It's (ground level) riding time!! Get those straps descs up and snag any of the weyrling staff for a quick lesson.
At
first, you’ll be riding around the northeastern bowl by yourself (that is
to say, you and your lifemate), but within the OOC week, you’ll be able to
ride around with your fellow weyrlings in loose formation. Here’s a
helpful little link about formations: http://southern.silvertree.org/riders/threadfall.html
To
mount your dragon, type 'mount <dragon>'. To dismount, 'dismount
<dragon>'.
Start
thinking up and discussing with your fellow weyrlings possible names for
your weyrling wing. @Send *wlm individually with your ideas so that we can put them all
together so you guys can vote for your favorite. The deadline will be at the
end of week 4, so roughly May 10th.
Again, any
RP/TPs involving punishment and disobedience should be cleared with WLM
staff first - that way, we all know what to expect.
IC
For
the first couple dragon rides, your character will experience whiplash and
other fun muscle soreness. Feel free to play this out, perhaps sharing
remedies about how to lessen the pain. Back and neck rubs are a must, but remember your restrictions.
Sorry,
but you guys are restricted to the
barracks, the bowls, the pool, the baths and the living caverns. Oh yeah,
still no alcohol and relationships either. Really, try to have fun, even if
you aren’t allowed to do anything. Feel free to have your character pick and complain to a mentor!
Make
sure to keep up with exercising your dragons, for soon, it shall pay off.
Keep
on feeding, oiling and bathing those dragons.
And don't forget to muck out those couches.
Everyone
will have the chance to test themselves out as Wingleader and Wingsecond
while practicing formations. This is the perfect opportunity to see how your
character would respond to being in one of these positions in the weyrling
wing!
