Name: Algul
Age: 34
Residence: Dolphin Hall(MLH)
Dolphin Name: Perse
Dolphin Age: 20
Pet Kind: Firelizard
Firelizard Color: Brown
Pet Name: Querl
Pet Age: 7
Craft: Dolphineer
Rank: Craft Master
Brief Description: Algul is about 6' tall, and stocky, with brown
hair and eyes. His duties as a Dolphineer keep him fit and his skin tanned.
His right arm has been amputated a few inches down from the elbow, the result of
an accident when he was boy.
Generally he is outgoing and friendly, but he is often distracted by thoughts of
the latest piece of equipment he is working on, or a new gadget to tinker with -
until the accident, it was believed he would follow in the footsteps of his
foster father and become a Smith.
History: Algul was born and raised at Southern Boll hold. Most of his
childhood was spent either in the Smithcraft hall, with his foster father or by
the sea, watching the FishCrafters at work, and playing with the local pod of
dolphins. Everyone assumed that Algul would be trained as a Smith, until the
fateful day when he lost his arm whilst helping out in the Hall Although his
foster father and friends tried to persuade him that he could still be a
successful Smith, he refused to be trained - in fact it was many years before he
could bring himself to a SmithCraft Hall. Instead, Algul joined the Dolphin
Hall. As an apprentice, he left much to be desired and his Masters barely
expected him to reach Journeyman rank, yet alone a Mastership.
Promotion to Journeyman restored Algul's confidence in himself and he started
applying his aptitude for innovation to the equipment used by Dolphineers for
prolonged underwater work, and he was soon made a Master. He continued his
work, improving the efficiency and safety for Dolphineers right across Pern.
When Dralut, the former MasterDolphineer died, Algul was the logical successor.
Dolphin Description: Perse is large dolphin, with strong traces of her
bottlenose heritage. She has been partnered with Algul for the last 15 years.
Always a mother figure to her pod, (she has reared 3 sons and 2 daughters), she
is a caring and gentle creature, both with dolphins and twofoots.
PetDescription: Light brown, with darker markings and just short of an arms
length, Querl looks like a piece of driftwood carried by a winter storm, and he is almost as active! A quick learner, and always looking for entertainment, he
makes a useful messenger for the DolphinMaster - although not always reliable
one!