World of Pern
Latest Updates

2023/08/04 Hello loves! While I haven't been writing, I have been working on updating some issues that have been hanging around on the layout! The Character change box is now at the bottom of the page, beside the up/down arrows! Green and Gold dragon flight dates have been shifted to the bottom of the page, where the (useless!) discord widget was located. Where the dragon flights were in the header, is now replaced by a Monthly Event box! This will be updated at the start of each month, with a fun mini-event you can take part in, if you want to! Thistle!
2023/01/07 Welcome to the New Year! We are now ELEVEN years old! Thank you, all of you, for your love and writing! I am looking forward to spending another year with youall! In addition, a new Default colour scheme is in progress and will hopefully be available soon! All my love! ThistleProse
2022/07/29 Gold Malvayth and Bronze Xyxyth clutch is Hatching! Come and join the shenannigans 743.08.03 | NIGHT STALKERS HATCHING and bring the popcorn!
2022/05/11 Gold Malvayth has Flown, caught by Bronze Xyxyth of A'tay. Their Hatching will be PC, and take place in Telgar in August around the 20-22nd! Update your Candidate Applications and prepare for some fun!
2022/04/21 New default layout! I hope you enjoy it! If you find any bugs, please report them in the discord #bug-squishing channel!
05/JUL It’s Hatching time!! Come take part in the shenanigans here
30/JUN Gold Thallyath of Ista Weyr has laid a clutch! More information here
27/JUN A bluerider, and then a greenrider, are found dead. More information here
25/JUN The Touching is up! Take part here
30/MAY After the Touching, many Candidates found themselves preyed upon in the form of their food. More information here
18/MAY Another goldrider - Ameris of Benden - is attacked. More information here
05/MAY Multiple individuals are attacked whilest out of the Weyr! More information here
04/MAY Take a chance OOC and guess who you think the murderer is! You can win prizes! More information here
03/MAY Goldrider Cazan and her twin brother Cazelarias are attacked. More information here
24/APR Goldrider Ashara of Fort is murdered by two brownriders. More information here
12/APR Searchrider B’jin was attacked at Telgar Weyr, surffering a slash to his throat. While in Benden, bluerider B’dor is found dead in his weyr. More info here
05/APRMore attacks occurred today. More information here
03/APRMultiple individuals found their death this day; more information here and here
28/MAR Tragedy has struck again! Across all the Weyrs, multiple people - primarily dragonriders - have fallen ill after eating muffins. There have been multiple deaths, and others are in criticle condition. More information here
24/MAR Weyrwoman Ameris and her son, Rislan, poisoned! More information here
18/MAR Benden’s Weyrleader M’ris and his children have been poisoned! Resulting in sickness and death. More information here
18/MAROn 18.03.742 Bronzerider A’dris of Vyaniorth was found dead in his personal bathing pool. He appears to have drowned after drinking an excess of alcohol. Afterwards it was realized that Machiya of Gold Cameth from Telgar Weyr had disappeared. Having never arrived at her destination, it is suspected she had an accident between.
11/MAR Gold Racoth of Donmaline went between taking Bronze Beruth of T’rel with her shortly after she had been caught, due to T’rel strangling Donmaline. He did not survive. more info
25/FEB Congratulations and thank-you to Guest for taking on a moderator role! <3
14/FEB Stars Above PC Hatching Link
06/JAN :o new layout is a WiP. Please report bugs in Discord.
01/JAN Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!




Currently: Spring 03.745 al
Monthly Event
2024-February
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Welcome to the Month of Lovetm! This month's Monthly Event is all about Romance, whether it is asking someone out on a date, or getting sweaty between the sheets! Anything and everything counts, if it even looks sideways like it could be related to Valentine Day -- including lover's spats, or breaking up, Flights Wins (or Flight Losses!). Honestly, this month has a huge opportunity for interpertation, so go wild!



2023-December
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Ahh, the fresh snow, the crisp air, the naked trees... welcome to Winter! Or, just the Colder Months for those in the more Northern Weyrs, while Ista is just... not as hot. But it is time to enjoy the end of the Turn, so folks should get together, spend some time gossiping, and drinking Hot Chocolate (alcohol and marshmallows opional)... does Pern even have marshmallows????? (they do now!)



2023-November
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Feel like bitching? Wanna take part in a brawl? Or bet on someone? Take part in Brawls and Bitching this month! Boo-yeah!



2023-October
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Thistle flunked this month; You can still post until the end of November as a result <3
Experience, tell or hide from a Spooky Story!



2023-September
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The flu is running rampant, colds are clogging noses, and someone might have lost a limb?



2023-August
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Partake this month by going fishing... or anything that occurs while fishing, or dealing with fish!



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General Details
Firelizards – the creature that are credited with the creation of the dragons, were once (and are becoming once more) a particularly popular pet. Small, of mid-range intelligence, and trainable if one is willing to put in the time, the firelizards can be both a great nuisance and a wonderful companion.

