Persona Profile: Xu'ma

Writer: Hunter

Name: Xu'ma
Pronunciation: ZOO-mah
Age: 43
Birthday: m1 d13
Rank: Wingrider, Cypress Wing
Location: Barrier Lake Weyr
Craft: Dragonhealer
Craft Rank: Master

Physical Description of Persona:
Striking blue eyes, clear and piercing like pristine Northern ice, stand out against the rich tones of his face, catching light and attention with equal ease. His features are broad and proud: high cheekbones, a strong nose, and full lips often curved in a knowing, lopsided smile. A thick beard frames his jawline, kept neatly trimmed but never rigid, like the man himself, disciplined, but not constrained.

His hair is a cascade of inky black curls worn long despite every reprimand and rebuke. When not braided tight to his scalp for Threadfall, it tumbles past his shoulders in defiance of tradition, a statement as much as a style. There’s a quiet wildness in the way he wears it, a refusal to yield to convention, much like the feline grace in his every movement. Muscular and deliberate, he walks like a predator at ease: measured, confident, and fully aware of the space he commands.

Emotional Description of Persona:
He walks the edge of Weyr tradition like a tightrope - never quite breaking the rules but rarely bowing to them either. Quick with a grin and quicker with a retort, he carries himself with the easy charm of someone who’s long since stopped asking for permission. He’s not necessarily insubordinate, but he definitely makes the leadership sweat from time to time. He questions orders, pushes boundaries, and has a knack for finding better ways of doing things AFTER he's already done them.

History of Persona:
Born and raised within the weathered stone halls of Dragonsfall Weyr, Xu’ma came from a line of steady, practical riders - many of whom boasted solid records of Impression, despite the scarcity of eggs, and a quiet pride in the family’s secondary legacy as smithcrafters. Though expected to follow in one of those paths, Xu’ma defied expectation early by showing a keen eye for injury and an almost uncanny intuition with dragons. His bond with Vuth, a hulking blue with the strength of a brown, only deepened that instinct, and when he began training in dragonhealing, he advanced quickly. His calmness under pressure, deft hands, and unshakable presence made him a valued asset in the Wings - and a rare and most welcome standout in the dragon infirmary.

Outside of duty, Xu’ma’s personal life has been anything but conventional. Charismatic and unapologetically free-spirited even by Weyr standards, he’s known for whirlwind liaisons with both men and women, few of which last more than a a handful of months but more than a few of which have resulted in children. He acknowledges those he knows of with a mixture of easy acceptance and affectionate if uneven involvement, though it’s widely suspected there may be others who inherited his sharp blue eyes and crooked grin. With the founding of Barrier Lake Weyrhold, Xu’ma saw opportunity - a new challenge, fresh terrain, and the chance to leave a mark. He transferred willingly, bringing with him a seasoned rider’s instinct, a skilled dragonhealer’s knowledge, and the well-worn confidence of a man who’s lived hard, worked harder, and still has something left to prove.

Dragon's Name: Vuth
Dragon's Age: 29
Dragon's Hatching Date: m5 d23
Dragon's Colour: Blue
Description of Dragon:
Vuth is a powerfully built blue, broad of chest and thick of limb, rivaling many browns in sheer physical presence. His head is large and square-jawed, framed by pronounced eye ridges that lend him a watchful, almost brooding expression. His hide is a striking shade of deep indigo - nearly uniform in tone - though a fresh coat of oil brings out a handsome iridescent shimmer.

Faint scars dapple his flanks and neck, pale reminders of battles past, but the most striking are the ghostly stripes that cross his thick neck, muscled chest, and forelegs. At a glance, they might seem exotic, almost deliberate, but their origin is far grimmer - etched into his hide during his earliest Turns flying against Thread. Fully healed yet forever visible, they mark him as a survivor of Pern's oldest enemy, a testament to the ferocity of his youth and the strength that carried him through it.

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Nusk, Blue Firelizard: aged 29, hatched m2 d24
Nusk is a pale, almost ghostly blue firelizard, his hide aged, scarred, pitted, and softened by time. Though small, his expression carries the weight of countless seasons, eyes narrowed in a perpetual scowl that speaks of endless patience worn thin by the perceived nonsense of his owner. Nothing seems to ever please Nusk. Cranky and cantankerous, he rarely spares a kind glance and clearly prefers a concert of sharp chirps and dismissive tail flicks to any form of affectionate communication, as if the world’s chaos had long since exhausted his tolerance. Yet surprisingly, beneath this crusty exterior, burns a fierce loyalty and more often than not he can be found curled possessively, one might even dare say contently, around Xu'ma's neck.

Approved: May 27th 2025
Last updated: June 9th 2025

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