1 - There must be a candidate on the page. No Neopets or groups pages need apply. No cyberpet collection pages, and no Index page to your main site. Every candidate deserves their own page.

1A - The candidate cannot be standing at any other sands while here waiting. I will not be accepting multiple dragon-master characters here. This is a traditonal Weyr, no dragons may bond, and no character may have a wher, dolphin or be in a profession which *absolutely* requires them doing something else like captaining a boat, running a Hold, or being in the higher-up echelons of a craft. Crafters may apply, but they will only be continuing their crafts as an aside to their dragon. Candidates once bonded here, MAY apply elsewhere for another dragon, if that owner okays it. However, these dragons aren't meant to be paired up that way, and will have trouble with it if it does happen.

Candidates may have been moved FROM another weyr which has discontinued its services or gone away from the internet. If that's the case please add something in their story to the effect that they've had to move.

2 - There must be a link back to Dragonhope Weyr on the page with the candidate, AND on every page where the dragon appears after Impression. No link, no dragon. Banner found here!

There may be multiple dragons on a page IF and ONLY if there are multiple Candidates on that same page.

4 - Characters who are Pernese should SEEM Pernese. If they are Nexus characters, they should be VISITING. There is no reason for a truly Pernese character to have a cell phone, nor for a space-faring visitor to know the language and customs of the local world. Please treat your characters like they mean something, because I have to read them like they do.

4A - I promise to read the candidate pages! I will accept requests or suggestions for rank and name, but I may or may not wind up using them. If there is a bad error, like you meant to have this girl only bond a gold if possible and she winds up on a brown, you MUST tell me FIRST that you wish such things. Otherwise, no whining.

5 - These dragons know their names at birth, and they know only their true intended Impressor. They will not mind if you put their name on their picture, but I prefer not. (The names across the sample dragons are there so they won't get stolen.) Do not try to change the name, color or dimensions of these images. They are copyright 2003 to Falora, used by me with permission. If you need to flip the image, do so, but other transformations are not acceptable. (Generally they're small enough to fit on any given screen these days.)

If you do not have the dragon up by the slated time, the dragon WILL be listed as DEAD. They are not abandoned - they are DEAD. A listing of such dragons will be provided, as well as a list of those who have killed their dragons by neglect. I will allow ONLY ONE dragon to go this way per person, before simply never accepting another candidate from them again. Period. I see no reason to accept apology after apology - if you don't have time to play, please don't apply, or make arrangements to have the dragons delivered at once instead of over time.

If a person has a valid excuse for not having had their dragon up on the page in time, such as sickness or power failure, inability to reach the internet due to unforseen circumstances, I WILL allow the person to apply as though nothing has happened - however, that dragon will have died. If they wish to RE-Apply to the next clutch, with added story including some incident in the character's life that has caused the death of their first companion, I will allow it. If no attempt at a new chapter in their life is made, I will not allow the character to impress again.

Clutches will hatch on time. If a character is not finished to my satisfaction by the time the clutch hatches, I will pass them by and their egg will become a dud. They will automatically be placed on the next clutch list, unless I'm told not to do so.

I do not take reserves but depending on whether it's a clutch from someone else's dragon, they may opt to have a filler or space given for the owner of the winning dragons.

There will be a limit of 3 candidates per person PER CLUTCH on the sands, and not all one gender unless there's... only one candidate. I will be taking any gender combination for each clutch because there may be holdovers to the next clutch. If there are not enough candidates, this rule is waived.

I accept "filler" candidates - those who will only be getting a blue or green dragon - to help fill out the clutches. People who need their Wings list filled out, or just need a backup character with a dragon of their own are *WELCOME* at Dragonhope. Those who strive for higher ranks of dragons (or specific colors at least) should put a bit more effort onto the page - but these may be stats and a short blurb about personality. DO NOT expect these filler candidates to get more than a blue or green!

7 - Please use characters in our Weyr! If you wish to, you may run into them. I've provided a bit of a description for the prominent folk. Please also feel free to invent new ones - but be aware I might steal those!

Also remember the setting: Dragonhope is a huge, mountainous and FROZEN environment most of the year. No one runs around wearing bikinis and tank tops, if they did they'd literally die. No bare feet. Animals here are sturdy and designed for the cold. Just things to keep in mind. There is a fishing hold below the Weyr, and some scattered small cotholds on the hills and plains.