History Characters / ToShapeADragonsBreathAnequsFamily

* NonHeteronormativeSociety: The Masquisit have no issues with gay or lesbian relationships, trans people--one of Anequs's great aunts, Auntie Mamisashque, is and the word for it is ''mupauanakausonat''--or [[{{Polyamory}} polyamory]]. Anequs thinks the Anglish are exceptionally unpleasant about being offended about any of it and complicate their lives with rules that make no sense about who should be with whom and how.

* InterclassFriendship: Anequs makes several. First with Sander Jansen--even though [[TheUnfavorite his mother is ashamed of him]]--and then Marta Hagan, though it takes more time and their connection starts off on the wrong foot. Sander confesses that his older sister Lisbet also wishes to make friends with Anequs, but their mother intervened. Anequs also considers Liberty to be the kindest person she's met so far, even beyond her romantic feelings.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As opposed to Anequs' grandmother (who insists that Anequs remain where she is, that the Anglish cannot teach her anything about being Nampeshiweisit, ''and'' that their treaty should rightfully keep the Anglish from removing Anequs if she doesn't go among them), Tanaquish understands that the Anglish will break a treaty to get to a dragon (something much more valuable to them than coal, which was the downfall of Naquipaug) ''and'' forcibly separate Anequs from Kasaqua or kill them both if they don't approve of the situation or suspect the Masquisit are hiding the two of them. He listens to Niquiat and gives him time to explain what the Anglish want of a dragoneer--citing that he's lived in Vastergot among the Anglish and can provide insight they don't have on the island--and then asks Anequs what she thinks. When she surmises that even if she wishes to be Nampeshiweisit in the older ways, there ''isn't'' anyone to teach her as there hasn't been a Nampeshiweisit in hundreds of years and she needs to learn to shape Kasaqua's breath so it's not dangerous for everyone's saftey. Tanaquish agrees in the wisdom of her words and supports her sending in the application to Kuiper's.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As opposed to Anequs' grandmother (who insists that Anequs remain where she is, that the Anglish cannot teach her anything about being Nampeshiweisit, ''and'' that their treaty should rightfully keep the Anglish from removing Anequs if she doesn't go among them), understands that the Anglish will break a treaty to get to a dragon (something much more valuable than coal, which was the downfall of Naquipaug) ''and'' separate Anequs from Kasaqua or kill them both if they don't approve of the situation or suspect they are hiding them. He listens to Niquiat and gives him time to explain what the Anglish want of a dragoneer--citing that he's lived in Vastergot among the Anglish and provides insight they don't have on the island--and then Anequs. When she surmises that even if she wishes to be Nampeshiweisit in the older ways, there ''isn't'' anyone to teach her as there hasn't been a Nampeshiweisit in hundreds of years and she needs to learn to shape Kasaqua's breath so it's not dangerous, he agrees in the wisdom of her words.

Anequs' great aunt through her father's side. She is [[{{UsefulNotes/Transgender}} transgender]], what Anequs refers to as ''mupauanakausonat'', and lives with her husband and Aunt Shanuckee and her three children on Naquipaug.

* SurvivorGuilt: While he doesn't openly speak about it, Aponakwe is the only male survivor of his immediate family--he was at sea during the Naquipaug massacre or he would have been part of the war party that tried and drive the Anglish away. His brother Motuckquas and father were both victims, and several of the people he grew up with. [[spoiler:Including Theod's parents, who he knew well and attended their wedding.]]

* ActualPacifist: Anequs has little desire to harm anyone; she says in front of Jarl Joevarsson that neither she nor Theod wish to attack anyone and the fiercest thing she's ever killed is an aging rooster, and that's the most she wants to do. [[spoiler:The only time she defies this is when she, Kasaqua, and Jarl Joevarsson are all shot in an assassination attempt; even then, it's more Kasaqua driving desire to stop the assassin than Anequs.]]

