Overview
Human habitation on Pern stretches back well over 3000 turns, and numerous cataclysms and upheavals have occurred over that time period. It should be little surprise that much of Pernese history has been lost or muddled.
Igen was the fourth Weyr settled (after Fort, Benden and Reaches, before Ista and Telgar), during the 1st Interval. As it was founded during the winter, its Founding Day is celebrated in that season. Until the founding of Ista and Telgar, its range was one of the largest; now, it is comfortably proportional to the optimum number of dragons the Weyr can house.
Like every Weyr, Igen has seen its share of glory days and painful periods over its lengthy history.
Timeline
10th Interval
- Interval 29: The Great Comet strikes Pern. One of the places struck by the debris was Igen Weyr. The impact caved in large chunks of the original inner cavern warren, killed the then-Senior Weyrwoman, and created the crater that would become the modern Crater Lake.
11th Interval
- Interval 186: Igen suffers a plague that further whittles down an already small dragon population. Over the next ten turns, due to mismanagement, ill-fortune, and sabotage, the Weyr's fortunes go into sharp decline.
- Interval 197: The events of the RebootTP occur. After 10th Interval HRW's Senior Weyrwoman, Rhaeyn, accidentally mistimes it to 11th Interval Igen, she discovers that her own time was on the brink of a devastating comet impact. This ultimately culminates in hundreds of people from the 10th Interval coming forward to the 11th Interval to escape the destruction and assist the undermanned Weyr with the coming Pass.
- Interval 198:
- The Battle of the Queens occurs. Oldtimer Jivayath and Nowtimer Kohleth rise at the same time, leading to significant injuries to the aged Nowtimer. After Kohleth lays a small clutch, Vergora is confirmed as continuing Weyrwoman, with N'thu as her Weyrleader… but as the injured dragon's health declines, it becomes clear that this status is temporary.
- After an abandoned Weyr is discovered on the jungles, a contingent of Igen riders breaks off to establish a new home: Southern Weyr.
- Weyrlingmaster O'oc is murdered. Suspicion initially rests on Br'er, but eventually comes to rest on HRW's Weyrlingmaster. Igen's leadership learns to step very, very lightly with the other Northern Weyrs.
- Interval 199:
- Kohleth dies, just a few scant days before her joint clutch with Jivayath hatches.
- PC Clutch 1 hatches
- Corelle of Telgar is transferred to Igen, and gold Ofrovth rises, establishing Corelle and W'rin as Igen's new leadership. The Weyr's politics start to lean towards Nowtimer mores, to the dissatisfaction of many Oldtimers. Corelle allows guard raids in the Bazaar that turn many of the Nowtimers against her.
- NPC Clutch 1 hatches. Meddling from multiple Oldtimer riders (including Corelle's juniors) results in several girls out on the Sands, in direct defiance of the Senior Weyrwoman's orders.
- Tuli's Elicheritath rises and clutches.
- Corelle is mysteriously poisoned. Though the poison was delivered by dragonless and insane Vergora, many in the Weyr believe the plot to have originated in the Bazaar.
- NPC Clutch 2 hatches.
- Jivayath rises, officially establishing Sadaiya as the new Igen Weyrwoman. W'rin stays on as Weyrleader.
- Arroyo Wing is mysteriously handed over to Trek: an Oldtimer woman and a bluerider. As W'rin has previously clearly stated he won't allow blue/green wingleaders, this comes as something of a shock to the Weyr. Arroyo soon establishes itself as the 'progressive' wing, in contrast and competition with the 'traditional' wing Whirlwind.
- An early Threadfall spoils a Keroon gather, giving Igen its first taste of Thread.
- NPC Clutch 3 hatches.
12th Pass
- Turns 31-35
- Turns 26-30
- Turns 21-25
- Turns 16-20
- Turns 11-15
- Turns 6-10
- Turns 1-5
- Weyrleader Timeline
- Turn 31:
- Hannah leaves for Benden Weyr.
- Linny abandons her knot, and Diem steps up to Senior Weyrwoman.
- Parrisamith rises and then lays PC clutch 47.
- Turn 26:
- Rajakhelath rises to continue Nasrin's term as Senior Weyrwoman, but the Weyrleader position now goes to R'xim when bronze Shalnth catches.
- NPC clutch 41 hatches.
- Turn 27:
- Igen's Sands go cold. A bargain is made to allow the eggs to rest in the heat of both The Pit and the Djazik's Big Top.
