Maris Weyrhold

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Pern has been free from Thread for many turns. The population has expanded and many have moved away from the Holds living in villages and small towns. The Weyrs have been reduced to just two, Benden and Ista.

The Lord Holders voted many turns ago to decrease the amount of dragons needed on Pern, these days they are seen more as messengers and freight carriers, they don't hold the status they were once used to. Gone are the days when the Weyrs were regaled and provided for. Dragons are not really considered special these days. There are roughly 300 dragons left between the two Weyrs and each Weyr has a single Golden Queen.

Many people believe that Thread has gone for good and it will never return. The Harpers still teach the songs, but people don't really believe them, Pern is a changed place! The dragons are no longer important, being a dragonrider doesn't have the glamour it used to have. The Lord Holders rule Pern and they have become fat and greedy over the last thirty turns.

Maris Weyrhold was founded 28 turns ago in the heart of the Southern Continent. Maris, an old Gold rider, former Weyrwoman of Benden, stepped aside to let the younger folks take over. She had had enough of the scheming ways of the Lord Holders, and Maris, like many dragon riders, believed that thread would return. And when it did, Pern was going to be dreadfully unprepared.

Maris told the Weyrs and the Holds what she was doing and thirty-three riders and dragons from the two Weyrs joined her, along with 147 folks who were disillusioned with the Holds. They made the trek to the South, searching for a place to build their new home. Eventually they found a small lake with plenty of land for them to call their own. The land was protected by the fabled grubs and Maris and those who had followed her soon set up a new home. Maris's Gold Maith rose shortly after they found the Weyrhold. A clutch of ten eggs produced a Gold called Salzinith, 2 bronzes, 2 browns, 2 blues and 3 greens. Sadly Maris did not survive long enough to see the Weyrhold prosper. She was a victim of fire head, dying a few days after the clutch had hatched and impressed. The new Weyrwoman, a young woman called Silvy was faced with the task that Maris had started. The folk decided to call the Weyrhold after its founder. Maris Weyrhold became a place of hope.

In the North, things got worse as the Lord Holders got greedier. Dragons came in search of the fabled Maris Weyrhold. The Lord Holders had decreed that the Weyrs could no long search outside of the Weyr Area. Hatchlings were going between, and with an unknown illness was sweeping across the North, dragons were just seen a pest and the Holders suddenly turned on them. Then the Weyrs began to fall victim to the illness.

Silvy sent word to the Weyrs that they would welcome dragons, but only if they were fit and healthy, she couldnt risk the illness spreading to the Weyrhold. A smaller holding was set up from the Weyrhold, new arrivals were housed here for 4 sevendays. The illness was confined and treated by the Healers who had developed new methods over the turns of treating firehead and the Southern illnesses. The dragons began to survive.

When Salzinith rose she was caught by a bronze called Geth. She clutched 15 eggs, including a Gold egg. When they hatched three new colors emerged. A junior Crimson Queen; a fiery red with a temper to match. A bronze sized black who said he was an Obsidian and a smaller Quartz dragon, who shimmered like a rainbow. This one was a female, she even went on to clutch. That was 12 turns ago.

The Weyrhold is now flourishing, there have been no more new colors since those three, but some have seen flitters in new colors, maybe it is only a matter of time till the colors arrive in the dragons.

But also danger is returning. The red star has been seen in the skies. The dragons know what it means. Whether the Holders have heeded the return of the the old enemy remains to be seen. No news has come from the North in five turns. The Weyrholders look after themselves, Salzinith recently rose, caught once more by Geth, a clutch of 14 eggs sits nestled in the hatching sands. It is only a matter of time until thread falls, Maris Weyrhold is ready. But what will happen to the rest of Pern remains to be seen....

HISTORY ~ DRAGONS ~ AVAILIBILITY

What we feature:
- We are officially opening on the 31st October with a special hatching taking place on that day.
- A clutch on the sands, 14 eggs
- High ranking characters available
- Weyrleader contest
- Open spots for admins and mods
- Member run clutches
- No pressure game for players ages 16 and up

Maris Weyrhold - We're ready for the Future! But what about the rest of Pern?

[Liastan]

Pern had been free from Thread for many turns now. The population expanded and many people moved away from the Holds... the Weyrs were reduced to just two. Benden and Ista.

The Lord Holders saw no necessity for tithes and dragonriders, with the silver rain gone and their one-time protectors reduced to little more than messengers and freight carriers. Gone were the days when the Weyrs were worshipped and provided for; dragons weren't considered particularly special any more. There were roughly three hundred of the beasts left between the two Weyrs, each establishment with a single gold queen. Many people believed that the days of Threadfall were over and done with, hoping the Red Star would never return. The Harpers still taught their songs, but as time passed these ballads became less cautionary tales, and more fantastic stories for the amusement of young children. Pern was a changed place... and the Lord Holders ruled it all.

Maris Weyrhold was founded 28 Turns ago in the heart of the Southern Continent.

Maris, an old goldrider and the former leader of Benden, stepped aside to let the younger folks take over. She was sick of the scheming and subterfuge of the Lord Holders and Maris, like many dragonriders, was convinced that Thread would someday return. And when it did, Pern was going to be dreadfully unprepared.

The goldrider set off with a small force behind her; thirty-three dragonriders and one hundred and fifty weyrfolk. Together they made their trek to the South, searching for a place to settle and to build their new home. They found suitable land with a small lake nearby.... protected by the fabled grubs. Maris and those who had followed her soon set up the foundations for the future Weyrhold. Gold Maith rose some time after and a clutch of ten eggs was produced, containing two bronzes, two browns, two blues, three greens... and a gold. That gold Impressed to a young woman named Silvy, announcing her name to be Salzinith.

