Harriett Beckner: Cook/Chef: female

CHARACTER PROFILE

Name: Harriett Marie Beckner, Harry for short

Age: 28, early summer

Gender: female

Distinguishing features: huge thread score on her left forearm.

Hair Color: long, wavy brunette hair

Eye Color: brown

Description: Harry is what most would call 'attractive', though she would never think that herself. She stands at 5'7" and weighs 135 pounds. Her skin is on the darker side so she doesn't have to worry about burning as badly. Her face is very defined and almost feline like.

Personality: Harriett use to be a very outward, fun loving, caring, and exciting individual. These days though she is a shell of her former self. Introverted to a fault, she prefers to be by herself than with others. She hardly ever smiles now and forget about getting her to do anything that's in the least social. Harry would rather avoid conversation with anyone, but will be civil and do her best if someone approaches her.

History: Harriett came to Pern with her parents. They had been just your regular joes back on Earth and figured that Pern might have been the chance they needed to have more in life. Harry wasn't very happy to leave her home and friends behind, but she hated the thought of not being with her parents even more. Once on Pern she began to quickly love it. She decided to train in the culinary field.

There is where she met her future husband, Bobby. Within a year they were married. Things were going well and Harry had just informed her husband they were expecting their first child. Not long after that, the unthinkable happened. Thread started falling. Bobby had gone to work that morning and Harry had stayed home, the first trimester of her pregnancy not settling to well with her. Bobby had been going to work at wedding that was happening outside. They had little warning and he along with a handful of others was killed. When Harriett found out it was as if her whole life came crashing down. She wanted to die herself, but she knew she had their child to live for. So she managed to pull herself together.

Nine months later Harriett gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She named her Robertina, in memory of her husband. Things started to get better for her and Robby, as she called her daughter, became the new love of her life. The two of them had four years of bliss. Harry was teaching Robby from a young age how to cook and the young girl had a knack for it. Harry still missed her husband, but she had her daughter and that was enough. Unfortunately some are not so lucky in life and a week after Robby's fifth birthday there was an awful accident. Robby was with some of the others going for a hay ride in a cart with one of the teachers. As they were riding along something spooked the horse and it started running. Robby was near the back of the cart and was thrown from it. She landed hard on her head. People rushed her to the infirmary, but she had suffered a horrible skull fracture and there was nothing they could do.

Harriett at least had enough time to be with her child before she passed away. After that Harriett was absolutely devastated. With her baby and husband gone there was no reason for her to live and she did indeed try to end her own life. Her parents was able to stop her and they put her under 24 hour watch. Soon she realized that she wasn't going to be allowed to follow her family and became resigned to just moving through the motions of life. She still cooked, but her heart was no longer in it. About nine months ago she was told to try and impress one of the firelizards from Solstices clutch. She really didn't want to, but some how she did end up getting a green. Her little green Trinket is her closest and best friend. Though she doesn't make up the emptiness she feels she does make her life a bit more tolerable.

Pets:

Name: Trinket

Species: Firelizard

Breed: Green

Age: 9 months

Description: She is a very light green growing to an almost white on her legs and tail. She is a very slender and graceful thing.

Personality: Trinket is very, very loving. She's extremely loyal and never leaves Harriett's side. She's a very calm little girl and has no problem with resting in Harry's lap for most of the day. She does have her moments when she feels like playing and in those moments Harriett will maybe even smile at her.