1st to 5th Months
Hatching to First Month
Approx. 3 ft tall at shoulder
Care and feeding of dragonets.
Oiling, and the diagnosis and treatment of common hide problems.
The empathic bond - utilization, effects on both lifemates, cautions, and advantages.
Draconic anatomy
Basic Draconic first aid, including the treatment of digestive and elimination problems.
Weyr etiquette and customs.
Duties of riders.
Pernese history and basic politics.
Recognition of rank knots and badges.
Suggestion for IC play: Concerns about young dragon. Washing, oiling troublesome dragonet.Threads that emphasis the strength and needs of the young dragon. Please note, interaction with the general Weyr will be limited. The newly Impressed pair will be required to stay within visual range of each other at the outside at all times for at least this month. Possible IC material in over eating or preventing over eating. Many of the lectures will involve people coming to them and food will be brought to them rather than them leaving their life mate for the first couple of sevendays. Bear this in mind when RPing.
Second Month
Approx. ten percent of adult size
First involvement with Threadfall assisting Healers, to get them used to possible draconic reaction to scores etc.
First basic ground drills.
Politics, history, geography and weather patterns of Valihian territories.
Initial firestone training - how to select, size, bag firestone tailored to a dragons capabilities.
Action in Fall - maintaining firestone supplies for the dragon Wings.
Frequent testing of knowledge through tests, written, oral and practical.
Suggestion for IC play: During a Fall - with Healers - as ground crew. Possible tests on dragon knowledge. Revising this knowledge for an exam in a study group. Heavy emphasis on the dragon and rider pairing still. The dragonets will be clumsy, but determined.
Third Month
Approx. fifteen percent of adult size
Continuing education regarding politics, history, geography and weather patterns of associated territories.
Working with the dragon-Rrder bond. Trust exercises. Blindfold - utilisation of each other's eyes.
Continued ground drills with more complex formations and development of understanding of a three-dimensional flight.
Swimming lessons for the dragonets to begin strengthening of wing muscles early.
Communication in Fall. Mental protocols, physical fall backs.
Firestone pick up from dragonback (on ground but practicing the ability so Fall riders do not have to land to "refuel").
Frequent testing of knowledge through tests, written, oral and practical.
Suggestion for IC play: Swimming is popular. The Weyrlingmaster may well come up with different "trust" exercises but the blindfold one is a good one to RP. Possible Fall experience. Hand signals etc.
Fourth Month
Approx twenty percent of adult size
Politics, history, geography and weather patterns of other Weyrs.
Fitted for flight jackets and gloves.
Introduction to leathercraft to create personalized riding straps and harness.
Continued dragon-rider bond exercises.
Ground drills continue and increase in time spent and complexity.
Continued swimming.
Frequent practical testing across all topics.
Review meeting with the Weyrlingmaster on progress.
Suggestion for IC play: Swimming is an activity not available in a lot of Hold locations, so you may want to make the most of it! If relevant you may RP your interview.
Fifth Month
Approx twenty-five percent of adult size
Continued exploration of social structures and Weyr territories.
Required that first set of personal riding straps and harness completed to appropriate standards.
Detailed Threadfall notation and theory of charts. Reading and interpretation.
Lectures on Threadfall - different composition, and pattern.
Dragonrider etiquette and public behavior - lectures possibly by Junior Weyrwomen.
Complex ground drills and starts of Wing work.
Continued dragon-rider bond work, reaching out to include other riders.
Problem solving - individual and group work.
Frequent testing.
Suggestion for IC play: Problem solving task may be assigned by Weyrlingmaster. The connecting with other riders in a Wing is a good one to RP as it helps create links between writers as well.