Post by IceFire on Apr 25, 2009 22:05:26 GMT -6
Firelizards
Firelizards are natural to Pern and seem to breed like Terran rabbits. But their clutches are well hidden and it is very rare to find one while wandering the beaches. They come in all the colors as dragons, since it was the firelizards the dragons were designed from. Queens are very protective of their clutches and rarely will leave them alone for long periods. Greens are much free-er while guarding their clutches. In fact, they rarely do, and many eggs die because of this.[/blockquote]
Firelizards are fairly common in the South, but they are still rare pets. It is very rare that a substantial clutch is found, and the price for their eggs is high. Very rarely will a plain holder be seen with one unless they served their Lord well and was rewarded or found the next as it was Hatching. Flitt eggs are a very good way to make a few marks, as they are always in demand.
Canines
Canines on Pern are not like Terran breeds. The dogs that have survived on Pern are the hardy working, hunting, and big class dogs. There are no specific breeds on Pern, but traits of huskies, greyhounds, great Danes, and German shepherds. There are no wolves on Pern. Wolves were not a species that the original colonists decided to breed on Pern, therefore they don't exist. Other species of dog, such as collies, Dobermans, Australian shepherds, and blood hounds can be seen as mixes. There are no pure breeds on Pern, only types of dogs (i.e. hunting, retrieving, herding, etc.).[/blockquote]
Canines are probably the most common pet on Pern. Most Holders, no matter how small, have at least one hunting dog. Lords can have as many as three separate packs of dogs with three different purposes. Traders always have dogs to guard their caravans, and Hold guards use them on duty to warn them of intruders they can't see. Many times, Candidates bring a favorite hound with them to the Weyrs in case they don't Impress before they age out.
Runnerbeasts
Terran horses, runnerbeasts are common all across Pern. They have various uses and come in every breed imaginable, but under different names than the Terran breeds. Their colors are as varies as their uses, as are their temperaments. Though aggression is not something specifically bred into a beast, it sometimes shows in the less domesticated runners.[/blockquote]
Runners are common pets for beastcrafters, traders, and wealthy Holders. They are seen as status symbols. If the runner is well bred, it was expensive and therefore its owner has plenty of marks to spend. If it is of poor breeding, such as a cart beast, the owner is not nearly as wealthy, and the runner most likely has multiple purposes. Beastcrafters often own one runner for their time spent in the beastcraft, and this number can be bigger depending on the breeding of the runner, and the rank of the crafter.
