Lanelle

• Born in Nabol, but raised in Fort Hold.
• Apprenticed to Healer Hall, but Impressed at Fort Weyr
• Bonded to gold Sreyoth, but not really in charge.
• Has work to do, but does she really have to?

A child of Lady Nabol's unwed sister and, allegedly, Lord Nabol himself, Lanelle was warded off to Fort Hold as hastily as could be managed. As soon as she came of age, she was apprenticed to the Healer Hall where it was hoped she would remain, never to be given another thought by Nabol. She didn't quite blossom into what was expected of her, however. She had talent for the craft, certainly, but she lacked drive and didn't hold up well against her peers. So she was released from her apprenticeship.

It left her adrift, but it was a situation that, at the very least, made her uncomplicated to Search, not of Nabol Hold, not ever quite of Fort Hold, and no longer of Healer Hall. Lanelle was flown off to the hatching sands of Fort Weyr where she Impressed Sreyoth, a strong-willed gold who proved to be a challenging partner for the diffident young woman.

Once she was capable of going between safely, Fort Weyr arranged a transfer of the young, ambitious, unproven gold to Igen Weyr along with a wing, including a generous handful of bronzeriders, led by J'rias.

Time will tell if Igen feels as though they were shafted by this arrangement.

Of average height and lean build, with fair hair and blue eyes, Lanelle is not the sort of woman who commands attention. Her skin is pale, not on the best terms with the sun, and her features, like her choices in wardrobe, are plain.