Holds and Cotholds that need homes...

[Anna]

(Cross-posted to other Weyr territory lists....)

At MoonSet, I had several minor holds and cotholds. I put a LOT of work into setting them up and I'd like to have them continue. So. I shall list here the holds and cotholds, and if you would like one of them to be located in your major Hold's territory, please let me know. Gotta make sure the export of the hold/cothold matches what's done in the territory, you know...


Fireheights Minecot:
Small fields of basic crops are maintained to provide the cotters with food sufficient for themselves, but the cot’s entire focus is mining firestone. That is their only export, and all other goods except for food basics are imported.

The majority of firestone is sent to the weyr, however a percentage is retained at the cothold and used to produce a phosphine/carbon dioxide fumigant used for stored foodstuffs. The mixture is 98% carbon dioxide and 2% phosphine. The percentages renders the usually highly flammable and toxic phosphine inflammable and safe.

Firestone can be purchased in the rock state and shipped to the end destination to have the fumigant mixed, or tanks of pre-made fumigant can be aquired from Fireheights.

Firestone, hundredweight 1 mark
Fumigant, per tank 2 marks

Azure Isle Hold (name/location would need changing)
Azure Isle Hold raises sheep and fishes Azure Sea. Many of their needs are imported, but their exports include wool, felt, sheepskin, mutton, fish, and ice. Their primary responsibility is not to make profit, but to ensure the security of the territories of Black Rock and Roaring Cliffs Hold. They patrol Azure Sea and Black Rock River until it’s too shallow/narrow for ships to pass.

Shansu Bay Seacot
Fish. The cot does a lot of fishing, and exporting of fish. They are also a point of trade, being the first official ‘southern continent’ holding. They docks and warehouses are well developed at the cot, with a lot of activity.

Fish (smoked/salted) 3 marks per barrel
Fresh Fish 5 marks per barrel
Docking fees ½ mark per day
Warehousing ¼ mark per day

Copper Minehold
Their mining focus is copper and its alloys and impurities, but they also mine nearby coal deposits to be used in the smelting process.

Copper ingots 2 mark/pound
Bronze ingots 3 mark/pound
Brass ingots 3 mark/pound
Gold ingots 3 mark/pound
Silver ingots 3 mark/pound

Herbal Teas (5lb or 25lb bags) 1 mark/pound
Rice
bag (5 lb.) 1 mark
bag (25 lb.) 5 mark
bag (100 lb.) 15 mark
Goat Cheese
Sack ½ mark
Wheel 2 marks
Woolies & Goats 2 marks for 20 young
(lambs and/or kids) only

Ferro Hold
Iron ore 1/32 mark per hundredweight
Iron ingots 2 marks per hundredweight
Bronze ingots 1 mark per hundredweight
Brass ingots 1 mark per hundredweight
Herbal Teas (5lb or 25lb bags) 1 mark/pound
Rice
bag (5 lb.) 1 mark
cask (25 lb.) 5 mark
barrel (100 lb.) 15 mark
Goat Cheese
Sack ½ mark
Wheel 2 marks
Woolies & Goats 2 marks for 20 young
(lambs and/or kids) only


Saythwind Hold (name will need changing)
Saythwind produces a variety of goods, but it is best known for the dyes it produces. Those dyes, along with cotton and flax fibers, are the Hold's main exports. The indigo dye the Hold produces is favored among weavers for it's vibrant color and fade resistance. Saythwind does produce a reddish lager in small batches for Hold consumption, as well as a redfruit liqueur. A stand of carefully cultivated forest provides fresh fruit for the Hold as well as lumber for furniture making. Saythwind maintains a herd of animals to provide meat, hides, and wool for local use. Even the fat of the beasts is used to make tallow candles. The Holds only major imports are metal goods from the Smithcraft and finished cloth from the Weavercraft.

