Post by A Friendly Zombi on Aug 2, 2010 21:42:01 GMT -5
Revolution Pern
Background
What would happen if thread stopped falling for so long a period of time that dragons and humans both thought it gone from Pern's skies forever?
What would happen to the thousands of riders scattered across the land, those used to the holders supporting them and used to throwing their lives to the wind in defense of their homeland?
What if, as a whole, the weyrs decided to turn their efforts at protection into a more realistic approach, using the dragons as a means of policing the local holds, keeping away bandits and wild whers, even against other holds looking to take their goods, and required the holds to swear fealty to their own queens?
Well, if this had happened then perhaps Pern would become a more feudal society, and that is where this version of events takes place.
More than two hundred turns have passed since Thread seemed to vanish from the sky, and the world was taken over by the dragonriders, holds in service to the mighty weyrs. Golds ruled their home territories with iron claws, sending out their lesser ranks to bring back tithes of food and slaves, children taken from each beholden hold to become candidates as well as slaves, a rare few in service to the dragons, the greater majority given to riders to be used however they wished. These queens were termed Pern's Hundred Queens, for their numbers held at a surprisingly large number, scattered across the continents. They, of course, in turn served the greater Province Queens, lesser in number but more powerful, and these Golds ruled over several weyrs at a time, but the final and greatest power were the Four... Four mighty Queens from the four greatest weyrs to the north, south, east and west... Jethen, Naysis, Tru'than, and Lyris. The Queens of these weyrs were the strongest, the fiercest, and each bore specially made armor befitting their rank.
But it is a historical truth that power corrupts, and eventually Pern is darkened by the shadows of slavery and hate... Nearly one hundred Turns pass, but eventually Holders begin to Rise up, using the bred-to-be larger and more aggressive whers to take out dragons, refusing to allow their children to be taken as candidates, and even training assassins to take out the Clutching females... Weyr by weyr, area by area, and territory by territory the dragonriders fail and fall... Mighty Lyris Weyr separates itself, closing itself off in the west, but others fight and fall or win by the strength of numbers and training.... It is into this world of devastation, hatred and fear that the worst possible thing happens...
Thread returns...
Decimating the world, both weyr and hold, Thread brings a reign of terror back, but even that cannot stop the fighting, and the world runs with blood and ichor and rings with the sound of violence... Lyris Weyr has recently lost their senior Queen as well as a third of her just-laid clutch, leaving the position of senior weyrwoman to a young woman and her even younger, untried gold, as well as seven eggs without a mother... War is rising on the horizon, Threadfall threatens everyday, a clutch lays with few candidates, and tensions are roaring, and it is up to you to decide what the outcome will be.
What we have to offer
::Many ranking rider positions, including junior gold, bronze, darkness, and ice riders, as well as war council and gold wher handlers.
::Candidates and dragon slaves of either gender are welcome
::All new dragon colors, weyr ranks, and crafts (Including prostitution, slavery, assassins, guards, etc)
::Multiple wher impression
::Multiple pet clutch to hatch soon
::Dragon clutch on the sands
::Interactive and fast-paced Battles and Threadfalls
::Upcoming weyrleader Flight, with excellent clutch following
::Experienced , fun, and friendly Admin staff
::Several new varieties of pets, including River and Mountainlizards
::Advanced and minor plots for dragonriders, wherhandlers, candidates, weyrlings, etc.
Current Plots
::The former gold queen of Lyris has been slaughtered on her own sands, and thirteen of her twenty eggs smashed to pieces... Though her assassin's bones currently hang over the hatching sands entrance, it leaves untried Gold Krimhilderth senior weyrqueen. Further assassination attempts on all clutching females are sure to come!
::Candidate thefts from nearby holds are increasing, but the higher rankers are demanding more slaves to increase their numbers, causing some dissatisfaction in the weyr.
::Gold Krimhilderth has shown little interest in Rising so far, but her time is drawing near and the males of the weyr, as well as their ambitious riders, are setting their sights on her and her rider... The weyrleader is a powerful presence in Lyris, and the weyr has felt the position's loss strongly, but what could happen if one of the crueler members of Lyris' elite wins?
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