Catriona's Brown Zevalyth

Gleaming Black Pearl Egg

This egg seems to have risen out of the black Istan Hatching Sands instead of clutched by a Queen. The similarity of colours make the viewer's eye almost unable to determine where the sands actually end and this black pearl begins. Translucent hues of blacks and midnight greens wrap around the shell of the perfectly round egg in varying shades of deeper and matted shadows. Buffed to a rich sheen, the surface of this black pearl is unusually smooth, giving the impression that it would be cool to the touch. The allure of this gem is that it seems to capture both the sun and moon lights before delivering them back in a mysterious incandescent glow.

Egg Inspiration:

Hatching Pose: The Gleaming Black Pearl Egg is almost completely invisible upon the obsidian sands. Did Omfaleth have it buried again, even now? But no; there, it's moved. And there, it's caught the light; it shines as its occupant struggles to free itself, a series of sharp tat-tattats from within as those claws batter at the shell. First one piece breaks off, a foot showing through only to be withdrawn for another kick. That did it; and as the egg falls to pieces, the dragon within gains his bearings.

Swaying Swashbuckling Burnished Brown

Warm brown and deep walnuts course over the hide of this young hatchling in simple lines that narrate the tale of swaying movements, shattering the uniformity of the hide. Enveloped in the warmth and depth of colours, each serpent-like movement made displays lean muscles, cunning and a handsome frame. The splattering of colours flow smoothly down his compact frame to meet in a handfasting of brown and mahogany at the tip of the long tail almost as if it is wrapped in a deep crimson sash. The hue mixture shimmers over his wing membranes from the leading to the trailing edges as the colours change from light to warm to dark browns giving the impression of one who is out and about without creature comforts. The wedge-shaped head is handsome, dark along the headnobs down toward the long neck with a splattering of mahogany around the crown which accents the black-brown outlining of the whirling eyes as if they are rimmed with kohl.

Final Size: 31.3

Inspiration: Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow from The Pirates of the Caribbean.

Name: Zevalyth

Mindvoice:

Public Impression Message: The Swaying Swashbuckling Burnished Brown Dragonet stops swaying, for once. It seems he's found his chosen; and it's left him, well, rather stunned to tell by the looks of him. His whirling eyes settle on those of his lifemate, focus complete, absolute.

Private Impression Message: The caverns seem to sway around you, almost as though the galleries had turned into sails and you were atop a shifting deck. But those are nerves; surely this lightheadedness would have nothing to do with that. But you seem to lose focus; those galleries are gone, and so are your friends, the other people you were standing with. All there is is that one brown dragonet. << Catriona, >> he says slyly, in that soft, almost slurring way he has of speaking into your mind. << My name is Zevalyth. Shall we go find ourselves an adventure? >> Then a pause; and you can feel a sudden pang, a sudden pain in your belly. << I'm very hungry. >>

Temperament

Weyrling:
Too trusting is the way to describe this hatchling's early temperament. Although intelligent, he does make mistakes but never the same mistake twice, learning quickly about tactics, life and loyalty. It's not so much that he doesn't react to things that happen, he adapts very quickly to them so no matter what situation is thrown at him, he always seems to take it in stride with but a heartbeat's hesitation.

Adult:
Clever, cunning and dishonestly honest. He has learned not to be as trusting as he used to be but he is loyal to those that deserve his loyalty and friendship. He is not only "book smart" but he is also blessed with "street smarts" which helps him move through the various stages of his life in the Weyr and with his lifemate fluidly. His swaying and hypnotic movements seem to be a bit eccentric. His methods might be seen as erratic to most but that is simply methods he uses to get what he wants.

Flight:
The sky is not just air, clouds, sun ... that is what the sky needs. What the sky is ... what my flying is ... is freedom. (A twist on Captain Jack Sparrow's description of his Black Pearl.)

Wing:
He is cunning and fierce during battle. He not only relies on strength and tactics but on his mind and past experience. He uses all options available to him, twisting and turning them so that they fit what he knows to be right ... to win at all costs. He also knows when it is time to turn and run away, not of cowardice, but to place himself or his enemy in the optimal position, physically or mentally, for his own victory.

Credits:

Egg: Reye
Description:
Name: Belanca
Temper: Rilsa
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