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Diarmid of Bronze Diarsk and Blue Midsk
By: BatDoesStuff Date: August 5, 2022, 9:18 pm
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[center]DIARMID
HTML https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/415316838923370498/1005296372259504208/Face_Claim_-_Rory_McCann.png
"When I get a job, I make phone calls to every single person I
know and tell them not to bloody call me."
- Rory McCann
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[center]BASICS[/center]
NAME: Diarmid
BIRTHDATE: Summer of 2581
AGE: 31 as of Autumn 2612
GENDER: Cis-male
PRONOUNS: He/Him
ORIENTATION: Questioning, He doesn't have much experience
BIRTHPLACE: Benden Hold
LOCATION: Westwind Weyr
OCCUPATION: Apprentice Smithcraft, Wherhandler (Bronze & Blue)
WING: Stormcloud Squad
[center]APPEARANCE[/center]
HAIR: Dark Brown
EYES: Brown
HEIGHT: 6'7''
WEIGHT: 212 lbs
PLAY-BY: Rory McCann
APPEARANCE: Diarmid, put in simple terms, is a beast of a man.
He falls at about 6'7'' and is practically made of pure muscle
which he works very hard to maintain. He has light skin with a
few minor scars here and there after years of working with
Diarsk. His hair and decently sized beard are a dark brown color
and are rather scruffy most of the time. He doesn't do a whole
lot of self-care and prefers to keep busy in other ways so he
isn't always the neatest person in regards to appearances.
Diarmid isn't unhygienic to be clear, just perhaps someone
should remind him to brush out his hair every once in a while
instead of leaving it how it is.
[center]PERSONALITY[/center]
PERSONALITY:
Diarmid is a very caring person and does his best to treat
everyone with a level of understanding and kindness. He often
can see things from a different perspective and, even if he
doesn't agree with a person, he tries to empathize with their
struggles whenever he can. There are always two sides to a story
and he'd hate it if he made someone else's day worse simply
because he refused to acknowledge everyone has their own battles
in life. He's known quite a few himself, though he's luckily a
rather resilient person and can usually get himself out of a bad
place. It isn't easy, but Diarmid's determined to survive
anything.
It's pretty obvious from his appearance alone, but he is a very
athletic person and likes to keep it that way. He's worked hard
to be as fit and strong as he is and staying that way is
important to him. The slight problem he does happen to face with
this however is, when combined with his height and problems with
expressing himself, he, unfortunately, appears aloof much of the
time. Without knowing Diarmid, he comes across as cold and
intimidating which isn't helped by Diarsk's aggressive behavior.
It's not what he intends however and if anything he is pretty
much the opposite. Although he doesn't show it often, Diarmid
actually has a rather romantic side to him. It doesn't come out
a lot, but mostly just because he hasn't had much experience
with dating.
One of the biggest problems he has to face is he tends to be
socially oblivious and easily reads things the wrong way. Mostly
he assumes people are just being polite and friendly, so other
cues ranging from threats to flirting tend to go over his head
and he additionally doesn't always notice if he has said
something wrong. However, if he does then he'll tend to do all
he can to fix things. He tends to be rather self-sacrificing.
It's a bad habit of his to give up all his time and effort for
others and ignore his own needs or wants to an unhealthy degree.
Diarmid tends to be very secretive with his feelings, seeing
them as not really all that important alongside just never
having been taught how to properly express them to others. It's
just become easier to bottle things up for as long as possible.
[center]HISTORY[/center]
THEME: N/A
FAMILY:
Declan | Father | Status unknown, Estranged
Keira | Mother | Status unknown, Estranged
Alexandra | Younger Sister, 23 | Alive, extremely protective of
Ezra | Younger Brother, 20 | Alive, extremely protective of
Dario | Younger Brother, 19 | Alive, extremely protective of
(All siblings are open ties! Names/Genders can be changed)
STATUS: Single, Open!
HISTORY:
TW - Toxic Family Dynamics
Diarmid was the firstborn of Declan and Keira's children within
Benden Hold. Declan was a smithcraft journeyman while Keira was
a Tailorcraft journeywoman and they had an alright relationship
at the time. They fell for each other as teens and seemed to
have a healthy relationship, though technically Diarmid wasn't
exactly planned between them. At the time the two parents were
in their early twenties and still working things outs, but they
did the best they could.
When he was about 8, he was surprised with a baby sister named
Alexandra. Having a younger sibling meant the world to Diarmid
and he wanted to do all he could to protect her and show her
everything he could. He was even happier to welcome even more
siblings into the family. Ezra, a brother, was born about 3
years after Alexandra and a year later the trio of siblings
found themselves welcoming in Dario, another brother. Despite
how this should have been a time to celebrate and Diarmid was
doing his best to look after his new siblings, he started to
notice the many problems between his parents.
