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Miriah: /* What if one of my persona's family or friends is an existing PC? */

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‎What if one of my persona's family or friends is an existing PC?

Miriah: /* What does "Persona Status" mean? */

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‎What does "Persona Status" mean?

Miriah: /* Persona Owners */

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‎Persona Owners

Miriah: /* Male and Female Personas */

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‎Male and Female Personas

Miriah: /* Describing your Persona - Physical */

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‎Describing your Persona - Physical

Miriah: /* Describing your Persona - History */

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‎Describing your Persona - History

Miriah: /* Describing your Persona - Emotional */

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‎Describing your Persona - Emotional

Miriah: /* Creating a Pet */

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‎Creating a Pet

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	If you connect a PC to your persona's profile, note that your persona will not then appear as a link on that PC's persona profile. (So if I add Lindria as Enrizial's sister, Lindria will appear on Enrizial's persona sheet, but he will not appear on hers as her brother). The site is set up like this so that no-one (other than Administrators) can make changes to anyone's personas but their own. You'll have to ask the owner of the other PC to add the connection themselves.		If you connect a PC to your persona's profile, note that your persona will not then appear as a link on that PC's persona profile. (So if I add Lindria as Enrizial's sister, Lindria will appear on Enrizial's persona sheet, but he will not appear on hers as her brother). The site is set up like this so that no-one (other than Administrators) can make changes to anyone's personas but their own. You'll have to ask the owner of the other PC to add the connection themselves.
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	== Persona Owners ==		== Persona Owners ==

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	=== What if one of my persona's family or friends is an existing PC? ===		=== What if one of my persona's family or friends is an existing PC? ===
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		+	You may want to create a persona who is linked to an existing PC - for example, a spouse or a sibling. This FAQ explains how you can link the persona sheet of an existing PC to your persona, so the PC will appear under their family and friends.
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		+	To do this, click on the "'''Add Connections'''" link in the box to the left of the profile of the persona to whom you'd like to add PCs. You can then select the PC's name from the drop-down box below the title "Link PCs" and type in their relationship to the persona. If the PC you are linking to is not owned by you, you should check with the owner to make sure they're happy with the link!
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		+	If you connect a PC to your persona's profile, note that your persona will not then appear as a link on that PC's persona profile. (So if I add Lindria as Enrizial's sister, Lindria will appear on Enrizial's persona sheet, but he will not appear on hers as her brother). The site is set up like this so that no-one (other than Administrators) can make changes to anyone's personas but their own. You'll have to ask the owner of the other PC to add the connection themselves.

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	== What does "Persona Status" mean? ==		== What does "Persona Status" mean? ==
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		+	Most active personas in the club are ranked PC, which stands for "Player Character". These are the main characters that posts are written about. However, there are several other categories of "Non-Player Character" (NPC):
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		+	'''NPC''': These are characters with a walk-on role in posts - an example might be a drudge who brings a message to a Lord Holder that the Weyrwoman has arrived and would like to speak with him. They can be written about by any member of the club and do not need to have persona sheets approved. In general a post should not be centred around them if there is a PC available to play their role.
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		+	'''ONPC''': Owned NPCs are the close friends and family members of a PC persona. This includes: parents (including foster/step parents), siblings (including foster/step siblings), children (biological, step, or fosterlings), and a current weyrmate or spouse. ONPCs (also known as Attached NPCs) can be added to the persona profile of the relevant PC using the persona profile form.
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		+	* ONPCs cannot be written about by any other member without the owner's permission. ONPCs may have persona profiles, but these are not required - to create one just fill in a new persona profile form as for a PC. If a persona profile is created for an ONPC, it must be approved just as a PC's profile would.
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		+	'''ANPC''': Adoptable NPCs can be submitted by any club member, although only the owner of the Level One persona at a location may submit ranking ANPCs for hard-to-fill positions. Once the ANPC sheet is approved by the Persona Approval Team, the sheet becomes the property of the club until a member (or lurker) chooses to adopt the persona and make him or her their own. Any abandoned personas may be slated as ANPCs.
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		+	Any member may create a PC, ONPC or ANPC character, but members must first create a PC before they begin creating adoptable personas or NPCs.

