The Silver Rule(s)

General Rules

1) Anything you want to do out of the ordinary must be okay'd by a goldrider or member of the BOD.

2) All RPs will take place on AIM, NOT AOL!!!! If you don't have a copy of it, go to www.aol.com and download it. AOLers, do this also.

3) Bronze and Gold dragon will only be backdated until the weyr is full (12 bronzes, 4 golds).

4) Bronze and Gold dragons, and positions such as Weyrleader, Headwoman, Weyrharper, Weyrsinger, Weyrhealer, and advances in rank (Apprentice to Journeyman, Journeyman to Master) will be awarded to those who have greatly contributed to the Weyr.

5) WEYRLINGS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OWN FLITTERS! Between caring for your dragonet and caring for yourself, you won't have time for one.

6) Girls may ride Gold, Green, Blue, (and in the case of homosexuals) Brown dragons. Boys may ride Bronze, Brown, Blue, (and in the case of homosexuals) Green dragons. Only heterosexual males on Bronzes and only heterosexual females on golds.

7) ALL DRAGONS, EXCEPTING FULL GOLDRIDERS, MUST OBEY ANY COMMAND GIVEN BY A GOLD!!! Dragons will naturally do this, so have yours follow Pernese nature :) .

8) Weyrlings may not travel *between* without supervision by the WeyrlingMaster or their class instructor until they have graduated to the rank of full dragonrider.

9) When fighting Thread, queens may rise above their wing, but only after 4 years experience, a full flamethrower, no injuries, and the okay of both Weyrwomen.

10) NO ONE MAY BE BORN AT, OR INTERACT WITH, RUATHA HOLD, THE HARPER HALL, OR BENDEN WEYR. You may use Benden as a place of birth, but there may be NO interaction with any people there. This rule has been passed down from Anne herself, so don't break it, expecting just a light reprimend from the WeyrWomen.

11) AIVAS DID NOT WORK. We are at the same technological level as Dragonflight. Don't go asking for directions to the holodeck.

12) You may not kill off anyone else's characters. You can kill off your own with permission from the BOD.

13) Assume that you are not exempt from any laws regarding dragon behavior, dragon abilities, dragon size, or dragon temperament. We all want to be different, but that makes everyone alike. Someone has to form what we're different from :) .

14) There are only five dragon colors: Gold, Bronze, Brown, Blue, Green. Each one has drawbacks and advantages. No, you may not dye your dragon. Vilei is an exception, but then again she's the WeyrWoman.

15) THE INFAMOUS NO-NO RULE: Weyrlings MUST remain celibate until they graduate. This is for the dragonets, not just to torment you (ha ha!).

16) Dragonriders may not carry weapons other than a beltknife. You may be trained to use one, but DO NOT carry it. This really upsets the dragons.

Which leads to...

17) Do not duel with, claim insult from, or kill another dragonrider. The dragon will suicide, which upsets all the others and puts us down in numbers for Fall (not to mention if it was a bronze or a gold whose rider was killed...)

18) Any personas not posting in six months (if they have been alerted [Attn: yournamehere]) will be transferrred to an NPC Weyr.

19) New personas are allowed one or two flitters, depending on rank. BOD members may have up to three. All flitters not brought with must come from weyr hatchings.

20) Dragons may not leave Pern. Live with it.

21) You cannot use any of Anne McCaffrey's characters in your family lineage. It's the 15th pass, so most of her characters are probably deceased. But don't say "Oh, yeah, Jaxom and Ruth are my great-grandfather." That's a no-no.

22) Dragons do not go solo and attack people. Using your dragon to threaten people who really need it is fine, but otherwise, dragons do not willingly attack.

23) No dragon survives past the death of it's rider, unless it's a queen with a clutch on the Hatching Ground.

24) No bringing in characters from another Universe, even if it's another of Anne's books. Stick to Pern, there's plenty of people there.

25) No posting Pern stories online. That violates Anne McCaffrey's copyright and could confuse a lot of people.

26) Although, by not chewing firestone, greens may rise and have a clutch, they only produce small beasts. No greens laying eggs. Greenriders may not rise to the rank of Weyrwoman. Nothing against greenriders, I personally like them, but the Weyrwoman's dragon must rise to clutch and determine the new Weyrleader.

27) Since we have two Weyrwomen, and queens rise twice a Turn, each dragon will rise once a Turn, i.e., Pleqith will rise, and the bronze will be Weyrleader. Then, six months later, Kyrath will rise and that bronze will be the new Weyrleader.

28) It's snowy up here. Get used to it. Be prepared for snow in the winter. But, be warned, only a member of the BOD may start a snowball fight :) .

29) The position of Green or BlueSecond will only go to a blue or green who has shown themselves to be a good leader. WingLeaders, WingSeconds, and Green or BlueSeconds are subject to the approval of one Weyrwoman. They may be demoted at any time if they have demonstrated a continued lack of leadership and disregard for the health of the dragons under their command.

30) Any riders which are not tapped within one year of their graduation will either be posted as WingSeconds to a weyrling wing or placed in the Weyrwoman's wing. Weyrling classes in their fourth year may be pre-tapped. NPC's due to lack of posts will be placed in the Weyrwoman or Weyrleader's Wing.

New Persona Rules

1) Make a character with a few oddities. No one likes a perfect man or woman. But we all love someone with a few odd quirks.

2) Gold and Bronze will only be backdated for a limited time. Otherwise, to backdate you must choose Brown, Green or Blue. Don't worry, we need these nimble Threadfighters as an integral part of the Weyr.

3) Weyrlings can't enter with many pets. C'mon, what weyrling has time for an infant dragon, four birds, three cats, two dogs, and a partridge in a pear tree?

4) No H.A.D. (Hearing All Dragons). You can appeal to Del Rey, but fat chance you'll get it.

5) No E.S.P., no magic, witches, elves, fairies, on and on. The only telepathic bond is between rider and dragon, and that's quite enough.

6) Try to stick with a theme. Don't give someone a bronze complextion and Oriental face, and top it off with blonde hair. Do you know how ridiculous that would look?

7) No using Ruatha, Benden Weyr, or the Harper Hall as a place of birth. No interaction whatsoever.

Weyrling Rules

1) Once again, no other pets, especially not flitters, until weyrlings are into their third turn of weyrling training.

2) There are four years of weyrling training. In real time, that's sixteen months. Goldriders get the privilege of an extra two months.

3) Weyrlings, at the beginning of their fourth year, will be granted their own small weyrs. When you finish training, you will be granted a weyr sized according to your dragon.

4) No chewing of firestone until taught in your weyrling class. Save emails about the class, so you know what to do.

5) Weyrlings have to wake up every morning at five in most weyrs. The good news is that Vilei and I aren't getting up at five if you put an ambulance siren in our ears. You get to sleep till eight or nine. But, then you have to do morning exercises, feed, bathe, and oil your dragons, then go to class. Then do afternoon chores, feed, bathe, oil dragon, back to class, feed, bathe, oil dragon. Sleep. Welcome to the life of a weyrling.

6) Fourth-year weyrlings, and only fourth-years weyrlings, will deliver and replenish firestone sacks and agenothree (HNOlittletinythreethatmycomputerwon'tdo). Other weyrlings have chores in the Weyr.