* OnlyOneName: Everyone has a single name; unless there's a title like Aunt, Uncle, or Sachem, they are called by a single name. People are referred to as [[IAmXSonOfY the children of their parents]] to distinguish them, e.g. Anequs is called the daughter of Chagoma and Aponakwe. Among the Anglish, Anequs has been given the last name ''Aponakwedottir'' but she doesn't like it.

* OnlyOneName: Everyone has a single name; unless there's a title like Aunt, Uncle, or Sachem, they are called by a single name. People are referred to as the children of their parents to distinguish them, e.g. Anequs is called the daughter of Chagoma and Aponakwe. Among the Anglish, Anequs has been given the last name ''Aponakwedottir'' but she doesn't like it.

* CloseKnitCommunity: The population of Masquapaug is about a thousand people total. Everyone knows everyone else. Yearly they come together to make sure everyone has enough food and supplies to make it through the leaner winter together.
* {{Housewife}}: Women and girls remain on the island most of their lives, tending the homes and farms while male whalers leave out to sea. (Women that leave the island alone and go to Catchnet frequently go missing and few bodies are found.) It's a big deal that Anequs is leaving to go among the Anglish, even just to attend school--and upsetting to her mother Chagoma. Chagoma was okay with Niaquit leaving to go to the mainland, even if it was earlier than she expected, because families expect sons to eventually leave home; she expected Anequs as her oldest daughter to keep the house after her and never leave.
* NonHeteronormativeSociety: The Masquisit have no issues with gay or lesbian relationships, trans people--one of Anequs's great aunts, Auntie Mamisashque, is, and the word for it is ''mupauanakausonat''--or [[{{Polyamory}} polyamory]]. Anequs thinks the Anglish are exceptionally unpleasant about being offended about any of it and complicate their lives with rules that make no sense about who should be with whom and how.

A fifteen-year-old Masquisit girl who, after seeing a dragon and bonding with its hatchling, becomes ''Nampeshiweisit''--one bonded to a Nampeshiwe dragon--and the first from Masquapaug in two hundred years. She has to go among the Anglish to learn the ways they require to be a dragoneer, enrolling in Kuiper's Academy. She's determined only to learn and what she must to keep Kasaqua rather than embrace any of the Anglish ways more than she has to to get by. Her dragon is Kasaqua, a Nampeshiwei--a dragon species native to North Markesland.

* JokeAndReceive: Anequs says to Theod during their fight that if becoming the darling of jarls and kings is what it will take to secure her and Kasaqua's freedom to go as they may like without being tied to the academy, she'll do it. [[spoiler:She becomes a hero and darling to Jarl Joevarsson himself when she and Kasaqua together dispatch his would-be assassin--but not without all three being injured in various degrees.]]

Anequs' mother. She has two brothers, with the older a whaler and the younger Mequeche living nearby with two sons and a daughter, Mishona.

* EmptyNest: She fears this in part with Anequs leaving. Her oldest, Niquiat already has left home and is living in Vastergot; he almost never comes home but does send money. Anequs hears Chagoma crying privately to her own mother, Anequs' grandmother, about Anequs leaving: while she expected her son to leave--sons eventually do, and mothers must make peace with it--that she expected Anequs, as her oldest daughter to stay home with her always. She doesn't know what she'll tell Aponakwe when he returns to see another child has left her.

Anequs' older brother, who is seventeen going on eighteen. Rather than follow his father's path as a whaler or any other simple life on the island, he left a year and a half ago. He lives in Vastergot, where he studies tinkering at his co-op between shifts at the cannery or mill with the goal of becoming a machinakrafter and bringing the technology back to Masquapaug for his people to use.

* CountryMouse: He moved to Vastergot away from his rural native community on Masquapaug, as there was no chance for him to learn machinakraft there; the most technological thing on the island is the telegraph office. To him Masquapaug is stuck in the past, and he wants to come home with the skills to bring them to the future.

