Our History

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The following are taken and adapted from the original Trelis Weyr site. At the end there is a summary for those of you who are wanting just a quick recap of what has happened.

[atrb=width,100%,true][atrb=cellPadding,4,true][atrb=colspan,5] The Beginning
The Long Story-	After the Last Fall, the Weyrs ushered in an era of peace. In response to not needing the dragons and whers as much as in previous turns, their numbers declined. Eventually, there were only a few handfuls of the colors left. Holds stopped tithing as much as before as well, and in consequence disagreements ensued. However, the relative peace stayed. At least until the Red Star was knocked back into orbit by a meteorite shower. Many of the holdfolk died in the turns that followed because there weren't enough dragons to protect everyone. In response to this, the five remaining Weyrs of Benden, Ista, Fort, Southern and High Reaches came together and formulated a plan. They'd each send ten dragons back in time, fifty turns before the New Fall started. This would later become known as The Great Fall Back. Two Queens, Urinth and Zetrith were sent with the dragons in the hopes that they'd be able to raise more numbers. Four whers from each Weyr were also sent. Now back in time, the fifty-two dragons and twenty whers had to search out a place to live. The group had brought plenty of weyrfolk as well to start out, but the question was where would they all go? The answer came in the form of a search wing finding a fairly large island between the North and South Continents. Forming a Weyr in the mountains that arched across the landmass, the two Gold Riders named it Trelis Weyr after the nearby river. Soon, Sollace Hold was also created and populated with the people that were brought over. Though the going was rough at first, the Weyr and Hold soon had its first clutch on the sands. A good sized one of about 23 eggs, with a gold egg as well. This wasn't the only good news though, not only had more firelizard clutches been found on the warm shores, but a new species of avian was also discovered. Bird-like and incredibly beautiful, the firelizard sized creatures were named Huntyres, and they too could bond with their owners. Within the passing decades, more and more dragons and whers were hatched, and more children were born to the Hold and Weyr. When it got to the same date that the New Fall would start, a portion of the dragons and whers set out forward again in time, and appeared in front of the congregation of five Weyrs. Here were the numbers they needed and more! Trelis Weyr saved Pern that day, and as a result, the Weyr stayed open officially as its own place. So many people flocked to the island in the coming turns, that soon another Hold had to be made. This was named Apolla Hold. Things were well, though people still were injured or even died because of the thread fall, the Weyrs and Holds survived. Once again threadfall ended and peace blanketed Pern. The continued clutching of dragons and Queens however told the pernese that thread would return again at the end of the interval.
The Short Story-	Post-AIVAS, Pern's dragon population is dwindling because there is little need for them. A meteor shower collides with the Red Star bringing it back into orbit, and Threadfall started again. This became known as the New Fall. The left over Weyrs sent a couple of Queens and Weyrlings back in time to create more dragons on an Island between the two continents. It was later made an official Weyr named Trelis.

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[atrb=width,100%,true][atrb=cellPadding,4,true][atrb=colspan,5] The Start of Our Troubles
The Long Story-	It was the 197th turn when Sahelli, the Weyrwoman of Trelis Weyr suddenly betweened with her Gold Mivinth without warning. Chaos followed as the Weyr fretted over which of the Junior Weyrwomen's dragons would rise first. Many riders left not trusting the results, and those that stayed were torn between who they supported more. Finally, in 198 Loraketh rose. She was the younger of the two, and her rider was only 19 at the time. Fortunately thread was still a good decade away though and everything went over smoothly. Led by two young riders however, many of the weyrfolk were torn between staying and leaving. It was only another turn though before the two won over the majority of the Weyr. It wouldn't be until in a later clutch in the turn of 199 that the first of the new colors were officially seen. A Topaz named Kayath, an Obsidian named Talath, and a Garnet named Emiath. From there Pern went into a state of shock. Not only did others of the same color start to pop up in the other Weyrs, but more appeared as well. They did not only affect the dragons, but the whers and firelizards as well. Some were hatched only a few times before they ceased to be seen again, others seamed to be here to stay. It was in the Autumn of 200 that a group of riders from Ista attacked Trelis, the "origin" of the mutations. Flaming a gather, S'vrin's wing of Istan riders terrorized the newer Weyr until they were forced away by the united efforts of the Queens and Queenlets. It wouldn't be the last they heard of the mystery riders however, not long after S'vrin came again and kidnapped a few of the weyrbrats that were children of important riders and crafters. Trelis came after them, finding that Ista Weyr had been keeping a secret all along. An Obsidian had been hatched there first, and she now had a clutch of her own on the sands of a smaller island not far away. In the end, the Obsidian and her rider were sent to another "safer" Weyr...they were never heard from again. Her children however came back to Trelis, and S'vrin and his wing disappeared for the next few turns. In the time after that there was only one other big event before the current issues started. The Great Storm came in the Summer of 201. It wrecked Sollace Hold, leaving many dead and more injured and without shelter. The refugees flocked to Trelis Weyr, and in the midst of it all Inali and Loraketh went to Southern Weyr to seek out help. They never thought that they would be sabatoged however, and kept weeks, Loraketh finally rose again on Southern's territory. It was a brown that caught her in her fury, and the rider did the unthinkable. When Ar'rex could not gain his rightful power at Trelis, he attempted to steal the Sub-Queen egg from Loraketh's clutch. The rider did not get far, and he betweened to safety. Along with S'vrin, Ar'rex was thought to have been long gone and forgotten. There was a war brewing under the surface of peace that followed.
The Short Story-	When the old Senior Weyrwoman died, Inali's Loraketh was the first to rise, thus making her Senior Weyrwoman. A few turns into her leadership new colors started to appear as well as a few very rare mutations in dragons, whers and Firelizards. A band of riders from Ista came together and attacked Trelis with the hopes of ridding Pern of the impurities of the new colors. The left over riders from that attack hid until they could build up reinforcements, at the same time another group that was for the colors and mutations arose as well headed by an Obsidianrider named Noita. Threadfall started for the second time since the New Fall and Inali's Loraketh was injured and betweened leaving the newly graduated Iirla and Izanycorth in charge. The riders that had attacked Trelis before took their chance as Trelis became torn and easily frustrated over the new leadership. Add the growing Rebellion into this mix and soon there was a war brewing beneath the surface.