- PC clutch 42 hatches at The Pit.
- Just day(s) later, PC clutch 43 hatches at the Big Top.
- Turn 28:
- In the name of furthering her education, junior weyrwoman Haven arrives from Ista Weyr, while Casla temporarily transfers to loan the clutch of a glowing Jaehnieseyth to Benden.
- L'yrh becomes Wingsecond of Arroyo after the death of former Wingsecond, D'nnet.
- Nasrin, Linny, and Hannah have council regarding the position of Senior, leading to Nasrin's decision to step down. She is then sent to Fort Weyr to learn advanced dragon-healing from Fort Weyr's Diem.
- R'xim leaves for High Reaches Weyr.
- A few months later, Kaelidyth rises, securing Linny as the new Senior Weyrwoman and trashing the Bazaar. Z'kul and Tzadhaeielth catch, giving him the Weyrleader knot again.
- Zetali is injured in Threadfall, leaving Khu as Acting Wingleader of Sirocco.
- T'rin is promoted to Weyrsecond.
- Turn 29:
- Dhiammarath rises at the witching hour and is caught by Southern's bronze Vuzjavalasith, temporarily transferring V'iss.
- Dhiammarath clutches 52 eggs.
- Disagreeing on who can participate, Haven and Nafaerdyth suffer a disastrous goldflight full of injuries to both riders and dragons.
- Haven is consequently sent home to Ista.
- R'xim returns to Igen.
- Z'kul and Tzadhaeielth are injured in Threadfall, leaving T'rin and Luxeraeth as Acting Weyrleader.
- PC clutch 45 hatches.
- Gold Pariisamith impresses to Kopriva.
- Turn 30:
- Kaelidyth rises, Luxeraeth catches; T'rin's Weyrleadership becomes official.
- Kyriel is made Weyrsecond, also becoming 'second of Whirlwind when it becomes the new Weyrleader wing, shifting Parhelion out.
- R'xim is made Weyrlingmaster after Sienna's retirement.
- The new Haask trading family settles in at Igen.
- NPC clutch 46 hatches.
- Diem returns to Igen.
- The hour of the end of the Turn, Steen Patriarch Dewar is removed and replaced by Essau, former council-member.
- Turn 21:
- Diem transfers back to Fort Weyr for personal reasons. Rather than wait for a flight, since neither Dhiammarath (whose rider was once Senior and did not feel fit to be again) nor Rajakhelath seem close to rising and Jaehnieseyth has gone long enough since her last flight for dragonhealers to be involved, Igen receives a transfer in the form of Benden's excellently trained (and skipped over by transfers-in three times for the Seniorship herself) Svaera of gold Turiayth.
- … who promptly transfers Nasrin and Rajakhelath to Benden in her wake, ostensibly temporarily.
- PC clutch 34 hatches.
- Sirocco Wing loses all three of its leaders in a catastrophic Threadfall that sees Zetali stepping up in the vacuum of leadership — and later being awarded the Wingleader knot permanently.
- Turn 22:
- With a new Wingleader in place, Sirocco's other leadership takes form: Zetali appoints new Wingseconds Ze'ran and Khu.
- Gold Turiayth rises and makes Svaera a proper Senior Weyrwoman at last. She is caught by Z'kul's Tzadhaeielth, beginning a new Weyrleader's tenure as well. Divale is kept on as one of his Weyrseconds, with L'xan given the second knot.
- NPC clutch 35 hatches.
- Very shortly after, Svaera's only daughter Impresses at Southern Weyr in the clutch of Zymuraith and Verokanth. There is a gold in that clutch, but it does not Impress Rasreva, who instead is chosen by a fighting dragon. (This was known by many to be Svaera's greatest fear. Including Nasrin. Just saying.)
- Bronzerider R'xim returns from a stay at High Reaches and reclaims the Parhelion wingleadership, making him Wingleader R'xim once again.
- Junior Weyrwoman Ryott and gold Wrayth transfer in from Southern — a choice made by the goldrider herself and not the new Weyrwoman.
- Turn 23:
- Tag-team Z'kul and Vosji promote Kyara and Aylee to Assistant Weyrlingmasters. Doji is also made Senior Dragonhealer and officially put in charge of weyrling healing.
- The Turn Back Time TP's events occur, leaving Igen with a bunch of new bodies including the return of Linny and gold Kaelidyth.
