Anne McCaffrey's Rules

These rules were laid down by Anne McCaffrey herself and, as such, Islands of Pern honors them. Therefore, these rules are non negotiable under any circumstances.



A. No characters created by Anne McCaffrey can be used, in any way.

B. No religion, magic, or war on Pern.

C. Other universes, whether created by Anne McCaffrey or other people, will never be involved with Pern.

D. There are only five dragon colors: gold, bronze, brown, blue, and green. There are no other colors, and there are no sport dragons.

E. Golds will only Impress to women. Bronzes will only Impress to men.

F. Benden Weyr and Ruatha Hold are off limits.

G. No fanfiction or poetry, whether your own or quoted from Anne McCaffrey's works.

The Islands of Pern is © 2004-2006, all rights reserved.

All references to worlds and characters based on Anne McCaffrey's fiction are copyright © Anne McCaffrey 1967, 2000, all rights reserved, and used by permission of the author.
The Dragonriders of Pern® is registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, by Anne McCaffrey, used here with permission. Use or reproduction without a license is strictly prohibited.