Post by Baikal Admin on Jul 30, 2010 23:53:31 GMT -5
It is not known when Baikal was created, or why, but during the reign of Z'llien and Bronze Aykawth no one could prepare the small Southern weyr for the tragic events coming ever so closer to them. The fateful day came during the late afternoon; dragon's eyesight were poor but their instincts told them thread was near, and near it was. The fall happened to be right over the ill-prepared weyr; as dragon wings tried to lift up into the air to fight their enemy, they lifted right into patches of thread and their injuries were so great that many betweened in the blink of an eye. Those who managed to get into the air and fight, were soon over-taxed. The whers tried their best but with a full wing of wherlings, they had little numbers to help with either eating the thread or flaming it (the few that had mastered the technique).
When night came and went, the sunrise of the next day showed the true extent of the damage. Many lives were lost, Lord Holder Kyoden's wife Taryn was one of the fatalities as well as the senior queen dragon of Baikal. As if threadfall had done enough damage, it was like that was not enough for living in Southern. A horrible and quick illness spread over the weyr and hold not but maybe a few months later. What little numbers survived the Fall had yet another battle to fight. Weyrlings and wherlings were lost. Gold Tyiask and late Bronze Arrisk's clutches only had a few remaining children, one being sent over to Hethern to be their watchwher.
Those that surpassed the illness had enough of the Southern Continent and moved back to the north, leaving poor Baikal deserted. Injured during the Fall and catching the illness as well, bronzerider Z'llien managed to survived both cataclysm events thanks to the healing skills of Goldhandler Tyiana. For a while it was just them, watching over Baikal in hopes that their former friends and family would return to the weyr. None did although a strangely colored wher made his appearance a month after Z'llien had pulled through. It had been six months by then since the Fall and four months since the illness. Serenade and copper Serensk kept Tyiana and Z'llien company until about a year after the deadly fall.
That is when seven riders from High Reaches arrived and asked if they could take shelter here. The group included a gold, a copper, an ebony, a shadow, a green, and a blue. With the arrival of the gold, it meant that they would soon have new life growing about Baikal. Though the weyr was understaffed, what little family members that followed the former High Reaches riders, helped in every way they could. Lukreith rose, and bad luck was in it for Baikal once more. The queen could not be controlled by her rider; she was scared and blocked every one out, including her queen, and when the threat of loosing her gold made Kana try to control her but it was not to be. Lukreith ate meat and flew low and short with copper Zheniith.
Their clutch produced 16 eggs, including the dark queen Arianth. A new queen meant new life, Lukreith was too badly injured during her flight to ever fly again let alone rise to mate. Arianth was their only hope. Or so Baikal had thought. Ebony Shivith and her sister Aeroth rose back to back, both producing 10 eggs and 1 queen egg. 22 eggs laid hardening on the sands and when they came to attach, no one was expect to have three queens, all silvers. Silver Siranrith, Silianth, and Sioth. It was about another turn later that High Reaches and Ista finally found the Southern Weyr. Ista's Lord Holder was out to bring his son back, and High Reaches wanted to dispose of all mutants, starting with the first hatched at their weyr; the four that resided now at Baikal.
At the gather, Kyliee of Silver Sioth and J'ran of Bronze Gabranth were kidnapped and taken to Ista. Gold Tyiask and Bronze Kyodsk were fellised and once awoken, Tyiana and Tyiask set out to rescue the pair. She was instead captured herself and after Kyoden led an army of his troops, and Azael dead, were the three freed. While all of the drama from the kidnappings was going on, High Reaches managed to poison Baikal's Lake Lagow and the first dragon to fall ill was egg-heavy silver Siranrith; for she had risen during the gather and inadvertently gave the perfect cover for Azael and his men to capture the silver and bronze riders. Many of Siranrith's eggs were malformed or collapsed inside of themselves with a single touch. Only five made it to hatching day and that is when the illness began to spread through all the female dragons and fire-lizards. Whers were somehow spared and it is unknown why.
When the source of the illness was found, everyone moved to find a new weyr. Avalon was their new refugee and soon the holdfolk of Hethern followed. Ebony Shivith and her rider, Ashllyn were too weak and sick to move and so it was thought they had died at Baikal, betweening one last time. Shivith and Ashllyn were not dead, instead Shivith brought them forward in time, by a "pull" as she described it. There, traders and holdless folk nursed the sick pair back to health. Ashllyn was driven nearly mad at the jump 100 turns into the future. And so they headed back, the dangerous jump could have killed them, but they made it home to three turns after Baikal had been deserted. They tested the water to see if it was poisoned and when neither one got sick, they concluded that the water was safe. Shivith tried to locate many of her family and friends, but the Ebony's attempts were futile. They set out on a mission to find Baikal's former residents and hopefully bring them back.
This lead them to Avalon Weyr, situated deep in the Northern reaches of Southern Continent. They told of Baikal's purified lake and that she was safe to re-inhabit. Many followed the lead of Ebony Shivith, including Avalon's own weyrleader; J'ran of Bronze Gabranth. That was two turns ago where Shivith brought the weyr back together, rising and being caught by Bronze Kaytath (a transfer from Fort Weyr) which made Ashllyn Weyrwoman and Tay'dis Weyrleader. Shivith clutched 12 strong and healthy eggs which hatched five months later. Unfortunately, Baikal seems not meant to have both leaders or she is just plighted with bad luck, as Tay'dis and Shivith's weyrling's Weyrlingmaster Bluerider Az'uka, where called back to Fort Weyr to help their long time friend and weyrleader of the first founded weyr of Pern.
Now Ashllyn has been leading the weyr for almost a turn and a half she has been leading the weyr on her own. The weyr and Hethern hold are desperately waiting for Shivith to rise once again, unusual for the Ebony to not rise at least once a turn in the mind's of the populace. Will the Ebony once again suprise the members of Baikal, or will she be infertile and allow the arrival of a new Weyrwoman? Only time will tell...will you be there to see the events out? Come join us at Baikal Weyr! A 7th pass AU Pern where new colors are predominate in the weyrs and the story of one lone weyr in Southern just trying to live their lives out peacefully.
What Baikal Has to Offer:
- A friendly and welcoming enviornment to all members
- A relaxed atmosphere where roleplaying is not a job but a joy
- Plenty of positions IC and OOC within the weyr. Including a Junior Weyrwoman Position and Queen Wherhandler position
- A wild fair of fire-lizards around Baikal that may give the weyr fire-lizard eggs
- Friendly members and admin/moderation team
Current Updates on Baikal:
- Gold Queen Arianth has laid a clutch of 15 eggs plus 1 queen egg! Baikal is on the Search for candidates now.
- Gold Tyiask is looking mightly gleaming and healthy. Could this be a sign she's ready for a mating run?
- Silver Junior Weyrwoman position is now available. Contest is being held to determine Baikal's only sport queen color.
- Admin and Moderator positions are now being accepted by applications.
- There is a poll up for members to decide on Baikal's skin, any feedback is welcomed.