- Shortly after the New Oldtimers settle, gold Wrayth rises for her first Igen flight and is caught by bronze Tsiroth.
- Gold Astraszath Impresses to Anae.
- PC clutch 36 hatches.
- T'sei is promoted to Assistant Weyrlingmaster.
- Nasrin and Rajakhelath return to Igen Weyr.
- In the ninth month of the turn, gold Turiyath sends a message of her rider's last moments to the entire Weyr before disappearing between for good. Nasrin, Ryott, Casla, Hannah, Gi'mul and Z'kul find Svaera's recently-deceased body in a blocked off, abandoned cavern.
- Two days later, Kehemath and Jaehnieseyth find a second corpse.
- Linny is named Acting Weyrwoman.
- Turn 24:
- Svaera's death is determined to be the wrong place at the wrong time with shady Igen under-dealings; that figures. At least one of the perpetrators is dead, so who's talking?
- At the end of the turn, gold Rajakhelath rises and confirms Nasrin as Igen's new Senior Weyrwoman. She is caught by Tzadhaeielth, leaving Z'kul the Weyrleader's knot for another go at things.
- NPC clutch 37 hatches.
- Shortly after Rajakhelath's flight, Wrayth rises over Southern Weyr, leading to the return of Ryott to Southern after an illness initially traps her there.
- NPC clutch 38 hatches.
- Turn 25:
- Rajakhelath becoming Senior Queen seems to have broken the curse leaving Igen dragonet-barren, and Dhiammarath rises in short succession, sands overlapping Rajakhelath briefly.
- Not long after Dhiammarath's eggs hatch, Jaehnieseyth rises and is caught by brown Tavuqth … just as Astraszath begins to glow. Dragonet-barren turns into very weyrling-fortunate.
- NPC clutch 39, a double, hatches.
- PC clutch 40 hatches.
- Turn 16:
- Rajakhelath is caught by Divale's Lukoith, a third clutch sired by the Parhelion brown. The resulting clutch (NPC clutch 27) of twenty eggs hatched nineteen, plus one unhatched which was later carried ::between::. It is thought that a combination of the conditions from Rajakhelath's flight — a sandstorm and a number of injuries — and the brown sire resulted in both the small clutch size and the dud egg.
- Ione and gold Niatskivhiath transfer back to Igen at Diem's encouragement.
- Green Oriahysciath is injured in Threadfall, leaving rider Eala to turn the Parhelion Wingleader knot over to Divale until her dragon is able to fly again.
- Zsaviranth rises in a timely Leadership flight and is caught by brown Rhovvth, making K'vre Igen's new Weyrleader.
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- Simultaneously, the explosions that kick off the Stone Broke TP occur, leaving the Headwoman and Weyrminer to handle things until they're able to get the Weyrleadership on board.
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- Within days of Zsaviranth, Rajakhelath takes to the skies unexpectedly, not very long at all after her most recent clutch's hatching, and is caught by bronze Czhaevth. This adds foreigner Sa'mael to Igen's population, albeit maybe temporarily.
- Turn 17:
- The double clutch (PC clutch 28) hatches, freeing Zsaviranth and Rajakhelath from the sands.
- Gold Jaehnieseyth Impresses to Casla.
- The double clutch (PC clutch 28) hatches, freeing Zsaviranth and Rajakhelath from the sands.
- Turn 18:
- As tension over the firestone shortage continues, K'vre takes the Parhelion wingleader's knot from Divale. When she is released from the brig, the brownrider has changed wings … to Whirlwind.
- Goldrider Hannah and her Dhiammarath transfer in from Ista to raise Igen's junior queen count to 4. Not too long after, she rises and is caught by S'rael's bronze Wovocyth. (NPC clutch 29)
- Turn 19:
- The Auvergne trading ship the Masked Glory disappears with the family's heirs on board.
- Kievol, Lord Igen, dies, with Evhain becoming Lord in his place.
- While everyone else is gaining and losing heirs and leaders, the Steens are no exception: Vitus is replaced as their patriarch by Dewar.
- However, it's situation normal at the Weyr: Zsaviranth rose to be caught by Rhovvth again, maintaining K'vre as Weyrleader. (NPC clutch 30)
- Shortly after, Jaehnieseyth rises in her maiden flight to be caught by a recently returned R'kyr's Dhazkyth (PC clutch 31).
- Turn 20:
- Hannah's gold Dhiammarath rises and is caught by Dh'mick's bronze Ranjaiveth, resulting in (NPC clutch 32).
