Post by Kivan GCW Admin on Oct 23, 2008 15:46:05 GMT -5
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Admin have been on Staff since 2004!
[li]The 10th Pass Pern Collective!: Our Pern extends to more than than just the Western Continent. Don't forget to check out The Erdan Island Chain who shares the same timeline and Pern as we do.
[/li][li] There is also a site where Crafters can go and train with people who have IRL knowledge of the Craft, ultimately ending in walking the tables. You can play the same character, visiting from one to the other just as though a denizen of Pern actually could! The Craft Halls[/b] site
[/li][li]Oh, and we need all kinds of characters--feel free to apply as anything canon![/li][/ul]
Admin have been on Staff since 2004!
[url=http://gcwcsw.proboards100.com/index.cgi][IMG]http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139/theweyrs/gcbanner.jpg[/IMG][/url]<a href=http://gcwcsw.proboards100.com/index.cgi?><img src=http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139/theweyrs/gcbanner.jpg link alt="Great Cliffs Weyr."></a>- In the past turns living in the west has proved to be a challenge for holder, crafter, and dragonrider alike. It's quick expansion and colonization brought Pern's best and brightest to chisel out a place for themselves among other great men and woman, but of course not everyone has Pern's best interest at heart...
- Great Cliffs Weyr stands as a traditional weyr there to protect all of the holds that are beholden to it, and it is also well known for a certain white wine that often puts Benden white to shame. The most prominent hold that looks to Great Cliffs is Kajano Hold which is well known for it's special brand of runners (the Kajano Red). The Lord Holder tends to make a killing in bets every race day as he's a shrewd breeder. Crashing Seas Weyr is known for a loose organizational structure, and a curious lack of traditional weyrleadership. They welcome anybody and everybody with open arms normal or misfit alike. Rivers Crossing Hold declared itself beholden to no one, and engages heavily in watch-wher breeding programs to propagate the species. They often work closely with the miners of the Erdan Island Chain as there is a high demand for them there.
- The weyr itself is backed by a sprawling chain of mountains, and the weyr is housed in a dormant volcanic remnant allowing an easy transition from caves to weyrs and all that was necessary in between. The tall peaks and many available ledges lends Great Cliff's its name.
- There is only one werybowl floor entrace to the weyr, and it's watched carefully at all times. The only other method of transportation inside the weyr is by dragon. There are two rivers that lead out of the weyr from the weyrlake in the far corner of the bowl, but they wouldn't be easy entrances for man or beast. It's cool in the summer, and warm in the winter as it's heated by the remaining volcanic activity that also heats the hatching grounds and the indoor hot springs of the weyr.
- Great Cliffs Weyr would be a far more easygoing sort of place if not for past troubles. An organization engineered the theft of eggs, and there have been other nefarious schemes put into play so the weyr takes great caution with visitors and in going as well as out going traffic. The weyr also created a stand alone force called the Guardians to investigate illicit activities as the weyr itself didn't quite have the finesse and secrecy needed to get the job done. It seems though that when they beat down one problem another arises in it's place. Great Cliffs might not have the deadliest threadfall, but there are many other dangers that dragonriders much watch out for. Watch the red star in the sky, but don't forget to watch your back.
- The weyr's main export would be the fine wine that squinty eyed vitners take very secretive care of in their own private section of the lower caverns. They produce a decent red, but nothing can compare with the white. Kajano Hold is mostly in the business of runners, and especially a particular breed that fame has labelled the Kajano Red. It's the Lord Holder's personal breeding stock, and he viciously guards the secret of the lineage lest another try and outbreed him. There is also heavy sea trade and export since there are many rivers and easy sea access. For the most part the hold and weyr are on very amiable terms, but there may be a time coming when that is not quite the case...
- Little is known about the weyr inhabited by those who are not wanted elsewhere seemingly. It's origins can be dated sometime before Great Cliffs, but it seems to have been abandoned in haste and perhaps only partially completed. There is an observatory and quite a few records, but no one seems terribly committed in delving into what secrets Crashing Seas may be hiding. It's led not by Gold or Bronze, but by some mysterious others. Friendly folk are welcome, and it's considered best to let them keep to themselves. On a dragon is the only way in or out so it would seem, and so far Great Cliffs has only delicately prodded at the hidden mysteries of the old and mostly forgotten weyr.
- It would seem that the weyr is beginning to attract more members as it is slowly cleaned and renovated, and perhaps one day Crashing Seas will find itself a fully functioning weyr. At the moment it's unconvential leadership style seems to be suiting it well, but there is no doubt it is slowly establishing a foot hold as it's own entity.
- Clutch on the sands!!!
[li]The 10th Pass Pern Collective!: Our Pern extends to more than than just the Western Continent. Don't forget to check out The Erdan Island Chain who shares the same timeline and Pern as we do.
[/li][li] There is also a site where Crafters can go and train with people who have IRL knowledge of the Craft, ultimately ending in walking the tables. You can play the same character, visiting from one to the other just as though a denizen of Pern actually could! The Craft Halls[/b] site
[/li][li]Oh, and we need all kinds of characters--feel free to apply as anything canon![/li][/ul]
