Month 0

Bonding, Butchering & Basic Care
RL Dates:
Dragon Age: 0 days – 1 month

Examine your dragon and get familiar with him/her. Go through controller (+help puppet) and dragon help (+help dragon) and bring any problems up with the WLM-team. If you don’t like the global controller, you can set something like: &CMD-DRAGON me=$xxdo *:@fo DBREF=%0, on yourself, replacing ‘xx’ with a two letter code for your dragon and the DBREF with your dragon’s dbref #. Feel free to set up a Couch object in the Barracks. This is optional.
Make sure to:
@set Dragonth=!halt @set Dragonth=Commands
Hatchsecs for this clutch: 1256450400
Read the materials listed under “Additional Resources” if desired to find out more about what goes into the daily care of a baby dragon.
Check out the RP Topics for ideas on what to play for this IC month.
RP, RP, RP!

Bonding exercises, imaging things between Weyrling and dragon.
Practice telling the difference between your feelings and your dragon’s.
Learn how to butcher a herdbeast carcass.
Learn how to wash, oil and feed your dragon properly
Having your hair cut to a manageable length
Getting to know the other weyrlings and their lifemates
Introducing your dragon to other dragons and people
First-time experiences with your dragon: bathing, trying new foods, watching the weather or the stars. Explore how your dragon interacts with this whole big new world he or she has been born into.
Young dragon ‘accidents’, be it minor injuries, doody messes, regurgitated food, etc.

Dragonet

First feeding, first oiling, first naptime immediately after the hatching
Your dragon’s first bath
Your dragon’s first conversations with other dragons, either clutchmates or older dragons
Learning not to overeat
Like human babies, at first dragonets wake up every few hours to be fed and cared for. Early on this will probably happen every 1-3 hours. Towards the end of the month time between feedings and oilings will probably stretch out to every 4-5 hours.
Dragons are roughly the size of a large dog through the size of a small pony at hatching. Over the course of the first month, they will grow to

Weyrling

Learning not to overfeed your dragonet to avoid thicktail and stomach upsets
Dragons need to be fed chopped up meat during this stage. At first this will be provided, but you’ll have to chop for them daily until they start being able to feed from carcasses themselves.
Learning how to get by on catnaps and very little sleep
Learning to overcome dragon feeling/human feeling confusion: Is that me hungry? Or him/her?
Getting used to a dragon mind inside your mind and yours inside his/hers.

(This is a guideline only to give you an idea of how your day might go.)

There is no uniform required, but Weyrlings should wear sturdy work clothes. Those who don’t have anything suitable will be provided with cast-offs from Stores.
Weyrlings must wear a Fort weyrling knot at all times and the badge of the Weyrling Wing on flying jackets.
Weyrlings may go anywhere inside the Weyr/Bowl, including the living cavern, hot springs, stores, inner caverns, etc.
One glass of ale or wine at mealtimes is allowed.
No intimate contact. No kissing, no making out, no sex. Hugging friends/family members is allowed, but Weyrlings are expected to keep a tight lid on their feelings during this early stage of Weyrlinghood.
Weyrlings must salute all riders. Be respectful towards or salute ranking Crafters and Holders.

Fort Weyr