Post by Administrator on May 2, 2012 21:15:09 GMT -5
The Conclusion to the Dragon Wars~
A.K.A Selenitas Weyr Time Skip History.
End of turn 3018 to beginning of turn 3023
Written by: Rei
Turn 3018 - 3019 Old Enemies, New Allies
At the end of turn 3018, with its secretive location still very much intact, the leading council of Selenitas weyr had to come to a decision. It was only a matter of time before the northern weyrs discovered the location of the subterranean weyr. Selenitas would have to finally emerge from hiding and take a stand in the northern battles that had been raging on since 2996. After careful consideration, it was decided that they would ally with Benden as the lesser of two evils.
The council sent two former Benden riders on loan, Elysia of Onyth and Iskierka of Ioth, back to Benden to attempt to open negotiations with Benden Weyrleader J’lorin of bronze Illumiath. The attempt proved successful. Shortly thereafter Selenitas riders were sent in small groups to join with Benden wings in isolated border skirmishes where, wearing Benden colors and working with their allies, they accustomed themselves to Fort tactics and gained invaluable experience.
Turn 3019 The Great War
The first months of 3019 passed, and finally the time had come to put an end to the war once and for all.
J’lorin and his Benden forces arrived in Fort territory en masse and, drawing a massive retaliation from the other Northern weyr. The Selenitas forces suddenly revealed themselves in a flanking maneuver shortly after the battle was joined. Meanwhile a separate force, led by Fort runaway M’gnum of Bronze Higginth and comprised almost entirely of members of Selenitas special ops Legatus Wing and Benden veterans, infiltrated Fort itself on foot. The small strike force overwhelmed the few remaining defenders, killing Fortian Weyrleader R’anatar of bronze Wereth.
Defeated, leaderless, and confused the remaining Fort forces were thrown into disarray. A general rout ensued, the power that had once been Fort dividing into many smaller renegade bands. The majority of the rest of turn 3019 was spent hunting down and expelling these forces. Nine months after the decisive battle the all remaining Fort resistance was snuffed out by the combined might of Selenitas and Benden. Thus ended the decades-long war that would come to be known as the Dragon War.
Turn 3020 End of an Era, Start of a new Beginning
A Pern-wide summit must now be called to settle on what to do with the war-ravaged North. The summit consisted of all the ruling bodies on Pern: Weyrleaders Arga of Baith and J’lorin of Illumiath, the Selenitas ruling council and Kaegan of Milleth, every Lordholder and every Craftmaster.
It was decided that there would be two weyrs: Selenitas in the south and a new centralized weyr in the north. All existing dragonriders were to be divided equally between those two weyrs. Each weyr would have at its head a single Weyrleader who would be elected to that position by a series of trials to be administered by a similar Pern wide counsel every four turns. Until such trials could be held in 3024, Ce'thian of bronze Sparath and S’rei of bronze Salenth would serve as interim Weyrleaders to Inverness and Selenitas Weyr respectively.
But these were not to be the only changes. The holders would not rest until measures had been taken to further limit the power of the weyrs. Crafters would no longer be allowed to Impress, and current crafters at the Weyrs would be reassigned to the Holds where those who were also dragonriders would fill the role of Watchdragons. Each weyr would be permitted one dragonhealer, a healer, and two beastcrafters to maintain their feeding pens. Any other exception must be brought before the Summit for approval. Furthermore, there would be no more Searches. A pre-determined number of candidate-age youth would be sent from each hold to their perspective weyr, after which all who didn’t Impress or didn’t pass the initial screening upon arrival at the weyrs would be sent back to the Holds, along with any children found to be trained in a craft.
With no side completely satisfied, the Summit retired and the dragonriders were left to return to their weyrs and begin the extensive process of rebuilding.
3020-3023 Dealing with the Aftermath
In the next few turns the northern weyr Inverness was set up in a mountainous region in the center of the continent. The reorganization was not without its tensions. Longstanding enemies were now forced to interact with each other on a daily basis. There were also many riders who openly displayed their discontent with the bans placed on them by the Summit. Nevertheless, the turns passed with few no more than minor disturbances.
There are still mutterings of discontent, and with the Weyrleader Trials drawing ever closer, the question remains on almost every mind: How long can things remain tranquil?