**warning for those who want to read the books stop reading here it contains spoilers. This is an AU idea.



The last pass ended two hundred years ago. Thread was not due for another four hundred years at a shorter pass. Most dragon riders for the last two hundred years have expanded to other careers. Some, along with the average person, were exploring the mental talents that people had started to emerge in the middle of the last pass. There have even been attempts to breed green dragons with bronzes or browns to little success to have more dragons for those who have the talents. Many people have been taking advantage of the AIVAS computer and moved into the south. Dragonriders claiming the parts that only dragons can get to.

About five years ago dragons started producing clutches of larger sizes like it had been recorded before a pass. This time the signs were not lost as the queens rose to mate more often. The only thing that was after checking the early warning systems around the planet showed no signs of what was coming. The red star was in its frozen orbit furthest from Rukbart (the sun) as it could be. At least that was what they had learned from AIVAS. It was not until one of the early warning satellites was taken out by a meteor. It was a meteor shower but it was not a normal one. This one had come in contact with the red star bringing with it Thread. No one was prepared. They were caught off guard since they had not really been training for thread unless they lived in weyrs of the north. And from what they could tell there was more coming.

[u][b]Setting:[/u][/b]
The plot takes place on the planet Pern. Pern is the third planet in the Rukbat system located in the Sagittarian sector, also known as the Sagittarian Quadrant or Orion's Arm. It was originally colonized by 6,000 people that were lead by Admiral Paul Benden and Governor Emily Boll. Pern, along with five other planets, circle their sun known as Alpha Sagittarius. Pern, along with four other planets, have steady orbits about their sun. Pern has two moons, Belior and Timor. The solar system also contains two asteroid belts and an Oort Cloud. The sixth planet is a rogue planet called the Red Planet. The Red Planet's irregular orbit brought it close enough to Pern's orbit that it would rain down Thread that it had picked up traveling through the solar systems Oort Cloud. Its orbit was pushed out of alignment to smash into another planet to end the rain of deadly Thread on Pern.

Pern is made up of three continents, a large number of islands, and four major oceans. The Southern Continent is the largest of the three. It is known for large jungles and sweeping grasslands. It was what drew the original settlers to make their home there. The Southern Continent also has high tectonic and volcanic activity that was made worse when the Red Planet would come closer. It was a large factor in why the settlers moved to the Northern Continent.

The North Continent is vastly different than the Southern Continent. It is basically a shelf of bedrock that is tectonically stable but is also relatively infertile. It proved great protection from Thread when it was raining down on the planet. It was where the dragon weyrs and settlements were cut from complex cave systems that served as home and protection for the people and dragons.

Hardly anything is known about the Western Continent. Most of the data that is known is from the satellite surveys and a few maritime expeditions to it.

Our story takes place mainly .....?

A more complete general overview can be found HERE.
An amazing map of Pern can be found HERE and the original post on Reddit can be found HERE. This is another MAP that contains a few other places along with time zones.

((This needs to be updated))

another post for later

just in case

I don't really care what weyr we end up in but do we post our csés straight in the characters tab or do you want to review them first?

You can pop them straight into the character tab and make any edits as needed

@Sadi Are we following the canon sexuality/gender for riders or not?

how does one add pictures to posts? Thank you in advance

in the hide you click the little landscape in the quick edits above... [img*]link to the image goes here[/img*] (it does not have the * in it)

@Duthguy I don't care about the sexuality of your characters because by now I am hoping more women are riding fighting dragons but when mating happens sexuality normally goes out the window

any idea when we can start the IC or post introductions of our characters?

Sooo I am guessing this thread might be dead? Will check back every now and then. Hope all is well.

i still want to do it

@Lunamaria Hawke maybe we can do a solo sort of side story. It would help in character development and establishing our characters. Later, if Saddie gets back on track, we can move over to the main story line. PM me if you are interested i guess.

@Omni5876 i'd be happy to do it. do you want to create a thread in the 1v1 section?

@Lunamaria Hawke I sent you the link if not you can find in the 1x1 thread under Future of Pern_side story. Let me know if you still cant see it.

This is really sad to see. I was reading up on the interest check, then found my way here. I haven't read the Dragonriders of Pern books but it caught my interest _{(as someone said before in the interest check, "dragonriders".. like, what more do you need?! LOL)}. I'll definitely have to snag the books soon. Might just give me something to do during this... horrible time >~>

I'll keep subscribed to this thread just in case it comes back, and possibly even create a character.. hoping to see Sadi back around, soon! Hope everyone is well and staying safe in these dark times!

@Moro I’m doing a 1x1 with Luna. I can do another side story with you and if the thread ever picks up we can transfer story here. Let me know what you think