- Nasrin's gold Rajakhelath rises and is caught by M'tej's brown Temyrth, resulting in (NPC clutch 33).
- Turn 11:
- Nasrin's Rajakhelath rises for her maiden flight, and is caught by N'tael's Tlazotezath, a clutchsiring veteran. Mere days later, Ione's Niatskivhiath rises as well, and is caught by Divale's Lukoith, also a proven sire. Rajakhelath and Niatskivhiath later clutch the same night, meaning a set of two clutches that hatch near-simultaneously.
- F'in promotes Vosji to Weyrlingmaster after T'rian steps down due to illness.
- PC clutch 7 hatches.
- Turn 12:
- Zsaviranth rises and is caught by recently-graduated Wendryth; H'rik becomes Weyrleader.
- NPC clutch 15 hatches.
- Turn 13:
- After R'xim steps down, Eala steps up as Parhelion's Wingleader.
- Former Igenite turned former Southern Weyrleader L'xan's Nokteryth catches Rajakhelath, resulting in a lengthy visit from L'xan and eggs for Igen.
- NPC clutch 16 hatches.
- Zsaviranth is again caught by Wendryth, keeping H'rik as Weyrleader.
- PC clutch 8 hatches.
- Former Sandblast wingsecond Zaria is made the new Wingleader of Arroyo Wing by H'rik. Log.
- Turn 14
- The weyrlings of PC clutch 8 are tapped into fighting wings early this turn.
- Nasrin's Rajakhelath is caught by Doji's brown Raktraeth..
- PC clutch 9 hatches.
- Turn 15
- Zsaviranth rises and once more is caught by Wendryth, producing NPC clutch 17 and maintaining Diem and H'rik as Weyrleaders.
- Turn 6:
- Steens build a menagerie at Igen.
- Sadaiya transfers to another Weyr.
- Linny dies in Threadfall on the first day of the seventh month of the sixth turn of the 12th pass, at the age of 38.
- Rhiscorath rises, Mayte becomes Sr. Weyrwoman, N'tael becomes Weyrleader. Log
- NPC clutch 10 hatches.
- Turn 7:
- Mama Steen’s funeral. Log.
- Visiting Fortian goldrider Diem is given a junior weyrwoman knot from Mayte. Log.
- Zsaviranth rises for the first time at Igen. Log.
- PC clutch 5 hatches.
- Igen’s T-Tourney.
- Rhiscorath rises, G'tan becomes Weyrleader. Log.
- Underground City TP kicks off.
- R'xim takes over leadership of Parhelion.
- Turn 8:
- NPC clutch 11 hatches.
- NPC clutch 12 hatches.
- Underground City revealed. Log.
- Log, Rhiscorath rises, V'ard becomes Weyrleader.
- T'ral becomes Weyrsecond.
- Turn 9:
- PC clutch 6 hatches, keeping V'ard as Weyrleader.
- Gold Rajakhelath Impresses to Nasrin.
- PC clutch 6 hatches, keeping V'ard as Weyrleader.
- Turn 10:
- After unrest amongst the queens triggered by the transfer of Ione and her gold Niatskivhiath to Igen, Mayte transfers to take over as Senior at Benden Weyr and Zsaviranth asserts herself as the dominant queen making Diem Senior Weyrwoman. Zsaviranth is caught by Rhakanth, F'in becomes Weyrleader.
- Sirocco Wing is formed with R'ku at its helm; the original members of the wing include A'yo (straight out of Weyrlinghood), R'keon, S'rael and T'ral.
- Turn 1:
- Tuli's Elicheritath is caught by El'ai's Sekhaenkath; PC Clutch 2 hatches.
- Gold Rhiscorath Impresses to Mayte.
- Blight strikes crops throughout the Igen protectorate, and the harvest is bad. Prices rise throughout the Winter months.
- Trek loses her Arroyo Wingleader's knot after lashing out at Weyrsecond Cha'el. N'cal replaces her.
- Goldrider Linny comes to Igen as a temporary replacement when Tuli and Elicheritath are stuck in Southern due to the gold's injuries. Months later, Sadaiya officially offers Linny a knot, cementing her as an Igen junior weyrwoman.
- Tuli's Elicheritath is caught by El'ai's Sekhaenkath; PC Clutch 2 hatches.
