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Dragonriders
Candidates
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Lower Caverns

Candidate Guide
About the Barracks
Candidate Pack

Weyrling Guide
About the Barracks
Weyrling Pack

Candidate Pack

Candidates, for the greater part of their day, will follow their craft of choice. Either staying with a craft they were studying prior to their being searched, or choosing a craft on their arrival at the Weyr. Candidates will keep their craft rank during their candidacy, and can work towards Journeyman status, in fact this is positively encouraged by the Weyrleaders.

Sections of Guide

• Clothing
• Daily Schedule
• Lessons
• Chores

Clothing

There is no specific uniform for Candidates at Brondir Weyr. However, Candidates will be expected to wear suitable working clothes, consisting of trousers and tunic. These can be provided by the Weyr, if a Candidate does not possess such suitable clothing upon their arrival. However, replacements will need to be earned by candidates.

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Daily Schedule

The following is a typical day for Brondir Candidates.

• 6.30 am - Rise. Half a candle mark for washing and dressing.
• 7.00 am - Breakfast in the Candidates mess
• 8.00 am - Chores. The candidates are split up into groups and assigned various duties around the Weyr.
• 9.00 am - Back to the Barracks to change ready for their craft based duties.
• 9.30 am - Candidates work in their crafts.
• 12.30 pm - Lunch, which can be taken either in the main Dining Hall or, by prior arrangement, in the Candidates mess.
• 1.30 pm - Work in their crafts again.
• 3.30 pm - Candidate Lessons
• 4.30 pm - Chores.
• 5.30 pm - Time to get washed and changed for Dinner
• 6.00 pm - Dinner, which again may be taken in the main Dining Hall, or by prior arrangement with the staff, in the Candidate’s mess.
• 7.00 pm - Free time for study and socialising.
• 10.00 pm - Bed time

Candidates get every Seventh day off (our Sunday) plus at least one free afternoon a week.

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Candidate Lessons

During this period of their day, candidates will receive instruction from the Weyr Harpers on the History of Pern. It is during this time that they will also receive various talks which will bear particular relevance to their candidacy.

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Chores

Your candidate will be assigned to a chore group and every day there will be various chores around the Weyr for them to accomplish. This is the candidates contribution to the running and upkeep of the Weyr which houses and feeds them. Avoidance of chores is a punishable offence. This, or any other punishable offence, will be dealt with by the Candidate Master.  Punishments may include loss of free time, various unsavoury duties which will be supervised, reduction or removal of mess/Dining Hall privileges. All these punishments will be at the discretion of the Candidate Master.

• Kitchen Duties

If the Headwoman requires extra help in the kitchens, candidates will be called on. Duties may include baking, general food preparation, pan or floor scrubbing, or helping with the Laundry. This duty may also include cleaning the Dining Hall if our Headwoman chooses.

• Weyr Chores

These chores are set by the Weyrleaders and Candidate Masters and will include such joys as cleaning out the Herdbeast enclosure and cleaning the butchering yard. Also in this section will be cleaning of the Barracks and breaking firestone.

• Infirmary Chores

Candidates will follow any instructions given by the Weyrhealer or her Asssistants. Duties may include reading to patients, doing the infirmary laundry or washing patients, if the candidate is suitably qualified.

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