Fort Weyr

With IC Search open, we’d like to invite the Weyr’s playerbase to provide constructive comments about our Candidates! As stated in our Search information, we use this system rather than a formal Search Co. The list of candidates can be accessed through ‘ftw .who/candidates’ and +comments left using the following command:

+comment=(name of candidate)=(comment)

Also available is +object. Please review the criteria for objections on the Fort Weyr website (http://fort-weyr.net/searches/searchco) carefully, as +object should not be used lightly. All +objections will be reviewed by the admin team prior to action being taken with a candidate.

It’s been a little less than a month since Isyath rose in her maiden flight, but already riders have been given the okay to go forth and look for potential Candidates for the junior queen’s clutch. The question is, will Lord Jivrain of Boll permit riders to visit the Hold in Search? Will anyone from Southern Boll and its territory actually /want/ to go to the Weyr, given the damage that has gone without mending despite meetings of Weyrleader and Lord, with interactions between Weyr and Hold proving to be chilly at best?

OOC: IC Search is now open! OOC Search remains open until midnight US Pacific time on 22nd January 2012. We are accepting applications for all dragon colours, with more information about Search available here.

Day 17, Month 10, Hematite returned from morning sweeps as usual — and that is about where all normalcy ceased to continue. The wing (and as many friends as could be convinced) got drunk in the Glass Fountain over lunchtime – by N’muir’s order. Rumour says the Weyrleader (who is better known for his /ban/ of alcohol early in his tenure) was buying rounds, singing songs, and generally being jolly and fun. Others claim he passed out snuggled on a bench with brownrider E’dre, who very publicly and recently broke his hand on N’muir’s face. But that part might be made up.

It seems that now other wingleaders are being encouraged to organize regular ‘Wing Events’ involving fun or relaxing activities for dragonriders and their friends. Some wonder what has brought on such a sudden change of attitude, but everyone appears to be taking advantage of it.

On the afternoon of day 8, month 10, turn 27, bets (and debts) were finally paid: Ali’s gold Isyath finally rose in her maiden flight. The flight included not one, but /two/ Weyrleaders, with the Reaches’ K’del desperate enough to avoid his Weyrwoman’s ire at participating that he had to threaten to harm himself to force his dragon from the skies. In the skies above, the Fortian dragons Bidjeth and Wroth, as well as the Reachians Cadejoth, Visigoth and Riuscyth jostled, while their riders took to fighting amongst themselves below. In the end, though, it was V’teri’s bronze Riuscyth that managed to claim Isyath.

For turns now, Fort has had feeding restrictions in place as a result of the plague that affected the herds in the region. Dragons have had to hunt wild despite the Weyr’s efforts to increase its herdbeast numbers, but, finally, in early month 10 of turn 27, the feeding restrictions have been lifted. The Beastcrafters claim that the herd has recovered sufficiently and its numbers are holding, yet some are wondering that, if the restrictions have ensured this, is it wise to lift them? Will this set everything back to square one?

Gossip never takes long to find its way through the population of Fort – particularly when the act worth gossiping about occurred in the Bowl in the middle of the afternoon. Day 2, Month 10, Hematite returned from sweeps at noon, and not long after that Weyrleader N’muir and his wingmate, brownrider E’dre, got themselves into a very heated argument that ended up with them both in the infirmary. As for their injuries, some say E’dre beat the snot out of the bronzerider, and some others say E’dre’s dead.

It was mid-morning on the 27th day of month 9 when a routine examination in the infirmary turned into something far different and quite unexpected. Lygar, one of the Weyr’s groundskeepers, became angry and violent, actually striking the Healer tending him, Gwenell, and then attacking brownrider E’dre when he stepped in to help the apprentice. E’dre subdued him and notified Hattie of the capture, Lygar eventually being carted unconscious from the infirmary to be incarcerated in the very same room where Bea was once kept. While no one’s entirely sure just what his deal is, during the altercation it was revealed before several witness that he was the one responsible for alerting Boll to Avaryk’s presence at the masquerade. Some are saying that it was part of a larger, if confused, plan to seek revenge against everyone connected with Bea’s death.

The men among the residents who know Lygar know him as a usually quiet drunken malcontent who is often shirking his duties, opinionated but unconfrontational, making his blow-up in the infirmary quite puzzling. Some of the women tell a quite different story of his temper and tendency toward violence, however.

The questions now being: just how closely involved with Boll was he, and has he been involved in anything else harmful toward the Weyr that has yet to come to light?

Fort Weyr is currently in a precarious situation with Southern Boll Hold. The latest rumors put the relationship between the two as chilly at best, and it’s yet to be seen how long-lasting this stand off might be. Could it be possible that Southern Boll will break Tradition and refuse to tithe? The answer may not come until the tithe train, due in under a month, arrives…

Looking to join Fort, and after a concept that ties into our current Boll plot? Some of the concepts that may work well:

* Fosterlings (Blooded or otherwise) from South Boll Hold, Fort Sea Hold, or surrounding areas.
* Potential Search applications from South Boll Hold, Fort Sea Hold, or surrounding areas, that may be willing to ‘sneak out’ against the wishes of their parents / the Hold to get to the Weyr and stand for a dragon.
* Harper spies/apprentices planted in Fort Weyr, South Boll Hold, or Fort Sea Hold with an eye to keeping an eye on the diplomatic situation, and potentially affecting/diffusing the situation.

If you have any questions or want some more information about these concepts, feel free to page Fort Weyr’s staff, or send a +mail to ftwadmin.

OOC Search is now open at Fort Weyr! Candidate applications will be accepted until midnight US Pacific time on 22nd January 2012. We are accepting applications for all dragon colours, though whether there might be a gold egg will be decided by Isyath’s maiden flight on Friday 13th January.

Information about Search can be found here, with our application form located here. Please be aware that there is only /one/ application to fill in and that we do not ask for further dragon preferences unless we feel we need more information to write a dragon.

IC Search will be opening on the 15th of January. If you have any questions about Search, please don’t hesitate to send a +mail to ftwadmin and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

It’s been nearly two Turns since the youngest Fort queen, Isyath, was shelled. While many expected her to take after her dam and rise with frequency, the young queen has ruined those betting on an early rising. It’s no surprise that many have been watching Isyath keenly over the last few months, and those that are watching closely may well start to suspect the young gold will rise soon… if her rider’s recent behavior is anything to judge by.

OOC: Isyath will be rising her her maiden flight on Friday, 13th of January at 6pm EST / 3pm PST. All are welcome to attend. This flight is NOT predetermined. (But it is being held on Friday the 13th, so you’re taking your chances!) Fort’s OOC search will open on Sunday, 8th of January 2012. Keep an eye on the bboard for further details!