Post by Dragon Admin on Jul 6, 2010 16:41:10 GMT -5
Weryling Information
A weyrling is a rider and dragon pair who has not yet reached full adulthood. Weyrling status begins the moment after Impression at hatching and continues until the Weyrling is chosen to join the regular fighting ranks of dragons.
Most dragons reach the ability to join the adult dragons between 1 and half turns and 2 turns. The smaller dragons will reach maturity sooner, with greens starting at about 1 and half turns. However, any dragon can mature slightly faster or slower than the standard for the dragon size.
No dragon will be accepted into the adult fighting ranks if a rider is not yet 16 turns of age. No dragon may participate in Flights unless his rider is 18 Turns of age.
During weyrlinghood, all weyrlings are the responsibility of the Weyrlingmaster and they are expected to attend classes and complete their chores as directed.
Posting expectations for Impression and Weyrlings
In order to Impress at hatching, your candidate must be an active member of the forums with at least two good quality posts prior to the start of the hatching ceremony. Any candidate that does not meet this requirement will be left standing on the sands at the end of the hatching.
Once Impressed, weyrlings are expected to post their dragon and riders in the designated weyrling threads. When there are no weyrling classes to attend, you and your dragon are free to interact with others, but remember what you can and cannot do!!
Anyone who does not see a weyrling character through to graduation will not be permitted to make additional riders or candidates until they have either posted for their weyrling following the guidelines laid out by the Weyrlingmaster and the admin, or created a non-rider character and played that character actively for one month.
Important Information for Weyrlings
All weyrlings must live in the weyrling barracks, regardless of any relationships a weyrling may have had prior to Impression. Once a weyrling is given permission from the Weyrlingmaster to go /between/ the weyrling may resume or begin any relationship with another.
Within the barracks, all male and female weyrlings live in the same building, with only a curtain to separate the sleeping quarters. They bathe in the communal pools shared by all males and females in the Weyr. So make sure you leave your modesty behind when you choose to stand for Impression, or learn quickly before the Weyrlingmaster makes you join in the bathing activities.
All weyrlings are expected to remain at the weyr at all times. They should not go anywhere outside the weyr without the permission of the Weyrlingmaster. Once a dragon reaches the age of /betweening/ they may be permitted to visit family not directly in the Weyr with permission.
Make sure that both rider and dragon attend all weyrling classes unless told otherwise.
One final note, remember you are a weyrling and will be treated as such. No matter what color dragon you may possess, you are never higher ranking than a full-fledged adult rider, nor is there any ranking system within the weyrling barracks. All weyrlings are equal!
What Happens When
Look over the designations for each month of weyrling training to see what your rider and dragon can and cannot do as well as what they can expect to learn and do in the future.
Also, each weyrling will have a thread in the Weyrling board that will track what your character has been permitted to do based on your participation in the training classes. You are NEVER allowed to RP something that your character has not been given permission to do.
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This guide created by Dragon Admin with the assistance of Werylingmaster L'yst.