Post by Jovia on Nov 4, 2010 0:23:57 GMT
Junior Weyrling Lessons:
Lesson 1 - Basic Care
Mind you if you are unable to post in this Lesson you will automatically be thought of as having taken it since its essential. However if you miss any other lessons you will be held back at that level unable to continue to the others until the next clutch.
This Lesson Happens Right after Impression, where one learns how to feed their Dragon, Bathe them, Oil them, along with some basic physical training for both Dragon and Rider. Not many chores are expected but the essentials, if Riders have time they can work on their previous craft that they had.
After the Lesson they are expected to feed their Dragon, and will be taught, to only feed them food only half as thick as their Dragon's neck. Also daily bathing, oiling, and Laps around the Weyrbowl along with flapping of the wings.
Lesson 2 - Physical Training, Gear Making
Lesson 2 Takes place usually a Sevenday or two Sevenday's after the first lesson. When the Dragonets do more then sleep, eat, and poop and can actually stay awake for long periods of time. The First part of the lesson is to teach both rider and Dragon more then the basic exercises to strengthen their muscles. The later half of the class is practicing to make your own riding gear for later on in life. All the theories and tools are given but you are given very old worn leather that nobody else wants for you to practice with. No worries you will have riding gear made by professionals until your first riding gear is passed by the Weyrling master. Though you cannot graduate Weyrling Training if you cannot make your own riding gear.
The Schedule after this lesson is pretty much the same as after the first lesson. But more and more your Dragon is awake, and you get to have more free time to do chores. You will be assigned different duties just like as a Candidate, if you don't do your chores or get someone else to do them you are stuck at this level. If you cannot do them because of injury or something out of your control then it is understandable. You have more free time then before now.
Lesson 3 - Advanced Physical Training, Weyr Etiquette
You will now be hopefully strong enough to toss and hold large bags of firestone, even those whose dragons cannot chew firestone it doesn't matter. Also everyone will get to hold a flamethrower and should also be able to hold either a bag of firestone and flamethrower for at least an hour. Also Etiquette for weyrlings and riders is taught, along with what is expected from weyrlings and every rank of dragon.
The Schedule now is more advanced. The Dragon's muscles should be getting there and they might be itching to fly now. They are not allowed to fly yet though and if caught you will stay a weyrling till next clutch. They need to strengthen their body and wing muscles as much as they can, also hope been doing daily bathing and oiling still for they are probably half grown by now. Also get them used to you riding on their back as they run around the the Weyrbowl doing laps and flapping their wings.
Lesson 4 - Flight
The day most of you are excited for, the day everyone gets to learn to fly. However do note that if your Dragon does not have the muscle build or large enough to support you on their back while running around they will miss out on flying momentarily. First part of the lesson is getting the Dragons to fly on their own from a short distance and slowly increasing it every few times they successfully fly. After being able to go a distance and from relatively tall height they can start over from the bottom again, but this time with their rider on top of them.
The Schedule takes a drastic turn here, your dragons are now eating once or twice a day, need daily bathing and oiling, but sleep soundly at night and awake most of the day with the smaller ones taking possibly a nap. You need to still work on their wing muscles but now for the first sevenday while supervised you can work on flying about. After you have shown you do not need to be supervised you are allowed to fly within the Weyr so that along with running will be the training schedule. Also Weyrlings are able to have some semblance of a life again though their Dragonets might be clingy and want to go everywhere with them.
Senior Weyrling Lessons
Lesson 5 - Hunting
Mind you this Lesson will not be role played out, but it will happen regardless.
Now that your Dragon can fly very well, it is time for them to learn how to hunt and feed themselves. Up to this point you have been feeding them, which can be quite a chore with the large Dragons for they can eat half their size in one sitting. First you need to start riding them as they hunt, but after they get used to it you don't need to ride them as they grab food. Once They catch a Herdbeast from the Feeding Grounds on their own, you may leave the lesson.
Now they can start trying to feed themselves, they won't be able to do it all the time so they have to keep practicing. Also flying practice to go a bit farther from the Weyr with at least one Dragon Rider with you, not another Weyrling but a fully fledged one. At this time it is now suggested to memorize locations in ones mind as a training exercise for a later lesson to get used to it. No Betweening allowed until the lesson on it, most will die and those who do survive will be grounded and unable to ride their dragon until the Betweening lesson... of the next clutch. Also you will have more chores now since your Dragonet can fly, once able to have a passenger you will start flying people around the Weyr.