	== Choosing a Persona's Location ==		== Choosing a Persona's Location ==

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	== Persona Owners ==		== Persona Owners ==

		+	Each active persona must be owned by a member of Triad Weyrs. Admins can select an owner from the active members of the club; members can only create and edit their own personas.
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		+	If the persona is to be adoptable, the "owner" should be the person responsible for this persona, or his/her creator.

	== Male and Female Personas ==		== Male and Female Personas ==

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	== Male and Female Personas ==		== Male and Female Personas ==

		+	There are some restrictions on your persona's role in life depending on their sex. In some Holds and Halls, women are not allowed to pursue crafts and are often relegated to tasks such as cooking, cleaning and childcare - check the information page about the location of your choice for details.
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		+	Female dragonriders may only be partnered by gold and green dragons, while men may ride any colour apart from gold.

	== [[ Choosing a Persona Age]] ==		== [[ Choosing a Persona Age]] ==

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 == Describing your Persona - Physical ==
-=== Face Claims ===
+The Physical Description is a description of your persona's physical appearance - height, build, hair and eye color, and so on. Try to keep it proportional and logical. If a female persona is 5'11";, she is not going to weigh 125 pounds unless she is very, very ill. Likewise, male dragonriders put on a lot of muscle, so a 6'0"; the rider is going to weigh 200 pounds or more.
 == Describing your Persona - Emotional ==

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	== Describing your Persona - History ==		== Describing your Persona - History ==

		+	The Persona History is is a brief description of the persona's life up to the present time, and might include where they were born, what their childhood was like, any training they received in a craft or a hold job, whether they Impressed or acquired any pets, and any marriages, children, or bereavements.
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		+	Remember to check the descriptions and histories of any locations where your persona lived - especially if your character is a female crafter. Women have been banned from the crafts in most Holds and Halls in the South for more than 40 Turns. If you want something outside the norm, please include your reasoning as to why below the history itself. Use complete sentences and third person, past tense in describing your persona's history.

	== [[Creating a Pet]] ==		== [[Creating a Pet]] ==

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	== Describing your Persona - Emotional ==		== Describing your Persona - Emotional ==

		+	The Emotional Description is is a description of your persona's character - for example, whether they are outgoing and assertive or shy and withdrawn, calm or short-tempered, optimistic or pessimistic, and so on. Again, try to keep it logical.
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		+	Remember South Continent Pern® has turned into a society where in the Holds, women are valued for the children they produce, and sons are highly valued. Use complete sentences and third person, present tense in describing your persona.

