Our residents and staff are readily available to answer questions as well as provide a good environment for residency or vacationing. Welcome to Paradise! Welcome to Boll!
Local Commands Commands available locally here at South Boll.
Knot Commands Commands to available to +knotted Bollians.
LOCAL COMMANDS
All public Boll rooms have local commands to help residents, staff and
visitors alike. The following is a list of commands currently available:
+area Lists online people from Fort Weyr's coverage (excludes Boll).
+forecast Provides detailed weather statistics for South Boll.
+hangout @teleports you to the current Boll hangout room. (used IC)
+lhelp Provides the +lhelp menu.
+staff Lists online South Boll staff.
+weather Provides the weather description and temperature.
More commands will be added as need arises.
Courtyard During pleasant weather, staff and residents will be outside.
Great Hall During rain and bad weather, the hangout is moved to the GH.
Harvestor Harvesting orchards, herbs, grains, sisal, etc.
Farmer Growing crops: veggies, sisal, flax, etc.
Rancher Raising Hold beasts.
Fisher Fishing in the oceans around Boll.
Kitchen Helpers Assisting the cooks and bakers.
Asst Steward General hold maintenance
Asst Headwoman Domestic care of the Hold
Guard Protecting the Hold and its lands.
Other Jobs:
Nanny, gardener, stablehand, dockhand, hunter,
seamstress, laundress, handyman, messenger,
drudge, etc.
Applications are being accepted for the jobs listed above. Speak with any Boll staff member (+staff) for details.
Assistant Headwomen:
Name: Ehlane
Description:
At 53 turns, plump, short Ehlane has been a permanent fixture at Boll. She has
long brown curly hair worn in the thick braid down her back, grey streaks
beginning to show themselves in her mane. Her blue eyes are on the constant
watch, taking care to make sure the residents are well-cared for, the young
admonished, and nothing lacking. She wears a yellow blouse tucked into a long
grey skirt.
Personality:
Ehlane is proper, purely hold bred. Her disdain of riders and weyrfolk
legendary at Boll. She takes her duties seriously, almost to a fault. Her
tongue is sharp but she knows how to temper it on occasion. She has been a
widow for six turns now and is occasionally seen sitting in the courtyard,
gazing at the stars as she and her late husband did every night for
thirty-three turns.
Name: Chaleni
Description:
Chaleni has just been promoted for assistant to Asst Headwoman when she turned
18 turns. Her long blonde straight hair is worn in a braid that crowns her
head, keeping her features clear. She has unusual blue-brown eyes that look
away the moment she notices someone looking at her. She wears a green blouse
and sarong skirt with matching green wherhide sandals.
Personality:
Timid, shy, jumpy, and quiet are the words to describe her. She does her job
with care, more out of fear of being yelled at rather than concern. She rarely
talks in groups of two or more. Recently handfasted, her self-assurance seems
to be increasing.
Name: Vacia
Description:
First glance can mistake the thirty turn old Vacia for a man but a quick
glance at her clothing gives her gender away. She wears her blonde wavey hair
very short, long enough for her fingers to tousle. She gray eyes, unusually
pale complexion for a Bollian, and a scar that runs from her right temple to
her chin. The scar she shows almost proudly, and will, if asked regale the
tale of her narrow escape during a monsoon when she was a child. She wears a
brown shirt over a brown skirt. A bright yellow belt gives definition to the
outfit.
Personality:
Happy-go-lucky woman with a golden laugh and personality to match. She has no
enemies, surrounded by friends. She is handfasted to one of the Boll
recordkeepers for the past 10 turns.
Assistant Stewards
Name: Gedri
Description:
Handsome is the first word that comes to mind when one sees Gedri. The second
impression is one of surprise that a man of his looks and bearing is
unassuming, lacking arrogance. He wears his blonde hair collar-length, the
ends beginning a slight curl. His eyes can only be described as blue as the
Bollian sea. He is twenty-four turns old, unwed, though not from the lack of
'suitors'. He wears a white shirt tucked neatly into a pair of longish black
shorts and has sandals on his feet.
Personality:
Once you get past his looks, you can see that his personality also shines. He
is never seen without a kind smile or a kind word. Most helpful, he sometimes
tends to be too helpful and can forget to finish his duties of recordkeeping
on a timely basis.
Name: Acan
Description:
At sixty-five turns, Acan stepped down from Head Steward some turns back but
asked to be kept on in an Asst Steward position. A jolly fellow, he is quite
chubby, with red cheeks, piercing blue eyes, and a shiny head that sports no
hair. He is never seen without scrolls under an arm, and a flagon of ale in
another. He wears grey shirt and green pants.
Personality:
Acan never handfasted. The mere thought of handfasting puts a bitter sneer on
his lips. Rumour has it the woman who he was going to marry left him for a
seacrafter. Other than that, he can be pleasant if the mood moves him but
generally it is best to leave him be unless there is business with the ground
crews.
