Post by Dizzy on Jun 8, 2007 16:54:05 GMT -5
The Weyrhold - Much like a hold Proper in the North the Southern Weyrholds act as the main population base for those living on the Southern Continent. They produce all the raw materials used by the crafts in Southern and provide for the Weyrs. What makes them different from their Northern counterparts are the closer ties with the dragon riders. Riders rotate in and out of the Weyrholds in half wings acting as jungle rescue, guards, and transport. Most riders after serving a term of 5 years (2 of which are spent as weyrlings) in the Weyr have the option of transferring out into a Weyrhold. Perhaps choosing one in which they grew up or where they can continue with a craft. The riders of course still have training sessions and such and are rotated when they are on call for their respective Weyr.
The Weyrholds:
Name: Lateo Weyrhold
Age of Hold: 150 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Fylk
Colors: Green and Gold (Inverted Lateo Weyr Symbol)
Location: # 11
Population: 650 Men
Climate:
Main Products: Main supplier of grains to Lateo.
Crafthalls: Farmer
The first established hold in the south, Lateo Weyrhold boasts the largest population and is located about 200 miles south of Lateo Weyr on the Paradise River. A main supplier of grain to the Weyrs, this hall is known for its vast farmlands and several journeymen farmers, a rare commodity in South.
Name: Terra
Age of Hold: 143
Current Lord Holders: Lord Cautes
Colors:
Location: # 16
Population: 570
Climate:
Main Products: Main supplier of Firestone and ores in South
Crafthalls: Mining/Smithing
The main mining hall in south, Terra was the second hold established and it holds its head high as it can easily maintain itself as well as export the large amounts of Firestone that the Weyrs demand. Terra Hold is one of the more powerful holds in south.
Name: Burach
Age of Hold: 138 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Xerin
Colors:
Location: # 9
Population: 320 Men
Climate
Main Products: Main supplier of Herd-beasts to Lateo
Crafthalls: Beast
With a decent population and outstanding pastureland, it is no wonder that Burach Hold is the main supplier of Herd-beasts to the Weyrs. Burach also has the ability to boast the largest number of Journeymen Beastcrafters, they?ve even a master in residence.
Name: Atrum
Age of Hold: 126 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Hovyn
Colors: Light Green and Pale Gold
Location: # 10
Population: 100 Men
Climate: Hot and Tropical, very similar to Lateo Weyr
Main Products: Fish and Fish Oils. Also has a boating yard?
Crafthalls: Fishing
A fishing old only fifty miles from Lateo Weyr, Atrum holds its own in the fishing business in South. Several good-sized ships, as well as a shipyard where newer vessels are always being made.
Name: Caelum
Age of Hold: 100 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Trenlu
Colors: Green and Black
Location: # 14
Population: 90 Men
Climate: Hot and Tropical
Main Products: Fish and Fish oils
Crafthalls: N/A
Another fishing hold, Caelum is slightly smaller than Atrum, but not by much. While it doesn?t have its own shipyard, it does have a good-sized cove that offers great shelter for the ships that harbor there.
Name: Fotus
Age of Hold: 77 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Anin
Colors:
Location: # 13
Population: 70 Men
Climate:
Main Products: Main supplier of Southern Wine and drink. Known for its vineyards.
Crafthalls: Vinter
On the other side of the Paradise River, Fotus Hold has much more fertial soil than the pasturelands of Burach. The dark soil is ideal for the vineyards that grow there. While smaller than the older holds, and many of the newer ones, Fotus can brag its strong wine that is claimed to be a rival to Benden?s famous White.
Name: Sodalis Weyrhold
Age of Hold: 72 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Drelk
Colors: Inverted Sodalis Weyr Symbol
Location: # 2
Population: 370 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: Harper
Established two years before the Weyr, Sodalis Weyrhold is one of the larger holds in South. A main supplier to the Weyr, Sodalis Weyrhold holds both good pasture land and farmland. Its climate, however, is more temperate than that of the more northern holds leaving it with only ideal growing seasons ¾ of the year.
Name: Siursach
Age of Hold: 68 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Klazal
Colors:
Location: # 1
Population: 210 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
Siursach Hold was established to help ease the strain on Sodalis Weyrhold to provide for the new Weyr as well as to create a second mining hold for the metals demanded in south. The only other hold with a mine, it?s not nearly as extensive as Terra, but still very important to the economy.
