Beyond that rather central challenge, Gerundin has pale skin and black hair, greyish eyes, and a hawkish nose. His grin is naturally crooked, and he wears a single chain around his neck under his work gear. This, while made of finest gold, is a reminder of the shackles he escaped when he and many others of his lot were dispersed to the united Nidusi as children.

He was ten when Star City fell, and part of the trafficking ring responsible for his care and sale were smashed apart by the chaos of xenodragons that had exploded across the station. He managed to flee through the vent shafts with several other children, and in fact led the way towards the escape pods that would eventually take him to Nidus Descendi's extensive refugee camp.

Gerundin spent the next few years keeping his head down, trying to escape the notice of anyone who might come looking for unattended slaves, but eventually it became more clear that if anyone was going to come after him, they'd be part of the efforts that Arx Infusco were mustering. He made the decision to become a dragon rider soon after, preferring the goal of being able to defend himself, if his liberty or anyone else's should ever by challenged.

Gerundin was shipped with a passel of other Novos to Nidus Ryslen at the behest of the Flurry, a quasi-annual event producing a prodigious amount of dragon hatchlings. Ryslen had the supply, Descendi needed the extra bodies... at least, that's how Gerundin assumed the event would go. He wasn't expecting an intra-community celebration, and he wasn't really expecting the hope and joy that came with meeting others... or from bonding.

Bonding Gevil'Tezi was the event that finally pushed him over the edge to transition the way he'd never been able to put to words, let alone actions. He still has trouble with processing feelings and with seeing the joy of day-to-day life... but the Flurry changed him in some very material ways that he looks back on with a kind of spiritual awakening. He tries to bring some of that to his leadership, though he has a long way to go.

Gevil'tezi is an especial monster to tiros and paros. She is worse than their weyrlingmasters, judging them harshly during exams and seeking to set higher standards. Sometimes she needs to be reined in, and being considered a Junior Queen, her say does not get the bulk of the votes... but she is outspoken and passionate, and that does count for a lot. Both Gerundin and the other leaders of the Nidus push her towards fairer rulings, and she is (slowly) learning where to fight her battles.