Wher Colours

[Lilacdew]

The following list has been compiled of all known Wher colors. Like the firelizards and dragons, however, there have also been reports of a mutation within their colors. Information will be posted as more of a study has been made of them. Whers are measured at the withers in HANDS.

Gold

Bronze

Brown

Wine

Blue

Green

[Briarwind]

The females of the species are as follows.

Gold Wher

Gender: female
Size: 18 hands

Gold whers stand approximately 18 hands tall and are extremely muscular, fit, and strong. Their claws are easily seven or eight inches in length, and their stunted wings, while insufficient to lift them in flight, are more than sufficient to allow them to glide short distances and enhance their already admirable jumping abilities. A gold wher gone feral is among the most dangerous creatures alive.

Green Wher

Gender: female
Size: 13 hands

The smallest whers, a green measures 13 hands high, the size of the smaller breeds of runners found mostly in the mountains, such as around High Reaches. Greens are less intelligent than golds, in addition to being smaller, and tend to be easier to tame. Despite their four inch claws, they are notably less dangerous than golds when they go feral, due in no small part to a much diminished violent streak. For all their size, greens are still extraordinary jumpers, and their leaner builds make them light enough that their stunted wings allow them to glide farther than a gold.

[Briarwind]

Follows is the full listing of the various male colours of wher.

Bronze Wher

Gender: male
Size: 17 hands

At a towering 17 hands at the average, bronze whers are imposing and large, with razor sharp talons and a strong, muscular build, akin to their gold counterparts. A feral bronze is little better than a feral gold, intelligent and vicious, but, like golds, there are few more valuable allies, when tamed.

Brown Wher

Gender: male
Size: 16 hands

Scarcely smaller than bronzes, a brown is closer to the stature of most runners at 16 hands. Unlike a runner, he, too, sports the customary dagger-like claws and teeth that make him a truly dangerous creature. When tame, brown whers are a favourite of holders and weyrfolk alike for their strength and utility. Though less dangerous than bronzes and golds, a feral brown is nothing to be trifled with.

Wine Wher

Gender: male
Size: 15 hands

Called “wine” for the similarity between their dark hides and the colour of a good bottle of Benden red, these whers are sturdy, fit creatures, muscular and hale, with an easy gait. Wine whers run only a bit smaller than blues and are extraordinary sprinters. A feral wine has never been seen, so no judgment has yet been made on how much of a hazard they might be.

Blue Wher

Gender: male
Size: 14 hands

Blue whers are the smallest males, built more like greens in that they are lean and wiry rather than bulky and muscular, but make no mistake: they are not to be trifled with. Every bit as dangerous as any other wher, blues may not be as intelligent as golds, bronzes, even browns, but they are swift, ruthless, and efficient when they go feral. That swiftness and efficiency carries over to tame blues, as well, though impression tends to temper their ruthlessness.