Shane and Thane

Shane (left), Journeyman Smithcrafter (power) age 22 turns Thane (right), Journeyman Harper (acting) age 18 turns Though they were born several turns apart (with a brother between them named Kaine, Master Smithcrafter), they are very close in all things, including their appearance. Shane entered the Smithcraft at an early age, but his unusual choice of specialty for his craft has kept him at a Journeyman stage since there are few -- if any -- Masters of that field! He has trained at Alabaster's crafthall and knows much about geothermal energy and water power as well. He intends to put his knowledge to good use, building large things. Thane has always been a show off, an actor's life for him. He has a beautiful voice but uses it to convey few songs and more often sonnets. He knows more about sewing costumes and painting sets and the like, keeping up with an acting troupe kind of life. Both brothers have yearned for the skies, both of them wanting to at least reside near dragons. Thane's frequent weyr-visits with the acting troupe from Dawnlight led to his search, and he is believed to be the future rider of another search dragon. Shane's search was a bit more complex. While visiting Alabaster Weyrhold, one of the search riders swooped over the site of a dam which is being put up with the assistance of many Smithcrafters around the south of Pern. In fact, several people were searched by that dragon's ride! Either of the brothers will be very happy to even stand on sands. Shane will elide his name to Sha'e, and would probably be good on a small brown. Thane will elide his name to T'ane, and might be good on a brown or blue, either with search riding potential.

"Didn't I tell you they'd be here?" Shard said to Nora, as they waited at Dawnlight Hold's courtyard. "You did, but you know I have a hard time believing much you tell me, Shard. You're always bragging about being the weyrleader to a weyr which really doesn't exist!" Nora laughed, and her blue dragon chuffled and nudged Shard's Jeremoth. "It does so exist!" Shard said. He looked a little downcast, and added with a mutter, "it's my dragon's home weyr which doesn't exist anymore..." "Ahh, there is one," Nora announced, "but the man with her, he's not... quite caliber." Shard and Nora spoke quietly about the pair of harpers, and then he spotted brothers with curly hair coming out of the hold's lower caverns. Them, they are the ones which Nauphith spoke of. Jeremoth said, and Nora's Mitanth echoed him. "Well, then, let's see if we can't get us a trio out to Talor!" Shard said, and beckoned the pair of brothers toward them. Thane and Shane looked at one another, unsure. "We've been searched already," Shane said, "so we already know..." "This is a pickup call, then," Nora said, after speaking to Bree and Adlari. "You're already well-searched. Jere, Surrith and Mitanth all agree that you're good. And Surrith told my Ritanth that you," she pointed to Thane, "have a good eye for people. Is that true?" "So I've been told," he said, blushing slightly. "Well, we're going to find out, soon enough," Nora told him, and Thane nodded. His brother laughed. "You're always trying to one-up me, Thane... By the first egg, you're already half a search rider!" There was no bitterness in his tone, only a cheery laugh. "Well, we're off then, to Talor Cliff." Nora announced, "you should get your things. H'dar will take care of the paperwork," she turned to the fourth rider of their quartet, "and that will be that!" "That's a relief," Shane said, grinning. "I don't think I could ever have handled telling old Lord Holder Deon or Spencer that we're going away." "They hold little love for harpers like you," Shard tossed his head at Thane, "but you are a crafter, Shane. I'm sure they may put up more of a fight to keep you around." "Then, get me out of here soon!" He said, and went packing with his brother.

Shane and Thane helped out the recordskeeper during their stay at Talor Cliff weyr. Well, Thane assisted in reorganizing the shelves, while Shane actually moved those shelves around. It was tiresome work! But there was no rest, for the moment they'd finished, was when green Cylith let off a warbling song, her eggs were hatching!

Rushing down to the hatching sands, they both stopped into their weyr and Shane tossed his brother his white candidate robe. "We'll need these," he breathed, putting it on while running. The sands were crowded, and they were met by the young Ganor who seemed the likeliest candidate of all -- who never impressed!

It was shortly after everyone got in, when the first eggs shattered. Brown, green and white! Then, a large number of eggs break, showing off two greens and three blues! One of the blues impresses a boy, and then a girl impresses another of them. Then the pair of greens... Then, Thane nudged his brother. "There is something wrong here. That blue can't see ... me..."

With a gasp, and an ire-filled sigh, Thane began moving people out of his way, with Shane's assistance. The other boys were slow to move. Finally, he cleared them and reached the beautiful blue. He nestled beside the blue after practically jumping over the last boy to get to him. "If all  you wanted was a scratch, why didn't you say so in the first place, Fulcioth?"

When his brother had Impressed, Shane smiled broadly as well. A sextet of dragons break shell, browns, greens and a blue. Both a green and brown make their impressions, then another pair of them. The blue sauntered up to another, trying to be sly. The biggest brown in the clutch towered over the candidates, moving his baleful head back and forth!

"So, a trouble maker, hm? Conoriath, you can't possibly scare me!" Shane said, laughing. The brown warbled but still tried looking fierce, as they went off the sands. Read about T'ane's Weyrling and Adult Stages Read about Sha'e's Weyrling and Adult Stages