Beholden Areas

The range of Fort Weyr's riders was typically vast in days when Thread fell, and it is no different for riders hundreds of Turns later. In fact, in the current timeline, it takes Fort's riders to sweep the landscape twice as long as it did when Thread fell. This is typically due to the population increase, the wealth of forestland, the expansion of farming, and the ability for people to make homesteads farther away from the main Holds than ever before. If ever, dragonriders of Fort now have a greater responsibility as Pern flourishes under a Thread free sky. Beholden areas are categorized into four types:

• Major Holds
• Minor Holds
• Cot Holds
• Craft Halls