Hana stands at 5'5 just above average
height for a woman and is lean with it perhaps weighing about 58 kgs.
She comes across as a much larger woman because of the force of her
personality and the fact that despite her age she still carries herself with her
back straight and with pride. Her figure has still got muscle on it from
her turns as a rider and she still goes for a swim nearly ever day to keep
fit. She does however limp quite leavily thanks to her fairly recent Thread
injury to the point that she does have to carry a wooden walking still
to balance on for cold and wet days. On cold, wet days her joints are
starting to ache along with her injury.
She also has another smaller Thread scar on the back of her right
forearm, another small scar through her right eyebrow and her nose has a bump in
it from being broken. Aside from that as mentioned she's still in fairly
good shaped for her age although she is slowing down and getting a little
stiffer with each passing day to her frustration. In terms of her looks she does have some laugh lines around her eyes,
nose and mouth. The skin around her cheeks, neck and jaw has loosened and
softened a little but she's aging fairly gracefully. Her hair is pure white and has been since her early thirties and is something that runs in her family genes. She wears it fairly long for a rider when loose it just reaches down to the middle of her back. Her eyes are almond shaped and fairly large. They should seem cold as they are a clear, pale blue but the humour and life in them save them. She has quite long, black eyelashes and white eyebrows curve over them. Her skin is still fair most because she looks after it.
Her face despite the signs of aging still shows she was pretty in her day. She has quite a round face with a small, aristocratic nose and rounded chin. Her cheekbones are high and like the rest of her face have a soft, chiseled look to them. Her lips are a little thin but are nicely shaped for her face. Her eyes are the dominant feature in her face and the most striking. She also has a slight dimple in her chin.
Her hands are something else she tends to look after as they are long, the fingers slender and tapering. Although her right thumb and left ring finger are slightly crooked from being broken. Coming from a Weaving background she still tends to design her own
clothes and some she still makes. She also designs clothing and will make some clothing for her friends and loved ones too if they ask nicely.
Hana was once something of a tempermental terror. Her hot blooded temper was pretty legendary and still is
sometimes. But age has mellowed her out a bit and she has learned a bit of patience. But the temper is still there and still comes out.
Hana is a strong, confident and self-assured lady. And lady she is you can see it in the way she carries herself, all proud grace. Hana is one of these people where her major fault likes in not being able to admit to problems difficult to express her emotions.
She comes across as a grumpy, cranky sort of person and the impression has only got worse as she's got
older. But she has a warm heart and adores children. In her spare time when she isn't quietly enjoying her weyrmates company and sewing
companionably with him you can find her visiting the creche and entertaining the children. She has a fairly lively sense of humour and sense of fun. A broad streak of the mischevious runs through her and deep done is pretty much still a big kid. While some might see her antics as silly she finds that life without fun would be boring. Not surprisingly she gets along wonderfully with children.
Hana is also a very neat, organised person her life, dragon, person and weyr always well dressed and tidy. Everything always has it's place and Faranth help you if you move anything. But again on the bad side she does have a fairly sharp tongue and can be b*tchy especially when her green used to be proddy or she was just in one of her black moods.
Brief History of Persona:
Hana was the daughter of a Journeywoman Weaver/Tailor who travelled with a band of travelling merchants. Her
father was unknown, although Hana always suspected that Rehana knew who he was but just quietly refused to tell her. She never lacked for a masculing figure however for her mother's brother Wilhem came to travel with them after the death of his wife in childbirth. He brought with him Wynn her cousin and his only surviving child.
From early on Wynn and Hana became inseperable companions and the two became more siblings then cousins. Wynn was one of the few people that could stand the black moods, bad temper and often obnoxious Hana. Hana's other close friend was Tren, the son of one of the other travelling merchant families. He also with his blunt, non-nonsence, calm personality was the only
other person who could stand being around Hana. Hana was always something of a restless, tempermental child always
wanting more then she had. A bit ungrateful you could say because she never went hungry, had a roof over head and was always clothed. She still had one parent in her mother and a close second in her uncle. But restless and bored she often was. This restlessness and boredom created the black moods and sparked her legendary temper. She had the kind of aggressive, angry moods where she'd deliberatly go looking for trouble and get involved. Some of the fights she got into are still somewhat legendary in the travelling caravan and even her old weyr. These same fights also got her the broken nose and fingers along with the scars on her.
