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Wansor was a Master Smith during the Ninth Pass. He was responsible for a number of discoveries involving astronomy, and later became part of developing Starcraft.
Biography[]
As MasterSmith Fandarel's glass craftsman, Wansor worked with both Fandarel and Craftmaster Terry on creating the distance-viewer, a primitive telescope, which was based on ancient devices found in abandoned rooms at Benden Weyr. This device was used to study the Red Star, in an attempt to find valid coordinates for a dragonrider-led expedition. Though it soon became apparent that a journey to the Red Star was extremely hazardous, the study did allow Wansor to make several discoveries. Wansor was able to detect the presence of several other planets in their solar system, which he theorized to be responsible for a recent shift in thread patterns, due to an ongoing convergence. Wansor was also able to develop a set of equations that could be used to calculate the time and location of a future threadfall.
Wansor was among a group that first realized that the Dawn Sisters were not actually stars, but spacecraft. He was excited to learn via AIVAS about the telescopes and thick manuals that had been stored in the Catherine Caves before the Second Crossing. One of the telescopes was later placed in Robinton's observatory at Cove Hold.
Wansor taught classes at the School in Landing. By the time of The Skies of Pern, he was blind, but had an excellent memory of the stars and planets. He trained several apprentices, including both Tai and Erragon, who later became a master in his own right. After the events of the Fireball Flood, Wansor proposed the formation of a Skywatch, led by dragonriders, which would help monitor future impact risks. He also suggested the construction of several more observatories, including one on the Far Western Continent.
Personality and traits[]
Wansor was a skilled Smith who rose to the rank of Master, and later became one of the Ninth Pass's most knowledgeable astronomers. Before his blindness, Wansor had been very nearsighted, which might explain why, despite his blindness, he had an uncanny ability to locate other people in the room, sometimes calling their name as they came near.
In his later years, he still taught a variety of apprentices. He could be blunt and tactless, though it was never intentional.