Welcome to Candidacy at Xanadu Weyr! This information is also available on game, but is located here for your reference.
Congratulations and welcome to Xanadu Weyr and, more importantly, candidacy. Over the forthcoming weeks you're going to get a chance to show us what you're capable of, see just exactly what we're like and have, hopefully, some very good fun in the process.
While on-line time is very important to that final decision of impression, we really don't expect you to be on 24/7. In fact if you are approaching being on 24/7 we utterly insist you turn off your computer and go do something else for an hour or six. If you are going to be away for any extended periods of time (if RL intervenes, computer problems, vacation etc) we really would appreciate it if you could let us know somehow, either by e-mail or @mail to Thea and D'son, or however you can manage. The impetus is on you to show us your stuff however, and it's much better if we see you out and about role-playing with everyone, than tucked away constantly with one person or idling in the barracks. RP is what helps /us/ get to know /you/.
Please take the time to read through the Candidate section on the Xanadu webpage (http://xanadu.wikidot.com) as it contains a lot of very useful information. And remember to set your &pos to Xanadu Weyr Candidate and @link yourself in the candidate barracks.
The candidate coordinator for this clutch is Assistant Headwoman Ocelara. She is the person who is responsible for you and your punishments should you incur them. Throughout candidacy she'll be running events for you and generally making sure you have a good time. Get to know her well.
Chores are set daily ICly by the Headwoman staff, and can be found on the chore board in the barracks. Egg touchings will be held regularly - keep an eye on the bboards for their announcements. There may be other, spontaneous egg touchings depending on timezones and the number of people online. In any spare time you might find between chores and the like, feel free to sit up in the galleries and egg-watch - if nothing else Thea will appreciate the company.
The hatching is currently scheduled for the weekend of June 3rd-5th, as that day marches closer we'll be asking for you to re-confirm you color choices via the preference machine in the barracks (after all they may have changed in the meantime), and for you to let us know which date and which times would be best for you to attend the hatching. The exact date and time will be set dependant upon when the majority can attend.
Your input is valuable to us and as such we encourage you to comment on your fellow candidates, both good and bad (scomment/xaw <name>=<text>). You see a side of things that we may never get to see which is why we value candidate comments a lot. If your comment is something you do not feel comfortable having shared with the entire SearchCo, then please at least either page or @mail Thea and D'son to let us know.
Candidacy is not a competition, there is no prize to be won. It is a time for meeting people and having fun. Everyone can give things to Xanadu, being a rider is only one of the ways you can do it. We were once exactly where you are, and if you need us then we're here for you, don't be afraid to page us or ask for time for a chat.
Thea, Xe'ter and the Xanadu SearchCo
For further information, please feel free to follow any of the links below.
Starting Up
Candidate Rules
Candidate Chores
Candidate Pranks
Egg Touchings
Dragon Questionnaire
Search Interviews
Dragon Colors
The Big Day - The Hatching
