To keep ourselves legal and separate from Anne McCaffrey's timeline, we have a small change in our setting. AIVAS was indeed found, but sadly, did not work. Unfortunately, the course of the Red Star was not altered, and Thread still falls on Pern.

Azov Weyr History

Before the thirteenth pass began, it was becoming obvious that a new Weyr would be needed, and soon. Many dragonriders were complaining about no room in the Weyrs, with full grown dragons still in the Weyrling Weyrs that weren't fit for full grown dragons. Seven turns before the Pass was to begin, a site was chosen in the Western Sea. They had located an old volcano, a little bigger than Fort Weyr, which they decided would be perfect. It was inspected and found to be full of caves that would make very good weyrs and the rooms needed for the Kitchens, Staff, storage and anything else they might need. It also had two potential Hatching grounds, which would come in handy, should the need arise.

Brevena was a strong healthy Weyr, but it was a very fertile place—golds abounded. One of the junior Weyrwomen there, Shareen, rider of gold Tecuyeth, was angered by this, and felt a touch slighted at not having anything to do, and being just another goldrider. A conclave of Weyrleaders agreed that with the exceptionally fertile golds of the 13th Pass, another Weyr was needed. Shareen and Alyastasia of Brevena Weyr were chosen to be the two goldrider pairs at the new Weyr, with Shareen acting as Weyrwoman until the first gold rose. Synurra, an aged Weyrwoman Second of Telgar Weyr was brought in to help with the running of the Weyr. (She was near retiring, but the Weyrwoman was older still, so the leadership of the other Weyrs agreed that the next Weyrwoman couldn't be Synurra—it had to be someone young enough to remain Weyrwoman for a long time yet. So they gave her to Azov.)

Azov was founded on the Southern continent, on an island volcano in the center of the Sea of Azov. Synurra's gold Djenemath rose once, and was caught by bronze Dwenshath. It was a very small clutch they produced, but it had quality—a shining gold egg. This gold egg hatched, and Alshalanth raced to Liyrhy. The clutch was healthy and flourished through weyrling training. Aylastasia, however, did not do so well. Not long into Liyrhy's training, Aylastasia went swimming and drowned. Her gold went instantly between. Shareen was crushed by this, and returned to the Weyr of her Impression, along with the ex-Weyrleader Second. Synurra was left as the only graduated goldrider in the Weyr, and Djenemath had not yet risen again. Another Weyrwoman was needed to fill the open slot as Weyrwoman's 2nd after Aylastasia died, and Avia, rider of gold Sayarath, transfer in.

After Shareen left Azov, Avia stepped up to the open slot of Weyrwoman as the only rider of a mating gold. Avia was a good Weyrwoman, but was not happy with the general population of the Weyr. She eventually transferred back out to her own Weyr of Impression. There was only one goldrider left at the Weyr with a fertile gold. Liyrhy was very much aware of what position she had claimed for herself, and she refused to let anyone else have it. Fortunately, Liyrhy had just finished weyrling training, so she fully qualified as Weyrwoman. The Weyrleader was still R'sar and Dwenshath, as no senior gold had risen yet to settle a new one. Liyrhy worked well with R'sar, but she could not wait for when Alshalanth would pick a new Weyrleader.

Tragedy struck just as things were going well for the fledgling Weyr. While on tour with her newly arrived Weyrwoman Second, Liyrhy's riding strap mysteriously snapped, and the vivacious young Weyrwoman fell to her death, followed closely by her beloved Alshalanth. Weyrwoman Second Morgana, in shock from the sudden loss of Liyrhy, has had to work hard to keep Azov from falling into a demoralized state. Now Weyrwoman, Morgana transfered in a goldrider from overcrowded Fort named Michi to fill the position of Weyrwoman's 2nd.

In her first flight as senior gold, Gwenneth was flown by bronze Larath, riden by L'varen, making him Weyrleader. This clutch yielded a gold egg, a good omen that the Weyr desperately needed. When the clutch hatched, gold Druath chose a young woman from Telgar Weyr named Ashyddir as the new junior weyrwoman of Azov.

Not long after Gwenneth's clutch hatched, several records supporting an old tale of a plague from the 11th Interval resurfaced in Brevena Weyr. The Weyrs convened to discuss what course of action should be taken. The records, as well as a learning ballad that was discovered hidden in the Southern Harper Hall, seemed to suggest that the 11th Interval, desperately short on dragons, was helped by two Weyrs from the future. After much deliberation, it was decided that Brevena and Azov would transfer back to the 11th Interval, right before the 11th Pass began.

The entire compliment of Azov Weyr, as well as several groups of holders, went back to the 11th Interval to help repopulate and protect the planet from Thread. Shortly after the transfer to the 11th Pass, the Azovian curse struck again: this time with Weyrwoman Morgana. Morgana was murdered, by the same ones who murdered Weyrwoman Liyrhy and Junior Weyrwoman Meghan. The entire Weyr fell into a mourning period, and the only mature goldrider, Michi, stepped up to fill her friend's shoes. The plague that brought Azov and Western Sea back to the 11th Interval ended in the 112th Turn of the 11th Interval. The date now is the first month of the first turn of the 11th Pass.

(This page is in serious need of update, please check back later or email one of the BoD for more infor. Thanks. 1*17*2005)

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