Identifying traits:  Rylinn has bright green eyes and a quirky smile, and always wears her hair braided.  She has freckles and small hands, which are
often spattered in paint.  She generally is a mess.

    Appearance:  Rylinn is a bright-eyed girl, as outgoing and un-shy as her brother is
                  overprotective.  She is frequently seen with her dark hair in a bun, a
                  paintbrush or two holding it up, clothing spattered with paint.  She is
                  short, 5'3, with an upturned nose,  round lips and stocky build.

    Personality:  A bit of a flirt, Rylinn loves people and painting them.  She gets along with
                   almost everyone, but can easily be  distracted from what she's trying to
                   do.  Impatient, she has several peeves that set her off if the buttons are
                   pushed - one of them is her brother's  blatant overprotective concern.  She
                   followed him to Tanora out of curiosity, but doesn't intend to let
                   him rule her life.

    History:  Rylinn was born in Ista to a pair of  farmers, who loved her very much.
               Three years after her birth, her mother died in a bout of plague, and his
               father remarried.  Around the time her older brother Jaylon was apprenticed,
               their half-brother Ristan was born. Rylinn took up painting and was
               apprenticed for a year when Jaylone walked the tables and demanded that she
               be searched, just so that he could keep an eye on her...
 

    Pet name(s):  Skip
    Pet species:  Firelizard
    Pet(s) ages:  4
    Flit color:  Green
    Pet(s) appearance/personality:  Skip is young and flighty, completely
                                     untrained.  She likes to roll in paint
                                     and distract her owner whenever
                                     possible.  Scarcely green, Skip is more
                                     a mottle shade of every hue, as the
                                     paint never seems to wash completely
                                     off, despite Rylinn's many
                                     attempts......