Sadly, Maris did not survive long enough to see her new home prosper. She came down with a fever some days after the clutch had hatched, and Silvy was faced with finishing the task that Maris had started, deciding to name the Weyrhold after its previous Weyrwoman. Meanwhile in the North, an unknown illness was sweeping across the land and the Lord Holders were steadily becoming more greedy and paranoid. They decreed that the Weyrs could no longer search candidates from their Holds, countless hatchlings went between. Dragons were now seen as parasites and a blight upon the good, hardworking Holdfolk. Pern turned on the dragonriders, and the Weyrs themselves began to fall victim to the illness.

Silvy sent word to the Weyrs that they would welcome the cornered dragons... but only if they were fit and healthy. She couldn't risk the disease speading to the Weyrhold. A small holding was set up near to the Weyrhold, and new arrivals were housed for four sevendays. A few sick dragons slipped in, but the disease was eventually confined and treated by the Healers, who had developed new methods over the turns of treating firehead and the myriad illnesses you could pick up in the South. Maris grew and began to find its feet. The dragonmen thrived.

Fourteen turns ago, Salzinith's flight was won by a bronze named Geth. She clutched fifteen eggs, and The Weyr rejoiced, but were left rather confused when three new colours also emerged. A fiery female Crimson with a temper to match, a bronze-sized Obsidian and a small Quartz who shimmered like a rainbow. The last of these mutations was female, and would later go on to clutch. The gold queen's last clutch of fourteen eggs, once again sired by Geth, contained even more baffling results. Two new colours... a female blue who called herself Sapphire... a gold who Impressed to a young man and a massive bronze who selected a tiny female. This greatly upset the more traditionalist riders at Maris, including Geth and his rider J'zib.

But now danger is returning. The Red Star has been seen in the skies once more and the dragons know what it means. During the hatching feast a haggard greenrider came with a grim message. There had been no word from the North in five turns, but A'kii and Zeykonasuth tell tales of a vicious cult, one whose members sacrifice dragonkind to the returning Red Star. The Northern Weyrs have already fallen. Maris is the last refuge.

Can the Weyrhold stand against this new threat to its survival, with Threadfall almost upon their heads?




HISTORY ~ DRAGONS ~ AVAILIBILITY

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What we feature:

- A few high ranks are still open
- Friendly mods and members
- A no-pressure enviroment
- Flexible character creation
- More frequent clutches
- Member-run clutches


What we need:

- A few brownriders for flavour.
- Crafters and weyrfolk are always welcome.
- Blueriders and greenriders. Gold star if you bring us one.
- Bad guys! Send your cult members to Jinx to be considered.
- Maris has frequent clutches so your candidates are welcome as well!


Current events:

- Firelizard hatching down on the sands.
- HAD contest running until the 12th of January.
- Crimson Syristh is rising. This ought to be interesting.
- Whers are presumed to be extinct, but is that really the case?
- A group of riders have been sent North to gather information.
- What will they find in the ruins of Ista and High Reaches…


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[Maris Admin]

When the Red Star was seen once more, dragons and their riders knew what lay ahead. During the hatching feast of what was surely Maris's mos controversial clutch to date, a haggard greenrider came with a grim message. With no word from the Northern Weyrs in five Turns, the Southern Weyr had been grown increasingly concerned, and for good reason. A'kii and Zeykonasuth told tales of a vicious cult, one whose members sacrificed dragonkind to the returning Red Star. With the Northern Weyrs annihilated, Maris became the last refuge for dragonkind.

In spite of the danger, Weyrwoman Silvy and Weyrleader J'zib decided to send small groups of riders to scout around the ruins of the Northern Weyrs. These groups confirmed A'kii's horrifying stories, and brought back with them to Maris the survivors of the Northern massacre, but one rider did not return. Pulled from the sky by the cult, J'zib and Geth were slain and Maris was left without its Weyrleaders. Conscious of the need to present a strong front to the mourning Weyr, Silvy named Wingleader Nys'sul of bronze Mneleth acting Weyrleader and began the process of readying the Weyr for the war to come.

Only the war never came to the South, and rumors of the Cult of the Red Star died away entirely even as the Red Star itself glared balefully down on Pern and...did nothing. For two turns, Maris has waited, and for two turns all has been silent. No queen has risen to the skies for a mating flight, but neither have the lesser clutching females risen to

HISTORY | DRAGONS | AVAILABILITY

What we feature:

- A few high ranks are still open
- Friendly mods and members
- A no-pressure environment
- Flexible character creation
- More frequent clutches with an opportunities for anyone who wants to play a clutching dragon.
- Member-run clutches
- Unique bond-able pets.


What we need:

- A few brownriders for flavour.
- Crafters and weyrfolk are always welcome.
- Blueriders and greenriders. Gold star if you bring us one.
- Travelers! With The New Hope fast approaching Pern, we need some refugees from Earth!
- Maris has frequent clutches so your candidates are welcome as well!


Current events:

- After two Turns in which every fertile female failed to rise, Senior Queen Salzinith takes to the skies to determine the new Weyrleader!
- After a single incident of Threadfall, why has it not returned since then? Does this have anything to do with the queens failing to rise?
- The cultists have been far too quiet for far too long after wiping the dragons out in the North. Could they really be gone?
- Whers are presumed to be extinct, but is that really the case?
- A strange star grows brighter in the sky with every passing night.


Maris Weyrhold - we're ready for the Future! But what about the rest of Pern?

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