Post by Phly on Mar 4, 2009 2:37:10 GMT -6
As the Weyr changes, expect to see the color list change as well.
Gold
Size Minimum and Maximum: 45 feet/60 feet
Clutch Size: 10-60 Eggs, one or more queen Eggs
Impress to heterosexual females[ and bisexual females/i]
Golds are gold queens for a reason. Pound for pound, inch for inch, they are large, more muscular, and more powerful than any other dragon on Pern. They have strong, fierce personalities that have been engineered to dominate the lesser dragon for the sake and protection of their Weyr and their Eggs. Extremely maternal, it is hazardous for anyone's health to threaten a queen and her Clutch. Prone to be vain and stubborn, Golds Impress heterosexual females whose personalities are strong enough to dominate a gold's will. While not all girls who Impress golds are natural leaders, they can easily be crafted to suit a Weyr's needs. A gold dragon is usually caught by bronzes, although a brown can claim this honor for himself from time to time.
Titanium
Size Minimum and Maximum: 38 feet / 55 feet
Impress to Either gender of any sexuality regardless of dragon gender
Larger by far than most bronzes, these dragons are giants that rival the golds for control of the Weyr. While they are quite large, most are built extremely lean and long. Rarely, with titaniums be as bulky as golds or bronzes. These silver hued dragons can be born of either gender and can Impress to any Candidate they see fit regardless of gender and sexual orientation, something extremely unusual for high ranking dragons. For the most part, titaniums are cunning dragons with lots of wit. Males especially have a strong lust for power, though aren't as conniving as the females are to get it. Females of this color usually have extremely strong wills that will often keep their riders on their toes. Not as motherly as gold dragons are, these dragons prefer fighting to housekeeping, regardless of their gender.
Bronze
Size Minimum and Maximum: 35 feet / 40 feet
Impress to heterosexual males and bisexual males
Bronzes are the great leaders of the Weyr. Prone to arrogance, a bronze might be stubborn, brash, and a little reckless, but he'll never get truly angry unless you go against his Weyr and his Queen. Bronzes are very loyal dragons, but less so than browns. They are far more individualistic than other colors are as well. Bronze dragons take leadership to heart and it is the rule to see bronze Wingleaders and Wingseconds. They Impress to similarly strong Candidates.
Obsidian
Size Minimum and Maximum: 32 feet / 43 feet
Impress to Either gender of any sexuality, regardless of dragon gender
These black draogns are usually slightly larger than browns and can often grow to be the size of average bronzes. Unlike the larger mutated dragon, the titaniums, obsidians are quite muscular, much more so than average browns or bronzes for their relative size. Because of this, obsidians are quite slow dragons in general and are especially slow on the ground. However, they have most endurance pound for pound than the dragons that rank above and below them. In many aspects these dragons can out-preform browns by sheer brute force, but unlike browns and even smaller bronzes, they have extremely low manuveralbility. As for coloring, they are exactly as their name suggests: Black. Some have relatively darker shades of gray over their hide, but at no time will they ever be confused for the larger titanium dragons. About one in five obsidians will have absolutley no sheen to their hide; most of them are extremely shiny for all that they're not traditionally chromatic dragons. For a variety of reasons, obsidians tend to be rather moody and usually are rather sensitive about their large sizes and their slow bodies. They aren't as cunning as titaniums, but they are extremely logical dragons in general; many obsidians can see cause and effect much more so than other dragons, though they are still maintain about the same intelligence level as other colors do.
Brown
Size Minimum and Maximum: 30 feet / 38 feet
Impress to heterosexual and bisexual males and homosexual females
Loyal, steadfast, and honest, browns are the person anyone would turn to for help, advice, and a shoulder to cry on. They personify everything that is good and whole within a Weyr and area usually the first on the work scene, using their bulk in size to help out in any way possible. They aren't as intelligent as most bronzes, but their rider's intellect more than makes up for that. Some larger browns can keep up in gold Flights and those rare few are the perfect ones to vie for Weyr leadership.
Blue
Size Minimum and Maximum: 20 feet / 28 feet
Impress to males of any sexuality and bisexual females
Blue dragons are the smallest males and make up about a third of all dragons on Pern. They are nearly as agile as greens, they often have enough stamina to last for an entire Threadfall. They mate only with greens, as they are simply too small to keep up with a massive queen over a long mating flight. Because of and in spite of their size, they are extremely valuable to the Weyr. Many are recruited as Weyrling or Candidate Masters.
