StarRise Weyr uses a "persona sheet" that we ask you to fill out and send to us. This is not only a guide to helping you create your persona, but it also helps us get to know him or her as well. We ask that you use this format when telling us about your persona, so we know where to find the information we need about your persona quickly and easily.

The Real You

(If there is any information in this section you want kept confidential, just mark it with an asterisk [*] or two, and that part won't go in the member listing. Normally, though, we don't list years of birth or phone numbers. Also note that the use of the masculine pronoun [he, his, etc.] does not indicate that female personas aren't wanted, it's just laziness and a desire for clarity on the part of the writer.)

Name: Your real name please.
Address: An address where we will be able to reach you regularly in case we need to discuss your persona.
Online Mail Address: Can we reach you online? Please let us know your unique address. This is the address you will receive your StarRise publications if you're an online member.
Phone Number: For emergencies. Don't forget the area code!
Birthdate: MM/DD/YYYY (04/01/1975) ß Age and birth year will be kept strictly confidential, but we do need to know the age range of our members to assist in appropriately editing the content of the stories we receive.

Your Persona

Name: Your persona's name. If he is a dragonrider, please include his name before honorific. Male dragonriders always honorific their names, women are given the choice. If the name you have chosen is already in use at StarRise, is the name of another Weyrleader, or is one of Anne McCaffrey's character's names you will be requested to choose another name. This doesn't happen frequently.

Position: What does your persona do? What is his rank?
Sex: The sex of your character. You are not restricted by what sex you are.
Birthdate and Age: Pernese date and the age your persona will be when the persona sheet reaches us. If you're unsure about Pernese dates, please refer to the Terran Pern Conversion Chart.
Birthplace: Hold, Hall, or Weyr? Which one?
Parents' Names and Ranks: Names, ranks, titles. Are they still alive? Etc. This information can be filled at as TBD (to be determined) and is often recommended.
Siblings: Names and present ages. Any other info you'd like to include is welcome. Again, it is often recommended that this be left as TBD unless there are specific siblings you plan to use.
Significant others: Children or foster children of your persona, as well as weyrmates, enemies, etc.
Physical Description: Height, weight, build, hair (color, length, style), eye color and shape, complexion, facial features, marks or scars, handicaps, handedness, etc. Just to make your persona clear in our minds too, if your persona looks like a favorite movie/tv star or model, let us know. What does your character like to wear? What colors? Style? Does your character wear jewelry or necklaces, rings, beltknives, short sword, etc?

Timeline: This is simply a chronological listing of the events in your character's life and the dates they happened. When your character was born, important dates in your character's history, travel, Impression, titles, etc. Don't forget Dates! We put together annually a total Weyr timeline, and we'd like to include your character's information. If you're unsure of the Pernese dates, fill in Terran dates and let us convert.

Background: Where the character came from, family, friends, weyrmates, children, masters he's studied under, rank, etc. Whatever happened in your character's past to make him the persona he is today.

Personality: A short synopsis. You might tell how he handles himself in emergencies, how he reacts to strangers, what he does in the face of criticism, his likes and dislikes, Is he emotional, inquisitive, short- tempered? Does he have any phobias? Does he make people feel rushed, or uncomfortable? Does he laugh easily or rarely? Is he an incurable punster, or does he groan when he hears a pun? Are practical jokes a specialty, or is he the one on whom they get pulled? Anything that will help us get to know your character better so we can include him in our stories. Characters are developed as they are written about, so if this section seems a little sparse, you can update later.

Pets: Please list what species, color, name, personality, and other facts too. You must get permission from the club leaders for permission to have a gold firelizard. These are generally reserved as rewards to members.

Dragonriders

Name: What's his/her name? Dragon names always end in 'th'. Members get to name their own dragons but, in terms of your stories, your dragon will tell you. (Please keep in mind that pun names are discouraged. While joke or pun dragon names may seem like fun when you come up with them, they very soon grow boring, or, downright annoying.)
Color: Dragons come in gold, bronze, brown, blue, and green. The shades may vary according to the individual, but not drastically so. Anne has asked that there be no more white, odd-colored, or "sport" (mutant) dragons, so there will be none.
Size: Relative size here, like small, medium, large, or extra large, for the color he or she is.
Where and When Impressed: Which Weyr? Date? Write to Anna Smith at anna@starriseweyr.com for a clutch date, or check the clutch chart on the web site.
Sire/Dam: Parents. This information will come from the clutch chart along with the date.
Physical Appearance: Scars, build, shading, etc.
Personality: Dragons are just as much a part of your character as the human aspect of them. Please give your friend a personality! Again, don't worry if this section isn't very large at first.
Abilities: Is your dragon a cut and chop artist, like Ruth was? Is he good at finding candidates on Search? Don't be afraid to leave this section blank; most dragons develop as they are written about.
Relationships: With rider, with other dragons, with other riders, with non-riders, with firelizards and pets.

Crafters

Craft: Which Pernese craft?
Specialty: If there's an area within the craft your character specializes in or is very good at, put that here.
Rank: Master, Journeyman, or Apprentice.
Masters: Any important masters your character has studied under? Any he feels special about?

Holders
Hold: Name of the hold your character lives at.
Size: Is it a major hold, minor hold, cothold, or seahold?
Rank: Lord Holder, Holder, Cotholder, Seaholder, or just a hold person.

Others

Title: If your character is not one of the above, this is the place to tell us what they are, such as a trader, holdless, etc.
Other: Tell us all about what your character does and where he does it.

NPC - NonPersona Characters (optional)

Please list the names and rank of those whose creative control you hold. (i.e., your parents, children, brothers, sisters, anyone you create for your stories.) Also, there are lots of Weyr NPCs just Dying to be used in stories. These are always available if you need a character for a bit part in your story. They are also available for adoption.

When you're finished filling out your Persona Sheet, send it to the Weyr address listed in this Guide.

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STARRISE WEYR PERSONA SHEET

THE REAL YOU

Name:
Address:
Online Mail Address:
Phone Number:

YOUR PERSONA

Name:
Position:
Sex:
Birthdate and Age:
Birthplace:
Parents' Names and Ranks:
Siblings:
Significant others:
Physical Description:
Timeline:
Background:
Personality:
Pets:

DRAGONRIDERS
Name:
Color:
Size:
Where and When Impressed:
Sire/Dam:
Physical Appearance:
Personality:
Abilities:
Relationships:

CRAFTERS
Craft:
Specialty:
Rank:
Masters:

HOLDERS
Hold:
Size:
Rank:

OTHERS
Title:
Other:

NPCS