Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Build: Thin
Skin: Fair with freckles
Hair: Light brown, curly, to ears
Eyes: Hazel brown
Personality: Generally an outgoing, extroverted individual who likes to be around others. He is not particularly talkactive, but neither is he shy, and he is rarely seen without one or two friends by his side. He can be quite determined and a bit reckless when he knows what he wants, but the rest of the time, he tends to be aimless and unmotivated. One thing he definitely wants is a dragon (not like Rascha) of his own.
Past: Tain's family immigrated to Darkling Dawn when he was a young child when the offworld kingdom they came from was ravaged by war with their neighbors. Being a cheerful and outgoing child, Tain adjusted quickly to his new home, and has made many friends. One of the closest of these, of course, is Rascha, a young dragon who arrived shortly after Tain's family did, and they have been nigh unseperable since.
Bond: Red Nait
Race: Dragon
Gender: Male
Age: Exact Age Unknown, Young Adult
Build: Thin and lanky
Scales: Dusky purple
Eyes: Gold
Personality: Very serious minded and not very humorous, that's not to say that he doesn't try on occasion, if only for Tain's sake. He is more down-to-earth and sensible than his friend, very cautious and not willing to do anything that's dangerous. He is not too outgoing, but he is quite fond of rukels and has many friends among them. He is somewhat intimidated by Darkling Dawn's dragons, so much bigger than himself (him being only about the size of a small pony), but he'd rather stay with Tain than stay at home by himself.
Past: Rascha found his way to Darkling Dawn with the rukels' help when he was a hatchling. His family was hunted down and slaughtered by knights on their homeworld, and his mother died bravely trying to keep her brood from being discovered by the humans. Rascha and his clutchmates escaped, and though he doesn't know what became of his siblings, he has every reason to believe they survived. Meanwhile, he found the small cat-like creatures called rukels and befriended some of them. They seem to have a talent for finding their way to and from Darkling Dawn, and brought him along with them to a place where he was welcome.
Bond: Grey Sarcah
"What are the two of you doing in here?" demanded the young woman staring at them suspiciously. Her name was Ellone, and she was one of Darkling Dawn's searchriders. Tain, of course, recognized her immediately.
The boy cast his eyes about him as he tried to think up an excuse, but he gave a gasp. "Hey, what happened to the eggs!?" he exclaimed disappointedly.
Ellone crossed her arms. "They hatched earlier today, of course. I wasn't here, of course, I was at Nidus Avengaea, but didn't you know?"
Tain scowled, ignoring Rascha's "I told you so" look beside him. "I was hoping to sneak in while the eggs were hatching. I've been coming in and out all week, trying to keep an eye on them and make sure I don't miss it, and I did anyway."
Ellone gave a roll of her eyes. "You could have just signed up as a candidate."
"No, my parents wouldn't let me." He frowned, then his eyes sharpened as he realized something, and he stared at Ellone hopefully. "Where did you say you came from?" he asked, trying to sound casual.
She answered, and his eyes lit up mischeivously. Rascha muttered, "Oh, no," beside him as he spun around to the dragon and said, "I've got an idea! You've got your rukel friends, they could show us the way to this Nidus Avengaea place. Then I can bond a dragon there. There is a clutch there, right?"
It was late at night and Ellone was too tired to pay much attention to the kids. She agreed, thinking of her bed wistfully, and walked off, ignoring Tain's triumphant cry and Rascha's persistant protests of "Your parents are going to kill you, you know."
Tain just waved it off. "They'll get over it. Let's leave. You coming, Rascha?" Rascha sighed and gave a dragonish shrug. Why not?
Bonded: Tain
Gender: Male
Species: Modified Daemon
Color: Red
Adult Size: 3.9m at the shoulder (Medium)
Personality: 'A dragon of his own' indeed! Nait thinks it's a riot that Tain wants a dragon just for the sake of having a dragon, but it certainly doesn't turn him off the boy! He likes Tain's attitude, and the fact that he's so socially well-adjusted -- probably because Tain's much the same way. In fact, in most ways he's the same as his bond, and that's why they get along so well. He's cheerful and social, charming, but not particularly motivated to do anything with his life, either. In fact, he'd be quite happy with a simple job that allowed him to come home to a comfortable bed and nice food all his life. That is, as long as it was something where he could deal with other people.
For Nait, the important things in life are people. He gets satisfaction from having plenty of friends and knowing he's got a support network to fall back on. He even likes giving support, when those dear to him need it, and he's got a very pragmatic way of dealing with problems. He's a little bit lazy, but he calls it efficient. Once he mellows out a bit, and grows up a bit, he would probably make a pretty decent father -- and indeed, he likes the idea of having kids someday.
Abilities: Psionics (Telepathy, Teleportation), Stamina, Poison Sting.
Bonded: Rascha
Gender: Female
Species: Modified Daemon
Color: Grey
Adult Size: 4.9m at the shoulder (Medium-Large)
Personality: Sarcah is a soothing personality. Like her bond, she's not that social, and she likes it that way. But on the other hand, she has the sense of humor he seems to lack. She's mellow and smooth-talking, but when the mood hits her, she can make just about anyone laugh. Partly because they don't expect her to be funny at all, until she quirks that little smile of hers and cracks a perfectly-timed joke.
She is dearly fond of her chosen bond, and will step up to his defense without any hesitation if anyone makes him feel threatened or uncomfortable in any way. She thinks he's a sweetheart and will probably try to cuddle him at any given occasion, whenever the chance arises. She also loves to make him laugh, though she's never rambunctious or demanding about it. Her brand of humor is a subtle and sweet one, and may take some getting used to.
Abilities: Psionics (Telepathy, Teleportation, Telekinesis), Vocal Speech, Fire Breath.