Amber
Size Minimum and Maximum: 18 feet / 29 feet
Impress to any gender of any sexuality regardless of dragon gender
As their name suggests, amber dragons look remarkably like amber that forms naturally on some of the trees of Pern. They are neither yellow nor red nor brown but a wonderful mixture of all three. Like whites, depending on the time of day and the light, they seem to be darker or lighter shades of 'amber.' Like blues and greens, they don't have a general build and can vary from rather bulky to extremely lithe. However, most, if not all, ambers have rather long extremities and generally look more graceful on the ground than other dragons do.
Green
Size Minimum and Maximum: 19 feet / 26 feet
Impress to males and females of all sexualities
These small female dragons cannot Clutch, but do chew firestone to flame Thread. They are immensely valuable to the Weyr because of their greater speed and maneuverability. As greens are lither than blues, they can turn faster and easier than any other dragon on Pern. Greens Rise to mate frequently, at least every six sevendays and are caught by males of all colors.
White
Size Minimum and Maximum: 13 feet / 23 feet
Impress to heterosexual males and bisexual females
As more of the white dragons begin to appear on Pern, it is becoming easier to classify these 'sport' dragons. They are and will probably remain the smallest of all dragons. Like Ruth, they don't seem to exhibit any sort of sexual preference and generally take on the 'sex' that matches their rider best. If the ridre is a heterosexual male, the dragon would have a more masculine mind voice and vice versa for a female. However, if the rider leans to a bisexual or homosexual preference, the tone of the voice has a tendency to fluxuate between masculine and feminine. As for coloring, Ruth was the basic standard for white dragons. They are neither completely white nor a multitude of colors. Depending on how one looks at a white dragon, they appear to be any number of the original five colors.
Firelizards and whers come in the same colors. The size differences from color to color is proportionally the same: A gold is the largest firelizard and is about the length of the average human arm; A gold is the largest wher and is roughly as long and sits like a low strung runnerbeast.
Unlike dragons, there is no gender nor sexual preference to go by. A male can Impress a gold firelizard and gold wher and a female can Impress a bronze firelizard and a bronze wher, etc.
Gold
Size Minimum and Maximum: 45 feet/60 feet
Clutch Size: 10-60 Eggs, one or more queen Eggs
Impress to heterosexual females[ and bisexual females/i]
Golds are gold queens for a reason. Pound for pound, inch for inch, they are large, more muscular, and more powerful than any other dragon on Pern. They have strong, fierce personalities that have been engineered to dominate the lesser dragon for the sake and protection of their Weyr and their Eggs. Extremely maternal, it is hazardous for anyone's health to threaten a queen and her Clutch. Prone to be vain and stubborn, Golds Impress heterosexual females whose personalities are strong enough to dominate a gold's will. While not all girls who Impress golds are natural leaders, they can easily be crafted to suit a Weyr's needs. A gold dragon is usually caught by bronzes, although a brown can claim this honor for himself from time to time.
Titanium
Size Minimum and Maximum: 38 feet / 55 feet
Impress to Either gender of any sexuality regardless of dragon gender
Larger by far than most bronzes, these dragons are giants that rival the golds for control of the Weyr. While they are quite large, most are built extremely lean and long. Rarely, with titaniums be as bulky as golds or bronzes. These silver hued dragons can be born of either gender and can Impress to any Candidate they see fit regardless of gender and sexual orientation, something extremely unusual for high ranking dragons. For the most part, titaniums are cunning dragons with lots of wit. Males especially have a strong lust for power, though aren't as conniving as the females are to get it. Females of this color usually have extremely strong wills that will often keep their riders on their toes. Not as motherly as gold dragons are, these dragons prefer fighting to housekeeping, regardless of their gender.
Bronze
Size Minimum and Maximum: 35 feet / 40 feet
Impress to heterosexual males and bisexual males
Bronzes are the great leaders of the Weyr. Prone to arrogance, a bronze might be stubborn, brash, and a little reckless, but he'll never get truly angry unless you go against his Weyr and his Queen. Bronzes are very loyal dragons, but less so than browns. They are far more individualistic than other colors are as well. Bronze dragons take leadership to heart and it is the rule to see bronze Wingleaders and Wingseconds. They Impress to similarly strong Candidates.