Saffron Cothold
The cot’s main exports are saffron and wheat. Small fields of other grains and vegetables are maintained to supply the cot itself, but the growing and harvesting of the saffron is demanding enough that there’s not much time or manpower left for growing more crops for export. The saffron and wheat fields are used cyclically, rotating every seven turns to allow the soil to replenish lost nutrients.


Abundance Cothold
The cot has fields to grow food for itself, and a ship to fish with, but it is almost fully supported by Roaring Cliffs Hold. It’s tithe to the Hold is to provide the services and amenities for dragonriders as dictated by the Lady Holder. Dragonriders can avail themselves of the cot’s hospitality at no charge, but certain extra services do have a small cost. Dragonriders who retire to Abundance Cot are allowed to do so at no charge, in recognition and appreciation for the service they have done for Pern over the turns. However, the cot does request a small tithe from any inhabitants who earn money while living at Abundance, to assist in supporting the cot.

Darkstone Cothold
Darkstone Minecot mines coal. The folk at Darkstone appear stoic and reserved to outsiders, keeping themselves somewhat apart from the ‘overground’ folk from outside the cot. Darkstoners are characterized as direct, hardworking people who don’t say much and don’t put up with much, either.
Coal 1/32 per hundredweight
Diamonds (undressed/unfaceted) 1 – 3 marks
Diamonds (faceted) 2 – 5 marks

Imports: Everything else

Darkstone has enough fields and crops to maintain the basic dietary needs for the cothold, but most goods need to be imported.

Shattered Rock Hold (name may need changing)
Shattered Rock Hold has two primary focuses: farming, and the breeding, training, and use of runners for the Southern Runner and Carter Service.

Climate:
Avg "summer" temp (November-June): 72-100 degrees F **
Avg rainy/"winter" season temp (July-October): 30-55 degrees F **
Rainfall average: 25-38 inches/Turn. A day or two of snow can be expected.
Elevation: 1700 – 1800

Economics:
Exports: Grains (oat, wheat, barley) and Cattle
Center of the Southern Runner and Carter Service

Cattle 12-17 marks each
Wheat
bag (5 lb.), 2 marks
cask (25 lb.), 8 marks
barrel (100 lb.) 15 marks
Oats
bag (5 lb.) 2 marks
cask (25 lb.) 8 marks
barrel (100 lb.) 15 marks
Barley
bag (5 lb.) 2 marks
cask (25 lb.) 8 marks
barrel (100 lb.) 15 marks

Meridil Hold
The rainfall in the area is moderate providing excellent support for pasture, grain fields, and food production. Meridil Hold has a large herd of cattle and a small herd of sheep that provide meat for local use and hides and wool for export. It also keeps a small stable of sturdy runners they use for transportation more than breeding. They also maintain a small fleet of riverboats that transport their harvests down river to Roaring Cliff Hold. Hunting and fishing are popular pastimes for the men and women of Meridil as well as being a necessary staple to their diet.

Woolies for food and fiber 2 marks / 20 beasts
Cattle 12-17 marks each
Wheat flour
bag (5 lb.) 2 marks
cask (25 lb.) 8 marks
barrel (100 lb.) 15 marks
Oats
bag (5 lb.) 2 marks
cask (25 lb.) 8 marks
barrel (100 lb.) 15 marks
Corn
Bushel (10 lb.) 2 marks
Sack (25 lb.) 5 marks


Tramin Hold
Tramin Hold’s chief export is wine. The hold grows a wide variety of grapes and each year produces a vast supply of wine.

