Southern Boll
Crafthalls Nearby: Weavercraft Hall, Glasscraft Hall, small Minecraft Hold
Leadership: Lord Holder Haybon & Lady Holder Kolia. Haybon's Bloodline is a mix of Southern Boll, Nerat, and Keroon. Kolia came to him from Benden, though she has some Lemos blood in her.
Location: Southern Boll is at the southern part of the western peninsula. It’s reachable by water at Hold Gar and by road for people and runners, so naturally many come here to vacation, see the Weaverhall, or to visit and stay.
Climate: Best described as tropical. It’s hot, humid, and breezy.
History: Southern Boll was established by Governor Emily Boll to the South of Fort for its lovely climate. It thrived thanks to the enormous growth of vegetation as well as the help of the stonecutters to create habitable buildings for the holders to live in. Things continued easily for the Southerners, until they experienced a typhoon, cutting back population slightly in the Second Pass. They got through the sometimes hard weather though, and continued to branch out with minor holds and cotholds. It was here that the northerners first started to find flit eggs. And thus, Southern Bollers started to search for the little creatures to sell. They found a viable market but when the eggs started to disappear, the flitters started laying elsewhere and the number of pets dropped off. There are still more flits here than Fort and the other northern Holds, though, except for Nerat and Ista. Things continued much of the same until Lord Holder Haybon’s father took hold. He began construction to extend the Hold all the way to the ocean so they would have water access for ease of trading and travel. Haybon has continued this dream, though it has been hard going. Many wonder if it will ever happen, but this Lord Holder will certainly keep trying or his descendants will.
Building Info: Thanks to the stonecutters, the main Hold is also stone. Furniture is mostly metal supports with vines twisted around them like wicker. Leather slings and hammocks are often seen in the climate and for chairs. The beasthold is huge and there are outside kitchen areas to keep the heat from causing exhaustion covered with stone awnings. Of course, there’s glass everywhere as well as rich tapestries, curtains, and rugs. The Hold is made up of three buildings situated on a courtyard. The Main Hold is where the Great Hall is, as well as stores, the dining hall, the Lord Holder’s offices, and the drudge’s quarters. The two smaller buildings are for living quarters, one for crafters and transients, the other for Holders. They’re equipped with plumbing and a ventilation system that is thanks to the hydropower plants hidden beneath the Hold.
Economy: What is it that Southern Boll can’t provide? They’ve got numerous amounts of tropical fruits and other foodstuffs that seem to pop up out of the ground. Medicinal herbs and rare cooking herbs can also be found here. They have sand the glasscrafters take advantage of, respectable stones the minecrafters send elsewhere, and of course wines, teas, and fruit liquors. The weaverhall is the fashion seat of Pern, as well.
Transportation Info: Southern Boll is actually a very isolated Hold, but that may change thanks to Lord Haybon’s efforts. The roads there are terraced, meaning wagons don’t go the full way there. Right now, people on ship weigh in at Hold Gar, north of South Boll, then make their way to the Hold on foot.
Population: Due to the weather, the population of Southern Boll is one of the largest on Pern, despite its isolation.
Leadership: Lord Holder Haybon & Lady Holder Kolia. Haybon's Bloodline is a mix of Southern Boll, Nerat, and Keroon. Kolia came to him from Benden, though she has some Lemos blood in her.
Location: Southern Boll is at the southern part of the western peninsula. It’s reachable by water at Hold Gar and by road for people and runners, so naturally many come here to vacation, see the Weaverhall, or to visit and stay.
Climate: Best described as tropical. It’s hot, humid, and breezy.
History: Southern Boll was established by Governor Emily Boll to the South of Fort for its lovely climate. It thrived thanks to the enormous growth of vegetation as well as the help of the stonecutters to create habitable buildings for the holders to live in. Things continued easily for the Southerners, until they experienced a typhoon, cutting back population slightly in the Second Pass. They got through the sometimes hard weather though, and continued to branch out with minor holds and cotholds. It was here that the northerners first started to find flit eggs. And thus, Southern Bollers started to search for the little creatures to sell. They found a viable market but when the eggs started to disappear, the flitters started laying elsewhere and the number of pets dropped off. There are still more flits here than Fort and the other northern Holds, though, except for Nerat and Ista. Things continued much of the same until Lord Holder Haybon’s father took hold. He began construction to extend the Hold all the way to the ocean so they would have water access for ease of trading and travel. Haybon has continued this dream, though it has been hard going. Many wonder if it will ever happen, but this Lord Holder will certainly keep trying or his descendants will.
Building Info: Thanks to the stonecutters, the main Hold is also stone. Furniture is mostly metal supports with vines twisted around them like wicker. Leather slings and hammocks are often seen in the climate and for chairs. The beasthold is huge and there are outside kitchen areas to keep the heat from causing exhaustion covered with stone awnings. Of course, there’s glass everywhere as well as rich tapestries, curtains, and rugs. The Hold is made up of three buildings situated on a courtyard. The Main Hold is where the Great Hall is, as well as stores, the dining hall, the Lord Holder’s offices, and the drudge’s quarters. The two smaller buildings are for living quarters, one for crafters and transients, the other for Holders. They’re equipped with plumbing and a ventilation system that is thanks to the hydropower plants hidden beneath the Hold.
Economy: What is it that Southern Boll can’t provide? They’ve got numerous amounts of tropical fruits and other foodstuffs that seem to pop up out of the ground. Medicinal herbs and rare cooking herbs can also be found here. They have sand the glasscrafters take advantage of, respectable stones the minecrafters send elsewhere, and of course wines, teas, and fruit liquors. The weaverhall is the fashion seat of Pern, as well.
Transportation Info: Southern Boll is actually a very isolated Hold, but that may change thanks to Lord Haybon’s efforts. The roads there are terraced, meaning wagons don’t go the full way there. Right now, people on ship weigh in at Hold Gar, north of South Boll, then make their way to the Hold on foot.
Population: Due to the weather, the population of Southern Boll is one of the largest on Pern, despite its isolation.