Rank Explanations

[Bane]

Some of you are wondering how exactly it works with a permanent Weyrleader. I could have sworn I wrote this already, but I guess not. Or I just misplaced the post.

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Because the metallic greens are clutching females that Impress regardless of gender or sexual preferrence, the Weyrleader has become a permanent position in some instances.

Yes, the goldriders are still Weyrwomen and/or Jr. Weyrwomen. Yes, the bronzerider whose dragon wins the gold flight is still the Weyrleader. No, he may not be the Sr. Weyrleader.

When a metallic green is Hatched and Impresses a male Candidate, that Candidate is immediately elevated to the position of Weyrleader. Unlike the bronzeriders, who only become Weyrleader if their dragon wins the gold flight, the male metallic greenrider will always be Weyrleader.

Well, here at Nurien Weyr we have a goldriding Sr. Weyrwoman. Jullianya also has a Jr Weyrwoman, riding a metallic green - Ylana. This is normal. They will be Weyrwomen until they die. Normal enough.

Then it gets complicated. Metallic green Uskath Impressed J'kahn. This made J'kahn the Weyrleader. When Jullianya's Ferth flew, she was caught by bronze Imoth, ridden by B'net. Because J'kahn is Weyrleader, this bumped B'net down a notch to the position of Jr. Weyrleader.

But, what happens when Obeth flies? Will there be three Weyrleaders?

No. When Obeth flies the winner of that flight will become the Jr. Weyrleader. If that winner is not Imoth and B'net, then B'net will be relegated back to just a bronzerider.

Ah... but what happens when Uskath flies? Then the Jr Weyrleader will change again. If the flights come close together, then the Jr Weyrleader will rotate quickly.

Instead of the Weyrleader being an exclusive position gained only when ones' bronze dragon flies the senior queen, it is a position exclusive to the male rider of a metallic green. In the instance where there is no male metallic rider, then the position falls back to the usual rotational position of a bronzerider whos dragon wins the flight of the senior queen.

So...

Any questions? Feel free to ask them here and I will explain it to the best of my ability. I know this is kind of confusing...

[Rose]

What happens if there are two male metallic greenriders?

[Bane]

Then there are two permanent Weyrleader positions. As the metallic greens don't cheq firestone or flame Thread, the Weyrleaders would all be in the Queen's Wing. The bronzeriders would be left as the Wingleaders.

Now... I didn't put this part in the previous post because I just now thought of it. The Weyrleader can choose a Weyrsecond that is someone other thanthe JrWL. When the Weyrleader is a rotiational position manned by a bronzrider, the Weyrsecond is generally that bronzriders wingsecond.

However, when the Weyrleader is a male metallic green rider he is not necessarily the wingleader of the Queen's Wing. However, the rule still applies that he chooses his own Weyrsecond. Since the Weyrleader in this instance is not rotational, then neither is the Weyrsecond's position. Unless, of course, the Weyrleader replaces him. And the Weyrsecond does not have to be the Jr. Weyrleader.

Does that make sense?

[Bane]

Update:

This bit has changed now.

Due to mitigating circumstances, we no longer have a male metallic green rider. With an upcoming plot, we have added a goldrider to the Weyrwomen. Because of this, we no longer have a permanent Weyrleader position.

Instead, we'll be reverting to the canon Weyrleadership - the bronzerider whose bronze flies the senior queen is the Weyrleader until the senior queen flies again. The choice of who the Weyrleader will be is entirely up to the writer of the senior queen during the mating flight. Since that's me at the time, my system of picking the winner of the flight is simple - whoever writes best is most likely to get the position. No, this does not mean whoever has the longest posts, this means whoever catches my attention in the posting and shows knowledge of mating flights will win. I do not choose based on who my goldrider has been liking the best lately, the winner of the flight may well be someone she'd sooner kill than sleep with.

[prissy]

Now that makes sense thank you Bane now I don't feel quite so bad. Also it makes Weyrleadership easier to understand.