Firelizards come in the same colours as the dragons, for the most obvious of reasons; like the dragons, the female firelizards are green and gold, while the males are blue, brown and bronze. Unlike their dragon cousins, both female firelizards are capable of producing a clutch, though greens in particular are lax mothers and terrible at picking a safe location to lay their eggs. Furthermore, unlike their larger counterparts, firelizards do not vary all that much in size – they almost all sit around the 12 to 15 inches in length (30 to 40 centimetres) from nose to tail tip. At Hatching, a firelizard is about 5 inches long (10 centimetres) and come from an emu sized egg. Size Example with Chicken Egg

While green firelizards are notorious for laying their usually small clutches in the most bizarre of locations, and generally where something can eat or destroy them, the gold firelizards are more inclined to pick hidden alcoves where their eggs will reach maturity and hatch without issue. Gold firelizards are also inclined to abandon their Bonded human to keep their clutch safe for the duration of the maturing of their eggs before they Hatch.

In the wild, greens tend to abandon their clutches while a gold will keep the entire fair she’s bonded to intent upon the upkeep and protection of the eggs, as well as feeding the Hatchlings to bond them to the fair. What green offspring do manage to Hatch tend to turn cannibal, devouring their clutchmates before fleeing to live a solo life, unless or until they can join an established fair.

Where wild firelizards bond to the fair that feeds them, humans have been able to get firelizards to Bond to themselves by providing the food an infant requires upon Hatching. Unlike the dragon, which choses their bonded and bonds for life, the firelizard will bond to whomever shoves enough food down its tiny throat, and the bond will only last as long as the relationship is positive between firelizard and human; someone who abuses their firelizard will find themselves abandoned.


Reproduction
Firelizards reach sexual maturity at about six months of age, give or take depending on the firelizard in question, though they are not considered physically mature until they reach one turn. Firelizard flights do not have any effect on their human bonded, unlike dragon flights, which makes them safe pets for children to bond to.

The gestation of the firelizard is one and a half months carrying the eggs, and two and a half weeks on the sands. Gold firelizards usually lay about 10 eggs, while a green will lay no more than five.


Firelizards and the Plague
It is strongly believed by many of the Pernese population that firelizards were the first carriers of the Plague, and ultimately responsible for the downfall of the dragons and their riders. As a result of this, the reintroduction of the firelizards varied greatly between individuals, though most of the dragonriders (and ex-riders) felt negatively, while young individuals (such as Weyrbrats born in Katila) saw the firelizards as wonderful and delightful.

Despite the initial shock of the rediscovery of the firelizards, the little creatures were quick to make themselves at home with and bond to humans once more. The abundance of the firelizards in the South meant that they were easy to find once the Katilan’s knew where to look, and Impressing a firelizard became a stepping stone for Candidates who were after a dragonet. Since then, it has become a part of Candidacy to Impress a firelizard.


Character Bonds and Rules
While a single character may bond up to three total firelizards, they may have no more than one gold firelizard. Characters are limited to a single gold firelizard due to the fact that the golds are particularly territorial and will not share their bonded with another gold firelizard. Attempting to bond a second gold firelizard will have the former either kill the hatchling, or abandon their human.

A character with a firelizard should have a brief blurb, such as color/name/a short personality within the "Known" section of the profile for each firelizard they possess.

A Player is allowed to create one firelizard per Character upon joining - green, blue and brown are the available colours (no more than 3 'free' browns). All other firelizards must be purchased from the Store. A Player may kill off and Impress firelizards that belong to their character as they desire, with no wait times or requirements. They simply need to purchase a new firelizard from the Store and update their records and profiles where applicable.

While there are no actual rules about duplicating firelizard names, it is considered impolite to do so without talking to the other Player. Firelizards listed below with an * are NPCs and their name can be used without contacting the other Player.

Firelizard Roster
Goldrider, Bronzerider, Brownrider, Bluerider, Greenrider, Candidate, Hallfolk, Holderfolk, Weyrfolk

A B C D E


Bitty to Rh'us
Blueberry to Feylarae
Brass to D'io
Butterball to Madelan
Chirp to Ch'es
Chuck to Fediletch
Clover to M'quel
Cocoa Bean to K'tir
Cupcake to August
Dewdrop to K'tir
Digger to Vaeyla
*Edik to S'cer
Emerald to Taydarell

F G H I J


Fancy Lad to Sironar
Fern to V'lis
Fret to Gangleri
Frivolity to M'dox
Handsome to Alekse
Harmony to J'shom
*Jade to L'te

K L M N O


*Kimmy to N'tir
Lady to Cazan
Melody to J'shom
Mossface to S'far
Mud to Ameris
Muffin to Rhaedalyn
Nubbie to M'dox
Opal to D'sen

P Q R S T


Pie to Landen
Pipsqueak to N'noa
Pit to Zoremet
Pixie to D'lyne
Prince to Aili
Queenie to Indivara
Quill to V'ler
Rell to R'nd
Rhythm to J'shom
Rudi to A'ryn
Rumour to Rhaedalyn
Sandy to Chalris
Saph to Indivara
Serene to K'ton
Shadow to A'tay
Shimmer to B'jin
Sir to Cazan
Sky to V'lis
Specter to D'nei
Spice to N'reh
Stick to T'drin
Treble to Zy'ris

U V W


Vanilla to M'ris
Vex to V'ler
Vixen to J'ver
Whisper to Rhaedalyn

X Y Z


Zeke to Ojassa
Zip to B'ruk

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Last Update: 2021.03.07



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