Rayne

Stats:
Name: Rayne
Age: 33
Gender: female
Description: Rayne is the oldest member on the forester team and also the replacement mother. That might sound nice and warm, but in reality that means that the team members can depend on her to make food and keep the quarters clean while she can boss them around in return. It's an harmonious symbiosys kind of thing that has been going on since the bossy Rayne first gained command. She's strict when she needs to be, compassionate when times are rough and most of all, she knows how to get the most out of her underlings, like any good slavedriver would.
Skill: Organisational talents.
Pets: Desert Faerie Ourhe (m) and Forest Faerie Aure (f) from Acicade Castle.
Drak: Gale Xiarla (f) from Wilgen Castle.

Hatching:
Very much a stable and conscientious drak, Pirenla was an easy occupant of the deep cavern. She tended her eggs, gave ample but concise progress reports and basically made little fuss.
Her knight was a slightly different case. Ginevra made Pirenla's seclusion an excuse to go over Wilgen Castle and look for any hidden fault she could find. Oftentimes she swung her hammer to amend what she found, causing loud noises in the otherwise quiet castle.
So it was with a general sigh of relief when pirenla reported that her draklings would be ready for a feast to mingle and pair. The aspirants were informed of the set date and the castle staff organised the buffet.
When the date of the feast arrived, the two aspirants were escorted to the deep cavern. Rayne, a stern matronly forester had waited a long time to decide on which castle she would aspire at, but her eye had finally fallen on the rugged Wilgen. Raphael, the burly red-haired piano-player from Acicade Castle, had been a a big help to Pravin who was trying to archive the library since the piano-player had previous experience looking for parts. It had been decided before the fact that Pravin would continue Raphael's training so the two were standing close together. Raphael yearned to play the piano, but so far his requests to acquire one had fallen on deaf ears.
As the small group of assembled people and draks mingled with a drink and some food, they talked about plans for the future, the weather and the latest improvements brought on by Ginevra.
A small time after everyone had gathered, the doors to the deep cavern opened and Pirenla paraded out, followed by three small draklings. One was the sandy colour of the desert, the next as bright as summer clouds in the dark blue of an autumn sky and the last was the dark of night with the gold of light on his wings.
Pirenla let out a modest call to get the attention of everyone gathered and introduced her children:
"I pressent you with Desert Adelaar, Wind Xiarla and Night Jodelaar."
The draklings dipped slightly in curtsy and then went to explore the people and draks gathered.
After a while, Desert Adelaar sat down close to Raphael.
Somewhere across the room, the white drakling with the deep blue wings was eyeing Rayne. She'd noticed how the woman was strict but correct and seemed to take charge of a room. Xiarla very much liked that. So when Rayne finally let go of her meddling and tampering, the drakling approached her and said:
"I'd heard you would be looking at usss. But I guesss that's not your way. I ssshall gladly educate you."
"Little firecracker, are you?" Rayne grinned, "I think I'd prefer a drak with some personality to them."
"I've got you covered."

Trained by Mondrian and Plant Terasar
Knight Training

Knighthood:
After a few years spent travelling and a few more spent training at Wilgen, returning to Acicade Castle felt like visiting someplace new. Although many things had stayed the same, plenty of places, people and customs had changed. But maybe it was herself that had changed the most.
Not used to her knight musing, Xiarla gave her rider a little swat with her tail.
"Look lively now, someone is approaching!"
Rayne blinked, but even though he had matured, the years had not changed her former colleague much. He still sported a beard and a long ponytail. But what was most familiar was his easy gait and his silent demeanour.
'Xetho, is it really you?" she asked.
"In the flesh." he nodded, brief as always.
"Have you paired as well?"
"Years ago. But about that, I was asked to show the new arrival the ropes and suggest a good job. But since it's you, I'm thinking we've found our new trainer."
Before Rayne could reply he quickly added, "Welcome to the opus I armada, boss!"

Rayne and Xiarla joined the Opus I Armada at Acicade Castle as Trainers
Mate: --

the Others:
Xetho - Rayne - Doshi - Morphe - Lynn - Giles - Odette
*Story*

All images were made by me with images found on the web.