Lesson 6 - Flight Formation and Wing Practices and Theories
This Lesson will not be role played out much like the hunting lesson.
A Flight Formation and Wings, this lesson is solely dedicated to Wings, the different types of dragons for which rings and their role in a threadfall. That is all this lesson is about poring over books for hours on end and learning the different formations and planning.
The Schedule after this however is far Different, all the Weyrlings will be placed in the Weyrling Wing and learn how to work together. Everyone will take a turn at leading, even the smallest of dragons at one point or another. If any trouble happens Weyrlings will stay a Weyrling until they show they can work together, though if their fellows Graduate and they still haven't shown it they will have to wait for the next batch of Weyrlings.
Lesson 7 - Firestone and Flamethrower
This Lesson is simple and easy to understand, Showing the Dragons how to chew firestone except for the queens of course that need to clutch. This is the only time they will be separated and treated differently from the others as the riders of the queens will be taught how to use Flamethrowers and not singe their dragons.
The Schedule by now is fairly simple, the Dragons are almost all the way grown so the Daily Bathing and Oiling can now be moved to every other day, unless one finds a dry spot then oil as necessary of course. They will now have, if trained correctly, the ability to fly for several hours without getting too tired, along with the riders able to hold firestone bags and flamethrowers for several hours as well without loosing their arms. Flying around in and out of the Weyr is now very common especially for exercise but they still need a Dragonrider with them, or a fellow Weyrling now because of the attacks.
Lesson 8 - Betweening
The Last Lesson, and the most dangerous, though once finished with this One Will not be a true Dragonrider Yet. All that time of working on memorizing and flying around memorizing the land pays off. Will be told the theories of betweening then work on betweening to close things. By the end of the Lesson one should be able to between anywhere in the Weyr.
After this you are required to keep a good schedule, wait for your dragon to finish growing, keep both physical training for you both at a good pace to stay fit. You are essentially a Dragonrider when chosed for a Wing. Until then you are in the Weyrling Wing to help take firestone to those who are fighting thread by betweening to them, ferry people around, and practice.
Lesson 1 - Basic Care
Mind you if you are unable to post in this Lesson you will automatically be thought of as having taken it since its essential. However if you miss any other lessons you will be held back at that level unable to continue to the others until the next clutch.
This Lesson Happens Right after Impression, where one learns how to feed their Dragon, Bathe them, Oil them, along with some basic physical training for both Dragon and Rider. Not many chores are expected but the essentials, if Riders have time they can work on their previous craft that they had.
After the Lesson they are expected to feed their Dragon, and will be taught, to only feed them food only half as thick as their Dragon's neck. Also daily bathing, oiling, and Laps around the Weyrbowl along with flapping of the wings.
Lesson 2 - Physical Training, Gear Making
Lesson 2 Takes place usually a Sevenday or two Sevenday's after the first lesson. When the Dragonets do more then sleep, eat, and poop and can actually stay awake for long periods of time. The First part of the lesson is to teach both rider and Dragon more then the basic exercises to strengthen their muscles. The later half of the class is practicing to make your own riding gear for later on in life. All the theories and tools are given but you are given very old worn leather that nobody else wants for you to practice with. No worries you will have riding gear made by professionals until your first riding gear is passed by the Weyrling master. Though you cannot graduate Weyrling Training if you cannot make your own riding gear.
The Schedule after this lesson is pretty much the same as after the first lesson. But more and more your Dragon is awake, and you get to have more free time to do chores. You will be assigned different duties just like as a Candidate, if you don't do your chores or get someone else to do them you are stuck at this level. If you cannot do them because of injury or something out of your control then it is understandable. You have more free time then before now.
Lesson 3 - Advanced Physical Training, Weyr Etiquette
You will now be hopefully strong enough to toss and hold large bags of firestone, even those whose dragons cannot chew firestone it doesn't matter. Also everyone will get to hold a flamethrower and should also be able to hold either a bag of firestone and flamethrower for at least an hour. Also Etiquette for weyrlings and riders is taught, along with what is expected from weyrlings and every rank of dragon.
