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Holds are settlements formed as shelters against Thread. Carved from cliff faces they are watched over by a Lord and Lady Holder, whose duties are to see that all are cared for, that supplies are set aside for the lean years of a Pass, and that all are treated fairly.

It should of course be noted that this is not a complete list of all the settlements on Pern; many Minor Holdings are not listed in the Atlas of Pern, and as such, the Minor Holdings currently known are the ones that have played a part in one of the Pern novels published thus far.

24/1/12 Update

Synopses for Red Star Rising/Dragonseye and Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern now up.

21/1/12 Update

Countless minor edits and spelling fixes to pages, plus recent addition of Geography of Pern page, and Inconsistencies and Glossary pages.

15/1/12 Update

Synopses for Harper Hall Trilogy finished (Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, Dragondrums), synopsis for Red Star Rising/Dragonseye in progress.

5/1/12 Update

Synopsis for Dolphins of Pern & Dragonflight finished; Synopses for Masterharper of Pern, Dragonsong, Dragonsinger and other Ninth Pass material in progress.

14/12/11 Update

Synopsis and character list for Dragon's Time now up.

11/12/11 Update

Character lists for each book now added to the Dynamic People of Pern page! Character pages still need to be written; go there now!

15/03/10 Update

Template:Hold Added

Template is for creating pages regarding Holds; Major or Minor. Please remember to specify category.

7/26/08 Update

Template:Dwf Added

Template is for creating pages regarding Dragons. Weyrs, and Fire lizards. Please remember to specify category.

Template:Characters Added

Template is for creating pages regarding Human characters. Please remember to specify category.

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