* TechnologicallyBlindElders: He doesn't see the point of Niquiat studying machinakraft or bringing his skills back to Masquapaug; to him, it's Anglish ways intruding on their way of life, when they've lived the way they have [[AppealToTradition for generations.]] He's also initially very upset by Anequs being Nampeshiweisit, rather than feeling pride aout it. This is more because he is scared of her being changed by the Anglish and what such a change could mean, especially with her getting the attention of the Anglish. The last time that happened was Naquipaug.

* YouAreACreditToYourRace: Anequs is told this by many people as only the second nackie dragoneer in recent times in Lindermarten, and the only female one. Frau Kuiper tells her in private (after Anequs strikes Ivar for his rudeness) that her and Theod are there at the academy in part to help prove that nackies can be integrated into civilized Anglish society successfully, and Anequs is setting a precedent--much like Frau Kuiper did serving in the dragonthede and allowed women outside of jarls' daughters to become dragoneers at all. Anequs doesn't want to be a representative at all, but she is whether she desires to or not.

Anequs' father. Of the Naquipaug people, he's a whaler who is gone to sea for months at a time. His sister and aunt still live on Naquipaug, while his father and brother were executed in the massacre.

* SurvivorGuilt: While he doesn't openly speak about it, Aponakwe is the only male survivor of his immediate family--and that was because he was at sea during the Naquipaug massacre; his brother Motuckquas and father were both victims as part of the raid to try and drive the Anglish away, and several of the people he grew up with. [[spoiler:Including Theod's parents, who he knew well.]]
* TechnologicallyBlindElders: He doesn't see the point of Niquiat studying machinakraft or bringing his skills back to Masquapaug; to him, it's Anglish ways intruding on their way of life, when they've lived the way they have [[AppealToTradition for generations.]] He's also initially very upset by Anequs being Nampeshiweisit, rather than feeling pride--but this is more because he is scared of her being changed by the Anglish and what it means for such a change, especially with her getting the attention of the Anglish--as the last time that happened was Naquipaug.

* OneTrueLove: She and Aponakwe are deeply in love with each other, and Anequs can't imagine them loving other people--even though her mother jokes that Aponakwe should [[{{Polyamory}} bring home a second wife to make the household run smoother.]]

Anequs' older brother, who is seventeen going on eighteen. Rather than follow his father's path as a whaler or any other simple life on the island, he left to learn tinkering. He lives in Vastergost, where he studies tinkering at his co-op between shifts at the cannery--with the goal of becoming a machinakrafter and bringing the technology back to Masquapaug for his people to use.

* CountryMouse: He moved to Vastergot away from his rural native community on Masquapaug, as there was no chance for him to learn machinakraft there; the most technological thing on the island is the telegraph office. To him Masquapaug is stuck in the past.
* HorribleHousing: The flat he's staying in in Vastergot is six stories up and houses four people in one room; the windows are mere slits with oil paper over them. To him, it's just where he sleeps, and he tells Anequs not to be or go there without him--or tell their parents about the conditions.

* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Sakewa is a skilled finger weaver.

* AppealToTradition: At the idea of Anequs potentially leaving home--something women and girls don't generally do--she states that it is how Masquapaug will die: by the young people leaving home and going among the Anglish, learning their bad habits and forgetting their own traditions in the process. She's very upset at the way Niquiat speaks to her and Chagoma when he's trying to convince them why Anequs should apply to the local dragon academy, calling the way he speaks to elders rude and influenced by his time with the Anglish.

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!! Community and Family Tropes

A fifteen-year-old Masquisit girl who, after seeing a dragon and bonding with its hatchling, becomes ''Nampeshiweisit''--one bonded to a dragon--and the first from Masquapaug in two hundred years. She has gone among the Anglish to learn the ways they require to be a dragoneer, enrolling in Kuiper's Academy. She's determined only to learn what she must to keep Kasaqua rather than embrace any of their ways more than she has to to get by. Her dragon is Kasaqua, a Nampeshiwei--a dragon species native to North Markesland.

