Owner: Kim
Name: A'bael
Age: 19
Sex and preference: Male, heterosexual
Description: Somewhere in between medium height and tall, A'bael is of a very light and lanky build, with an expression of somewhat amused tolerance on his cheerful and quietly attractive face. Rusty brown hair continually tries to be where IT wants to be, which is normally going in various directions as long as it's not in the same direction as any more than 50 other hairs on his head. This normally only applies to the ends of his shoulder length hair however, leading to a rather haphazard and wild appearance. A'bael has very little say in what his hair does, other than the occasional dunk under water to make it at least stay flat for a while. He has quick, perceptive light brown eyes, with a few golden flecks that appear to glow in certain lights. A'bael has the scar from a stab wound he recieved as an Apprentice.
Personality: While fairly cheerful and friendly, A'bael is instantly suspicious of anyone he thinks carries a blade. After almost being killed with one, he has a right to be afraid, but this fear sometimes gets in the way of his duties as a Healer. When he knows someone is harmless, his training kicks in, and he is amiable, and gently assuring. He hates arguments, and will generally retreat from the room if a dispute occurs, but when this isn't possible, will usually go for the next best option - removing the people causing the trouble, which is usually achieved by getting someone to create a distraction, fellising them, or just plain hitting them over the head with something hard if nothing else
History: A'bael was born to a small cothold, and by the age of 7 had developed his Healer skills beyond that of the basic healing taught to everyone so far away from other habitations and help, so his parents decided to give him a chance to develop these skills even further at the Healer Hall. A'bael was keen to go, very enthusiastic about hopefully becoming a Healer, and so he was sent on the long runnerback trip across the Continent to the Healer Hall as soon as possible. Four years later, at the age of 11, A'bael got involved in an argument between two other Apprentices, and having the vague idea of trying to help by stopping the argument, was stabbed in the gut by one of them. It was only through sheer perseverance on the part of one of the Masters that he survived, but he has never since been able to summon the courage to try to stop an argument in a rational way, preferring to just get away from it, afraid of getting hurt again. He walked the tables to become a Journeyman at the age of 17, and was Searched a few weeks later. He Impressed on his second clutch, when a small, reddish brown tore his own wing with his claws as he stumbled around the Hatching Grounds. Unable to NOT help the young brown, A'bael moved forward to try and comfort him, and Impression occured. It was after Weyrling training, and six months at Fort Weyr that A'bael was transferred to Ginealar, due to overcrowding there, and what Fort's Weyrleader considered a pressing need for Healers at the southern Weyr
Rank: Wingrider
Dragon name: Farshentath
Age: 3
Colour: Brown
Description: A small dragon, with a deep reddish brown hide, almost rust coloured.
Personality: Like his rider Farshentath is friendly and compassionate, but due to his rider's fear of blades, can be somewhat overprotective if it seems the circumstances warrant it. He would never act aggressively, but to protect his rider, he would 'move' any potential aggressors to another location, usually to the other side of the Weyr.
Abilities and weaknesses: Is a natural at communicating with firelizards, having an inbuilt patience with them, and one day hopes A'bael will have enough time to Impress some. Despite his small size, Farshentath is neither particularly agile nor fast. His flame is merely average, with a good balance between heat and spread.