His siblings were too young to notice, but the arguing between
Keira and Declan was getting rather intense and the presence of
three young children was not helping. Diarmid, instinctively
trying to help ease tensions, really started to take care of his
siblings very often and thought it would help fix things if he
was of help. It's also why he finally gave in to the idea of
becoming a smithcraft journeyman as he clearly was rather tall
for his age and was active enough that he would be fitting for
the apprenticeship. Diarmid didn't want that path, but his
father was often the quickest to snap so this seemed like this
the best way to fix things. It wasn't like they would bother
listening to his feelings on the matter, his father believing he
was 'too sensitive' and should get over it. So, he just went on
with life and eventually went into his apprenticeship while also
still having to balance making sure his siblings were alright.
It wasn't until years later that, finally, their parents split
up. It felt like Diarmid could finally breathe again and with
that came him wanting to stop his apprenticeship. Really he only
did it for his father to be happy while in reality he was much
more interested in being a Wherhandler and had come of age to
enroll as a candidate. It surprised his mother, yet she must
have felt guilty for all the years of arguments as, despite her
clear hesitance, she claimed to support the decision.
With that Diarmid finally did something he actively wanted to
strive for. He didn't have much luck with the Wher clutches for
a while and, much to his surprise, his siblings did their best
to cheer him up by bringing him a firelizard egg. Never did he
think about bonding to a flit, but the gesture was so sweet and
in all honesty, Diarmid instantly fell in love with the little
bronze flit. Bubba was the name he decided to give the laid-back
creature and oh boy did he spoil the little thing any chance he
got.
It took another two years after that for something to finally
happen. Diarmid almost had given up when he had gone to another
clutch of wher eggs, expecting to be glossed over once again by
the wher surveying the candidates. She must have seen something
in him as before he knew it an egg was being rolled over by his
feet. He was ecstatic and not even the wherlet's aggressive
hatching out of the egg could deter him away. Before him was a
beautiful bronze and Diarmid was happy to impress to him with no
hesitation. His little Diarsk, who despite having a massive
temper, was the perfect match. Diarmid knew that all the wherlet
needed was an outlet so together they trained and Diarmid worked
hard to make a strong bond. This was also why he had made the
decision to move into Benden Weyr.
Although they could be comfortable in the hold, Diarsk was a
wher that needed a sense of purpose and duty to help ease his
aggression in a healthy way. He needed to feel like he was doing
something worthwhile and, quite honestly, Diarmid needed that as
well. His siblings and mother came along, having needed a way to
get away from Declan who had been an absolute pain to deal with
even if he was no longer in their lives. Granted, Keira wasn't
much better and had always voiced that she thought Diarsk was
much too aggressive. For years Diarmid worked with Diarsk and
did the best he could for the weyr. Sure, things were not
perfect, but for a man who didn't expect much just seeing his
family and bonded be happy was enough for him.
Things really changed when he was about 29 years old, people
began to lose their minds when Haloneth, a gold dragonet, had
impressed to a man. Sure, Diarmid was pretty shocked as well by
the news, but didn't dragons bond to those that they needed and
would work well with? That would have to mean this was the best
pair, though his mother didn't at all share those thoughts. She
was repulsed by the idea, agreeing with some of the drastic
solutions to this 'problem'. That was the last straw for
Diarmid, Keira wasn't getting any better at being a parent and
his siblings also happened to agree her antics were too much.
They wanted to make a plan to get away from her or somehow get
her back to the hold, yet life had a way of providing a solution
for them that was much easier. A group was leaving with Haloneth
and her bonded, Haurchefaut, and without much thought, he and
his three siblings all agreed to go with them. To leave this
place and their parents behind them for something that'd
hopefully be better.
Diarmid held no regrets about leaving, truly being glad to see
how open and freeing it was to be within Westwind Weyr. Diarsk
was extremely happy as well, clearly taking a liking to how the
Weyr was recognizing that they could play their part just like
the dragons could. Not only that, but greens were producing good
dragonets and Haloneth clearly had some surprises hidden in her
clutch. Things were looking up and Diarmid just hoped his
siblings felt the same amount of freedom as he did.
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Re: Diarmid of Bronze Diarsk
By: BatDoesStuff Date: August 5, 2022, 9:19 pm
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[center]UPDATES[/center]
[list]
[li]Late Autumn 2612: Elask's clutch finally begins to hatch and
Diarmid is chosen as one of the handlers. He bonded with a blue
wherlet by the name of Midsk, who is strangely long, but makes
up for it with a beautiful hide.[/li]
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Re: Diarmid of Bronze Diarsk
By: BatDoesStuff Date: August 5, 2022, 9:47 pm
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[center]DIARSK[/SIZE]
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"Diarsk do anything for Diarmid. He is good handler, good
companion. Anyone who argues can deal with Diarsk's teeth in
their flesh."
[size=18pt]BASICS[/center]
NAME: Diarsk
BIRTHPLACE: Benden Hold
BIRTHDATE: Spring of 2603
AGE: 9 as of Autumn 2612
[center][size=18pt]APPEARANCE[/SIZE][/center]
LENGTH: 16.5 ft.
HEIGHT: 5.7 ft.