1 bottle of bubbly wine 1 mark (6 glasses)
1 skin of non-vintage wine 1 mark (10 glasses)
1 bottle of vintage wine 1 mark (6 glasses)
1 magnum of bubbly wine 2 marks (12 glasses)
1 double magnum of bubbly wine 4 marks (24 glasses)
1 lord holder (Imperial size) of bubbly wine 8 marks (48 glasses)
5 gallon barrel non-vintage wine 10 marks (25 bottles)
5 gallon barrel vintage wine 20 marks (25 bottles)
10 gallon barrel non-vintage wine 20 marks (50 bottles)
10 gallon barrel vintage wine 35 marks (50 bottles)
15 gallon barrel non-vintage wine 30 marks (75 bottles)
15 gallon barrel vintage wine 52 marks (75 bottles)
30 gallon barrel non-vintage wine 60 marks (151 bottles)
30 gallon barrel vintage wine 100 marks (151 bottles)

Roaring Cliffs Hold (this is actually a major hold...)
Because of the variety of climate and terrain within the Hold’s territory, Roaring Cliffs has had a wide variety of exports in the past. From the produce of the sea, to the harvests of fields, and the livestock, Roaring Cliffs has all that it needs. Roaring Cliffs is becoming a prosperous shipping port.

For the moment, its exports are:
Glows: 1 cask = 3 marks
Sea Salt: 1 measure (5 pounds) = 2 mark
Dried/Smoked Fish: 100 pounds = 6 marks
Waterproofing Resin: 1 cask = 3 marks
Sugar, granular (maple tree tapping): 5 pounds = 1 mark
Sugar, liquid (maple tree tapping): 1 cask = 3 marks

[Thom]

Well, if you're offering... I'll take a few for SplitRock territory.

Fireheights Minecot could be placed somewhere near Leland Hold, to add some variety to the latter's usual output of ores. Darkstone Hold might also fit in; their attitude isn't too far from the general culture of the SplitRock territory. I don't want to be too greedy, though, so you can pick which of these two you want to move there.

Shansu Bay Seacot would do well anywhere in the territory.

Saythwind Hold might be interesting to have near Jayner Hold, since the latter is known for its woolens and Saythwind for its dyes.

[Anna]

I think Shansu Bay's climate needs to be a lot more tropical than Split Rock's territory can provide, but that doesn't mean that the cotholder and Saxon can't be old friends and allies...

As for Saythwind and Darkstone... I'll rename Saythwind and put those two holds in your area! They're minor holds, not cotholds, but I don't think that'll be a problem...

[Chantal]

I'm looking at these to figure out which one, if any, I might want to adopt to be Dyrkesha (aka Stealth) Hold.

Really, Dyrkesha needs to be a cothold, and since its inhabitants would be Dyrk's rengade band, I can't really see them going in for agriculture or animal husbandry in a big way; they need to be mobile, without a lot to tie them down. The Hold would essentially be their base.

I envision Dyrkesha being a cothold that was abandoned after StarRise was dispersed, and it was never reclaimed, except by Dyrk, Escharrae, and their people. I suspect agriculture etc. will come, but that will take a while to establish, as the new inhabitants are not farmers or ranchers at heart.. I think they would grow enough food to keep themselves alive, maybe some extra to export, but I think they are more into trading crafts and services. I think, at the beginning, they don't even know who the local Lord Holder is; they send their tithes directly to the Weyr.

Anyway, I'm working on a story for this. I'll keep developing the idea.

[Anna]

A seacot, Chantal: maybe about far enough down into the Ring that a ship would need to put in to port to load up fresh water and fresh produce. Other traders could be there with the produce, so the cot wouldn't have to supply it - it would essentially exist as a large number of piers and docks. they'd ahve to supply the fresh water - but that should be fairly simple!

[Chantal]

I'll keep thinking about it. Dave and I are talking a bit, finally, and I want to make sure that he and I develop it jointly.

We need to do something with Wintersbreath, by the way.

[ginnystar]

A question for you, Tramin Hold
Tramin Hold’s chief export is wine. The hold grows a wide variety of grapes and each year produces a vast supply of wine. DLGP. Also yeast as winebread in NS, Ner - Nerilka's Story? to trade with others, just a few questions, and idea stewing in my mind lol.

[Anna]

I"m not sure what the question is, Ginny....?