his caravan across the ford. While crossing the ford, Sean arrives to check on their progress and to seek their comfort after the death of Alianne. Eventually, Red's caravan arrives safely and they begin to make their cave system into a new home. Red scrounged from Joel Lillienkamp, the store-keeper of the colony, a set of air-lock doors taken from one of the shuttles which transported the colonists to the surface from the great colony ships still in orbit around the planet. The climax of Red's story is the Dooring of his new hold, before the colony leaders, community and dragonriders. At this point, Red announces the new settlement's name: the Hold of Red's Ford. In the Irish, Rua Atha, or Ruatha, though in correct Irish, the name should be Atha Ruadh (adjectives follow nouns), anglicized as Atharoe. Early dragonriders and gold Faranth – leader of the original queenriders and eventual Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr; Faranth may or may not have been the first fertile queen on Pern, but clutched the first second-generation gold, ensuring the continuation of the species. and bronze Carenath leader of the original dragonriders and eventual Weyrleader at Fort Weyr. His dragon flew Faranth. M'hall (Michael/Mihall) and bronze Brianth Torene's weyrmate, first Benden Weyrleader and son of Sean and Sorka. Torene and gold Alaranth first Weyrwoman at Benden Weyr, she could hear all dragons and was the first to officially put forth the idea of shortening the names of dragonriders. First Interval / Second Pass Lord Chalkin – Lord of Bitra in the First Interval, shortly before the Second Pass. He was impeached and exiled due to his blatant disregard of the imminent return of Thread, and the brutal treatment of his people who tried to leave Bitra. Lord Jamson – High Reaches Lord Holder in the First Interval, shortly before the Second Pass. He was the only Lord Holder who was opposed to the impeachment of Lord Chalkin of Bitra. B'nurrin – Ianath, Igen Weyrleader. D'miel – Ronelth, Istan Weyrleader. G'don – Chakath, High Reaches Weyrleader. K'vin – Charanth, Weyrleader of Telgar. M'shall – Craigath, Benden Weyrleader. S'nan – Magrith, Fort Weyrleader. Second Interval / Third Pass and gold Talenth – she recently impressed Queen rider at Fort Weyr and is eventual Weyrwoman at Telgar Weyr. and gold Arith (deceased) – Queenrider at Benden Weyr. She was cured the illness decimating the dragons of her