Strict Canon Rules

Article by Eimi

We follow the books, particularly the later books such as Renegades, Dolphins, and Masterharper, fairly closely. This isn't to say that 'if it's not in the books, it's not in the club', but that if the books specifically state something is done a certain way, that's our canon. Allowances are made for more than 1200 turns since the end of the Ninth Pass, and we do have some limited technological advances, such as electricity in major Holds. We aren't going to go around harassing members for asking questions, but we do ask that members not try to introduce pillowcrafters (a fandom term for prostitutes), female brown or blueriders, and other such innovations into our storylines.

That being said, some of the rules that used to appear on our AM rules page still are followed. Those would be:

1. Our club is set over 1200 turns after the end of the Ninth Pass. The names of the characters from the books have pretty much faded from memory. Out of respect for AM and her works, mentions of any of the book characters are not permitted.
2. In our timeline, Benden Weyr has only been reopened for a few Turns. No persona would have been born there.
3. All dragon names must end in -th, and no names from the books may be used. See Anne's Names
4. The club follows a conservative view of Pern. Brownriders are heterosexual males. Blueriders are bisexual or homosexual males. Greenriders are homosexual males or heterosexual females. Mating flight situations are up to the participants; stand-ins are not allowed.
5. Green dragons are rendered infertile both by chewing firestone and by genetics.
6. All dragons live in Weyrs. Even watchdragons return to their Weyrs when off duty. No rogue dragons are allowed, and no dragons attacking humans or other dragons (except golds in mating heat).
7. Dragons cannot outlive their riders. Dragons suicide /between/ the instant their rider dies, sometimes sooner in the case of blues or greens agitated by rider illness or severe injury.
8. Deaf, mute, blind, or crippled personas may not Impress a dragon. Per Anne McCaffrey, dragons will not Impress a blind/deaf/mute candidate, so only injuries occurring after Impression will be considered. This is a fairly easy type of persona to get, considering we are early enough in the Pass that injuries are a bit more likely to take place.
9. Dragons may not leave Pern, nor can anyone not from Pern visit there, not even a character from one of AM's other series. No Jedi Knights, Brain Ships, Catteni, etc can ever visit, so don't ask. We are still limited to AM's Pern.