Dragonhope Weyr Rider Retela

Name	Retela (R'ela)
Gender	Male, bisexual
Age	9 @ search, currently 15
Height	5'7", short in comparison to others
Build	very thin and wiry, not muscular but not weak because of it
Skin	lightly tanned, no visible scars but has a burn mark on his upper leg from a candle falling on him as a child
Hair	light brown, frizzy in texture and cut short into a crewcut style
Eyes	dark brown, large, and often under concerned looking or judgmental heavy brows; however stern he might look on first glance, Retela's eyes are the source of many dreamy sighs among the Weyr girls, as they claim they're the color of a 'proper brown dragon'
Origin	House-born, born in one of the scattered Holds near Dragonhope
Status	Commoner in the hold, weyrbrat now
Family	Parents are both dead from a landslide, along with one of his 6 siblings. He is the oldest of those children, the youngest perished at under 1 turn old
Literacy	Very literate, can read and write with proficiency that surprises scribes
Focus	Quite intense, he is often found buried in a task and resents being interrupted until he's 'done', though when that might be no one else seems to know; as a records-keeper this is a good thing, but he is quite obsessive about making sure every name, location, date, and event is recorded correctly
Values	His friend Jensel is his cornerstone, they were friends in the cothold before it was destroyed, and became much closer as they grew into teens
Skills	Record-keeping, literacy, and seeing the lay of the land well enough to guide others through it, Retela seeks the ins and outs of the Weyr or any location and memorizes or even draws out on his parchment a nice map. When he's told to escort visitors around Dragonhope, he can do so with ease and confidence.
Knacks	As a 'nerd' with his face buried in books and scrolls all the time, early on he was picked on by kids in the hold, and had to learn to defend himself. While he doesn't go looking for trouble, Retela can hold his own even though he's as skinny and 'little' as he is. He's more of a dirty fighter than Jensel, however, and lacks discipline, so his punches might go wild.
Likes	Weyr Heights, he loves being able to see for miles! He dreams of being able to fly over them, to see these peaks from the sky
Dislikes	Interruptions and distractions, he really is too focused on work, and has to be snapped out of it, which earns a bit of ire. If it's the Weyrling Master, a higher-up rider, an important crafter... he will defer to their wisdom. Anyone else? Not so much. Also he rarely shares things he's discovered or thinks is valuable - with as large a family as he had growing up, tussling for scraps was the way of his siblings, though he generally seeks to dole out rather than take away. If a sibling grabbed from another, he would put it to rights... but that might mean simply taking whatever it was away outright for a while.
Fears	The spotlight, he would much prefer to be left to his own devices, and would rather be with Jensel and maybe one or two others, than to be in a big crowd. This harkens back to the landslide, when many in his cothold were crushed, others were trampled in the rush to escape
Goals	He's read about methods to protect plants during Threadfall, and has it in his head to make sure that any given small cothold or village has access to it. Additionally, however, he knows that as the eldest of his now-fostered siblings, he needs to set a good example. He wants to prove himself, even if the others in his family don't even know why.
Searched	At the age of 9, when the cothold effectively was buried, as the dragons and riders assisted getting survivors and their goods sorted out and safe. One of the dragons picked him out of the group along with a couple others, and they came to the Weyr rather than being fostered into other local holds at a later time
Dragon
Hatched	Isla Weyr
Clutch	31
Pet	none