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.