introduced to the military when she reached 13 years of age. Her father had convinced the higher-ups of the military to give the two of them their own dragons early since it means that they could start training to be soldiers earlier.
One egg was a Monstrous Nightmare, the same mount Katla's father rode, and it was gifted to Roland. The second was a Flightmare and it was gifted to Katla. A Flightmare was a rare dragon and an equally rare gift but, due to her father being a respected military leader and her own interest in the military, Red Rock were convinced to give Katla a Flightmare by Gregor.
However, there was, of course, an expectation. Instead of training for full-on battles, Katla was to be trained to subduct people and to capture fugitives alive as soon as the dragon was able to be ridden.
When the eggs hatched, the two hatchlings had very different personalities. The Flightmare was very calm and ignored every angry roar and growl the Nightmare made. Katla decided to call the dragon Candra whilst Roland called his Rook. Katla's father spent more time with Roland during the dragon's younger years since the Nightmare seemed to be a lot more trouble than the Flightmare, this left Katla to train it by her own. During her training, a higher-up in the military who specialized in the more stealthy of operations would pay scheduled trips to overlook Katla's progress as well as make a few improvements on her training.
Very slowly, Katla began to earn Candra's trust; gifting the dragon with shiny stones that she herself found interesting and edging closer at each feeding time, the food being a mix of algae and seaweed, until the Flightmare let Katla stroke her back. It took a while, several months at least, and Katla did receive a few nips, freezes and scars from the hatchling but eventually the two were comfortable enough to sleep in each other's presence.
After the dragon's became large enough to ride, their father took Katla and Roland along his patrols. Although it was shaky at first, Katla and Candra soon got the hang of flying whilst Roland and Rook were slamming into trees and setting livestock on fire by accident. More complex flight maneuvers took almost constant practice to master however and Katla was spotted practicing twists, turns and loops at even the earliest hour of the morning.
However, these practise flights didn't last long. As soon as Katla and Candra were able to perform complex aerial maneuvers, they were commanded to travel to a training ground for her specific training. Since her brother Roland was to be trained as a soldier and Katla was to be trained as a Stell (a small name she and her brother made up to apply a term to her more stealth-based training), they were trained separately for different tasks.
For the next five years, Katla, Candra, Roland and Rook were trained by the military until they added an even greater reputation to the Thidrik name. Roland fought off wild dragons with ease and even took down enemy ships, earning himself a fairly explosive nickname within his ranks; Blitzen. Katla would track fugitives, capture them alive and she would also easily sneak behind enemy lines and abduct people of power to further Red Rock's military ranking; earning herself and Candra the nickname Wraith. Katla also discovered how to enhance Candra's glow when the Flightmare started to ingest the glowing algae that rarely surfaced along the waves. However, even though her family thrived in the lifestyle, it had been taking a toll on Katla; the constant nightmares and fear of watching Candra get killed was hurting her nerves and mind.
During her 18th year, her father was killed by a crossbow bolt. Even though Katla and Roland managed to fight off the attackers with their older brothers' help; they didn't find his body, only his grievous Nightmare that promptly fled from the scene. Katla had decided enough was enough.
Speaking to the higher-ups of the military, Katla managed to convince them to let her leave the military. Thankfully, they agreed and instead gave her a merchant's licence, allowing Katla to help Red Rock in a less dangerous way. Saying goodbye to her brothers, Katla bought a trader's ship and she and Candra traveled to different dragon-friendly island, trading wears and goods to the locals.
Currently, Katla still follows the trader lifestyle; using her boat to transport larger goods or, when she doesn't fancy sailing, trading jewelry and gemstones from dragon-back.
FAMILY:
Roland Thidrik - Brother
Austav Thidrik - Brother
Paul Thidrik- Brother
WEAPON OF CHOICE:
Katla fights with an iron sickle; celtic ribbons carved alongside the curve of its blade and an ebony handle adorned with gold-like threads.
FIGHTING STYLE:
Katla prefers fighting in close combat and almost always uses her flexibility and her surroundings to her advantage; even if her opponents complain of her cheating. Swift strikes and swift retreats is her most common tactic and it hasn't yet failed.
On dragon-back, Katla sometimes uses a hook-and-sink tactic. Usually using trickery, Katla lures the dragon rider in closer before getting Candra to freeze them, or their dragon, before delivering a quick blow to the back of the head. After the attack is struck, a swift dive usually follows to escape if the attack was ineffective. Katla rarely repeats the attack if it fails and instead flees, since it would lose the element of surprise.
Although it was difficult to be extremely stealthy due to Candra's slight glow, Katla has developed a good sense of what goes on around her and can usually out-maneuver an enemy on equal ground.
DRAGON (optional):
NAME: Candra
GENDER: Female
TYPE: Flightmare
APPEARANCE:
Candra has a dull glow to her body which enhances when she feeds on the glowing algae. Most of her scales are an unusual dark black but she has a light blue pattern which where her glow is seen. The light ghostly blue is present along her spines, wing tips, underbelly and tail however there are strange flecks of bright blue in sharp dashes along her sides. Her eyes are a bright white with the traditional missing pupil that Flightmare's have. Her scales are almost always clean and her build is slim; brilliant for speed but not so good for strength. All in all, Candra is a very beautiful dragon when she's not snarling at you.
You would expect a Flightmare to be bad at being stealthy, however, Candra's dark coloring dulls her glow to particular areas; which can easily be smothered with black paint to reduce her image to a slight shadow in the dark. Though Candra usually wipes off this paint as soon as possible due to her slight vanity.
PERSONALITY:
Candra is very different from Katla in terms of personality. Whilst Katla is very outgoing, Candra tends to be reserved and likes to growl at strangers if they come to close, although she'll ignore them otherwise. Candra seems to be more thoughtful and less trusting than her rider and can be seen glaring at strangers she deems untrustworthy.
Like Katla, Candra is still curious and independent although her curiosity is more refined and controlled. She's more likely to bite at an item of curiosity than to try and play with it. Candra usually refuses help from others, even when wounded, though will begrudgingly accept their aid if she cannot do something by herself.
Candra tends to be sarcastic and stubborn on a lot of things; she has no patience for adult dragons but she can tolerate hatchlings easily, which is a rare softer side she usually reserves.
STRENGTHS:
-Candra is observant; years of tracking fugitives with Katla have made them both great at spotting things out of place, even if Candra pays more attention to it then Katla.
-Candra is quite intelligent and can usually hear when someone is lying although she doesn't usually act on it.
-Distrustful; although it is also a disadvantage, Candra's wariness of strangers has saved Katla from making reckless decisions.
-Calm; her quiet personality usually means that when Candra's freaking out, she is more likely to be listened to.
-Beauty; due to her clean nature and strange colours, Candra is a rather pretty dragon.
-Speed; although she's not strong, Candra is very fast for her size and is an acrobat in the skies.
-Stealth; just like Katla, Candra was trained in stealth-based skills and can approach any dragon or person without making a sound.
WEAKNESSES:
-Hayfever; freezing sneezes are no joke.
-Distrustful; although it is also a strength, Candra's dislike of strangers can sometimes drive away people.
-Nippy; Candra tends to snap at dragons and humans alike.
-Proud; she can be a bit vain of her ability and appearance.
-Tolerance for adults; Candra can be very short-tempered with fools.
-Sarcasm; her quick tongue means that most people take her advice as nothing but a jab.
-Stubborn; when Candra makes a decision, very little can change it.
KEYWORD HIDDEN IN RULES: *Checked by Pime2*
CBOX NAME: pastelpython
