PernMUSH

PernMUSH (also called NorCon or NC, for "North Continent") is an online role-playing game which is based on Anne McCaffrey's world of Pern. PernMUSH is technically a text-based multiplayer virtual world based on a MUSH engine.

Overview

Set in the 10th Interval (immediately following the 10th Pass of the Red Star), PernMUSH does not incorporate many of the more recent Pern books and there is a strict policy against 'rediscovering' lost technology. The strictures against women have been greatly eased, and women can be Lady Holders, CraftMasters etc. and can ride any color, but bronze. PernMUSH takes place solely on the Northern Continent of Pern.

There are currently five active Weyrs: Fort, High Reaches, Igen, Ista, and Telgar. The Weyrs follow a rotational hatching cycle, so that no two Weyrs are actively searching for candidates at the same time. PernMUSH permits each area to be independently governed, so often different Weyrs and Holds have very different atmospheres, permitting each player to find the location they best fit.