Name: Inbur
Age of Hold: 57 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Jushik
Colors: Red and Black
Location: # 4
Population: 120 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
Inbur was first established as a port to switch goods from the ocean ships to the river barges that take supplies to and from the Holds there. Growing in size, Inbur now boasts a large shipping dock and it is rumored that some smuggling may occur from this port?
Name: Vir
Age of Hold: 33 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Yukel
Colors:
Location: # 12
Population: 70 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
A hold almost a thousand miles down the Paradise river, it is the farthest point inland that has been explored west of Lateo. Lush, dense jungles are full of the large felines here making it more difficult to raise heardbeasts. Instead, Vir Hold exports large amounts of the fruits native to South.
Name: Talmah
Age of Hold: 31 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Mivon
Colors:
Location: # 3
Population: 100 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: Forestry
A medium sized hold, Talmah is home to the largest logging industry in south. With a rare, dark skybroom their main export, it is no wonder that the hall is lavishly decorated inside with stained wood that covers the walls and floor and make up a large portion of the furniture.
Name: Daingean
Age of Hold: 28 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Lomas
Colors:
Location: # 7
Population: 70 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
The discovery of the largest natural harbor in South made this place an invaluable site for Daingean Hold. Still young, this hold does not yet have the extensive number of vessels as the other fishing holds. Daingean Hold is one of the holds giving a strong push for northern trade as it feels it would become a main port.
Name: Magh
Age of Hold: 25 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Gyed
Colors:
Location: # 5
Population: 60 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
One of the youngest holds in south, Magh Hold has big hopes. Wide open spaces offer grand options for the small hold to grow into a prosperous farming hold that might one day rival Lateo Weyrhold.
Name: Gaineamh
Age of Hold: 25 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Dredas
Colors:
Location: # 8
Population: 60 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
Established the same year as Magh Hold, Gaineamh Hold has just as high of hopes. The wide, open plains that boarder the Stony Wastes are ideal for raising large stocks of herdbeasts. While still small, this hold hopes to grow very quickly.
Name: Deas
Age of Hold: 7 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Airde
Colors:
Location: # 6
Population: 40 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
Established only a scant seven turns ago, Deas Hold is the second youngest hold in South. A new fishing hold, Lord Airde hopes to purchase some more vessels soon from the shipyards at Atrum.
Name: Miamhaoil
Age of Hold: 5 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Valai
Colors:
Location: # 15
Population: 30 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
The newest Hold in South, Miamhaoil is set at one of the most beautiful locations yet found. The lush, tropical forests at its back and the sea at its front, this small fishing hold hopes to someday be known in both South and North for its beauty.
The Weyrholds:
Name: Lateo Weyrhold
Age of Hold: 150 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Fylk
Colors: Green and Gold (Inverted Lateo Weyr Symbol)
Location: # 11
Population: 650 Men
Climate:
Main Products: Main supplier of grains to Lateo.
Crafthalls: Farmer
The first established hold in the south, Lateo Weyrhold boasts the largest population and is located about 200 miles south of Lateo Weyr on the Paradise River. A main supplier of grain to the Weyrs, this hall is known for its vast farmlands and several journeymen farmers, a rare commodity in South.
Name: Terra
Age of Hold: 143
Current Lord Holders: Lord Cautes
Colors:
Location: # 16
Population: 570
Climate:
Main Products: Main supplier of Firestone and ores in South
Crafthalls: Mining/Smithing
The main mining hall in south, Terra was the second hold established and it holds its head high as it can easily maintain itself as well as export the large amounts of Firestone that the Weyrs demand. Terra Hold is one of the more powerful holds in south.
Name: Burach
Age of Hold: 138 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Xerin
Colors:
Location: # 9
Population: 320 Men
Climate
Main Products: Main supplier of Herd-beasts to Lateo
Crafthalls: Beast
With a decent population and outstanding pastureland, it is no wonder that Burach Hold is the main supplier of Herd-beasts to the Weyrs. Burach also has the ability to boast the largest number of Journeymen Beastcrafters, they?ve even a master in residence.
Name: Atrum
Age of Hold: 126 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Hovyn
Colors: Light Green and Pale Gold
Location: # 10
Population: 100 Men
Climate: Hot and Tropical, very similar to Lateo Weyr
Main Products: Fish and Fish Oils. Also has a boating yard?
Crafthalls: Fishing
A fishing old only fifty miles from Lateo Weyr, Atrum holds its own in the fishing business in South. Several good-sized ships, as well as a shipyard where newer vessels are always being made.
