Uprising Weyr (A Dragonriders of Pern RPG)

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Rise up and take the power back, it's time that
The fat cats had a heart attack, you know that
Their time is coming to an end
We have to unify and watch our flag ascend

After the disappearance of the red star, science was allowed to skyrocket on pern. With the dragons no longer really necessary as a defense on pern but with lots of people still anxious about the red star, scientists decided to genetically manipulate dragon DNA to mix with human DNA to create smaller, more efficient dragons. The result was the newhalfs, they were smaller and needed less food. This way they had a fail safe for when the red star returned without having to waste resources on the big dragons.

Thus the dragons fell into disfavor, starting to grow few in number and much smaller than they once had been. A small group didn’t want the dragons to die out though, trying to use the same biological engineering to return the dragons to their former size. Most of their tinkering was done with a white dragon as a basis, but it didn’t do much to increase their size. Instead, white dragons became more common and new dragon colors started to appear. Dragons without colors, completely grey scaled, dragons with extremely bright hides and dragons in a dazzling array of colors appeared.

Seeing the rise in dragonic numbers as a potential threat to the establishing newhalfs the newhalf supporters started a genocide on the remaining dragon population, killing all dragons, safe for a few eggs that managed to escape notice. The people that still supported the dragons took these eggs and fled. The eggs hatched and impressed in relative safety, but the hatchlings no longer seemed to care about a person’s gender, there were just too few candidates for them.

These new riders and their dragons decided to found a new weyr, far away from the newhalfs. Founding it in the eastern island archipelago, where people used to be banished for heavy crimes. They started Uprising weyr. But turns passed and yet none of the dragons rose. However, the largest Greyscale has started to glow, could it be that more eggs will soon fill the sands?

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious

Currently:
*Greeth has risen and a clutch will soon adore the sands of the weyr
*The first newhalfs have showed their face at the weyr, are they all as peacefull as the bronze leader or will some come with more darker intentions?
*The grayscale 'queen' had allowed not one but two males to catch. How will things work out with two weyrleaders?

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The fat cats had a heart attack, you know that
Their time is coming to an end
We have to unify and watch our flag ascend
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Plot Summary
Even though the threat of the red star was eradicated, many were still anxious that it might return. Scientists mixed the DNA of dragons and humans to create the smaller, more efficient newhalfs. They would be the new defense against the red star, should it ever return, since they had the benefits of flight, firestone, and telepathy, without the large bulk or need to be bonded. Since they were so much more efficient, dragons seemed unneeded. Dragons began to fall in numbers as well as favor. A small group of scientists wanted to keep dragons around, and tried to return the dragons to their original size, but they only managed to create new colors and increase the possibility of white dragons. This also caused the dragon population to rise—something that newhalf supporters resented. This started the genocide of dragons, as they were hated by most of the general public. A small clutch of eggs was saved, but the small number of candidates caused the dragons to no longer care about the person’s gender.

It was these new riders that decided to start a new weyr for themselves and their new dragons. They found themselves hiding out in the eastern islands. For a while, there were no rising dragons, but also no newhalf threats. Eventually, both these things would happen, in one form or another. A scouting newhalf group stumbled upon the weyr, but decided to live in harmony with the dragons rather than try to destroy them. Grayscale Greeth rose and clutched fourteen healthy dragons. One egg was placed on the sands that did not belong to the dragon, however. This egg hatched the first mindwalker, who was Impressed a week or two later—but not before causing quite a bit of mischief. Also around this time, two new subspecies of fire lizards appeared—the legless firesnakes and the ‘dead’ Zombies.

The gold wher Liesk clutched soon after, with 6 healthy eggs and one dud. It was from this clutch that the first Chimera emerged, a new wher color. Things seemed well in the weyr, and it finally seemed to be taking off. Unfortunately, the newhalf group that had gone missing in the eastern islands brought a bit of attention to their little weyr. Another group was sent after them, this one led by a gold newhalf. After discovering the weyr, they planned to destroy the ‘traitor’ group as well as the new weyr. They attacked the weyr, taking a few lives and injuring many before finally being taken as injured captives. The attacked caused many to feel a bit dismal, but a gather quickly brought up spirits. An egg stall was set up, leading to five new mindwalkers in the weyr as well as several new whers. Two of the whers were a mutation, a new subspecies known as Eastern whers. More eggs were sold as well—strange heart-shaped eggs. These eggs hatched the sugary-sweet species known as saidons.

Once again, Greeth has risen. This time, he was caught by a young boy’s bronze, making the thirteen-year-old one of the youngest weyrleaders ever. Greeth is egg-heavy, and will no doubt have a rather large clutch full of surprises!

What we have to offer:
*A refreshingly non-canon weyr that is not confined to gender or sexuality restrictions
*Sub-species for whers and fire lizards
*Physical and color mutations
*Unique creatures such as Mindwalkers, Saidons, and Newhalfs
*Interesting and involving plots
*A new batch of quests each month
*And of course cookies!

Wanted Characters
*Candidates!
*Riders/Handlers
*Crafters
*Newhalfs
*Assistant Masters—Candidate, Weyrling, and Wherling
*Headwoman
*Lord Holder

Currently
*Greeth has risen once again, and another clutch will show up soon!
*A second wing of newhalfs tried to take over the weyr. As their injuries heal, how will things unfold?
*A thirteen year old’s bronze caught the grayscale ‘queen’! How can such a young boy be weyrleader?
*There are several upcoming flights and runs, including that of the weyr’s gold and the first mindwalker!
*Science has created the Zombie whers and fire lizards: creatures that ‘live’ without a heartrate or the need to breath. What will become of them?

[align=left]They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious[/align]