Greystones Hold

Greystones Hold
Hold Information
Continent:	Northern
Protected by:	Benden Weyr Benden Hold
Coat of arms:	On a violet or purple field, four medium blue Roundes
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Greystones Hold was one of the Minor Holds in Benden Hold.

Description

A detailed description of the Hold (copied from The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern) established the surrounding countryside, the economy and other relevant features.

Greystones Hold was so named simply because of the gray stones found there. The Hold's predominant type of stone was a heavy granite with sparkling fragments of mica scattered throughout. It was popular as a building material in the Northern Continent and was transported by sea on the many trading vessels that plied their way along the east coast from Valley Hold southward around Nerat Tip, though few ships were equipped to take very many blocks at a time. If a Holder or Lord Holder was erecting a building using only Greystones granite, he had better be a patient man.

The stonemasonhall in Greystones was an offshoot of the Minecrafthall in Crom. As the granite was more plentiful in Benden than anywhere else, apprentices in masonry were frequently sent there to learn to quarry and work it. As a result, the Hold had more than its share of stone benches, tables, ornamental pillars, troughs, and unrecognizable apprentice carvings left behind by the minecrafters. Many a beastfold wall near some of the stone cots was built out of the profusion of discarded carved blocks.

Residents

Eighth Interval / Ninth Pass

• Adrea
• Keita
• Merdine

Appearances

• The Renegades of Pern
• The Masterharper of Pern (Who's Who re: Merdine)
• The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern