NEXUS CHRONICLES

A slip of a girl, Hermina is long limbed and all sharp angles, with very little meat on her bones. She sports a long, narrow, slightly upturned nose and bright pale-blue eyes. Thin lips and a tall forehead give her the appearance of being long-faced. She's almost always seen with a soft expression and quiet smile. She possesses notably long, delicate fingers and petite hands, already calloused from hard work in the lower caverns. Hermina keeps her long, blond hair fastidiously tied from her face and she's constantly fussing with it. She can't stand having loose hair hanging in her face and always has extra hair ties handy.

Hermina loves rich colors and soft fabrics, putting equal stock in comfort and fashion. She enjoys long, flowing dresses with ornate sleeves and cinched waists but understands her job, and her life in the weyr, more often require her to wear simpler clothing she doesn't mind mucking up. Blues and silvers are her favorite colors.

A nervous girl with a proud upbringing, Hermina tries her best to carry herself with airs of dignity, masking her anxiety with nervous ticks such as fiddling with her hair or fussily straightened her clothes.

Hermina cares deeply for other people, regardless of their station, with empathy that runs as deep and thick as her blood. She despises seeing anyone mistreated, her heart breaks at witnessing pain, and she will not stand idle when someone needs her aid. There's little surprise that she decided to apprentice as a healer for Shigan Weyr. The occupation tears her in two. There are so many she can do nothing for, watching riders fall to thread scouring, disease consume the weak and elderly, but to walk away from them and leave herself blinded to their plights would drive her mad. Her time, her skills, her sweat and tears, are all for caring for the sick and injured. She is oft driven to smaller acts of kindness as well, always full of sweet smiles and soft eyes for anyone that approaches her. She's kindly in her mannerisms and patient with those who need an altruistic audience. 

Hermina is terrified of taking risks, with herself or others, to the point that she will shirk her duties and run if it looks like she may be placed in danger. She never leaves the weyrhold during thread fall and will back away from any physical altercation she witnesses. She constantly second guesses herself, worried for the quality of her work, and is wracked with indecision. Her nervousness has bred into various ticks, such as tugging at her hair until her scalp turns red. Hermina is jumpy and cautious as the best of times, easily startled and always on the look out for things to go 'boo' in dark corners. 

With a privileged upbringing as the only legitimate child of Shigan's previous weyrwoman and weyrleader, it's no wonder Hermina's education stretched beyond that of most weyrbrats. She's well read and varied in her skills, with a love for learning that leads her to quench her thirst in any book she can barter for. She has a sharp mind, learn quickly, and keeps her wits about her. While capable of eloquence and verbosity she's humble in her intelligence, never flaunting it or using it to make other's feel lesser than herself. She has a dedication to learning all she can about a craft and applying her knowledge with practiced skill. She takes her responsibilities seriously. 

While she's unwilling to start a confrontation herself, Hermina has a devious mind and isn't above manipulating others to fight her battles for her. She's obtusely vindictive, both for slights against herself and for the people she cares about, and she'll make certain justice is served.  

Only legitimate child of Shigan Weyr's previous weyrwoman and weyrleader.

Both parents were lost battling threadfall when Hermina was 16.

Prior to this, Hermina was eager to stand on the sand and impress a dragon of her own. Now she fears becoming a wingrider and is choked with anxiety every time she steps foot on the sands.

She switched her focus from candidate hopeful to apprentice healer.

THREADSCORE & SEARCH

Hermina and Dusana help their weyr through threadfall.
Story contains description of wounds.

DAWNWATCH

Hermina and Dusana return from Istabitha with a single dragon: Hermina's brown Kalapatith. The trio drift apart because of Hermina's weyrling lessons and a search rider from a different reality of pern visits Shigan weyr.