At Triad we only allow the traditional five dragon colors, with the gender of the rider depending on color as described in the books:

GREEN - Any gender
BLUE - Males, rarely females (as a Member Reward)
BROWN - Males
BRONZE - Males
GOLD - Females

There is no absolute rule on candidate or dragonrider sexuality, but there are a few points to be aware of when deciding on your character's preferences:

• As described in our Strict Canon Rules you need to be aware of the potential outcomes of your character's dragon's mating flight when deciding on their sexuality. For example, goldriders are usually heterosexual, as a gold's flight is always won by a bronze or brown, which are always ridden by men - although they may also be bisexual. For similar reasons, male greenriders are usually homosexual.


• For most of Triad Weyrs' history as a club, we followed the "strict canon" rule that gold, bronze, brownriders and female greenriders are heterosexual and male green and blueriders are bisexual or homosexual. Although this restriction has now been loosened, in-character assumptions about sexuality and dragon colour still exist socially in the Weyrs and Holds on Pern. Anything that differs from the "strict canon" will be unusual - and has potential for interesting storylines as our characters challenge these assumptions and stereotypes!

If you're planning to write a character outside the "strict canon" definition of dragonrider sexuality and are not sure what's allowed, it's a good idea to discuss with your mentor (for new members) a council member or writer of the Weyrleader/Weyrwoman for the location, so we can work out how best to fit them in with established club history.

See Also: My female candidate is bisexual or lesbian, can she be an candidate and Impress?

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