The Schedule now is more advanced. The Dragon's muscles should be getting there and they might be itching to fly now. They are not allowed to fly yet though and if caught you will stay a weyrling till next clutch. They need to strengthen their body and wing muscles as much as they can, also hope been doing daily bathing and oiling still for they are probably half grown by now. Also get them used to you riding on their back as they run around the the Weyrbowl doing laps and flapping their wings.
Lesson 4 - Flight
The day most of you are excited for, the day everyone gets to learn to fly. However do note that if your Dragon does not have the muscle build or large enough to support you on their back while running around they will miss out on flying momentarily. First part of the lesson is getting the Dragons to fly on their own from a short distance and slowly increasing it every few times they successfully fly. After being able to go a distance and from relatively tall height they can start over from the bottom again, but this time with their rider on top of them.
The Schedule takes a drastic turn here, your dragons are now eating once or twice a day, need daily bathing and oiling, but sleep soundly at night and awake most of the day with the smaller ones taking possibly a nap. You need to still work on their wing muscles but now for the first sevenday while supervised you can work on flying about. After you have shown you do not need to be supervised you are allowed to fly within the Weyr so that along with running will be the training schedule. Also Weyrlings are able to have some semblance of a life again though their Dragonets might be clingy and want to go everywhere with them.
Senior Weyrling Lessons
Lesson 5 - Hunting
Mind you this Lesson will not be role played out, but it will happen regardless.
Now that your Dragon can fly very well, it is time for them to learn how to hunt and feed themselves. Up to this point you have been feeding them, which can be quite a chore with the large Dragons for they can eat half their size in one sitting. First you need to start riding them as they hunt, but after they get used to it you don't need to ride them as they grab food. Once They catch a Herdbeast from the Feeding Grounds on their own, you may leave the lesson.
Now they can start trying to feed themselves, they won't be able to do it all the time so they have to keep practicing. Also flying practice to go a bit farther from the Weyr with at least one Dragon Rider with you, not another Weyrling but a fully fledged one. At this time it is now suggested to memorize locations in ones mind as a training exercise for a later lesson to get used to it. No Betweening allowed until the lesson on it, most will die and those who do survive will be grounded and unable to ride their dragon until the Betweening lesson... of the next clutch. Also you will have more chores now since your Dragonet can fly, once able to have a passenger you will start flying people around the Weyr.
Lesson 6 - Flight Formation and Wing Practices and Theories
This Lesson will not be role played out much like the hunting lesson.
A Flight Formation and Wings, this lesson is solely dedicated to Wings, the different types of dragons for which rings and their role in a threadfall. That is all this lesson is about poring over books for hours on end and learning the different formations and planning.
The Schedule after this however is far Different, all the Weyrlings will be placed in the Weyrling Wing and learn how to work together. Everyone will take a turn at leading, even the smallest of dragons at one point or another. If any trouble happens Weyrlings will stay a Weyrling until they show they can work together, though if their fellows Graduate and they still haven't shown it they will have to wait for the next batch of Weyrlings.
Lesson 7 - Firestone and Flamethrower
This Lesson is simple and easy to understand, Showing the Dragons how to chew firestone except for the queens of course that need to clutch. This is the only time they will be separated and treated differently from the others as the riders of the queens will be taught how to use Flamethrowers and not singe their dragons.
The Schedule by now is fairly simple, the Dragons are almost all the way grown so the Daily Bathing and Oiling can now be moved to every other day, unless one finds a dry spot then oil as necessary of course. They will now have, if trained correctly, the ability to fly for several hours without getting too tired, along with the riders able to hold firestone bags and flamethrowers for several hours as well without loosing their arms. Flying around in and out of the Weyr is now very common especially for exercise but they still need a Dragonrider with them, or a fellow Weyrling now because of the attacks.
Lesson 8 - Betweening
The Last Lesson, and the most dangerous, though once finished with this One Will not be a true Dragonrider Yet. All that time of working on memorizing and flying around memorizing the land pays off. Will be told the theories of betweening then work on betweening to close things. By the end of the Lesson one should be able to between anywhere in the Weyr.
After this you are required to keep a good schedule, wait for your dragon to finish growing, keep both physical training for you both at a good pace to stay fit. You are essentially a Dragonrider when chosed for a Wing. Until then you are in the Weyrling Wing to help take firestone to those who are fighting thread by betweening to them, ferry people around, and practice.