Post by Aero on Mar 4, 2010 15:26:04 GMT -5
It has been almost four hundred and fifty Turns since Pern last experienced the harsh and violent silver rain known as Thread. During this time of peace the planet has grown vivid and lush, animals have become abundant, and most of the people have enjoyed life without the ancient paranoia that the mythical Thread will once again fall-- mythical? Of course, after all only the most traditional holders, craftsmen, and dragonmen believe that their horrid enemy will return, and to most people they are reviewed as strange or foolish. If Thread was going to fall, it would have fell over two hundred Turns ago!
The Holds, most of them anyway, are convinced that the once dreaded Red Star is gone or that it never even existed. It is still taught, but where is the evidence? Where does the proof lie? Records? HA! The best method of lying and covering up the truth that it never existed or was never as terrible as the dragonriders made it out to be. Lord Holders, most convinced by this illogical argument after the fifty Turns passed without Threadfall, have grown tired and are sometimes unwilling to give the Weyr even a tenth of the supplies that are required to gain the protection of a Weyr. Why pay for fine service that isn't being received?!
Dragonriders, once an awe inspiring sight, are now viewed in disfavor and are barely being given a second glance by some. The last hundred Turns have made relations hard on Weyr and Hold-- violence from the Holders sometimes being used as a method to ease the obvious tension that has settled between the two. Do something! If Thread is to fall, then why hasn't it?! Worthless wherries! These are a few among the many insults and jabs thrown almost daily to any Weyr at any given time. Most recently, in Turn 1253, a young man at Koranis Hold was scolded for attacking a bluerider after several long minutes of harassment.
Despite the peaceful attempts made, it has become obvious that Holds no longer believes that they need the protection of the Weyrs that they once tried to please. It is now the 1256th Turn, tension is rising among those viewed as paranoid as the possible threat of Thread comes into play-- How will the celebrating and joyous people be, who ignore the old records and place everything to mythological, fare when the Red Star passes and Pern is once again under threat?
We are now accepting applications for candidates, dragonriders, crafters and weyrfolk. The first on-camera Weyrleadership flight is fast approaching, we are a new Weyr and in need of candidates and dragonriders-- There are ranking positions still available!
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