Your Username::
Ditzy Derp
Dino's Name::
Tyrus, a name that means "strength" and "rock" but can also mean "sharp", in reference to his unusually sharp fangs.
Your Rider's Name::
Makya, meaning "huntress of eagles".
Your Rider's Tribe::
This rider and Bernikesaur shall be part of the Mat'iri, the emerald tribe of the northern forest.
Short story::
Makya sat cross-legged on the sun-dappled forest floor, laying her bow and cloth satchel to rest across her lap with a sigh. The hunt had not been going as well as she'd hoped. Half the day was spent and all Makya had to show for it was a small, brown rabbit she had snared that morning. Reaching into her satchel, Makya pulled out a leather pouch of water and dripped the last few drops into her mouth. Meanwhile, she listened carefully for any tiny sounds that might have come from nearby game. As Makya was closing the water pouch and returning it to her satchel, she heard it—the jeering cry of a blue jay. Makya slung the bag over her shoulder and picked up her bow as she moved silently towards the familiar bird's call.
Nearing a shallow stream, Makya spotted a bright patch of blue in the branches of a crooked tree. Carefully, she pulled out a thin arrow and drew it on her bow, picturing its flight against wind and gravity in her head. Suddenly, the blue jay ceased its song, sensing danger in the air. Worried that she had startled it, Makya quickly let the arrow fly. Everything happened in an eyeblink. The blue jay lifted its wings to escape into the sky. Makya's arrow was faster, piercing skin and feathers. Before the huntress could even register the feeling of success, a reptillian head crashed through the branches, snapping powerful jaws at the falling bird. Makya fell back in surprise.
His smooth, shiny scales were covered with hunter's stripes in varying shades of gray. A brilliant blue ran down his spiny tail, demanding the attention of all lesser observers. Long fangs, sharp and dangerous, gleamed with an intimidation the warrior tribes of the Mat'junea and Mat'onit would envy in their mounts. Yet, Makya could tell this was not a hunter who relied on brute force. The way he looked at her with those calculating cyan eyes, a few blue feathers still sticking out of his mouth, told her he knew better. He took a few steps away, still watching carefully, the same glinting eyes calling to her, almost challenging her. Finally, the beast turned around and walked off at a deliberate pace, trailing feathers behind. Makya stood up slowly but surely, a matching glint of determination in her own eyes. She knew what she had to do. Picking up her bow again, Makya followed the small spots of blue on the ground, ready to answer the call.