is known for flouting sexual and political customs, such as openly taking a lover from among the Lord Holders (Lord Meron of Nabol) rather than maintaining the polite fiction that her Weyrleader, T'bor, is her lover. She also finds much of the domestic work of the Weyrwoman's office distasteful, preferring to leave day-to-day management of the Weyr to the junior gold riders, including Brekke and Vanira (also called Varena). When Brekke's gold Wirenth rises to mate, Kylara is engaged in an intimate liaison with Meron at Nabol (which triggers her own dragon's mating frenzy). Prideth overflies Wirenth and the two dragons battle to the death. Both women survive, but Kylara is left in a childlike state and Brekke suffers deep depression. Kylara is the full-blood sister of Lord Larad of Telgar Hold, the daughter of Lord Tarathel, and the half-sister of Lady (later "Lady Holdless") Thella and Lady Famira of Lemos Hold. Larna – mother of Fallaron (F'lar) dies two days after Fallaron is born. Manora – headwoman of Benden Weyr and the mother of Famanoran (F'nor). Mirrim and green Path – Benden Weyr, weyrmate of T'gellan and Monarth and Brekke's fosterling. Mirrim Impressed three firelizards and is notorious for speaking first and thinking later. N'ton (Naton) and bronze Lioth – Fort Weyrleader, weyrmate of Margatta and Ludeth. R'mart and bronze Branth – Telgar Weyrleader. R'gul (Rangul) and Hath, Weyrleader at Benden before F'lar. S'loner and Chendith – Weyrleader at Benden before F'lon, weyrmate of Carola and Jora, father of F'lon and Bravonner. Tai and green Zaranth – rider at Monaco Bay Weyr and weyrmate of F'lessan. T'bor and bronze Orth – Southern, then High Reaches, Weyrleader. T'gellan and bronze Monarth – originally Wing Leader at Benden, later Weyrleader of Monaco Bay Weyr; weyrmate of Mirrim and Talina. T'lion and bronze Gadareth – Monaco Bay Weyr. T'lion helped to re-establish contact with the Monaco Bay dolphins. Oldtimers This is the derogatory term used for those from 400 Turns past called by Lessa and Ramoth into the present Turn. Some of them were exiled to the Southern Continent because they were unable to accept the leadership of the current-day dragonriders. The term is only usually used in reference to the older Oldtimers that were exiled south: Bedella – Weyrwoman of Telgar and rider of gold Solth. She's known to be very unintelligent. The woman likes music, and is R'mart's Weyrmate. B'zon