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Pernese Superstitions

The idea of what superstitions exist on Pern was raised recently on the Pern Connect Discord server and it's got me thinking.

It's been thousands of Turns since Pern's first, selected-for-their-lack-of-susceptibility-to-religion colonists came to Pern, so despite McCaffrey's insistence that Pern is beyond such things there's plenty of canon ones:

Bronzes hatching first is a sign of good luck (practical, because bronzes are rare and take more effort for an egg to grow into due to being bigger, this could mean a more healthy clutch)

Robinton in Masterharper of Pern wonders about ghosts of dragons watching over Fort Weyr (Anne says this is his own fancy and not common superstition, but come on, young boys also dare each to spend the night in abandoned weyrs)

Threadfall's return, by the end of the 9th Pass, without any tools to predict this or people trained in predicting space weather

(What kind of person impresses what colour is technically a superstition, we're shown time and time again that dragons buck the trend with their choices)

But what else? Earth is littered with tons of superstitions, what else exists in the corners of Pern we aren't shown in the books? I've had some ideas based on various English/British existing superstitions!

Hold Superstitions

Local superstitions will obviously vary. Black Dogs exist as an idea broadly across England and Europe, but Black Shuck is an East Anglian interpretation.

Saying Goodbye to the Hold Wher: the wher keeps everyone safe, saying goodbye to it before a long or important journey brings good luck

Telling the Firelizards: like the old tradition of telling the bees important details, what if local wild firelizard fairs similar things became important? They help destroy thread, afterall!

Black Whers: a wild wher might have actually killed someone, Turns and Turns ago, what if people still talk about it hanging around? Haunting the beaches?

Runners with night sweats: England used to believe finding horses sweaty in the morning was because they were being ridden by witches, but what if on Pern this is due to dragons lost between coming back briefly

Weird rocks: there was the Benden warning of D'lin getting stuck in rock betweening, there might be more...A mining hold has a shaft no one but the least superstitious will go down due to a 'wing shaped' piece of rock sticking out of the wall, a mountain pass with a 'dragon shaped' bit of rock near the entrance is unlucky – or watched over depending who you talk to

Weyr Superstitions

Then there's the weyr. Dragonriders, exposed to danger all the time, might have even more superstitions:

Trinkets or phrases to ensure a trip between (especially longer ones) goes without a hitch

Weyrlings whispering tales of riders stuck between that will knock them off course and trap them there, unless you do this one specific thing before betweening the first time...

Lighting fires on the ridges to keep riders and dragons returning from between away during Turnover

You have to toss one piece of firestone from a spilled bag away, or it'll bring back luck in 'Fall

Are dragons with certain 'markings' (in canon this would be more like slight changes of colour, or more hoselike shading) bad luck to have in your wing? That green's wing marking looks kind of like an eye...

What superstition would you like to add to Pern, if you could? Even small, tiny local ones!

Omg YES!! I want this

Less magic schools. More magic universities. Unlearn the simplified models of your secondary education. Discover how to reference scrolls written by a wizard possessed by a different wizard. Identify bias in the voices that whisper from beyond the veil. Have your institution be accused of promoting a Merlinist agenda. Become addicted to energy potions.

this is hands down the funniest review like. ever

Another OC :)

She a dragon, this is her in her more human form. But she does have a “feral” form I guess that’s what it’d be :3

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I can’t wait to see Revenge of the Sith in theaters it’s gonna be sooo much fun

Anyway here’s my silly fursonas as Anakin and Palpatine cause I can :3

God I can’t wait

If Jedi had TikTok

So I was imagining a TikTok trend that would basically just be the Jedi/Padawans looking all presentable and perfectly Jedi perfect ™ saying “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” and then immediately cutting to whatever chaos they are currently engaged in, for example:

• “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” Qui Gon says, immediately before being shown adopting another ‘pathetic life form’ that may will cause them trouble later

• “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” Obi Wan says, before decapitating a battle droid behind him without even looking at it

• “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” Anakin says, as he replaces all of Windu’s regular caff with decaf

• “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” Ashoka says, as she helps Fives and Hardcase balance a bucket of glitter above Rex’s doorway

• “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” Plo says, as he forces encourages C3-PO to tell Wolffe his latest tales of woe™ and R2 drama

• “Jedi, we are; keepers of the peace, our responsibility is.” Yoda says, before telling several younglings that if they keep copying the Temple Guards they’ll freeze and get stuck that way

• “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” Quinlan says, then just… you know, exists how he does

• “We’re Jedi, we’re impartial peacekeepers” Plo Koon says, sprinkling ‘How to Unionize’ pamphlets around the barracks like confetti

• “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” Obi Wan says, before arguing politely engaging with every political figure in the room just for the heck of it

• “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” Leia says, before teasing the man breaking her out of a literal cell in the middle of space about his height

• “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” Luke says, before replacing Han’s hair gel with glue

• “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” Kanan says, calmly to the camera, before proceeding to promptly turn around and scream “SHUT THE KRIFF UP I SWEAR TO FORCE I WILL MURDER YOU ALL IF YOU DONT GO TO SLEEP RIGHT NOW”

• “We’re Jedi, we’re peacekeepers” Ezra says, as he sprints away from Zeb who is quite suddenly and mysteriously COVERED in hair dye (thanks, Sabine!)

Post-war hc where Jedi Order sustains the majority of food for clone colonies and clone families. They're two reasons or this, and it's not because the clones have no food (they have plentiful, from the Republic). First, for a thank you and an apology to the clones having to serve under the Jedi, and two, because the Jedi are a charitable organization and genuinely want to help.

At their core they are monks who do charity work. The Force guides them to help people, and that includes their former clone troopers. And they all partake in it, to the point where most clone colonies have at least one Jedi agricorp group there.

It's also gives troopers insight into the lack of structure and familiarity amongst the Jedi and the Jedi Council.

Cody nearly spits out his drink when Obi-Wan of all Jedi is delivering him his food.

Troopers fight the innate urge to salute when Mace Windu hauls a bag of corn to their home.

Fox goes to offer water to a Jedi in the fields and sees that it's Quinlan talking it up with Aayla.

And Plo tries to pull vegetables, but Wolffe just distracts him by showing him his home and getting him out of the heat.

The 501st watches in awe as Anakin uses the Force to speed grow vegetables.

They watch as the Council and their former Generals are instructed by a Jedi who's not a master, but an expert in agriculture, and work beneath her as if they are padawans and she's their master. And it amazes them how fluidly the chain of command changes between Jedi (if even that).

Lastly, younglings and padawans staff most of the gardens. And when the work gets difficult, clone children join in as well.

Here’s a sketch dump of the lads

I can’t stop drawing these stupid fucking dogs

Thank you to my lovely friends for encouraging me tho(they gave me some prompts and inspiration for most of these)

I am your loyal knight my Quing<3

An old friend of mine once called me a "Quing" and honestly it felt worse than being called a slur

Hey PonyTown players! I'm planning on going around some of the maps and drawing other's ocs I see

SO if you see this pony running around check it out and switch to an oc pony you might get some free art :3

See yall later with some OC fanart!