[B]COLOR:[/B] Bronze
[B]TEXT COLOR:[/B] #998045
APPEARANCE: Diarsk is a large bronze wher and clearly shows that
off whenever he possibly can. While his hide is a rather plain,
simple bronze color with a soft darker speckling all over his
body, he clearly takes more pride in being a powerhouse. He and
Diarmid are similar in that way, often bonding over exercise and
trying to remain as strong as possible.
[center][size=18pt]PERSONALITY[/SIZE][/center]
PERSONALITY:
From the moment Diarsk hatched, his temper was a well-known
factor of his personality. Harsh and to the point technically is
a more accurate way to describe his behavior, as he tends to be
all bark and no bite with most of his talk being empty threats.
The reason he usually doesn't attack or snap is his loyalty to
Diarmid, knowing it'd upset him if he attacked without a proper
reason for it. Diarsk simply wishes to be seen as important and
impressive, not just by Diarmid, but by the Weyr as a whole.
He'd never admit this out loud, that would be idiotic, but he
truly does care a lot. His temper simply speaks louder than any
hidden desire of this and has given him the reputation of being
aggressive.
VOICE: His voice is rough and gravelly, always holding a thin
warning to not cross him or Diarmid.
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Re: Diarmid of Bronze Diarsk
By: BatDoesStuff Date: September 7, 2022, 1:13 pm
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[center]BUBBA[/SIZE]
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[size=18pt]BASICS[/center]
NAME: Bubba
BIRTHPLACE: Bendan Weyr
BIRTHDATE: Spring 2601
AGE: 11 as of Autumn 2612
[center][size=18pt]APPEARANCE[/SIZE][/center]
[B]COLOR:[/B] Bronze
APPEARANCE: Bubba has a beautiful bronze coat that has splotches
that are a more green-bronze color rather than the warm tones of
his main hide. Alongside this, he definitely falls on the
heavier side when compared to other bronze flits thanks to the
mix of his lazy personality and many treats from Diarmid. He
isn't unhealthy in the amount of extra weight he carries,
Diarmid makes sure to not go too far with his spoiling, Bubba
just always has been more of a chunky boy and seems to like it
Means more to love and cuddle!
[center][size=18pt]PERSONALITY[/SIZE][/center]
PERSONALITY: Bubba is a very calm and sweet flit who often is
quite slow-moving and lazy. While some flits might prefer to fly
or chatter, he is much more compelled to sleep on Diarmid and be
carried around like a newborn. There are moments that Bubba
might become very playful, but these come in tiny spurts of
energy and rarely last longer than 5 minutes at a time unless
some sort of sugary treat is given. He just is a bronze that
likes to enjoy the simple things in life, such as napping until
Diarmid has to wake him up to prove he is in fact alive.
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Re: Diarmid of Bronze Diarsk
By: BatDoesStuff Date: October 9, 2022, 11:50 pm
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[center]Midsk[/SIZE]
HTML https://i.imgur.com/HGfgLMx.png
"... Midsk... accepts this..."
[size=18pt]BASICS[/center]
NAME: Midsk
BIRTHPLACE: Westwind Weyr
BIRTHDATE: Late Fall 2612
AGE: Newborn as of Late Fall 2612
[center][size=18pt]APPEARANCE[/SIZE][/center]
LENGTH: 16 ft
HEIGHT: 4.5 ft
[B]COLOR:[/B] Blue
[B]TEXT COLOR:[/B] #34839a
APPEARANCE:
Midsk is a very odd shape for a wher, being longer than most
blues, more around the length of a brown but as far as height..
smaller than most blues. Visually it makes for a strange
combination but somehow he makes it work. His hide looks like a
starscape was painted upon it.. much like his dam but his rich
blues speak to the sire.. if one wanted to try to reason it out.
Truth is.. he just... is.
[center][size=18pt]PERSONALITY[/SIZE][/center]
PERSONALITY:
Cool to the point of seeming cold, Midsk is a wher of few
actions and fewer words. He is not a social creature and will
not start conversations or interactions unless his handler asks
it of him. He does not like dramatics and will avoid any handler
or wher that makes him. He also strongly dislikes dragons,
thinking they are lazy and do not do the real work that whers
clearly do. He is also stubborn as a sunrise and it will take a
great deal of patience and working with him to get him to move.
he also utterly detests being touched by anyone other than his
handler.
The only wher he seems to openly tolerate is Diask, sharing a
strange bond with his clutchmate.. but every other can go get
forsked, he can't be bothered. While he seems cold, to his
handler, he sometimes lets the walls down and will quietly
nuzzle their side or make some effort to show he cares.
He is a very hard worker and while stern and curt, he actually
does care about others.. he just does not know how to show it.
VOICE: Midsk speaks in curt, cool and almost business like tone
to a surprisingly deep voice. His emotions are very much not
reflected in his speech.
Why Diarmid? : If anything, Diarmid could coax Midsk out of his
withdrawn shell and could handle his abrasive and blunt nature
with grace and maturity given an experienced handler. Plus.. I
like the dynamic.
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