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Name: Selkell (S'kell)

Gender: Male

Age: 21

Origin: Crafthall bred

Height: 5'6"

Build: extremely mousey

Skin: Reddish tan

Hair: Brightly orange

Eyes: Hazel blue (blue-grey)

Personality: whiny, never quite satisfied with his own work, a perfectionist and an ar-teest. He works with canvas as well as weaving, tapestries that are colorful and functional are his specialty. Though he's still only a senior Apprentice he is content to remain at that level if it gives him time to just work with his hands.

History: It was probably because he was sent to the Weyr, that he got searched. His Hall wanted to know dimensions and textures that were appropriate for tapestries and paintings, framing and the like. And thus: searched. Selkell is not too happy about this, but it can't be worse than going back to the Hall... Selkell is extremely small for a man, and all his life he's taken verbal and physical abuse for it. If he can prove himself worthy of a dragon, he's pretty certain that will stop. Or, he thinks, more likely any dragon will look at him and pass him by.

Your Name: Shard
Candidate's Name: Selkell
Future Rider Name, if Male: S'kell
Gender: male

--Questions!--

1. What color do you particularly want to Impress?
Blue - there are plenty of blues around. Blend in, that'd be nice.

2. Any colors you do NOT want to get?
Brown - ugh. A smaller group of them but oh so much more like their bronze cousins...

3. Extrovert or Introvert?
I like being part of a crowd, but not the center of attention. - all those Bronze riders usually would hog it anyway.

4. Nervous about the Hatching?
I don't care, I probably won't Impress anyway. - I mean seriously. At my age? And when I've already got a profession?

5. Are you a leader, or a follower?
I don't think I'd like being in charge. I'd rather just keep my head down and do what I'm told. - Maybe if I don't impress I'll stick around as a weaver anyway, they could use some blankets and wall-warmings around here.

6. Someone played a mean-spirited prank on another candidate. What do you do?
I may laugh it off now, but wait until you see my revenge... - some day. Some day.

7. Some of your friends dare you to go somewhere dangerous. What do you do?
Trick them into going instead, and then call the Candidate Master. - Pfff. Like I'd ever allow myself to be led into stupid danger? Thread's dangerous enough thanks.

8. You find someone's stray pet canine. What do you do?
Take care of it until I find its owner. - Sometimes the only friends you have are the silent, lonely strays.

***

The dragons begin to hum as the first eggs rock. A blue dragon hatches first, smashing his limbs against the egg shell defiantly until it's fully broken, and only then turns his attention to the candidates. After much deliberation, he chooses Selkell!

There was nothing unimpressive about the blue dragon that wobbled toward Selkell. And he knew, Selkell did, that this was the dragon he was meant to ride. Into danger? Surely. Into adventure? Well, why not! He'd come this far, he was already an adept weaver, why shouldn't he and Dukrath weave through the skies! He laughed, Thread of any kind should beware!