Holds Under The Wing Of Veridia Weyr

Three Lord Holder's sons; Etdain of Fort; Ferrin of Ista; and Carbaon of Igen hold the area beholden to Veridia Weyr; Lady Aylinn holds Rivercrest. Etdain, a middle-aged man who had dedicated his life to Gathers and living as a Lord's son of no rules, had one too many disagreements with his strict father, and insisted on leaving Fort Hold. Land abounded in the Southern Continent, so that is where Etdain settled and began Holding. Feeling the responsibility, Holder Etdain finally grew up, and began taking control of his hold. SunChaser Hold, named because of the way the clouds seem to chase the sun as it sets over the inlet the Hold is at. SunChaser Hold is placed where the Paradise River Hold of Anne McCaffery's Pern was. Ten years after Etdain was named Holder of SunChaser, his hold prospers, being a center for fishing and the study of dolphins. At the Lord Holder's Conclave of 196, he and Ferrin of Ista were ordained Lord Holders. Ferrin and Carbaon, friends since childhood, felt the overcrowding of their fathers' Holds even as fosterlings. At a young age, Ferrin and the younger Carbaon received permission to start a hold in the South. Rumors of Thread returning caused Carbaon to influence Ferrin to decide on a site just south of the Eastern Range, south of SunChaser Hold, on Paradise River. Both men thought that in the case that Thread might return, the mountains to the south may hold a weyr to protect them. Both men were openminded to dragonriders, as long as they gave the Lord Holders' sons the respect they 'deserved'. Ferrin proved to be the better at Holding, and Carbaon became his Steward, while they allowed Veridia Hold to swell. Many people came, and Veridia became a center for gathering numbweed and other plants that aid in healing. Lords Ferrin and Etdain devised a plan to send boats with the harvests up the river for easier trade with the North. Lord Etdain would receive 40% of profits and rights to half the boats, while Lord Ferrin would receive the other 60% and permission to marry Lord Etdain's daughter, Lady Dema. Carbaon received right to hold the new Lakeshore Hold, a minor hold under Veridia. Founded two years after Veridia Hold, Cascade Hold is beholden to Veridia Hold and Weyr. It was created as a farming hold, but now many Theatercrafters live there, and teach others this craft. Cascade Hold is a minor hold, with a maximum capacity of 60 families. Currently there are 47 families here; it is held by Holder Iashin. The three Holds were further reunited in 197 by the founding of Veridia Weyr. Lords Ferrin and Etdain and Holder Carbaon are on friendly terms with Weyrleader A'lan and Weyrwoman Ileia ((Carbaon is adoptable; email the BOD for details)) Earlier this turn, Aylinn was confirmed Lady Holder of a third major hold under Veridia Weyr, Rivercrest. Her hold has a Weaverhall, a Pottercraft Hall, and is already building a reputation for its runners.

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