Seydra of Kuroi-Shiroi Seysk [Wherleader]

Name: Seydra
Pronunciation: SAY-dh-rah
Nicknames: Sey
Age: 27 (b. 2478)
Season of Birth: Early Spring (Turn's End/Turn's Beginning)
Birth Hold/Weyr: Beastcraft Hall, Keroon
Time at Hold/Weyr(s):
Beastcraft Hall, Keroon - Ages 0 to 19 (19 turns)
Benden Hold - Ages 19 to 21 (2 turns)
Sabishi Weyr - Ages 21 to Ongoing (6 turns)

Gender: Feminine Agender (Female Pronouns)
Sexuality: Demi
Rank: Journeywoman Beastcrafter (Healer, Natives) | Kuroi-Shiroi Handler | Wherleader
Wher: Kuroi-Shiroi Seysk
Store Items:
-Hear All Whers (H.A.W)
- Wher Double Bond
Pets:
Ichigo Firelizard Bug
Dou Firelizard Cricket


Play-By: Audrey Tautou
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Black-Brown
Height: 5'02"
Build: Slender
Overall Description:

General - Short and slender, with a straight frame, Seydra could easily be mistaken for a rather pretty boy from behind. Looking at her face though it's more difficult to mistake her physical gender as she has rather feminine features.

Skintone - Pale

Scars - Seydra has the typical smaller scars of someone who spent their childhood playing rough and ready games. There is a thin scar on her left thumb where she blooded Seysk.

Eyes - Dark Brown

Hair - A dark black-brown colour, Seydra wears it cut short. It has a distinct natural curl.

Body-Dominance - Right

Clothing - Seydra prefers to wear gender-neutral or masculine clothing. Pants, buttoned shirts, vests and jackets in a masculine cut are her usual attire.


Likes:
- People
- Whers
- Dragonkin in general
- Felines

Dislikes:
- Messy Paperwork

Strengths:
- H.A.W
- Strong Organisational Skills

Weaknesses:
- Children/Younglings

Habits/Tells
- Rubs fingers of left hand against scar on her thumb when thinking or worried

Overall Description:
Friendly - Seydra loves people, and in general people love her back. She's a friendly sort, always happy to stop and have a chat with anyone who wants to talk to her.

Playful - A playful woman, Seydra is always up for a bit of fun. While she's a fan of jokes, both bad and good, she's not fond of practical jokes. Seydra has a fondness for games of words and cards. She has a decent knack for board based games such as chess and checkers, but is by not means an expert at them.

Firm - For all her open and approachable nature, Seydra is no pushover. She knows when to bow in the face of superior force and when to stand firm in her beliefs and her actions. As the Wherleader she is the final authority with regards to the domestic situation with the handlers and their bonded partners and while she works with the Whercaptain and the Weyrwoman, she's secure in her position and though she will take their suggestions on board, she makes the final decisions. She stands firm in her choices, refusing to be swayed by those who are out for themselves or who think that their own benefit should come before that of the handlers as a group.

Demi-sexual - Seydra doesn't really understand the concept of lust and pure sexual attraction. Outside of Seysk's runs she's never felt any physical desire for someone based solely upon appearance or initial meeting.


Mother: Seyani - Journeywoman Healer
Father: Dralin - Journeyman Beastcrafter (breeder)
Siblings:
Seylin - Sister
Draylin - Brother

Children:
Ellisay - Daughter, 7 turns (b. Summer 2498)

Background:
Age 0
- Born in the Keroon Beastcraft Hall

Age 3
- Prefers roughhousing to delicate pursuits. Seydra is far more likely to be found outside interacting with the animals or playing at Guards and Riders than inside having tea parties and playing at being a Lady. Seyali isn't quite sure what to make of her highly active child, but Dralin encourages her, often taking her along to look at the baby animals, at least once she shows that she understands the concept of gentle and the need to be careful with the little ones.

Age 11
- Apprentices as a Beastcrafter

Age 14
- Begins specialising in the care of dragon-kin and other 'native' types.

Age 16
- Impresses to Kuroi-Shiroi Seysk

Age 19
- Walks tables to Journeywoman
- Assigned to Benden Hold

Age 20
- In an ill-advised attempt to try and understand sexual attraction, Seydra opens her door to the winner of one of Seysk's runs.
- Several months later, Seydra learns that she is pregnant. The father wants nothing to do with her or the child. Seydra later learns that he had been using wher runs as an excuse for cheating on his wife.
- Seydra gives birth to a daughter, whom she names Ellisay, taking part of the name of her childhood best friend, Ellian.

Age 21
- Requests Reassignment and is sent to Sabishi Weyr

Age 25
- Takes up position as Sabishi's Wherleader when the previous holder of the position steps down. Being the domestic leader of the Weyr's Wher population is a difficult job (though her ability to hear and speak to Whers not her own does make the task a little easier) but her experience with Seysk, as well as her training in her craft and her passion for people makes her more than suitable for the role.

Age 27
- Purchases two Firelizard eggs at a gather. The larger egg hatches an Ichigo and the smaller hatches a Dou. Seydra names them Bug and Cricket, respectively.