Harpers
Name: Maerid
Description:
Thirty-one turns old, Maerid is a study. That is the easiest way to describe
him. Only 5'2" tall physically, his demeanor make everyone see him as 6'2"
instead. He is very proud of his accomplishments as a Harper, the Hall knot
prominently displayed belying that quite vividly. His speaking and singing
voice is a rich, deep timbre. He wears his wavey brown hair short in a stylish
cut. As a harper, his hazel eyes are sharp, remembering what he sees and
recording it in the recesses of his mind. He wears a harper blue shirt and
shorts.
Personality:
Maerid thrives on drama and excitement. He just looooooves a good story. When
not teaching, he can be found in the Great Hall or the Courtyard, spinning
yarns to the old and young alike.
Farmers
Name: Aserisa
Description:
Aserisa is a forty turn old farmer who lives with her young son and daughter
on their small cothold. Aser, as she likes being called, primarily grows
vegetables native to the Boll area with a small sisal crop that she sells to
the Weaver Hall. Abandoned by her husband, Aser is raising her two children on
her own with some difficulty, especially with how demanding a farm can be. She
is seen wearing a brown blouse tucked into a short yellow skirt.
Personality:
Life has not been easy for Aserisa so she does not make life easy for others.
The only soft spot she has is the one in her heart for her children. Everyone
else feels the lash of her tongue, and the sharpness of her gaze.
Name: Yarejan
Description:
Yarejan has lived his entire life in a cothold outside of Boll proper. Farmer
by craft, he is the foremost authority on grains in Boll's area. In fact, he
can and will bore one to tears by talking about grains for hours on end. At 54
turns, his hair is still that vibrant red and worn straight and long. His eyes
are non-descript brown and usually tired. He can be seen up before the crack
of dawn.
Personality:
Talk. Talk. Talk. All Yarejan does is talk. He talks while he works, he talks
while he eats, and from what his wife, Ekloa, says, he talks while he sleeps.
At least he is a friendly sort, down to earth and welcoming of everyone.
Ground Crew
Name: Pridric
Description:
Retired smith, Pridric came to Boll for a life of leisure but boredom quickly
got to him. He joined the Ground Crew with some gusto since his first hope was
to become a dragonrider which never came to pass. Although only thirty-seven
turns, he already no hair on his head, only a well-trimmed goatee and mustache
giving him a roguish air. His eyes are gold-brown, sharp enough not to miss
anything going on. He wears a white shirt and white long shorts that keep him
cool.
Personality:
Gruff-mannered, Pridric tends not to show emotion. His answers are succinct,
almost blunt but his friends see a different, warm side that can be surprising
to most residents if he is in public when he shows that side.
Name: Atawia
Description:
Atawia is not cut out for work so why she volunteered for ground crew is
anyone's guess. She is a voluptuous woman, with long brown straight hair, and
pale blue eyes. She spends more time ogling the men on her team than actually
doing work. The rumors going around is that she joined the crew to find
herself a husband. Wouldn't be suprising since that is how her mother wed her
father. She is wearing a red dress with high, hard boots.
Personality:
Atawia is an incorrigible flirt which is surprising since she has been
holdbred all her life. Her reputation around the Hold is low when it comes to
the women, and very high with the men who seek her out for her .. company.
Name: Diladan
Description:
Diladan and his family have lived at Boll for generations. He, like his father
and grandfather, work the ground crews to help with the threadfall. He wears
his auburn straight hair cut short in the back and sides but long on the top.
His gray eyes are unusually solemn and serious for one of only seventeen
turns.
Personality:
Serious. Diladan is a serious young man, rarely smiling to anyone except to
Lefani, his betrothed. He is set in his ways already, working hard at clearing
burrows and making sure Boll is kept free from the threat of Thread. When he
is seen in the courtyard, he sometimes is found near the gamer bench,
preaching the error of the gaming men's ways.
Drudges
Name: Eledri
Description:
Eledri is a native Bollian whose parents abandoned her when the Harpers said
she was slower than the other children in the classes. Although this is true,
her work as a drudge has no faults. A pretty woman of twenty-four turns, she
has short brown curly hair and klah brown eyes. She works in the kitchens of
the Hold.
Personality:
She enjoys to gossip even though half the time she is not sure what the
aunties and Scandyl mean but it is of no consequence because it is the
friendships she likes. She is very trusting, unfortunately, and needs to be
watched over by the Headwomen more closely than most.
Name: Ocerra
Description:
Ocerra is one of the older drudges, boasting fifty turns. She has long black
wavey hair and green-brown eyes. Her duties are tidying the dorms and helping
the headwomen prepare the guest rooms for the guests that arrive. She is also
seen wearing a dark red shirt and long skirt with a dingy white apron around
her waist.
Personality:
Ocerra is not a stupid woman but she just doesn't care which is why she is
more than happy to be a drudge. Her work is shoddy, the headwomen always on
her case for improvement. Her tongue is sharp to her fellow drudges but rarely
speaks to anyone beyond that unless necessary.
In some cases, a staff member may interview you first to find out your history, skills and to determine whether your character has been thought out well. After a certain time, you may petition for permanent "living" areas. This will be granted upon the discretion of the Lady Holder.
Applying for Residency
To apply for residency, +mail the answers to the following application to Lady Dyane:
