Post by wb on Jun 25, 2010 10:15:57 GMT -5
WEYR BEHIND!
[/color][/font][/center]When Lessa jumped back in time 400 turns, she rallied five of the Pernese Weyrs and invited them to the future, where they would help save Pern from their nemesis, the silvery spore called Thread. The Weyrs – Fort, Igen, Ista, High Reaches and Telgar – would follow her, and establish their Weyrs in the Ninth Pass, to be forever remembered as Pern’s saviors.
But one Weyr was left behind, one Weyr was forced to remain in the dark, to wait patiently until the Long Interval ended and the new pass began. When the Weyrleaders met with Lessa to decide their fate, only the Benden Weyrleader and Weyrsecond were invited to the meetings. Only they understand why the Riders up and vanished; only they understand it was a necessary thing for the Weyrs to leave.
Not even the Benden Weyrwoman knows what happened to the other Weyrs, and the entirety of Pern is reeling with the realization that only Benden Weyr will be left to save the planet when the Red Star returns again. Outrage, disbelief, terror and confusion are felt all over the planet, and Holder and Crafter alike are resentful of the Weyrs that they had once tithed vigorously to. Relationships all over the planet have been severed and each Hold and Hall now looks to Benden for guidance, reassurance and explanations.
Will the frazzled Benden Weyrleaders be able to handle the pressure, and how will Pern adjust to life with only one Weyr? Now that the Interval has begun, what is in store for Pern as they await the return of the Red Star?
All these questions and more remain to be answered at Weyr Behind!