Darkling Dawn is a dragonry where
humans and other nonhuman creatures live and work together with dragons. It is
built inside of a large mountain and riddled with caverns and tunnels, something
like a gigantic anthill. There are several lakes and rivers near Darkling Dawn
that are used for water and bathing, but there are no oceans or bodies of water
larger than a lake.
Technology is more-or-less equal to that of the Old
World, as that's where the majority of the riders originated from. Thanks to the
technologically-inclined Meera, there is heating and air-conditioning, running
water, lights, and other such creature comforts. More advanced technology is
allowed, however trips to ancient Terra or other non-dragonriding worlds simply
to obtain toys is discouraged. (Which, naturally, makes the black market of
terran products run by Sh'ro and Ekorael all the more successful.)
There
are also several smaller villages and towns where non-dragonriding people live.
These dwellings are scattered throughout the forests around the dragonry. They
mostly ignore the dragonry residents and are mostly ignored in exchange, except
for trading or the occasional search.
The mountain is surrounded by dense
forests that extend infinitely in all directions. These trees are mostly
decideous with some coniferous trees thrown in. It has a mostly temperate
climate, though some areas are more jungle-like in climate and flora. There are
four seasons; winter, spring, summer, and fall, and it often snows in winter,
though it still gets fairly hot in summer. A wide range of terran and pernese
animals live in the forests, and several decidedly non-terran creatures have
been seen as well.
As far as Darkling Dawn's residents can tell, they are
not actually on a planet and seem to be between dimensions. This can cause some
very odd things to happen. People who wander in the forests occasionally find
themselves on a completely different world with no idea how they got there.
Also, time seems to be unstable; things or people may age much faster than
they're supposed to, or much slower.
The current Weyrleaders are
Rahel, on Senior Queen Micath, and
A'ra, on Bronze Mazdath. Some other
characters of note are the searchriders, Ean, Rahel's unofficial 'second in
command', and the Headwoman, as well as others who can be found here. If you wish to use any of my
riders for any reason, please feel free to do so. I don't mind as long as you
keep them reasonably within character.
Darkling Dawn's Weyrlingmaster is
P'nieral, on Blue Yersamath. The emphasis is
on caring for and working with your dragon, but some defense and Thread-fighting
practices are done as well, for those who are planning to go to Pern or other
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