Obsidian
Size Minimum and Maximum: 32 feet / 43 feet
Impress to Either gender of any sexuality, regardless of dragon gender
These black draogns are usually slightly larger than browns and can often grow to be the size of average bronzes. Unlike the larger mutated dragon, the titaniums, obsidians are quite muscular, much more so than average browns or bronzes for their relative size. Because of this, obsidians are quite slow dragons in general and are especially slow on the ground. However, they have most endurance pound for pound than the dragons that rank above and below them. In many aspects these dragons can out-preform browns by sheer brute force, but unlike browns and even smaller bronzes, they have extremely low manuveralbility. As for coloring, they are exactly as their name suggests: Black. Some have relatively darker shades of gray over their hide, but at no time will they ever be confused for the larger titanium dragons. About one in five obsidians will have absolutley no sheen to their hide; most of them are extremely shiny for all that they're not traditionally chromatic dragons. For a variety of reasons, obsidians tend to be rather moody and usually are rather sensitive about their large sizes and their slow bodies. They aren't as cunning as titaniums, but they are extremely logical dragons in general; many obsidians can see cause and effect much more so than other dragons, though they are still maintain about the same intelligence level as other colors do.
Brown
Size Minimum and Maximum: 30 feet / 38 feet
Impress to heterosexual and bisexual males and homosexual females
Loyal, steadfast, and honest, browns are the person anyone would turn to for help, advice, and a shoulder to cry on. They personify everything that is good and whole within a Weyr and area usually the first on the work scene, using their bulk in size to help out in any way possible. They aren't as intelligent as most bronzes, but their rider's intellect more than makes up for that. Some larger browns can keep up in gold Flights and those rare few are the perfect ones to vie for Weyr leadership.
Blue
Size Minimum and Maximum: 20 feet / 28 feet
Impress to males of any sexuality and bisexual females
Blue dragons are the smallest males and make up about a third of all dragons on Pern. They are nearly as agile as greens, they often have enough stamina to last for an entire Threadfall. They mate only with greens, as they are simply too small to keep up with a massive queen over a long mating flight. Because of and in spite of their size, they are extremely valuable to the Weyr. Many are recruited as Weyrling or Candidate Masters.
Amber
Size Minimum and Maximum: 18 feet / 29 feet
Impress to any gender of any sexuality regardless of dragon gender
As their name suggests, amber dragons look remarkably like amber that forms naturally on some of the trees of Pern. They are neither yellow nor red nor brown but a wonderful mixture of all three. Like whites, depending on the time of day and the light, they seem to be darker or lighter shades of 'amber.' Like blues and greens, they don't have a general build and can vary from rather bulky to extremely lithe. However, most, if not all, ambers have rather long extremities and generally look more graceful on the ground than other dragons do.
Green
Size Minimum and Maximum: 19 feet / 26 feet
Impress to males and females of all sexualities
These small female dragons cannot Clutch, but do chew firestone to flame Thread. They are immensely valuable to the Weyr because of their greater speed and maneuverability. As greens are lither than blues, they can turn faster and easier than any other dragon on Pern. Greens Rise to mate frequently, at least every six sevendays and are caught by males of all colors.
White
Size Minimum and Maximum: 13 feet / 23 feet
Impress to heterosexual males and bisexual females
As more of the white dragons begin to appear on Pern, it is becoming easier to classify these 'sport' dragons. They are and will probably remain the smallest of all dragons. Like Ruth, they don't seem to exhibit any sort of sexual preference and generally take on the 'sex' that matches their rider best. If the ridre is a heterosexual male, the dragon would have a more masculine mind voice and vice versa for a female. However, if the rider leans to a bisexual or homosexual preference, the tone of the voice has a tendency to fluxuate between masculine and feminine. As for coloring, Ruth was the basic standard for white dragons. They are neither completely white nor a multitude of colors. Depending on how one looks at a white dragon, they appear to be any number of the original five colors.
Firelizards and whers come in the same colors. The size differences from color to color is proportionally the same: A gold is the largest firelizard and is about the length of the average human arm; A gold is the largest wher and is roughly as long and sits like a low strung runnerbeast.
Unlike dragons, there is no gender nor sexual preference to go by. A male can Impress a gold firelizard and gold wher and a female can Impress a bronze firelizard and a bronze wher, etc.