Polla

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STATS
Name: Polla Erikson
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Race: Human (Old World)
Class: Teenager, 'high Green ranked'

Description: Polla has medium brown skin, two toned black and red-brown hair and pale red eyes. She has an athletic build and is neither exceptionally tall nor short. Polla often wears tracksuits and boots, clothing in which she can run and move. 
Personality: Polla is loving, light-hearted and a good listener. She was born into a large family and has good people skills from being around many other children (both older and younger). Growing up in a family with a lot of dragonriders, it was obvious that she too would try to impress. 
Family: Daughter of Lela (rider of Gold Gimuth) and Ep'son (rider of White-White-Bronze Jaluth). Polla has a twin sister called Pella. The Erikson family is large and hails from Dawnlight Hold
Skills: Athleticism, Social skills. 
Enjoys: Food Preparation. 
Dislikes: Being Alone.  

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STORY
Polla had always known she would leave her parents at 15. Of course plenty of weyrbrats, as children of dragonriders were often called, remained in the weyr they'd been vorn in. But as genetic diversity was necessary for the continuation of the weyrs, any promising youths were also encouraged to join the exchange program that domed all the weyrs of Pern. And Polla had signed up early on.
Just about every family member she had was a dragonrider and she'd never dreamed of doing anything else with her life. So when her - and her twin sister Pella's - 15th birthday came, she was expecting more than well-wishes and gifts. Her heart fluttered when the messenger announced themselves and handed over the letter with their assigned weyrs.
Polla just about bounced up and down while her father opened the seal and then told her:
"Polla, you're headed for Benden Weyr."

Some months later, Polla felt her heart speed up again. She'd spent her days doing what every candidate did: studying, doing chores and getting acquainted with every imaginable detail of life as a dragon rider. Which had been a breeze since she'd been around dragons all her life anyway. One of her earliest memories was helping her parents oil their dragons and sliding from their flanks like a slide.
With that happy memory in her mind, Polla entered the hatching sands and looked expectantly at the eggs. Though Pernese dragons usually came in five colours, Polla had learned that at Benden some other colours were possible. Though that was exciting, it also meant that Polla had absolutely no clue what colour to hope for. She'd always assumed she'd impress Green and that had suited her just fine. But not knowing made her feel like waiting to open a gift.
Eggs hatched into Blues, Greens, Browns, Bronzes and even a bright Gold but also Reds, Whites and Blacks graced the sands. Polla stared at the awkward hatchlings that would grow into strong and graceful dragons. It was clear from the length of their wings and the size of their claws that they would be amazing.
And then her eyes locked with the most peculiar dragon. His hide shimmered and she could hardly tell what colour he was supposed to be. His belly looked white, his hide was neither green nor blue but seemed to sparkle in the few rays of light it caught.
"It's Green-opal." the dragon helped her solve the riddle.
"My name is Polla." Polla introduced herself, her body taut with tension.
"I know." the hatchling replied curtly, "My name is Bruynarth."
"Are you mine?" Polla asked to be certain.
"Well yes, didn't you expect to bond Green?"
"Yes, but you're way more than green!" Polla sent back.
"Outward appearances are but a fraction of what makes up an entity."
"Hence, you're way more than Green." Polla grinned, feeling the warmth behind the prickly curtness of her dragon."

 
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STATS
Name: Bruynarth
Colour: Green/Opal
Gender: Male
Species: Pernese Dragon
Parents: Crimson Albiath x Black/Silver Kairriath
Origin: Alternate Benden Weyr (#11) 
Personality: Grumpy but with a golden heart and an inability to turn those in need away.
Abilities:
   * Telepathy
   * Command
   * Teleportation
   * Telekinesis
   * Assisted Firebreath

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FLIGHT
Returning home had been a wonderful experience for a girl so focused on family as Polla. But as a full-fledged dragonrider, she and Bruynarth now had duties aside from just studying and chores. They were often sent to other weyrs and sometimes even ventured offworld.
On one such occasion, Bruynarth offered a thought: "How about we stay for a flight?"
He'd said it almost casually, like it wasn't a big deal. But Polla knew her dragon better. He would not ask to remain here unless he truly admired the rising dragon. And Polla would not deny him the chance of a family of his own:
"Certainly!" she beamed, "I hope you win!"

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