The next few turns passed pretty uneventfully as Hana's talent and interest in weaving grew. But she still felt she should be doing something more adventurous, more exciting with her life. It wasn't until she was in her her 15th turn that something came along which probably saved her life and sanity. Two search dragons came from High Reaches Weyr and selected both
Hana and Wynn to come to the weyr. Excited the pair went to the weyr, although Hana was a little saddened to have had to leave her mother and Tren behind. But Tren then an Apprentice Healer never had any interest in dragons or being a dragonrider and her mother sent her daughter off with pride. Weyr life for Hana and Wynn was a bit of a shock, but thanks to the tolerant, big family life of the travelling caravan it didn't last long and the pair adjusted. Hana still got into fights but found the life of a Candidate not as hard as some as she was used to hard work. But facing the disappointment of not impressing her first or second time left a bitter edge to her. But she was deteremined to Impress so she stayed at the weyr. Wynn who Impressed a brown at his first Hatching was sympathetic and stuck by
her. So did Kerrie a Lower Caverns and Candidate. The two unlikely young women became friends as the pair both failed to Impress at their first Hatching. Unlike Hana though Kerrie decided to go back to her training to be the Assistant Headwoman and didn't stand again.
But Hana's persistance paid off and at 17, her third time Standing she Impressed her Serrath.
At 50 Hana once again found herself getting restless and bored despite all the other things she was doing. At the suggestion of the Weyrwoman that she help out the Weyrlingmaster for his Assistant transferred to Igen to take over the Weyrlingmaster Second spot there. During her 60th turn the greatest shock of her life came. Despite the turns, as already mentioned, the green pairing were a fearless and daring team but perhaps it was age catching up or their luck just ran out because the pair was scored badly. Hana was scored on her right thigh and it was deep enough into the muscle that it took several months to heal and gave her a perminant heavy limp. In damp or cold weather it ache and throbs. On really bad days it also stiffens up. Serrath wasn't as bad but the leading edge of her right wing and part of the one of the sails was badly scored. She too took a while to leave and was lucky to fly again. But fly again she did and it took several more months for her to get back into shape. But like her rider in cold weather her wing can get stiff and aches.
It was a fairly bitter blow to the pair and both still have nightmares about it, particuarly Hana. Perhaps it was age or just bad luck but Hana never really healed as well as her dragon and found that on her bad days she had to carry a walking stick around. This was a blow to her pride and for a long time she wouldn't do it but her weyrmate soon talked her around. At a loss at what to do and slowly getting more depressed for Hana was often grounded from flying in Thread the Weyrwoman finally found a way. She suggsted that Hana fill in the newly vacant Assistant Weyrlingmaster's spot. The current assistant had recently transferred to Igen to take over
Weyrlingmaster there and with a warming clutch on the sands they needed one. Happy to be given the choice to be helpful again Hana accepted and spent the next few turns helping out with the Weyrlings. She found she liked the challenge it gave her and was proud of each Weyrling she was able to help make to graduation.
Now at the age of 66 Hana is faced with the horrible thought of retirement. For a long while Hana refused to even think about it. BUt once again her Weyrmate managed to talk some sense into her and slowly she came around to the idea. It was suggested by her Weyrmate and by the Weyrwoman that she might try retiring to a warmer climate. Deciding that it might be worth it if it could ease up her aching body she decided they'd go. In an interesting twist not only did Tren want to come along but Kerrie also wanted to retire and come along with her. So the three of them would go to a place called Veridian Orchards they had heard about.
Brief Description of Dragon:
Serrath is quite a large green dragon but she's built of perfect proportions and she is built along slender lines.
She's built for speed more then anything else. Despite the deep scars on the leading edge of her right wing and one of the sails she is in quite good condition for her age.
Her colouring is a deep, glossy jade, her underbelly and wings are a light leaf green. There's also a band of a darker emerald along the leading and trailing edge of her wings as well. Her muzzle has also darkened and deepened with age too. Personality wise Serath resembles her rider. Like her rider her temper is somewhat legendary although she also has mellowed. But she is the calmer, steadier one out of the pair of them and tends to fuss over her rider. She has a bit of a maternal side to her personality that includes the fussing, being protective over her rider and she also has the loving but no-nonsence way a mother has. Like her rider she has a lively sense of humour and startles her rider into laughter with her impressions of people and things around her. They are especially funny if she doesn't like the person.
Attached NPCs: Rehana, 74, Mother. Journeywoman Weaver/Tailor.
Deceased.
Wilhem, 60, Uncle. Journeyman Woodcrafter. Deceased
R'ley, Wingsecond and rider of brown Togerth at High Reaches Weyr.
Deceased
weyrmate.
W'ynn, rider of brown Wessenth at High Reaches Weyr. Deceased.
Tren, Journeyman Healer at High Reaches Weyr/Veridian Orchards. Current
Weyrmate. 60.
Irin, 44, daughter. Rider of green Fallinth at High Reaches Wey.
Wynn, 33. Rider of blue Leith at High Reaches Weyr. Son.
Kerrie, 66, Headwoman of High Reaches Weyr. Good friend.
F'ren, 70, Weyrdragonhealer at High Reaches Weyr. Rider of Bronze
Everth.
Old Weyrmate.
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