GLIDE SKY-FLOATER
AerielsGliding Instructor and Aerial Teacher
"Flight is freedom, but freedom requires skill. I teach the skill so my students can be free.""
Identity
- Residence
- The Flight Academy, Caelum
- Civilization
- Aeriels
Appearance
• Physical: Lean and athletic with feathers of soft blue that mark her as a flight instructor. Her eyes are a warm brown that invite trust. She moves with the confident grace of someone completely at home in the air. • Clothing: Practical teaching clothes designed for flight. She carries teaching tools and safety equipment. • Distinguishing Marks: Her wing feathers are worn from countless teaching flights. She has a habit of demonstrating techniques unconsciously. She always carries her instructor's whistle.
Relationships
- Family - Her family are all flyers. She has no mate or children, claiming her students are her family.
- Allies - Fellow instructors who share her dedication. Former students who remember her teaching.
- Rivals - Other instructors competing for students. Those who think her methods are too cautious.
Personality
- Traits: Patient and encouraging, genuinely loves teaching, surprisingly demanding, deeply committed to safety
- Mannerisms: Demonstrates constantly, speaks in flight metaphors, becomes animated when students succeed
- Voice: Clear and encouraging, with a tendency to give instructions even in casual conversation.
Backstory
Glide discovered her love of teaching flight as a young adult and has spent her career training new generations of Aeriel flyers. She knows that proper flight training is essential for safety. She takes pride in every student who masters the sky.
Daily Life
Her days are spent teaching - leading classes, demonstrating techniques, guiding students through their first flights. She works with students of all ages, from children to adults. Her evenings are for lesson planning and equipment maintenance.
Story Hooks
- 1 Glide needs help understanding and developing her student's unusual ability.
- 2 Someone wants to exploit her student's ability and she needs help protecting them.
Narrative Value
Glide provides flight training and teaching perspective. Her unusual student is a plot hook. Her dedication to safety contrasts with more reckless flyers. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════