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Last updated 12th March 2007 by Emma
Creating a Pet
Personas may own up to three pets each, and these can be added to persona profiles using the persona form. Existing pets may be linked to persona profiles using the Add Connections page (linked from the box on the left of a persona profile) but note that individual dragons, dolphins and firelizards should not be owned by more than one persona.
Name
Choose any name you like, but please don't use any name from a PernŽ novel, or any name of an existing pet from the club.
Age
You can enter your pet's age in the form of a birth date, giving the day and month on which they were born or hatched (similiarly to entering a persona birthday). If you leave the month and day blank, the form will randomly generate a birth date.
Remember that firelizards should not be Impressed by very young children, so they should be at least 10 Turns younger than their owners.
Type and Colour
The only pets that are available are firelizards (of the five colours mentioned in the books), canines (dogs), felines (cats) and runnerbeasts (horses). Gold firelizards are a form of rank, and are not usually allowed to new members.
Firelizards are relatively common in our version of Pern - however, they are still precious, and usually only Impressed by those who are wealthy or high-ranking, or those who discover them by accident. Since gold firelizards lay their eggs on sandy beaches, this is much more common among dragonriders (who can travel to the beaches) and in coastal Holds and Halls. A low-ranking drudge would be extremely unlikely to have a firelizard in inland Holds such as Emerald Falls.
Runnerbeasts are, as on Earth, expensive and time-consuming to care for. They will only be owned outright by well-off holders and craftsmen and their families. Most major holds and halls will keep a stable of runnerbeasts for general use (such as by guardsmen or travelling journeymen) with a stablemaster and his assistants to care for them.
Most working Pernese will not have time to waste on caring for pets unless the pets can be of some use to them. Canines are often employed to hunt, guard homes or to turn spits, while farmholds may have a resident feline to keep down the rodent population. Only wealthy ladies of leisure can afford to spend time on a pet bought exclusively for pleasure.
Dragonriders should be aware that the care of their dragon will always come before that of any pets. On Impression, a new weyrling must give up any runnerbeasts they own to the Weyr's stables, and make sure their canines and felines have someone to care for them (as some Weyrlingmasters will not tolerate them in the Weyrling barracks). Adult dragonriders may own pets other than runnerbeasts, but should ensure that a weyrmate or friend is responsible for walking and feeding them on Threadfall days and at other times when they are not able to.
Description
You can use the description box to describe your pet's appearance and personality. Remember, firelizards can only be five colors (gold, bronze, brown, blue, green) and not even a speck of any other color. They have hides, not scales, and while a firelizard may have variations of one color on their body, they do not have lime green underwings and forest green bodies, etc.
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Name
Choose any name you like, but please don't use any name from a PernŽ novel, or any name of an existing pet from the club.
Age
You can enter your pet's age in the form of a birth date, giving the day and month on which they were born or hatched (similiarly to entering a persona birthday). If you leave the month and day blank, the form will randomly generate a birth date.
Remember that firelizards should not be Impressed by very young children, so they should be at least 10 Turns younger than their owners.
Type and Colour
The only pets that are available are firelizards (of the five colours mentioned in the books), canines (dogs), felines (cats) and runnerbeasts (horses). Gold firelizards are a form of rank, and are not usually allowed to new members.
Firelizards are relatively common in our version of Pern - however, they are still precious, and usually only Impressed by those who are wealthy or high-ranking, or those who discover them by accident. Since gold firelizards lay their eggs on sandy beaches, this is much more common among dragonriders (who can travel to the beaches) and in coastal Holds and Halls. A low-ranking drudge would be extremely unlikely to have a firelizard in inland Holds such as Emerald Falls.
Runnerbeasts are, as on Earth, expensive and time-consuming to care for. They will only be owned outright by well-off holders and craftsmen and their families. Most major holds and halls will keep a stable of runnerbeasts for general use (such as by guardsmen or travelling journeymen) with a stablemaster and his assistants to care for them.
Most working Pernese will not have time to waste on caring for pets unless the pets can be of some use to them. Canines are often employed to hunt, guard homes or to turn spits, while farmholds may have a resident feline to keep down the rodent population. Only wealthy ladies of leisure can afford to spend time on a pet bought exclusively for pleasure.
Dragonriders should be aware that the care of their dragon will always come before that of any pets. On Impression, a new weyrling must give up any runnerbeasts they own to the Weyr's stables, and make sure their canines and felines have someone to care for them (as some Weyrlingmasters will not tolerate them in the Weyrling barracks). Adult dragonriders may own pets other than runnerbeasts, but should ensure that a weyrmate or friend is responsible for walking and feeding them on Threadfall days and at other times when they are not able to.
Description
You can use the description box to describe your pet's appearance and personality. Remember, firelizards can only be five colors (gold, bronze, brown, blue, green) and not even a speck of any other color. They have hides, not scales, and while a firelizard may have variations of one color on their body, they do not have lime green underwings and forest green bodies, etc.
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