T'kul

T'kul was Oldtimer Weyrleader of High Reaches Weyr during the Eighth Pass and into the beginning of the Eighth Interval. He eventually came forward four hundred Turns to the Ninth Pass. His dragon was bronze Salth.

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When Lessa came back in Time from the Ninth Pass and requested help, T'kul, his weyr, and four other weyrs, traveled four hundred Turns into their future to assist in the fight against Thread. Though the group was originally united in this task, cultural differences arose regarding the status of the Crafts and Holds. T'kul was among the group who believed that the Crafts and Holds should be subservient to the Weyrs. Over time, public opinion of him fell. He and the rest of the riders from the Eighth Pass came to be known as the Oldtimers.

Over time, T'kul became lax in his duties, failing to attend meetings and failing to ensure that Threadfalls were properly flown. During one premature threadfall, T’kul saw fit not to inform the other Weyrleaders of the unscheduled Fall in Tillek Hold. Though plans were made to address the matter, T'ron, Weyrleader of Fort Weyr, decided to engage F'lar in a duel 'for the future of Pern'. Upon F'lar's victory, T’ron, and any other Oldtimer who would not acknowledge that F'lar was to be the overall weyrleader, was banished to the Southern Continent. Before he left High Reaches, T'kul forced everyone out within an hour and claimed that he would attack anyone who challenged him. It was later discovered that he had intentionally fouled High Reaches Weyr's water source.

T'kul remained at Southern Weyr for many years, where he initially became wingsecond, while T'ron (also called T'ton) served as Weyrleader and Mardra served as weyrwoman. Southern Weyr began to suffer. The aging queen dragons and the lack of greens meant that there were not enough mating flights to soothe the mating urges of the male dragons.

At one point, some of the Southerners stole Ramoth's queen egg from Benden Weyr. It was later discovered that both T'kul and B'zon had been involved. Unfortunately for them, Jaxom and Ruth secretly found the egg and returned it to the Benden Hatching Grounds.

After returning to the Northern Continent, T'kul attempted to have his dragon, Salth, fly the new Ista Weyr queen Caylith, during a mating flight meant to determine the replacement weyrleader for D'ram, who had stepped down. Salth's age, combined with the exertion of the flight, caused the bronze's heart to burst, killing him. Maddened by grief, T'kul attempted to murder F'lar; but, the Benden Weyrleader was ultimately stronger and T'kul was killed. The sheer stress of the situation caused Masterharper Robinton to suffer a heart attack; but, fortunately, he was forced to stay awake and alive by dragons talking to him continuously. It is said by D'ram in The Renegades of Pern that F'lar «… mourns T'kul as all dragonriders do.».

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