Ruatha Hold

Hold on Pern where Jaxom was born. Ruled by Lytol until Jaxom is of age.

Red Star

The Red Star is Pern's sister planet and from where the Thread comes. The atmosphere will kill human and dragon life forms if they try to invade the planet.

Pern

Pern is the planet where the story takes place. It is the third star of Rukbat's five planets and has two natural satellites.

Dawn Sisters

Also called the Day Sisters, they are a trio of stars but are later discovered to be man-made objects hovering in the sky.

Firestone

Firestone is the phosphorous rock that the dragons eat to create the phosphoric gas which ignites when it makes contact with the air. This is how the dragons fight off the thread.

Between

The between is a space of nothingness between here and there. Dragons and their riders can travel...