Post by Topaz on May 17, 2010 14:29:39 GMT -5
Name: Ellis; born Olessa.
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual; it doesn't matter who she sleeps with as long as she gets what she wants.
Appearance: Ellis is a beautiful young woman. Blonde choppy hair frame a striking face. Her cheekbones are high and royal looking, highlighting her icy blue eyes. Her jawline is also very pronounced and angular, as is her nose, which is thin and straight. Her lips are similarly thin, but still feminine. The rest of her body is cohesive with her face, thin and angular, yet still attractive.
History: Olessa was born to a prostitute in Bitra Hold. Her mother was a disgusting woman. Aside from being a prostitute, she was greedy and selfish and most of all, neglectful. She had had two children before Olessa and treated them all like dogs. As infants she would never have much food for them and would feed herself before even looking their way. After they were old enough, she would send them out to steal and swindle, or even advertise their own mother to the holders and any dragonriders who might visit the Hold.
Her loveless relationship with her children did nothing to stop the psychopathy developing in little Olessa's being. By age ten, the girl was more than able to fend for herself, and only visited her mother and siblings every few weeks to see how they were doing. By then her emotions could still be seen trying to peek through the darkness, but by 14 there wasn't a speck of hope left.
Olessa was cold and blank inside. However, to the casual observer she was extraordinarily charming. Her strikingly beautiful features also furthered her success in Bitra, and once she had swindled enough money she left the Hold to wander Pern on her own. Once and a while she would meet up with a trading caravan who would take her in as if they had found a lost puppy. Within a matter of days she would inconspicuously strip the caravan clean of all of it's valuables and hop off at the next stop the merchants made.
Often changing her name to avoid obvious detection, Olessa had grown fond of the name Ellis, and adopted it, refusing any memory of her old name and family. Despite the various name changes and disguises, Ellis had been caught many times before, but with her innocent looks and flawless charm she easily worked her way out of many situations. However, as she grew older, it became harder and harder to put on the innocent child act. The last man to catch her trying to steal, when she was 18, was barely any more human than she was, and had the notion of raping her. Of course, Ellis would have none of that, and as the man took his clothes off, she deftly slit his neck with her hunting knife and looted his corpse, disappearing into the wilds of Pern.
It was on that very night, just as she was about to nestle down to sleep under a tree, a bloodcurdling screech rang out through the trees. Having no emotion or response to fear, Ellis was not phased by the possible danger, but instead was very curious. After a short walk, the girl came upon a nest of wild wher eggs. A blue had already hatched and was attacking a brown, just coming out of his shell. The mother, most likely a green, was nowhere to be found, probably abandoned the eggs soon after she clutched them. As the blue and brown continued to fight, another egg broke open and a green dazedly looked around. The little female watched her brothers battle for a few moments but then spotted Ellis crouching behind a tree.
The wher sauntered over to the girl, expressionless, and ripped off the bandage that had been covering a cut on the blonde's knee. lapping up the resulting blood, the bond was made. Ellis and Esk, as the wher's name suggests, had a very weak bond with one another. It was more like a mutual acceptance than a friendship. Esk had recognized the emptiness in Ellis and, with what little instinctive emotion she did have, felt it would be safe to attach to her.
For a year, the pair wandered the planet, however it was much harder for Ellis to hitch a ride with traders when she had a wher attached to her. Many times the girl had contemplated killing the hindering beast, but that faint bond held her back. As she figured it, the only way for her to be successful anywhere would be to find a Weyr and assimilate herself into the wherling group there. Telgar Weyr was her choice, and the pair lived there for some time. However, Ellis was caught stealing numerous times and had gained a reputation. When news of the new Weyr on Earth reached Telgar, Ellis jumped at the change to get away from the Pernese who knew her so well, and try her skills out on an entirely new planet.
Name: Esk
Color: Green (13280F)
Age: 8
Appearance: Esk is your average looking wher. Small, and stockily built, with smaller than average wings and no chance in between to fly. Her hide is a dark, rich green with lighter, silvery-green dapples.
Wher Defect/Injury: Nearly void of emotions. Referred to as robotic. The only resemblance of love that Esk possesses is her mild affection for Ellis.
((This pair was not forced out because of Esk's defect, although they did think it was strange. It was more because of their dislike of Ellis that they encouraged the pair to leave for Earth.))
