M'tan of Male Waterfall Niagareth

[M'tan]

The Person

Name: M'tan
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Straight
Rank: Waterfall Rider

About the Person:

Physical Appearance: M'tan is of average height and build, though he would be predisposed towards being overweight, if not for all the training that comes with riding Niagareth. Around the time he was Searched, though he had a significant amount of muscle from hauling catches, he had been softer around the edges than most of the other deck-hands of his age. Now he is well-built, with only small traces of fat on his body. M'tan is very, very tan, from the combination of first working on a boat, followed by swimming frequently as a Rider. His face is in no way handsome, but rather somewhat rugged. He is sometimes seen with slight beard stubble, as he often forgets to shave in the mornings, even after the few Turns he's had to shave every day. Atop his head he crops his light-blond hair close, making it quite easily manageable, and leaving enough so his bare head isn't rubbing against a riding helmet, which is always a pain.
Personality: At a first glance, M'tan is quite the laid-back person. He's generally quite calm, at least in normal situations. It takes a bit to get him exited, but he stays exited for a while once he does. Excited, for M'tan, means both positive and negative, in a way. Basically, it means any state that is not calm. When he is exited, he tends to run at the mouth, talking about what is either so good, or so bad. Socially, he doesn't do badly, but not particularly well. He prefers to stay away from social groups, and meet everyone, but doesn't make tight bonds with more than one, rarely two people. He really enjoys swimming, due to his roots, and tries to get to the Weyrlake about once a week. He believes that it helps keep him in shape, though as a rider he really needs little help with that. He isn't a particularly intelligent example of a Pernese human, but being able to stay calm in most situations allows him to think of solutions that others might not.

Historical Facts:

Family:
Father: Mikel (deceased)
*Half Brother: Mirec
*Half Sister: Estel
*Half Sister: Ceitel
Mother: Vitan
Pets: None
History: M'tan was born Mattan, the son of a fisherman and an unmarried Hold woman, in Baltabee SeaHold. His father was a prestigious fisherman and merchant, who owned a veritable fleet of ships, but had a penchant for getting Hold women pregnant. He refused to recognize any of his children as his heirs, and never had more than one by the same woman. It is possible that he did this only in Baltabee, but it was probable that he had a veritable tribe of children throughout the coastal areas. In Baltabee alone, he had had four children, two boys and two girls. The women who had given birth to these children banded together in a group of sorts, but his children, including M'tan, refused to do the same, resenting each other. These children often saw their father, when he landed in port a few times every Turn, and resented him for ignoring them. As M'tan grew, he saw less and less of the man who fathered him, who sometimes only returned once every Turn. On his final disappearance, Mikel was away for two Turns, and did not return. News came reporting that the man's ship had been lost at sea under unknown circumstances. M'tan was then fourteen, and old enough to be hired onto one of the large fishing ships that left port for weeks at a time. Though nervous that something would happen in his absence, he performed his first job as a cook's assistant, and returned to the Hold a few weeks later to find nothing changed. Taking another job, he spent the next two years on and off of a fishing ship, eventually graduation to the position of deck hand. He missed many Searches during this time, but was finally found at sixteen. Leaving his mother and resentful half-siblings behind, he went to what was then Southern Weyr. Two years passed uneventfully, with riders battling thread, and he running ground crews, until his final Hatching, at eighteen. Golith's second to last clutch, though none then knew it, held surprises for everyone. Niagareth then Hatched and Impressed him, a strange, silvery-blue dragonet. In the six years since, he has led no Wing, flown no Queen, and fathered no children. Now, in the recently re-named New Southern Weyr, he has a new chance.

For Dragonriders:

Name of Dragon: Niagareth
Age of Dragon: 6 Turns
Color of Dragon: Waterfall (Male)
Color Code: 74BBFB
Appearance of Dragon: Niagareth is a smaller-than-average Waterfall, though only by a slight amount. Not that anyone would truly know that, as only one other has reached its full size. At 44 Meters, he could be a large Mineral, albeit one with a strange coloring. And strange his coloring is. Unlike other Waterfalls, he is nearly entirely the same, silvery-blue color. Flecks of pure silver adorn his lean tail and large head-knobs, while an almost flame-like pattern of the same color covers his snout. With the coloring, he could pass for an extremely large Sea dragon, if not for the metallic sheen of the higher colors. His wingspan is larger than that of an average Waterfall, giving him a strange proportion, of smaller body and larger wings.
Personality of Dragon: Niagareth's personality complements that of his rider, which basically means that it is exactly the opposite. Hardly ever calm, and easily excitable, the Waterfall is a very positive dragon. He enjoys swimming as much as his rider, so the two often travel to the beaches. Ever the eternal optimist, Niagareth enjoys everything, even going to the point of stating that he enjoys the exercise that is gleaned from Threadfall, though no dragon would ever say directly that they enjoyed fighting Thread. The Waterfall performs most tasks diligently, though he quite often gets temporarily distracted by nearly anything that passes by. Niagareth has a developed sense of humor, mostly gleaned from others than his rider, and enjoys peppering M'tan and others with jokes. Niagareth particularly enjoys Flights, of which he's won only a few, though you won't glean that from him while he is Chasing. Then is one of the very few times in which he concentrates entirely on one goal, focusing to the point of ignoring everything else.
Other: Packtail

((A bit crazy on the History, sorry))

[Zenniel]

Accepted as Male Waterfallrider

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