Inverness Weyr History

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Inverness Weyr History
Written by Rei

3020 The Beginning of Inverness

After the Dragon Wars ended and the summit rolled around the world of the dragonriders was turned a bit upside down. New restrictions aside, Fort and Benden were also to be left abandoned and a brand new weyr constructed. Though it seemed the best decision at the time the work needed to complete a brand new weyr was a daunting prospect. The positive side to this was it would give every able bodied dragonrider something to work on to keep their minds off the war. Scouts were sent out to look for a new location for the brand new weyr, ideally in a centralized location in the North. What the scouts found, in a mountain range a bit close to Telgar Hold, was a long dead volcano. The structure was massive and thick. Perfect for their purposes.

Construction began as soon as the mountain was cleared as being safe and riders poured in from all over Pern to help in it’s construction. It was hard and busy work. Perfect for tempering any lingering negative feelings after the war. There were of course some altercations and tensions, but for the most part the work continued without much pause and within months Inverness was on it’s feet and operational at the very least.

With the completion of Inverness came the parceling out of the riders that built it. Crafting riders, weyrfolk, and handlers were given their assignments first. Once they had all been assigned the remaining riders were all given their assignments and divided between Inverness and Selenitas. From that point on it was time to reap what the Summit had sown.

3021-3022 Tensions Run High, An Uneasy Peace

Adjusting to life in Inverness after the war was about as hard as adjusting to life in Selenitas after the war. With so many different weyrs mixed together for awhile tensions ran very high. Sworn enemy had become neighbor and a lot of riders who had been born and molded into the war as warriors were struggling to adjust to the new peace. Though there were of course some minor altercations that could not be avoided it seemed to be nothing that the Weyrleader Ce’thain of Sparath could not handle. The bronzer ruled his weyr firmly but fairly, proving that the summit had been correct in it’s decision to appoint him as interim Weyrleader.

As the turns passed things seemed to calm to a slow simmer and though tensions were still high at times for the most part the weyr seemed to operate under relative peace. Thread was met and flamed and life began to fall back into patterns. The only point of contention being some of the Northern holds being more difficult to deal with. Bitra being a major one.

Current

Inverness now runs as smoothly as can be expected as the date for the next Weyrleader trails looms ever closer. They big question on everyone’s mind? Will the peace last? And what will the trails bring to the table?