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 June 22, 2001
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Eastern Weyr
Alternative 12th
Pass
Welcome to Eastern Weyr! We are an active, online group, sharing
a timeline with Igen
Weyr, Palisades
Weyr and
Denbe
Weyr. As a diverse group of
artists, writers and fans, we are dedicated to enjoying this
enchanting world. Through role-play, E-mail, artwork, and on-line
'zines, we carry on the fight against the dreaded Thread and
the preservation of all Dragonkind, but that doesn't mean we
can't have a little fun ;-). Come join Eastern!
Fictionally, Eastern Weyr is set in an alternative 12th Pass
timeline, about 750 turns after The Dragonriders of Pern. We
are an alternate timeline, meaning that AVIAS was never discovered,
most of events in All the Weyrs of Pern did not occur
and Thread is still falling.
Eastern
Weyr is located in the Southern hemisphere on Pern. The Weyr
itself is along the far eastern side of the coast. If you look
at any of the maps included in the Pern books, Eastern is situated
just to the right of Cove Hold across the river and near the
Two Faced Mountain. Eastern was the last Weyr founded in the
9th Pass. Eastern is located in a tropical climate so it is very
hot and humid during the day but very pleasant at night. It is
very common to see people lounging in hammocks during the heat
of the day napping. Due to the heat, life at Eastern proceeds
at a slower pace than most other Weyrs
A
large map of Eastern and it's
surrounding areas, shows the territory beholden to Eastern Weyr.
This map includes all major and minor Holds. Numerous crafthalls
are located with Eastern's territory as well. Eastern Weyr does
have a Dolphincraft Hall for those members with an interest in
dolphins. Currently, we do not need any more Holds, major or
minor.
There
are plenty of opportunities for new members (as well as existing
members!), both great and small, at Eastern Weyr. What do you
want to be? A dragonrider? A holder? A crafter? Or something
else? Something different? Just read the Eastern Guide that we have provided,
fill out the Persona
Sheet,
and submit it to the Weyrleadership.Take a few days and think
parts through, then give the sheet a final read-over before you
send it in. They'll let you know if anything is wrong and help
you fix it.
There
are only a few rules that *must* be followed when "playing"
Pern. These rules are strictly enforced and the Weyrleadership
will deal with any violations.
1. Anne
McCaffrey has stressed that we *cannot* use any of her characters
as direct ancestors, such as great great grandchildren of Jaxom
or Lessa was your Great Aunt. These are her characters and they
are protected under the copyright law!
2. You may
NOT write about NOR have a person from Benden Weyr, Ruatha Hold
or The Harper Hall. They do NOTexist in our timeline .
3. There
are only five basic dragon color: gold, bronze, brown, blue and
green. These five colors of dragons only will be permitted at
Eastern Weyr.
4. There
is no religion. The people of Pern would rather acknowledge living,
breathing heroes than something that is unseen. There is no magic,
ESP, clairvoyance, witches etc., only the empathic bonding between
rider and dragon exists.
5. AVIAS
was not discovered so Thread still falls on Pern and the Holderfolk
still rely on dragons and their riders to keep Thread out of
the sky :) which is very good for us (g)
6. Dragon
names always end in "th" Fire lizards and other pets
*never* end in "th"
Whew!
Now that that's out of the way, we hope to hear from you. Join
in the excitement, intrigue and fun at Eastern Weyr!
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