II. History

Here you can read the History of EvenStar Weyrhold and how it came to be, along with how the other areas around started up, this page will be updated whenever a large event goes on in the specific area, and this is a good resource if you are thinking of creating a persona because it will let you know where you persona could have lived and help you have an accurate history.

:: EvenStar Weyrhold ::

Evenstar Weyrhold. A blessing, or a curse, depending on who you ask. The Holds believed it to be a gift, as a place to send the excess people crowding the Holds beyond overpopulation. The Halls believe it to be an opportunity, as a place with new, unexploited resources. The Weyrs, on the other hand, consider Evenstar nothing but trouble.

In the 3rd Turn before the Ninth Pass, a plague swept the Northern Continent. Riders died and dragons went /between/, Halls lost many of the most experienced craftpeople, and Holds lost enough that they stopped allowing Searching and apprenticing. The increased clutches were not seen as preparing for a Pass, but as attempting to replenish the population. But without candidates for Impression, many dragonets died unImpressed.

This changed when Thread began to fall. Any Searchrider who visited a Hold returned to the Weyr with multiple candidates. During the first Turn, when Thread falling being missed was a common occurrence, it was a common practice for one Searchrider to be accompanied by several large dragons to take the candidates. Any candidates that did not Impress after their third try were apprenticed to crafts.

Slowly the Weyrs, Halls, and Holds repopulated. Everything seemed to be going well. Dragon population was at a high, with over 20 queens divided among six Weyrs. The Halls were flourishing, with a new journeyman per craft per sevenday, it seemed. The Holds had nearly doubled in population, and the Northern Continent seemed near to bursting.

A light in the sky appeared in the 18th Turn of the Pass. The dragons perched upon the ledges and hissed at it, communicating worry to puzzled riders. As the dragons flew into a panic, all riders left their weyrs to see, just as something caused Timor to break apart in a huge flash. The people of Pern took it as a dark omen, fearing that danger was to come.

The first sign that the flash had deadly consequences was the strange shadows cast that night. When the dawn came, the people saw a ring of rocks and rubble floating above them, close enough to be seen, far enough to be harmless...at first. When the pieces began to fall, scarring the land, the people realized that this menace might be as bad as Thread.

In the 20th Turn, a meteorite destroyed High Reaches Hold. The people there were shifted into other Holds, and the overcrowding increased. The Holds tried to send more people to the Weyrs, which were overfull with dragons, so the crafthalls began to fill.

In the same turn a small Hold was founded on one of the Eastern islands. No Weyr was there; the people who lived there would have to be self-reliant and not be afraid to shelter during Threadfall. A surprising number of people went, and the crafthalls soon followed.

The Hold, called Evenstar, flourished for three years, with very little contact with the outside world. Then, one morning, they awoke to find a gold and a bronze dragon settling down outside the Hold. The riders offered the Lord and Lady Holder passage to a meeting of the Weyrs.

At the High Reaches meeting the prospect of establishing a Weyr for Evenstar was brought up. The Holders remarked that there would be no inactive volcano for a Weyr, though there was an active one, so the Weyrleaders devised a plan for a Weyrhold. Things were going well, until one gold rose unexpectedly. Two more rose afterwards, and the ensuing fight took the lives of two queens and three bronzes.

The Holders were returned to Evenstar, despairing of ever getting a Weyrhold. No one was more surprised then them when a sevenday later riders arrived and began to
construct the Weyrhold. The people of the Hold and Halls were grateful for the proctection, and tithed heavily to the completed Weyrhold.

The first Lord and Lady Weyrholder were P'jul, riderof bronze Weanth, and Aldona, rider of gold Eldorath. Together the lead the Weyrhold for a year. But Weanth died in a mating flight accident with the Weyrwoman's Second, and Eldorath was the only queen left. The Weyrhold appealed to the Weyrs for a queen, and after much deliberation the pair Lia and Cenidath of Telgar were selected.  The day they received the news, Eldorath was flown by Eranth, ridden by H'mis.

Then disaster struck. A plague swept Evenstar. Riders were the most affected; one in two adult riders died and one in four weyrlings. The Holds and Halls were not affected as badly, due to the riders isolating themselves, but Healers died while treating, and one small hold was obliterated.

Eldorath's clutch was twenty-seven eggs strong, with a gold egg, perhaps They had no idea where they were going to get that many Candidates, for those that had survived and wished to Stand were already at the Weyrhold. However, they recieved the news that Telgar Weyr had been destroyed. Five queens had died, three of Telgar's four and two who came to help. Among the deceased was Lia and Cenidath.

All the other Weyrs were overcrowded, with too many riders and so many Candidates that only one in five Impressed. Evenstar sent out a call for adult riders, welcoming all transfers. Candidates from other Weyrs came as well, seeking Impression at a place with better odds.

Another Turn was almost past when Aldona proclaimed that after Eldorath's next rising she would retire. The Weyrhold was shocked and saddened, but knew that the pair's health was failing. It was decided that Aldona would still do administrative duties and most of the tasks she had done before, but that she would no longer be the primary queen or the Lady Weyrholder.

And thus we set the stage for our role-play, yes?

:: EvenStar Hold ::

Adarian---36---Lord Holder
Tiaza ---- 34----Lady Holder
Elorin---31----Steward

History:
Evenstar Hold has been around for five turns and is proud to say that they breed the best runners that the Eastern Islands can offer. When meteoroids began to rain down on the Southern and Northern continents, the people began looking for a new place to go. Sailing from their homes they soon found themselves at the Eastern Islands.

Lord Adarian (36 turns), and Lady Tiaza (34 turns) were, by the Conclave, put in as Lady and Lord Holder of EvenStar Hold, which, in three turns, was to be beholden to EvenStar Weyrhold for it’s protection against threads.

However, things were not all golden eggs for the people of EvenStar Hold. When they first arrived, and began breeding their runners they noticed strange things about their beasts. They began trembling, stumbling, and were soon deemed blind. The animals not being immune to the new plants and grasses of the island soon spread the epidemic to the residents and beastcrafters.

With the help of the Masterfarmer, Masterbeastcrafter, and the Healer Hall the epidemic was soon brought under control and after five turns the animals and people have become adapted to the island.