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Timeline
 

3284
Spring - First Case of Plague reported in the High Reaches Hold Region.

3294
04.21 - B'ruk becomes Weyrleader of Southern Weyr after bronze Horath flew gold Corath for the First time.

07.04 - First Case of Plague in a Weyr reported at Telgar Weyr.

3300
Winter - Plague reaches its peak, killing nearlyall it infects.  A group of healers start investigating how the Plague is spread.  This band would later be called the Catalysts.

3310
05.13 - Catalysts agree that the Plague is spread by sexual intercourse.  Weyrs are blamed for the spread because of their promiscuous ways.

09.03 - Because of the low dragon numbers, and the mistreatment of riders due to the Catalyst's accusations; the Weyrs all merge at Southern.  B'ruk remains Weyrleader of Southern, and the Weyrleader of all dragons on Pern.  Refered to many as 'The Weyrleader'.  Vimie is the last Weyrwoman, other weyrwomen parished as they caught the Plague in attempts to heal the illness.

3311
02.15 - Last case of Plague reported in Igen.  This is attributed to the Withdrawal of the dragonriders to the Southern Continent.  Two thirds of the Population was lost, only major holds remain operational.

3313
06.06 - The golden egg laid on Southern Hatching Sans proves to be a dud, and doesn't hatch.  Perone and other Queen candidates Impress non-traditional colors.  One girl even comes away with a brown!

3316
01.04 - Morning brings earthshakes that rock Pern; Southern Continent hitthe hardest.  Pioneer Hold is nearly destroyed.  Southern Weyr collapses, killing all but 18 riders while they slumbered.

01.18 - Last Hope Weyr founded.

13.02 - Wrath catches Corath in first mating flight at Last Hope Weyr, making Perone Weyrleader.

3317
02.08 - Corath's last Clutch, numbering one egg, hatches.  Truth Impresses S'tar.  Perone names the pair Weyrman and Green Queen.  The strain of the hormones forcing the gold to keep rising take their toll and send Vimie and Corath between.  At Hatching Feast, Perone announces that she will be abolishing the dragon caste system.  She reassigns weyrs to those who have earned them.  Color no longer assures rank within the Weyr.  Promotes Shona of brown Enlilleth as Weyrlingmaster, to the dismay of the more traditional riders.

3320
01.18 - Truth's First Clutch is laid on the sands.  Search riders sent near and far to collect possible candidates.