- Turn 2:
- Weyrsecond Cha'el's brown Sikorth catches Southern Weyr's senior queen, Hannah's Dhiammarath. Cha'el leaves Igen to become Southern's Weyrleader.
- Jivayath rises and is caught once more by Valiuth, continuing W'rin's reign as Weyrleader.
- Zeyta becomes Arroyo's Wingleader, having transferred from Whirlwind at the request of N'cal.
- NPC Clutch 4 hatches.
- Cotholders throughout the Igen area are struggling to make their tithes due to the blight. Refugees begin to trickle into the Weyr.
- The recent High Reaches transfer F'dan is made Weyrsecond.
- PC Clutch 3 hatches.
- Turn 3:
- Weyrleader W'rin and his bronze Valiuth are killed by Thread. Weyrsecond F'dan becomes Acting Weyrleader.
- Zeyta is removed as Wingleader of Arroyo due to pregnancy; her knot is given to her 'second K'vvan.
- The new transfer G'deon is named Weyrsecond - though he is too old to fly Thread regularly with his bronze Nylanth. Bronze Shalnth's R'xim is made wingsecond of Whirlwind, ready to lead the Weyr during Threadfall if Igen loses another Weyrleader.
- Igen and Southern Weyrs establish a trading partnership, exchanging Southern food and hunting rights for Igen textiles and fellis.
- Jivayath rises to mate and is caught by bronze Kadanth, making F'dan Weyrleader proper.
- NPC Clutch 5 hatches.
- Brownrider Zeyta is reinstated as Arroyo's wingleader.
- NPC Clutch 6 hatches.
- Turn 4:
- Weyrleader F'dan promotes Whirlwind bronzerider G'tan to Weyrsecond. G'deon replaces Ay'den as Weyrlingmaster.
- NPC Clutch 7 hatches.
- Turn 5:
- PC Clutch 4 hatches.
- Senior Weyrwoman Sadaiya's gold Jivayath is caught again by bronze Kadanth, maintaining F'dan as Weyrleader.
- Bronze Shalnth's R'xim, now recovered after a long injury, is given the second Weyrsecond knot.
- In the seventh month a surprise catastrophic Fall causes heavy damage to Igen's fighting wings.
- NPC Clutch 8 hatches.
- During a surprise heavy Fall during the eight month, F'dan and Kadanth are lost, leaving G'tan to serve as Weyrleader.
- NPC clutch 9 hatches.
Weyrwoman Vergora and gold Kohleth
- Weyrleader N'thu and bronze Itzquintlith, Interval 198
Weyrwoman Corelle and gold Ofrovth NPC
Weyrwoman Sadaiya and gold Jivayath
- Weyrleader W'rin and bronze Valiuth, Interval 199 - Turn 3
- Weyrleader F'dan and bronze Kadanth, Turn 3 - Turn 5
- Acting Weyrleader G'tan and bronze Zinakoth, Turn 5 - Turn 6
Weyrwoman Mayte and gold Rhiscorath
- Weyrleader N'tael and bronze Tlazotezath, Turn 6 - Turn 7
- Weyrleader G'tan and bronze Zinakoth, Turn 7 - Turn 8
- Weyrleader V'ard and bronze Abraxath, Turn 8 - Turn 10
Weyrwoman Diem and gold Zsaviranth
- Weyrleader F'in and bronze Rhakanth, Turn 10 - Turn 12
- Weyrleader H'rik and bronze Wendryth, Turn 12 - Turn 16
- Weyreader K'vre and brown Rhovvth, Turn 16 - Turn 21
Weyrwoman Svaera and gold Turiayth NPC
- Weyrleader Z'kul and bronze Tzadhaeielth, Turn 22 - Turn 23
Acting Weyrwoman Linny and gold Kaelidyth
- Weyrleader Z'kul and bronze Tzadhaeielth, Turn 23 - Turn 24
Weyrwoman Nasrin and gold Rajakhelath
- Weyrleader Z'kul and bronze Tzadhaeielth, Turn 24 - Turn 26
- Weyrleader R'xim and bronze Shalnth, Turn 26 - Turn 28
Weyrwoman Linny and gold Kaelidyth
- Weyrleader Z'kul and bronze Tzadhaeielth, Turn 28 - 29
- (Acting) Weyrleader T'rin and bronze Luxeraeth, Turn 29 - 30
- Weyrleader T'rin and bronze Luxeraeth, Turn 30 - 31
Weyrwoman Diem and gold Zsaviranth