Courier Baulro, B'ro

Name	Baulro, B'ro
Gender	Male, he/him, quite pan
Homeworld	"The Old World" of Pern, likely one which 'defeated' the Red Star earlier than most
Species	Human, Starfaring Dragon Rider
Totem	Virus, the 'come on, I'm not infectious any more' totem. Highly adaptable and apparently fun, but evil to the core. +2 S/Gm, +2 Bod, -3 RWP, -1 Drive, -2 Looks, +2 Bonk, +5 extra KK's
Nut	Doesn't want to admit they're a little nutty
Class	Sophomore, 25 KnacKudos
Smarts	8 > 10
Bod/Feet	4 > 6
RWP	2 > 0 abandoned and resents it / 3 RWTeachers
Luck	7
Drive	3 > 2 / 6 Ride
Looks	4 > 2 scarring from being in a fire as a child
Cool	2
Bonk	3 > 5
Powers	^Photographic Memory - you remember everything you see and hear, but it's got a down side: you remember EVERYTHING... And he absolutely does remember. The color of his mother's eyes, the feel of his father's stubbly chin. He doesn't know why they left him but suspects there were bandits or someone chasing them, and either they thought they were sparing him from that fate by leading them away, or perhaps more likely, they thought that whoever was after them would take their child instead... no one came for him for days, and that has lasted in his mind for a long, long time. The more positive angle is that he can memorize virtually any information instantly, and has a very strong reading comprehension even here where the script is different. While participation in classes might drag his grades down a little, he aces every test! Toughness - takes twice the amount of Meat/Bonk before face-planting. He's inherently more sturdy than most humans, something which saved his life on more than one occasion not the least of which was being in the cothold fire that took his first foster family. While he has luck out the wazoo, anyone around him might want to think twice... This feature has made him both slightly more brave, and considerably more guarded: just because he'll walk through fire doesn't mean he thinks there's a good reason to do it... Dragon Rider - The cothold he was brought to as a child was visited by riders, and he was among their only Searched... figures, no one else in the place was worth picking up. Of course he also resents that he was 'too young' to be brought to a Weyr? They have kids at Weyrs, wh... yeah okay whatever. He had to wait. But he Impressed later, and his dragon and he function as a flawless team -- Telepathy - the dragon's mind is strong and able to communicate quickly with dragons at up to 10 miles, and can sense human minds (or humanoid sentients) within 2 miles, though he easily gets a bit overwhelmed in this school setting, so he tends to be a little out of that range, enjoying residing out by the Dome in the bay -- Flight, Distance Sensing, and Teleportation - all the things that typical Pernese dragons are good at, Zeenniluth is right up there with them. See below!
Clusters 12	^Memory Tapping +4 (3) B'ro tucks everything he senses away, carefully and calmly sorting through it in the evenings before sleep. While he can force himself to forget mundane things, there are always bits that rise to the surface, and he keeps track of trends among people and events that occur with regularity, and he is quite good with pulling those repeated things back for use later. He tends to memorize what's needed to pass an exam and then relegate those things back into the dimmer parts of his mind, they'll be there, he will merely have to concentrate a little to retrieve them if needed. Stunning Multiscript Literacy +3 Sure he comes from a slightly more advanced Pern, but it's still a one trick flitter in terms of reading and writing. He's impressed numerous businesses with his ability to take instruction in written form regardless of the language. While this isn't necessarily giving him the ability to speak in that language he has a list in his mind of the phrases and directions in around 14 Twoarth-standard languages! (Meaning he also knows a fair few that aren't from Twoarth) He won't get lost in the Twi'lek sector, and can find exactly which Korean business he needs to reach in a big office building with nary an English letter found!
Skills 20	Right On Target +4 B'ro's memory for locations and faces or information carries him across the southern California area even as a teenager doing pickups and deliveries as a courier. He works directly with Alabaster for some of these, and their relationship is quite good since he knows better than to drop a sensitive piece of equipment from the sky or hand off a payment to the wrong person! Ride! +3 B'ro is one with his dragon when they're up in the skies together. He doesn't use a harness though knows how to equip and maintain them, and only during 'formal' affairs would he put one on the dragon so people can see he does know. The only exception is when there are goods or other gear needed for transporting, and he knows how to balance the items in a front-body harness for the dragon or his own backpack Armor And Gear +3 Though hardly armored for fighting, B'ro enjoys working with leather and heavy cloth, and while he is a mid-level student he excells in undergarment care for heavier armors, something that a lot of other students seem to forget and then come to him for help with 'why is there a blister here it hurts!' It's been suggested that perhaps he should go to one of the other cloth-centric classes but he enjoys clothing with purpose, even if he isn't going to be hefting a smithing hammer too often
Knacks 3	Looks Aren't Everything +2/-3 He 'might be handsome' if not for the scarring that covers much of his body. He's had to deal with taunts and mockery all his life, but has risen above it as much as he can. For those who can see past the rippled ridges and unsightly skin, he has a lot of respect and enjoys their coming to his defense. But he can hold his own for the most part. It does get to him sometimes. Enjoys Modern Everything +4 There's a lot to be said about indoor plumbing, internet connections, and airplanes. He has even considered going to the big medical plaza to see if there's anything that could be done to fix his injured skin, but he's lived with it this long, and would have to earn a lot more than he does as a teenager to afford that care. Loves watching the news, but equally enjoys the modern music, video games, and ... well, pretty much everything that a clean-energy modern Twoarth city can provide
Period	Class / Instructor / Grade (Failing, Passing, Decent, Excellent, Superb)
1	Nexus Geohistory / T.Kshau / Superb
2	Research Tactics for Genetic Engineering / Shy / Excellent
3	Cartography / Lari / Superb
4	Draconic Team Sports / Brianola / Superb
5	Dragon Riding and Tactics / H'lis / Superb
6	Penmanship and Calligraphy / Feliciane / Excellent
7	Political Science / B.Hill / Excellent
8	Armoring and Weaponsmithy / Hagen / Decent
Pets	None currently but he enjoys flitters, smart birds, and other such creatures that might act as extra eyes and ears, or send messages
Parents?	Abandoned by family, unknown, fostered by several cotholds and then a Weyr
Siblings?	None known
Image From	Meiker Wanderer by Zecchou
Other Info	They live near campus in the expensive housing for exchange students. Very little else is memorable about this student.

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From The Nexus,