So, have we convinced you to join in the fun? Great! Below is the Persona Sheet for MBW, the messy version which contains suggestions for how to create your persona. Copy and paste it to a text file, and fill it out at your leisure. Be creative, have fun with it. When you're done, send to Keri (mirzath@yahoo.com), Jess (KairosDrgn@aol.com), and Beth (BethDrgyn@aol.com).

MONACO BAY WEYR PERSONA SHEET

You Mundanely

Name:(Your own name, or the name you choose to go by. Also, any nicknames you'd like to go by.)
E-Mail Address: (Optional, we're just curious if you have one )
Street Address: (Important. This will be for the WLship only, but we do need it so can recieve things)
Birthdate:(Just so we can wish you happy birthday, put the year or not as you choose.)
Things you'd like to do for the Weyr:(drawing, tuning, organizing, editing, etc.)
Phone Number: (Optional. For emergencies only)

Your Persona

Name:(Please, no human names ending in th; it makes things confusing. Male dragonriders must honorific their names, female riders of fighting dragons have a choice, queenriders cannot honorific their names)
Nicknames:(What do people call your persona for short? for fun? as a joke? Did your dad call you "Smiles"? Or is your name Kristiara and you're called Kris?)
Gender:(Male or female please)
Position:(Wingrider, Apprentice, Self-Styled Emperor of Pern.......;D)
Age:(in Turns)
Birthdate:(Use mundane dates if this is your first sheet, we'll mail you a conversion chart. Once we get a conversion chart...)
Birthplace: (Hold, Hall, Weyr?)
Mother's name:
Father's name:
Foster Parents: (If applicable.)
Siblings:(you don't have to list them all if your persona has lots; just mention the ones you think might come up in a story. Foster, blood, half, and step also fit into this catagorey)
Children/Foster Children:
Significant Others: (Friends, lovers enemies, favorite uncles, obnoxious neighbors, anyone important in your persona's life.)

Physical Apperance

Hair Color & style:(Blonde ringlets? Brown hair always in a bun? PLease, no wild colors like purple; Pern has no hair dyes! Weyrwoman Andria and the headwoman will see to it that all the males, and most of the females, have their hair cut short for Threadfall.....)
Eye Color and Shape:(please, no red, orange, etc.; Pern doesn't have contact lenses either )
Build:(muscular? lean and wiry? feather light?)
Height:(in feet and inches please)
Weight:(If, like most of us, you have no clue how much a person would weigh, just put slim, average, slightly overweight, etc.)
Complexion:(Does your persona turn beet red when embarassed? Is he/she normally pale as a ghost?)
Identifying marks:(any scars or birthmarks?)
Voice:(Does he/she have a gravelly voice? A clear, sweet, soprano? A light tenor?)
Dress/favorite Colors:(Does your persona always wear dresses? Does he/she love red clothing? Do his/her tastes run to simple or elaborate outfits?)
Weapons:(Does your persona carry a belt knife? a sword? a bow and arrows?)
Timeline:(optional. If you wish you may put Terran dates and we'll convert.)
Background:(How did your persona's past help to shape him/her? Where exactly was your persona born and raised, and how?)
Personality:(Is your persona upbeat? outgoing? Does she/he love practical jokes? Is she/he afraid of heights? of fire lizards?)
Hobbies & Skills:(What does your persona like to do when he/she isn't doing whatever it is they do for a job?)
Pets:(a pet tunnel snake? a cat that loves chasing fire lizards? a fire lizard that loves chasing cats?)
Anything else:(Is there something you'd like to say about your persona that doesn't quite fit anyplace else?)

Your Dragon - This portion is just for dragonriders and potential dragonriders.

Name:(draconic names always end in th)
Wing:(we'll assign one)
Color:(Green, blue, brown, bronze or gold. No other colors will be allowed by order of the Dragonlady herself.)
Size:(wingspan and length, found in chart earlier in guide)
Appearance:(Any scars? chocolate brown? spring green? Fragile? Sturdy?)
Sire/Dam:(Have particular names you want? If not, we'll tell you the names of a sire and dam of a clutch in the Weyr and time you request.)
Where Impressed:(Any of the canon Weyrs (Fort, Telgar, Igen, Ista, Benden, and High Reaches for transfers, but remeber that Monaco Bay has been around since the First Interval ;-), and that no stories may take place in Benden Weyr)
When Impressed:(If you want a particular date for this, let us know. Otherwise just put the general date you'd like and we'll put you in the nearest clutch to it.)
Personality:(bad tempered? sociable? loves flying?)
Relationships:(hates wherry? loves fire lizards? How does your dragon react to other dragons, to humans, or any of Pern's life forms?)
Abilities:(faster than a speeding bullet? more powerful than a locamotive? able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?)

Crafts - This part is for any persona with crafter training, even if they now do something else.

Craft (Vintner, Trader, Harper, Healer [Dragon, Dolphin, and Animal Healer divisions], Smith [divisions of Smith are Starsmith, Woodsmith, and Glassmith], Theatercrafter, Tanner, Farmer, Herder, Cook [with Baker division], Armsmaster, Sailor, Fisher, Miner [Jewelsmith division], Dolphineer , or Weaver [Tailor division]):
Rank:(Senior Apprentice? Junior Journeyperson? Master?)
Specialty:(Any particular part of the craft that you're especialy good at?)
Where Trained:
Masters:(what masters/journeypeople trained you?)

Holders - This is for characters that are now, or once were, a part of a hold. Also for any cotholds or minor Holds that you created for your NPCs, even if your persona isn't directly involved with it. A listing of major holds in Monaco Bay's territory is forthcoming.

Hold:(what's the name of your hold?)
Size:(major, minor, or cot?)
Beholden to:(if it's a minor or cot hold)
Rank:(Lord? Heir? Drudge? Kitchen worker? Hold child?)

Others - Does your persona not fit into any of the above categories?

Occupation:(What did you do?)
Where:(Where did you live?)

NPCs (copy this and fill it out for however many NPCs your person has)

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Rank/Position:
Location:
Relation to Persona:
Short Desc:(A short description of the NPC, both in personality and appearance. It doesn't have to be detailed, just enough for a story to be written involving them in some way.)
Permissions:(Will you let anyone use this NPC as they wish, under certain circumstances, or not at all?)

That you for taking the time to check us out, we look forward to seeing you around the Weyr!