Bondpairs

Caninepair: Wolf & Lupe (Courtier)

Falconpair: Eagle & Eyrien (Scout)

Felinepair: Leopard & Landen (Fighter)

Dragonpair: Wyvern & Drake (Healer)

Note:
Most people meet with the Bondfolk when they are traveling the land or assigned to cities in their Travel Groups. Bonded are not assigned Travel Groups until they finish their training. Newly trained Bonded are assigned Travel Groups with at least two other experienced Bonded. Freshly trained Bonded will generally serve in four different Travel Groups for three years each. This gives them the opportunity to work with various individuals. It also allows the Heads of the Bondhall to determine what type of people an individual Bonded will get along with better. After the 12 year rotation, Bonded are assigned their permanent Travel Groups.

Exceptions to the rotation are always granted in two instances: if two married bonded of different pairings (ex. a Lupe and an Eyrien) wish to be assigned to the same travel group; if a Landen and a Drake prefer to remain together, since this is the most important partnership for a Travel Group. Travel Group members not meeting those two criteria may request to stay together during the rotation period. Every effort is given to keep a working Travel Group together, however this is not always possible.

The training of each type of bonded is overseen by their respective Heads. A Head Bonded is an Adept who has devoted many years to teaching young Bonded.

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Caninepair:

Wolf: (Tends to be male)

.....Coloration: All normal wolf colorations, but most usually gray or black.

.....Age: Born, Bonded, Are simply taken care of until their first year. Maturity @ 2years. Trained 5 years. Live until 60.

.....Rank: Wolf

.....Height (At Shoulder): 3'6"-4'2"

.....Weight: 90lbs - 150lbs

.....Personalty: Tend to be wry, observant, and amused.

Lupe: (Tends to be male)

.....Clothing & Attire: Tends to be respectable and well-groomed.

.....Age: Bonded in teen years, takes 7 years training. Live until 75.

.....Talents/Hobbies: Politics & History

.....Prefered Weaponry: Sword.

.....Personality: Diplomatic, Respectable, Analytical.

Extra Information: Diplomats, Courtiers, and "Leaders" in social situations. The Lupe of the "Head TG" tends to be the leader of the Bonded Folk as a whole. They also act as judges for grievances, especially with cases involving guildfolk or lay people and especially when involving aristos. They are not often called to deal with cases soley involving aristos, but they are willing to judiciate if asked.

Falconpair:

Eagle: (Male or Female)

.....Coloration: Black, White, Red, Mixes.

.....Age: Born, Taken care of by parent, Bonded @ 1yr. Maturity @ 2years. Trained 5 years. Live until 60

.....Rank: Eagle

.....Height: 2'6"-3'4" (6'-8' wingspan)

.....Weight: 10-14lbbs

Eyrien: (Male or Female)

.....Clothing & Attire: Black, Green. Cammoflauge. Things that won't interfere w/ travel.

.....Age: Bonded in teen years, takes 6 years training.

.....Talents/Hobbies: Running, Hunting.

.....Prefered Weaponry: Bow

.....Personality: Solitary, Tactrium, moderate.

Extra Information: Scouts. Solitary. They're the member of a travelgroup who it would be best to judge the TG's temper by - he's usually somewhere between the passivity of a Lupe and the protective aggression of a Landen. When stationed in a city, they act as investigators for any complaints brought to the attention of the travel group.

Felinepair:

Leopard: (Tends to be female)

.....Coloration: Black

.....Age: Born, 2 years of training w/ parent. Bonded @ 3 years. Trained 4 years. Live until 55.

.....Rank: Leopard

.....Height (At Shoulder): 2'-4'

.....Length: 6'-8'

.....Weight: 110-130lbs

Landen: (Tends to be male)

.....Clothing & Attire: Black. Things that won't interefere w/ a fight. Things that can't be seen @ night. Reinforced, strong.

.....Age: Bonded in teen years, Trained 4 years.

.....Talents/Hobbies: Fighting, Games, Observing.

.....Prefered Weaponry: Anything. Training consists of learning all weapon styles

.....Personality: Protective. Fierce. Ready-For-Anything. Not confrontational, but not wimpy. Gallant.

Extra Information: When in a Travel Group, they are aggressively protective of their Drake. Often tries to protect them from themselves. They're taught in 'school' that it is their job to ensure that thier Drake does not overextend herself. Not tyrannical or even offensive. Usually intimidating - but are taught early on to listen to their Drake so long as she's not doing anything stupid *g*. Part of a Landen's training is acting as a police force in the cities across the land before they are ever assigned a Travel Group. The Landen police force is lead by the Landen of whichever Travel Group is assigned to the city. A Landen who has aged beyond their ability to travel may choose to assist supervising a city police force.

Landen's typically find their permanent Drake by their early to mid twenties.

Dragonpair:

Wyvern: (Male OR Female)

.....Coloration: Green, Blue, Black, Brown, Red.

.....Age: Born, trained 1 year w/ parent. Bonded. Trained jointly w/ parent and bondmate 3 years. Trained w/ Bondmate 4 years. Lives until 65.

.....Rank: Wyvern

.....Height [small form]: 4' (9' wingspan)

.....Weight [small form]: 20lbs.

.....Height [large form]: 30' (70' wingspan)

.....Weight [large form]: 150lbs

.....Extra Information: Can Shapeshift, and control the earth. Can sense thoughts.

Drake: (Mostly Female)

.....Attire & Clothing: Jeans, Dresses. They tend not to worry.

.....Age: Bonded early teens, Trains 7 years.

.....Talents/Hobbies: Healing, Cooking, Herbery.

.....Prefered Weaponry: Daggers

.....Personality: calm, helpful, due to their hightened empathetic powers the tend to be pushovers when someone asks for help. clear-headed.

Extra Information: Healers. Outnumbered and almost always overprotected. Tends to be exasperated but willng to go along with the males of her travelgroup. Naively confident that nothing bad will happen [Male Bonded tend to ensure that].

Drake's typically find their permanent Landen by their early to mid twenties.

Extra Information: The Bonded are telepathic. They are also mildly empathetic (Drakes even moreso). They have excellent night sight. Their natural talents for fighthing, healing,talking, or scouting are greatly enhanced.