The Dragons of Pern
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Author: The Dragonriders Club
Keywords: fantasy animals
Date Released: Sep 26 2009
Current ztd dates:
- DRPernGoldDragon.ztd: September 25, 2009
- DRPernGreenDragon.ztd: September 25, 2009
- DRPernWhiteDragon.ztd: September 25, 2009
File Size: 1.85mb
Compatibility: All Game Versions
Description: Inspired by the Dragonriders series by Anne McCaffrey, this download contains three ztd files: Gold Dragon (with Bronze male and brown young), Green Dragon (with Blue male and blue-green young) and Ruth, the White Dragon.
The Dragons of Pern
Starting with the planet's fire lizards, the Pernese Dragon was genetically engineered to be large enough to carry a person on its back. This was so that they could fly and burn "thread", spores from the erratic Red Star, from the skies before it reached the earth and destroyed everything it touched. These dragons form a lifelong telepathic bond with one person, thenceforth their rider, at the moment they hatch.
There are five colors of dragons on Pern. Gold queen, bronze male, brown male, green female and blue male.
Pern Gold (and Bronze and Brown) Dragon
The golden queen is the dominant ruler of the species. She only mates with the dragon that is clever or quick enough to catch her during the mating flight. Usually, only the bronze, largest of the males, meets these requirements. There was one case of a brown that might have been large and strong enough to last through the exhausting flight, but the queen tragically died before the flight could take place.
Pern Green (and Blue) Dragon
The Green females are normally unable to reproduce, as the chewing of firestone - needed in order to produce the flame they use to scorch thread - renders them infertile. Since the final passing of the Red Star, however, the greens that do not chew firestone have started producing small clutches. Greens are only able to produce the "lesser" green, blue and brown dragons - they cannot produce bronzes or golds.
Pern White Dragon, Ruth
In all of Pernese history, only one white dragon has ever been produced - Ruth, the White Dragon. Ruth is special in many ways, not the least of which is his unusual coloration. In the certain lighting, one can see that Ruth actually sparkles with all of the dragons' colors.
Ruth was hatched under unusual circumstances. All dragons are born by shattering their shells from the inside. In Ruth's case, however, his shell was tough and thick, and the little dragon was unable to break free on his own. Unable to stand watching the little egg and the fruitless struggles of it's inhabitant, a future Lord Holder jumped to the hatching grounds and beat the egg to crack the shell, then cut the sac inside to free the little dragon. Impression between the two was immediate. This was the first time that a Lord Holder had ever impressed, and a great blow to Jaxom's guardian, Lytol.
While Ruth is the most intelligent - and most unique - dragon Pern has ever known, he is also "stunted". Never having fully matured, Ruth is unable to reproduce.
Pernese Dragons are carnivorous, preferring nice fat wherries or herdbeasts, but will take any meat offered to them.
*Original Red Dragon graphics by Lehner. Thank you very much for allowing us to use your graphics, Lehner!
(http://www.ztcdd.org/DD/ZTScreensTek/Animals/TheDragonsofPernTek.jpg)
Additional info:
DRPernGoldDragon.ztd uca: 28F3B026 dated 25 September 2009
DRPernGreenDragon.ztd uca: 1483108b dated 25 September 2009
DRPernWhiteDragon.ztd uca: 16F17057 dated 18 September 2009
Results From Configuration Checking:
28F3B026.uca date: Fri Sep 25 19:12:24 2009
No Errors or Warnings to show.
Animal Type: 28F3B026
Pernese Gold Dragon
Starting with the planet's fire lizards, the Pernese Dragon was genetically
engineered to be large enough to carry a person on its back. This was so that
they could fly and burn "thread", spores from the erratic Red Star, from the
skies before it reached the earth and destroyed everything it touched. These
dragons form a lifelong telepathic bond with one person, thenceforth their
rider, at the moment they hatch.
(plus 2 other paragraphs)
Animal Characteristics:
Habitat: Coniferous Forest; Location: Europe
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 86.
Preferred shelter: Rock Cave.
Animal can swim in water terrain.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Exhibit Preferences:
Foliage:
Wild Olive Tree, Elm Tree, Pacific Dogwood Tree, Cherry Tree
Lodgepole Pine Tree, Maple Tree, Fir Tree, Pine Tree, Bamboo
Hard Quandong Tree, Thornless Mesquite Tree, Yew Tree, Birch Tree
Spruce Tree, Yellow Cedar Tree, Western Larch Tree, Trembling Aspen Tree
Globe Willow Tree, Japanese Maple Tree, Deciduous Bush, Paper Birch Tree
Weeping Willow Tree, White Oak Tree, Western Red Cedar Tree, Chinese Fir Tree
Himalayan Birch Tree, Western Juniper Tree, Himalayan Pine Tree, Sage Bush
Broadleaf Bush, Pine Bush, Club Moss Shrub (DD), Walchian Conifer Tree (DD)
Dawn Redwood Tree (DD), Gingko Tree (DD), Glossopteris Tree (DD)
Lepidodendron Tree (DD), Magnolia Tree (DD), Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD)
Norfolk Island Pine Tree (DD), Bonsai (CC), Snowbell Tree (CC)
Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Stone Ruins
Deciduous Forest Rock - Formation, Highland Rock - Large
Coniferous Forest Rock - Formation, Medium Highland Rock (DD)
Medium Coniferous Rock (DD)
Exhibit Construction:
Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-10 with 34 squares for each adult.
Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 68 grid squares
Terrain (for exhibit with 68 grid squares):
20 Coniferous Floor, 7 Dirt, 7 Gray Stone, 7 Grass, 12 Fresh Water
15 Deciduous Floor
Foliage (for exhibit with 68 grid squares):
8 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Chinese Fir Tree
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 8 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.