* QueerEstablishingMoment: The first time Anequs sees Liberty, she immediately thinks she's beautiful. She later kisses Liberty while they're alone together in her room during Valkyrjafax, and says she's interested in both men and women. She's willing--and wants--to court both Liberty and Theod.

* YouAreACreditToYourRace: Anequs is told this by many people--as only the second nackie dragoneer in recent times in Lindermarten, and the only female one. Frau Kuiper tells her in private (after Anequs strikes Ivar) that her and Theod are there at the academy in part to help prove that nackies can be integrated into civilized Anglish society successfully, and Anequs is setting a precedent--much like Frau Kuiper did serving in the dragonthede, allowing young women to become dragoneers at all. Anequs doesn't want to be this at all, but she is--whether she desires it or not.

[[folder:Anequs]]
!!Anequs

A fifteen-year-old Masquisit girl who, after seeing a dragon and bonding with its hatchling, becomes ''Nampeshiweisit''--one bonded to a dragon--and the first from Masquapaug in two hundred years. She has gone among the Anglish to learn the ways they require to be a dragoneer, enrolling in Kuiper's Academy. She's determined only to learn what she must to keep Kasaqua rather than embrace any of their ways more than she has to to get by. Her dragon is Kasaqua, a Nampeshiwei--a dragon species native to North Markesland.

* NonHeteronormativeSociety: Anequs comes from one. She sees no issue with trans people--one of her great aunts is--gay or lesbian relationships, or [[{{Polyamory}} polyamory]], and thinks the Anglish are exceptionally unpleasant about being offended about any of it and complicate their lives with rules that make no sense about who should be with whom and how. She doesn't see why she can't pursue both Liberty and Theod since she's interested in the both of them, and actively does so--even with the limitations of Anglish disapproval of it.
* OnlyOneName: Anequs only has one name, rather than any last name; she's often referred to as the daughter of Chagoma and Aponakwe by her people. Among the Anglish they've given her the last name ''Aponakwedottir'' but she doesn't like it.
* {{Polyamory}}: She desires a relationship both with Liberty and Theod and actively peruses it. She explains to Liberty that among her people, polyamory is common--many men have second wives (some of which are in relationships with each other) and some whalers go to sea accompanied by their husbands. Even her mother Chagoma jokes that Aponakwe should get a second wife, as households often run smoother with more women.

* OnlyOneName: Like most of his family, he only has one name.

* OnlyOneName: Like most of the family, she only has one name.

* OnlyOneName: Like most of his family, he only has one name.

* OnlyOneName: Like most of his family, he only has one name.

* OnlyOneName: Like most of her family, she only has one name.

* JokeAndReceive: Anequs says to Theod during their fight that if becoming the darling of jarls and kings is what it will take to secure her and Kasaqua's freedom to go as they may like without being tied to the academy, she'll do it. [[spoiler:She becomes a hero to Jarl Joevarsson himself when she and Kasaqua together dispatch his would-be assassin--but not without all three being injured in various degrees.]]

* {{Polyamory}}: She desires a relationship both with Liberty and Theod and actively peruses it. She explains to Liberty that among her people, polyamory is common--many men have second wives (some of which are in relationships with each other) and some whalers go to sea accompanied by their husbands. Even her mother Chagoma jokes that Aponakwe should get a second wife to make the household run smoother, as households often run smoother with more women.

Anequs' mother. She has two brothers, with the older a whaler and the younger living nearby with two sons and a daughter, Mishona.

* CountryMouse: He moved to Vastergot away from his rural community on Masquapaug, as there was no chance for him to learn machinakraft there; the most technological thing on the island is the telegraph office.

* DeadpanSnarker: Paired with her directness and brutal honesty. [[spoiler:After being shot at, she tells Theod she doesn't recommend it.]]