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<center>Drummer, beat, and piper, blow,
Harper, strike and soldier, go.
Free the flame and sear the grasses
Till the dawning Red Star Passes.</center>

Thread was beginning to fall upon Pern for its 9th pass. During the first Turns of the Pass things were going well. The Senior Weyrwoman Sirana was doing a wonderful job and Prianth’s clutches were growing in size. The Weyr was newly formed at this time and only had one gold rider occupying so the appearance of a gold egg on the sands was very much welcomed. A young girl named Ephia from Rias Hold managed to impress the ‘tiny’ golden dragonet.

Sirana began teaching Ephia the things she would need to know as a goldrider, but as the Pass continued, a disease struck the Weyr. One of those to fall victim to the outbreak was Weyrwoman Sirana. Ephia and her dragon Ariath were just barely out of Weyrlinghood for a Turn.

During the following Turn several dragonrider and their dragons perished due to this outbreak, including the Weyrwoman. The Weyr suffered greatly. Not only did they not have a Weyrwoman but they had suffered a great loss in riders and dragons. Many turned to Ephia who was only 24 turns old. It wasn’t common for a goldrider to become the senior Weyrwoman at such a young age and with so little experience, but there was little that could be done. None of the other surrounding Weyrs could afford transferring a queen rider to Rias. Ephia was weary in the position but knew that there was little that could be done. She had to lead the Weyr until a Weyrleader could be chosen to help her.

Though Ephia was marked as the new Senior Weyrwoman, Ariath had yet to take to the sky in a mating flight. Now, days before another Threadfall in their sector, young Ariath had begun to glow. The bronze and brown dragons have become anxious and have begun watching the young queen carefully. Ariath would soon take to the air, choosing a new Weyrleader and officially making Ephia the Senior Weyrwoman.


Notes:
1. AIVAS was never found
2. Set in the 9th 'present' Pass
3. The Weyr was founded by Ephia's predacessor Weyrwoman whom has recently passed away.

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<center>Weyrman, watch; Weyrman, learn
Something new in every Turn.
Oldest may be coldest, too.
Sense the right; find the true!</center>

1. Yes! These are RP mandatory.
2. Don't beg or try to bribe me or any lineartists for a dragonrider or you will be places on the blacklist.
3. No pets trades
4. Make sure you have read the storyline and anything else you need to know for RPing
5. If you don't own a dragonrider you may establish a character in the Holds or Crafthall, but there will be no graphics for these characters.
6. You didin't have to read the series to become a member as long as you read everything in this thread which should be enough to get you started.
7. Don't beg to be a Hear-All-Dragons character or ask to own a mutated dragon. These will be given out when we see fit.
8. You may NOT use any names from the books. Humans, drgaons, flits etc.

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<center>Dragonman, dragonman,
Between thee and thine,
Share me that glimpse of love
Greater than mine.</center>

Rias Weyr

Queenriders:
Ephia - gold Ariath - Weyrwoman - Played by Kolina

Bronzeriders:
Z'van - bronze Zanilyth - Weyrlingmaster - Played by Merangue
V'lyrn - bronze Basarith - Wingleader - Played by JadeEye
C'tari - bronze Feronamth - Wingsecond - Played by Pangolin

Brownriders:
K'rel - brown Siventh - Wingsecond - Played by Moofuls
L'cian - brown Tallith - Weyrleader - Played by Kimaria

Blueriders:
Nico - blue Zareth - Wingrider - Played by Shinzich of Teh
Kalya - blue Tarlith - Wingrider - Played by Kitty-Ravenclaw
Adelaide - blue Dazuth - Wingrider - Played by Akina Tokuwa @

Greenriders:
R'dard - green Becketth - Wingrider - Played by Sosiqui
T'bell - green Liliath - Wingrider - Played by Chayse
Farin - green Moth - Wingrider - Played by Werewolf

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<center>Oh, Tongue, give sound to joy and sing
Of hope and promise on dragonwing.</center>

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<center>Watch-wher, watch-wher,
In your lair,
Watch well, watch-wher!
Who goes there?</center>

Rias Hold
Lord and Lady need to be cast.

Crafthall
Some Craftmasters need to be cast.

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<center>A strand of silver
In the sky...
With heat, all quickens
And all times fly.</center>


Kolina
Creator of the shop
Colorist
RP-Manager
Person to whom you send an questions to about the thread itself

Merangue
The Lineart Goddess!
Co-Owner
Pern Fanatic

Chayse
RP-Manager
Character Approver
Pern Lover

Kimaria
Flit Lineartist

Werewolf
Watch-Wher Lineartist

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<center>The Finger points
At an Eye blood-red
Alert the Weyrs
To sear the Thread.<center>

Shadows of Africa