Rocks (for exhibit with 68 grid squares):
4 Medium Coniferous Rock (DD), which is its most liked rock.
Elevation: Of the 68 squares, 5 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.
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Results From Configuration Checking:
1483108b.uca date: Fri Sep 25 19:12:40 2009
No Errors or Warnings to show.
Animal Type: 1483108b
Pernese Green Dragon
Starting with the planet's fire lizards, the Pernese Dragon was genetically
engineered to be large enough to carry a person on its back. This was so that
they could fly and burn "thread", spores from the erratic Red Star, from the
skies before it reached the earth and destroyed everything it touched. These
dragons form a lifelong telepathic bond with one person, thenceforth their
rider, at the moment they hatch.
(plus 2 other paragraphs)
Animal Characteristics:
Habitat: Coniferous Forest; Location: Europe
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 86.
Preferred shelter: Rock Cave.
Animal can swim in water terrain.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Exhibit Preferences:
Foliage:
Wild Olive Tree, Elm Tree, Pacific Dogwood Tree, Cherry Tree
Lodgepole Pine Tree, Maple Tree, Fir Tree, Pine Tree, Bamboo
Hard Quandong Tree, Thornless Mesquite Tree, Yew Tree, Birch Tree
Spruce Tree, Yellow Cedar Tree, Western Larch Tree, Trembling Aspen Tree
Globe Willow Tree, Japanese Maple Tree, Deciduous Bush, Paper Birch Tree
Weeping Willow Tree, White Oak Tree, Western Red Cedar Tree, Chinese Fir Tree
Himalayan Birch Tree, Western Juniper Tree, Himalayan Pine Tree, Sage Bush
Broadleaf Bush, Pine Bush, Club Moss Shrub (DD), Walchian Conifer Tree (DD)
Dawn Redwood Tree (DD), Gingko Tree (DD), Glossopteris Tree (DD)
Lepidodendron Tree (DD), Magnolia Tree (DD), Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD)
Norfolk Island Pine Tree (DD), Bonsai (CC), Snowbell Tree (CC)
Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Stone Ruins
Deciduous Forest Rock - Formation, Highland Rock - Large
Coniferous Forest Rock - Formation, Medium Highland Rock (DD)
Medium Coniferous Rock (DD)
Exhibit Construction:
Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-10 with 34 squares for each adult.
Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 68 grid squares
Terrain (for exhibit with 68 grid squares):
20 Coniferous Floor, 7 Dirt, 7 Gray Stone, 7 Grass, 12 Fresh Water
15 Deciduous Floor
Foliage (for exhibit with 68 grid squares):
8 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Chinese Fir Tree
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 8 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.
Rocks (for exhibit with 68 grid squares):
4 Medium Coniferous Rock (DD), which is its most liked rock.
Elevation: Of the 68 squares, 5 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.
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Results From Configuration Checking:
16f17057.uca date: Fri Sep 25 19:12:56 2009
No Errors or Warnings to show.
Animal Type: 16F17057
Pernese White Dragon
Starting with the planet's fire lizards, the Pernese Dragon was genetically
engineered to be large enough to carry a person on its back. This was so that
they could fly and burn "thread", spores from the erratic Red Star, from the
skies before it reached the earth and destroyed everything it touched. These
dragons form a lifelong telepathic bond with one person, thenceforth their
rider, at the moment they hatch.
(plus 4 other paragraphs)
Animal Characteristics:
Habitat: Coniferous Forest; Location: Europe
This animal does not breed.
Preferred shelter: Rock Cave.
Animal can swim in water terrain.
Animal can jump.
Animal can climb cliffs.
Exhibit Preferences:
Foliage:
Wild Olive Tree, Elm Tree, Pacific Dogwood Tree, Cherry Tree
Lodgepole Pine Tree, Maple Tree, Fir Tree, Pine Tree, Bamboo
Hard Quandong Tree, Thornless Mesquite Tree, Yew Tree, Birch Tree
Spruce Tree, Yellow Cedar Tree, Western Larch Tree, Trembling Aspen Tree
Globe Willow Tree, Japanese Maple Tree, Deciduous Bush, Paper Birch Tree
Weeping Willow Tree, White Oak Tree, Western Red Cedar Tree, Chinese Fir Tree
Himalayan Birch Tree, Western Juniper Tree, Himalayan Pine Tree, Sage Bush
Broadleaf Bush, Pine Bush, Club Moss Shrub (DD), Walchian Conifer Tree (DD)
Dawn Redwood Tree (DD), Gingko Tree (DD), Glossopteris Tree (DD)
Lepidodendron Tree (DD), Magnolia Tree (DD), Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD)
Norfolk Island Pine Tree (DD), Bonsai (CC), Snowbell Tree (CC)
Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Stone Ruins
Deciduous Forest Rock - Formation, Highland Rock - Large
Coniferous Forest Rock - Formation, Medium Highland Rock (DD)
Medium Coniferous Rock (DD)
Exhibit Construction:
Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-10 with 34 squares for each adult.
Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 68 grid squares
Terrain (for exhibit with 68 grid squares):
20 Coniferous Floor, 7 Dirt, 7 Gray Stone, 7 Grass, 12 Fresh Water
15 Deciduous Floor
Foliage (for exhibit with 68 grid squares):
8 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Chinese Fir Tree
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 8 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.
Rocks (for exhibit with 68 grid squares):
4 Medium Coniferous Rock (DD), which is its most liked rock.
Elevation: Of the 68 squares, 5 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.