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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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"Okay, little friend," Talian said in a hushed voice, eyeing the items strewn across his desk and arranging them with the utmost care. His new blue fire lizard poked his snout nervously from the front of Talian's shirt, yellow eyes filled with worry. What was Daddy doing? What were all those things? They smelled funny. Why did they smell funny?

Tal gently extracted the creature from his shirt. "I need to wash you," Talian said explained, holding the creature close to his face and silently pleading for him to stay calm. The poor little thing was just so nervous all the time!

It had been horribly the first few days. Talian had stayed up rather anxiously with the little creature, aggravated at how swiftly he became attached and terrified that it might die on him. He carefully tended to the little beast's every need, from feeding him every few hours to holding him when he got scared. Tal continued with his normal duties during the day, his new passenger invariably tucking himself in his clothes, and spent his nights reading every book he could find on dragon care. of course, he'd received an excellent crash course from Valerian on the first day. That had been a tremendous advantage, he figured, and he took care to remember every word.

Now, at six days old, the fire lizard seemed stronger and was no longer in a perpetual state of terror, though he remained preciously skittish. It had developed a willingness to crawl around on Tal's desk or occasionally flutter around the room, and its initially-worrisome habit of flashing between when frightened no longer gave Talian a miniature heart attack. The fire lizard knew how to safely take itself between, it would seem, and always found his way back home within a few minutes.

Tal had constructed a little nest for the fire lizard, mostly to end the creature's habit of trying to get under the covers with him. The nest consisted of one of Tal's old shirts, specifically the one he'd been wearing when he was first snatched by B'jin. It was too worn to really wear anymore, and it held too much sentimental value to be thrown away. Giving it to his new friend to sleep in seemed a logical choice. The fire lizard loved it, for it was warm and smelled like Daddy, so thankfully he soon took to using it.

Talian had successfully bathed the creature several times now, but today he would try out the first batch of oil he'd made on his own. He'd borrowed oil from Valerian at first, knowing without research that dragons' skin cracked uncomfortably and produced ugly scarring if the poor things weren't oiled. Tal had quickly set about learning how to make his own, though, and it was time to test it out. It was the second batch he'd attempted to make, the first having smelled foul and been discarded. This one looked better, and Tal had even managed to scent it with cinnamon.

Brewing things came naturally to Talian, who spent a lot of time working with medicinal plants anyhow. This was just another medication, and after reviewing his notes he was certain it was perfect. His confidence reassured the fire lizard, who relaxed and squeaked questioningly as he was placed on the table.

"Hold still, little guy," Talian said gently as he coated the tip of one finger in oil and began to gently massage it into the fire lizard's skin. It squeaked in gratitude, itchy hide soothed by the viscous mixture. Talian smiled, his heart warmed by the little thing's projection of love. He truly was fond of the little beast now, and now that it appeared so strong, he was certain that he'd cared for it correctly and that it would stay with him and grow strong.

"I guess it's okay to get attached to you know," Talian said lightly as he worked. The fire lizard crooned and rolled onto it's back, imploring Talian to oil its belly next. The healer quickly complied, smiling as the creature crooned in pleasure. "I was going to name you after my baby," Talian said aloud. He knew it wasn't intelligent enough to understand his words, but it was intelligent enough that taking to it made him feel better."But I don't think I want to do that. That stuff doesn't even seem real to me anymore."

The fire lizard cheeped, concerned at the sudden pangs of loss that coursed through Daddy. Tal shushed, poking the creature's snout and trying to concentrate on something happy. "No, no! Please don't be upset. Did I scare you? Or are you..." He paused, trying to concentrate on the emotions he could feel trickling from the tiny thing. He frowned as he came to a sudden understanding. "Aw. You're worried about me!" he realized aloud.

"Well, don't you worry. You didn't do anything wrong," he said, scratching the creature under it's chin and watching as it purred. The oiling didn't take long, for the fire lizard was still tiny, in spite of having already grown since birth. Tal scooped it up, pulling it to his chest and allowing it to climb onto his shoulder.

"You're so sweet. It's really pretty amazing," Talian conceded, turning his head to watch as the fire lizard cuddled against his neck. He could feel the little things emotions. Sometimes, he even thought he could see them! If this was a mere fire lizard, what must a dragon be like? Tal had heard all the stories about the overwhelming bond, but he found them hard to believe when he had nothing to compare it to. If this was any indication, then no wonder the dragonriders acted the way they did! It certainly made it easier to trust the dragons themselves, even if the riders were still crooked.

"I need to name you," Talian said. He leaned back in his chair, trying to think. He wasn't particularly creative and had no idea what sort of names were appropriate for pets. "Hmm. Well, you're blue..."

He looked around his office for ideas. He didn't have much; herbs, tools, a few personal effects. Nothing really reminded him of his new friend, though. Numbweed? It had negative connotations thanks to B'jin's horrible allergy. Thymus? Thymus led to public breakdowns, thank you very much.

Fellis. Calming and addictive.

Tal laughed a little bit. "I should call you Fellis," he joked, but as soon as he spoke, he realized that had to be its name. It was perfect.

The healer smiled lightly. "Fellis," he said. The fire lizard purred.

Tal was actually looking forward to the next day's lesson.


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