Description
This young teen could easily be mistaken for a boy, but is in fact a girl. Her unevenly cut black hair just brushes her shoulders at the longest and is mostly covered by a Gatsby cap with pie-shaped panels featuring varying patterns of red, brown, tan, and olive green. The hairstyle and hat draw ones attention away from her face, which is admittedly feminine. Long eyelashes frame her bright and inquisitive hazel eyes. She is tall for her age, and still has a boyish figure.
Cal is dressed in what would be considered very boyish clothes, in fact they /are/ a guy's clothes. She wears a button down, collared white shirt that at one time probably looked quite formal. This effect is greatly reduced by the fact that it's about two sizes too large for her, the sleeves are chopped to make them shorter, and its mostly covered up by a large hand me down brown jacket. Adorning the jacket at the shoulder is a single white cord, the knot of Candidacy. Her pants at the other end of the spectrum are simple, dark brown, and linen but share the trait of being too big. Cal owns only one pair of shoes, sandals with dark brown straps, but she often goes barefoot.
History
Cal was born behind the bar at the Sable Sands, the tavern and club located at Ista Weyr. Her mother Morandria was and still is a barmaid there, who just didn't know when to stop working. Her father is simply the bronzerider C'lesh who lost a flight once (okay fine, lots of times, but this is the only one that counts for Cal), and found solace in the arms of the barmaid. Morandria started up working again as soon after the birth as she could, so Cal pretty much grew up in the Sands.
As Cal got older she decided the name Calandria was exceedingly dislikable, and so shortened it to Cal. At same time she also shortened her hair, with a kitchen knife. In fact, any time the girl's hair grew past her chin she grabbed a sharp object and fixed the problem. Her mother of course got exasperated by this and kept trying to dress her up like a proper girl, in stupid girly clothing like cute pink dresses. Luckily, Cal managed to rectify the situation every time by convincing her friend Erek to switch clothing for keeps. Needless to say her mother was not very pleased to see her back in boy's clothing, and Erek's mother was probably also not pleased to see her little boy in cute pink dresses.
Up until her 12th turn the girl would terrorize the Sands' patrons with her antics, or be helpful in her own little way. She'd give drink suggestions, and even help out newly recruited bartenders with the recipes for mixed drinks. Of course, oftentimes she would make the recipes up out of thin air, and above the sound of customers spitting out her interesting concoctions could be heard a high-pitched giggle. She was also prone to getting into fights, regardless of the age, rank, or size of her target.&R&REventually, Morandria grew tired of her daughter's behavior and had her sent off to the Weaver Craft hall to become an apprentice. Cal wasn't too thrilled with this turn of events and never missed an opportunity to cause mischief which frequently got her in trouble. Alas, turning all of her creativeness to said mischief left little for her weaving projects; the most memorable occasion of her time at the hall would have to be when Cal was confronted by one of the masters about her poor and often incomplete work. The lecture that followed inspired the girl to create what was possibly the most intricate and well constructed piece produced by the younger apprentices that turn: a multi-colored woven wall hanging featuring a well proportioned hand making a rude gesture. The piece of art was hung up in the offending master's office well before the deadline, but this latest prank was not well received. Mere days after the event found Cal back at Ista Weyr, where she continued to cause trouble until her 14th turn.
Which brings us to the current day. Just after her 14th turnday Cal got searched and became a candidate at Xanadu Weyr, where she currently resides.
Family
| Name | Relation | Location | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morandria | Mother | Ista Weyr | Barmaid |
| C'lesh | Father | Ista Weyr | NPC Bronzerider |
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