Cosira was an Oldtimer Weyrwoman at Ista Weyr during both the Eighth Pass and the Ninth Pass. Her dragon was gold Caylith. Her Weyrmate was G'dened.
Biography[]
Cosira was a junior weyrwoman at Ista Weyr during the Eighth Pass and into the Ninth Pass. Following the death of Fanna, Ista's senior Weyrwoman, Cosira and Caylith rose to become Ista's senior pair, after which time Fanna's weyrmate D'ram chose to step down.
D'ram then invoked the Oldtimer tradition of declaring Caylith's next mating flight open, as a way to ensure that the best replacement Weyrleader would be chosen. Though each Weyr sent their best men, the favorite was Barnath, a bronze dragon Impressed to Oldtimer G'dened, as he had mated with Caylith before. When Caylith rose, she was flown by Barnath, making G'dened the new Weyrleader.
Cosira remained as senior Weyrwoman during the AIVAS years and beyond.
Note[]
The only places that Cosira and Caylith are specifically noted as being Oldtimers are in The White Dragon, when F'lar tells Lord Holder Corman of Keroon Hold that Caylith was one of Mirath's laying, and in Dragonquest, when T'bor thought to himself that "Fanna's Mirath hadn't produced a single golden egg since she'd come time between." Therefore, Cosira impressed Caylith either during the Eighth Pass or early in the Eighth Interval.
Appearances[]
- Dragonflight (The People of Pern)
- Dragonquest (The People of Pern)
- The White Dragon
- The Skies of Pern