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[atrb=width,100%,true][atrb=cellPadding,4,true][atrb=colspan,5] The Darkness That Followed
The Long Story-	An Obsidianrider named Noita started to gain followers that believed the mutations should be able to have their own Weyr where they would be safe from persecution. Helping the nephew of Sollace Hold's Lord murder his uncle and assume the old man's position, a pact was made in blood...and The Obsidian Rebellion officially began. Thread followed later in that turn of 201, a good two to three turns early. It was here that The Rebellion started to make their move. Little by little the stole livestock or took candidates that would have been heading for Trelis. The Weyr could only watch in frustration, unable to do anything more than catch brief glimpses of the elusive riders they were able to spot. In the Spring of 202 though, it didn't matter. Struck by Thread while trying to help an injured blue, Trelis lost Loraketh and the only available Goldrider left was Iirla of Izanycorth. Knowing that this was the time to strike, The Obsidian Rebellion started to reveal themselves more and more, gaining new members from those that were unhappy with the changes in not only Trelis, but the other Weyrs of Pern. At the same time, S'vrin and Ar'rex did the same but against the mutations. A war was on the winds, and Thread seemed to be the least of Pern's worries. Torn between two sides, Trelis split in half, one side frustrated and against the other. In the Summer of 202 the fighting finally started to break out, and it was not The Rebellion that won. Broken and defeated for now, they fled to the mountains in the Southern Continent, regrouping with the help of the nearby mining village of Rindell. Back in Trelis, S'vrin and Ar'rex's riders took control of the Weyr. The rest of Pern was forced to choose a side, and many chose to go against the mutations. The only thing is, this is only the beginning....
The Short Story-	A fight finally broke out between the two groups and much of Pern either chose a side or sat back and watched for the outcome. With little riders left and the majority scattered around the planet, Noita brought the Rebellion to an Island named Rindell close to the Southern Continent. Now Pern waits to see if the rebels will back down or if another fight will break out, or perhaps if there is more to the story than originally thought.

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[atrb=width,100%,true][atrb=cellPadding,4,true][atrb=colspan,5] Sunrises....and Sunsets
The Long Story-	In the days that followed the Great Dragon Battle, things grew quiet...almost too quiet. In fact, it could hardly be said that the following ease was a good thing. However, that's how it was taken. In Trelis Weyr Topaz Kayath and Gold Izanycorth both rose in flight, the prior choosing a Gather to be her scene and the latter flew not long after. The Bronze Coziryth of S'vrin was mauled during the WeyrQueen's flight though, sending his rider into a life without a bonded. The change that was found in the now named Sevrin however was one that was welcomed. It seemed that finally the man that was once known before his sister's death had finally appeared again. In the Rebellion though, there was a different story brewing. Noita withdrew from her rebels, allowing her Knights to deal with the riders and unbonded people. Finding themselves in the middle of a drought with little prey to feed themselves and the dragons with though, the riders took to hunting along the Southern coastline. Southern and Bay Weyr dragons quickly turned to running the rebels off though, and less and less riders came to join the cause. In this all someone did end up coming though, Inali the once Senior Weyrwoman of Trelis Weyr with her young Hear All Dragon daughter Inoria. Their plans were not for the best though. Back on The Island, Kayath and Izanycorth's clutches proved to provide a grand affair with not only more of the mutations showing up, but another Topaz joining them and the first Bronze to impress to a female rider. It was clear soon after though that despite the seemingly happy atmosphere, there was problems bubbling beneath the surface here too. Eventually a meeting was held, and two things besides the normal switches and wing-talk that were planned happened. The first was the appearance of D'tri of Topaz Chahaturth, returned from The Rebellion. The second was Weyrwoman Iirla's sudden feinting. With the Rebellion there were events taking place as well, four amethysts clutched on the sands, and the rebels finally decided to try and take back their make-shift home from the Knights and Noita. Led by Nymari, a small group, but slowly growing, has been meeting to discuss how they can gain trust and overthrow the unfair system that even as mutations they must now follow. Among the group is Inali, but also Eiko the Lieutenant Major in the Rebellion. Another plan is in the works though, beneath that of Nymari's, the question is what. And finally back in Trelis Weyr, Chahaturth has risen to fly and no doubt lay her first clutch...and Iirla has not only fallen ill, but is dieing. Trelis Weyr is soon to be with a clutch, but without a Goldrider and Weyrwoman.
The Short Story-	When Topaz Kayath and Gold Izanycorth rose, Trelis was blessed with another round of dragonets...and was freed from S'vrin's hold. The Rebellion has been growing frustrated with its command, and the first clutch to grace the sands is from Fighters which certainly didn't help matters. D'tri returned to Trelis and his Topaz Chahaturth rose, but as Trelis prepares for another clutch, it says good bye to it's last Goldrider Iirla and her dragon Izanycorth.