Name: Caelum
Age of Hold: 100 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Trenlu
Colors: Green and Black
Location: # 14
Population: 90 Men
Climate: Hot and Tropical
Main Products: Fish and Fish oils
Crafthalls: N/A
Another fishing hold, Caelum is slightly smaller than Atrum, but not by much. While it doesn?t have its own shipyard, it does have a good-sized cove that offers great shelter for the ships that harbor there.
Name: Fotus
Age of Hold: 77 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Anin
Colors:
Location: # 13
Population: 70 Men
Climate:
Main Products: Main supplier of Southern Wine and drink. Known for its vineyards.
Crafthalls: Vinter
On the other side of the Paradise River, Fotus Hold has much more fertial soil than the pasturelands of Burach. The dark soil is ideal for the vineyards that grow there. While smaller than the older holds, and many of the newer ones, Fotus can brag its strong wine that is claimed to be a rival to Benden?s famous White.
Name: Sodalis Weyrhold
Age of Hold: 72 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Drelk
Colors: Inverted Sodalis Weyr Symbol
Location: # 2
Population: 370 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: Harper
Established two years before the Weyr, Sodalis Weyrhold is one of the larger holds in South. A main supplier to the Weyr, Sodalis Weyrhold holds both good pasture land and farmland. Its climate, however, is more temperate than that of the more northern holds leaving it with only ideal growing seasons ¾ of the year.
Name: Siursach
Age of Hold: 68 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Klazal
Colors:
Location: # 1
Population: 210 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
Siursach Hold was established to help ease the strain on Sodalis Weyrhold to provide for the new Weyr as well as to create a second mining hold for the metals demanded in south. The only other hold with a mine, it?s not nearly as extensive as Terra, but still very important to the economy.
Name: Inbur
Age of Hold: 57 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Jushik
Colors: Red and Black
Location: # 4
Population: 120 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
Inbur was first established as a port to switch goods from the ocean ships to the river barges that take supplies to and from the Holds there. Growing in size, Inbur now boasts a large shipping dock and it is rumored that some smuggling may occur from this port?
Name: Vir
Age of Hold: 33 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Yukel
Colors:
Location: # 12
Population: 70 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
A hold almost a thousand miles down the Paradise river, it is the farthest point inland that has been explored west of Lateo. Lush, dense jungles are full of the large felines here making it more difficult to raise heardbeasts. Instead, Vir Hold exports large amounts of the fruits native to South.
Name: Talmah
Age of Hold: 31 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Mivon
Colors:
Location: # 3
Population: 100 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: Forestry
A medium sized hold, Talmah is home to the largest logging industry in south. With a rare, dark skybroom their main export, it is no wonder that the hall is lavishly decorated inside with stained wood that covers the walls and floor and make up a large portion of the furniture.
Name: Daingean
Age of Hold: 28 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Lomas
Colors:
Location: # 7
Population: 70 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
The discovery of the largest natural harbor in South made this place an invaluable site for Daingean Hold. Still young, this hold does not yet have the extensive number of vessels as the other fishing holds. Daingean Hold is one of the holds giving a strong push for northern trade as it feels it would become a main port.
Name: Magh
Age of Hold: 25 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Gyed
Colors:
Location: # 5
Population: 60 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
One of the youngest holds in south, Magh Hold has big hopes. Wide open spaces offer grand options for the small hold to grow into a prosperous farming hold that might one day rival Lateo Weyrhold.
Name: Gaineamh
Age of Hold: 25 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Dredas
Colors:
Location: # 8
Population: 60 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
Established the same year as Magh Hold, Gaineamh Hold has just as high of hopes. The wide, open plains that boarder the Stony Wastes are ideal for raising large stocks of herdbeasts. While still small, this hold hopes to grow very quickly.
Name: Deas
Age of Hold: 7 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Airde
Colors:
Location: # 6
Population: 40 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
Established only a scant seven turns ago, Deas Hold is the second youngest hold in South. A new fishing hold, Lord Airde hopes to purchase some more vessels soon from the shipyards at Atrum.
Name: Miamhaoil
Age of Hold: 5 Turns
Current Lord Holders: Lord Valai
Colors:
Location: # 15
Population: 30 Men
Climate:
Main Products:
Crafthalls: N/A
The newest Hold in South, Miamhaoil is set at one of the most beautiful locations yet found. The lush, tropical forests at its back and the sea at its front, this small fishing hold hopes to someday be known in both South and North for its beauty.