	== Describing your Persona - History ==		== Describing your Persona - History ==

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 == [[Creating a Pet]] ==
-Personas may own up to three pets each, and these can be added to persona profiles using the persona form. Existing pets may be linked to persona profiles using the Add Connections page (linked from the box on the left of a persona profile) but note that ''individual dragons, dolphins and firelizards should not be owned by more than one persona.''
+Information regarding adding pets to a persona.
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-'''Name'''
-Choose any name you like, but please don't use any name from a Pern® novel, or any name of an existing pet from the club.
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-'''Age'''
-You can enter your pet's age in the form of a birth date, giving the day and month on which they were born or hatched (similiarly to entering a persona birthday). If you leave the month and day blank, the form will randomly generate a birth date.
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-Remember that firelizards should not be Impressed by very young children, so they should be at least 10 Turns younger than their owners.
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-'''Type and Colour'''
-The only pets that are available are firelizards (of the five colours mentioned in the books), canines (dogs), felines (cats) and runnerbeasts (horses). Gold firelizards are a form of rank, and are not usually allowed to new members.
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-''Firelizards'' are relatively common in our version of Pern - however, they are still precious, and usually only Impressed by those who are wealthy or high-ranking, or those who discover them by accident. Since gold firelizards lay their eggs on sandy beaches, this is much more common among dragonriders (who can travel to the beaches) and in coastal Holds and Halls. A low-ranking drudge would be extremely unlikely to have a firelizard in inland Holds such as Emerald Falls.
-* Firelizards can only be five colors (gold, bronze, brown, blue, green) and not even a speck of any other color with the same rules applying to their coloring as dragons
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-''Runnerbeasts'' are, as on Earth, expensive and time-consuming to care for. They will only be owned outright by well-off holders and craftsmen and their families. Most major holds and halls will keep a stable of runnerbeasts for general use (such as by guardsmen or travelling journeymen) with a stablemaster and his assistants to care for them.
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-Most working Pernese will not have time to waste on caring for pets unless the pets can be of some use to them. Canines are often employed to hunt, guard homes or to turn spits, while farmholds may have a resident feline to keep down the rodent population. Only wealthy ladies of leisure can afford to spend time on a pet bought exclusively for pleasure.
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-Dragonriders should be aware that the care of their dragon will always come before that of any pets. On Impression, a new weyrling must give up any runnerbeasts they own to the Weyr's stables, and make sure their canines and felines have someone to care for them (as some Weyrlingmasters will not tolerate them in the Weyrling barracks). Adult dragonriders may own pets other than runnerbeasts, but should ensure that a weyrmate or friend is responsible for walking and feeding them on Threadfall days and at other times when they are not able to.
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-Description
-You can use the description box to describe your pet's appearance and personality.
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-=== Creating a Dolphin ===
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-If you are creating a dolphineer of Journeyman rank or above, you may want to add a dolphin partner to their persona profile. When you select the craft "Dolphineer" and a rank of journeyman or above, a section of the form will appear to enter details about the dolphin. Creating a dolphin partner is not obligatory - not all dolphineers have one.
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-'''Name'''
-Please don't use any dolphin name from a Pern® novel, or any name of an existing dolphin or pet from the club.
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-'''Age'''
-You can enter your dolphin's age in the form of a birth date, giving the day and month on which they were born (similiarly to entering a persona birthday). If you leave the month and day blank, the form will randomly generate a birth date.
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-'''Description'''
-You can use the description box to describe your dolphin's appearance and personality.
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-=== Creating a Dragon ===
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-If you are creating a dragonrider, you'll need to add a dragon to their persona profile. When you select a dragonrider rank (such as "Wingleader" or "Wingrider") a section of the form will appear to enter details about the dragon.
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-'''Name'''
-All dragon's names must end in '-th'. Please don't use any name from a Pern® novel, or any name of an existing dragon from the club.
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-'''Age'''
-You can enter your dragon's age in the form of a birth date, giving the day and month on which they were Hatched (similarly to entering a persona birthday). If you leave the month and day blank, the form will randomly generate a Hatching date for your dragon.
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-Remember that since Candidates Impress between the ages of 12 and 20, dragons must be 12-20 Turns younger than their rider. If you are creating a Weyrling, please check the persona listings at each location to find out the dates on which clutches Hatched and select one of these for your dragon's Hatching date.
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-'''Colour'''
-Dragons come in only five different colours:
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-* Gold dragons will usually be awarded by club vote, and can only be ridden by heterosexual females.
-* Bronze dragons require Weyrleader approval, and can only be ridden by heterosexual males. New members requesting bronze MUST choose a weyrling and submit an error free persona sheet!
-* Brown dragons can only be ridden by heterosexual males.
-* Blue dragons can only be ridden by bisexual and homosexual males.
-* Green dragons can only be ridden by homosexual males and heterosexual females.
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-'''Description'''
-You can use the description box to describe your dragon's appearance and personality. Remember, dragons can only be five colors (gold, bronze, brown, blue, green) and not even a speck of any other color. They have hides, not scales, and while a dragon may have variations of one color on their body, they do not have lime green underwings and forest green bodies, etc.
 == Attached NPCs ==