Rule Updates

Rule Changes 2025

Added an addendum to the Strict Canon Rules regarding dragonriders with disabilities:
- Dragonriders who sustain severe injuries requiring below the knee amputations may return to the Fighting Wings in the following stages: healing, therapy, training in the Queen's Wing with adaptations, transferring into a Mid-to-High Altitude Wing with the in-character Wingleader/Weyrleader's approval.

Gold Firelizard Ownership See: Pet Rules
- Any character can Impress a gold flit, pending council approval.

Backdated Posts, Rank Requirements, Inactivity Checks
- Backdating: Months no longer "close" as the timeline moves. Posts may freely take place any time in the current month or up to 6 months prior. Flashbacks are still allowed but not required.
Ranker Steps: Condensed L1-L4 ranker rules. L1 characters should be posted with at least once every 3 OOC months, while members that hold other L2-L4 ranks should be posting at least once every 3 OOC months (but the post can be with any character).
Inactivity Checks: Council will continue to host periodic roll calls for members to check in. In it, we'll ask what to do with your characters if you don't respond to a future role call. L1s may reach out to members if Ranker characters haven't been played for an extended period of time.

Female Crafters
- After 20+ years of OOC writing, and nearly 12 Turns of in-character developments, we'd like to announce that female crafters are now allowed in two more halls: the Healercraft and the Weavercraft.

Member Rewards
- We have updated the Member Rewards page - adjusting the prices of some rewards, adding some new ones and removing those which are no longer needed.

Weyrlingmaster Rank Changes
- Given the recent promotion of R'lor, we have updated a couple of the FAQ articles regarding Weyrlingmasters. The main change is that the Weyrlingmaster is now "usually" a bronzerider, rather than "always" - the decision is up to the Weyrleader!

Canon Changes, Dragonrider Gender & Sexuality, One Goldrider Rule
- Rule 4 updated to: There are no absolute restrictions on dragonriders' sexuality. Check the Hatchings page for how this affects your Candidate.
- Rule 8 is now: Personas with a disability that would prevent them from fighting Thread will usually not be allowed to become a Candidate, and any such Impression must be approved by the Council (if you are not sure, please ask).
- The One Goldrider Rule has been updated to reflect that it only applies to golds obtained at Triad Weyrs.