Farli was a queen Fire Lizard that was Impressed by Piemur during the Ninth Pass.
Biography[]
Farli came from a clutch of eggs belonging to Lord Holder Meron of Nabol Hold. The clutch, which came from illegal trading with the Oldtimers of Southern Weyr, was hardening on Meron's hearth during a Gather. While hiding as a drudge, Piemur replaced the egg with a similarly shaped object, taking refuge in a sack among goods in a storeroom. When the goods were loaded for shipment onto dragons bound for the Southern Continent, Piemur's sack was also loaded. The egg hatched soon after Threadfall on the Southern Continent, with Piemur successfully impressing the newly hatched Farli.
Farli stayed with Piemur as he traveled the Southern Continent. After he was assigned to explore the Southern coastline, Piemur trained Farli to perform several tasks. To measure distance, Farli learned to pace her flight, allowing Piemur to get an approximation. He also taught her to find objects and bring them back. However, on one occasion, Farli mistakenly took Piemur to a saltwater lake because Piemur had forgotten to specify that Farli should find drinkable water.
After AIVAS's discovery, Farli was trained to turn on life support equipment, with the goal of eventually doing so on the Yokohama. Though able to complete the task, Farli did not understand the concept of going into space, until Ruth showed her how. Afterwards, she was able to follow Ruth's directions and successfully complete her task.
Personality and traits[]
Farli appeared to be fairly intelligent, as she had been easily trained in a variety of tasks, with the goal of helping Piemur and others. Like most Fire Lizards, however, she had trouble with more advanced concepts, as she did not understand the concept of traveling into space until shown.
Appearances[]
- Dragonflight (The People of Pern)
- Dragonquest (The People of Pern)
- Dragondrums
- The White Dragon
- The Renegades of Pern
- Dragon's Code
- All the Weyrs of Pern
- The Skies of Pern (mention)