(ls, GW/TwN) Mayrah and Mawna, aka Flotsam and Jetsam -- soulsisters who are elf and human, respectively -- join the Tribe without Name. ("In All But Blood," QUESTINGS #2 [GW bigzine] -- M. [Purdy] Dean) 

(Moon 20) The Stinker/Sky-Home Worshippers' use of unanticipated strategies, combined with their newfound numerical advantage, nearly leads to the defeat of the GW/TwN allied forces. (Era's End, unpublished GW novel -- R. Pruehs) The tide is turned by the arrival of elfin reinforcements, the use of guerrilla warfare and a few unorthodox battle practices. The Stinkers (and allies) are driven deeply into the Mist Marsh. 

(Fall) Mischa born to Shadow-Wise and Mikail. 

(WG) Stillmorn born to Coolbreath and Nalkor. (GW) Sunhawk born to Tinker and (presumably) Seahawk. 

Iys bonds with the fledgling Wishes; Evanda bonds with Rheyau. Tekka, Kel, and assorted relatives build the main rooms of what will be Trailingstar Household. Rahirah and the other elves later involved in the Household hang out there a good deal and helps in the building, but there is no formal household organization. 

Though Rahirah (and probably the other elves later involved in the Household) hangs out there a good deal and helps in the building, there is no formal organization. Rahirah's main work during this time is supervising the shaping of the New Hope eyries and helping the new and inexperienced hawkriders learn how to live with and care for their bondbirds. There are some minor interpersonal conflicts between Tower and Outsider elves. ("Once More, With Feeling" -- B. Cummings) 

Bugdance and Heartseeker decide that if Piet and Rahirah are ever going to end up in each others' arms someone is going to have to throw them there. They appoint themselves the throwers. Tanyel comes to New Hope to wait for the birth of his child and enters in on the plot. 

(Spring) Frodis born to Rahirah and Tanyel. Rahirah and Piet lovemate ("One Elf Shy" -- B. Cummings). With the birth of Frodis, Tekka convinces Rahirah that it would be a good idea for her to move out of her small room in the eyrie and into the house. Piet moves in shortly thereafter, soulbrothers in tow. (Untitled story in progress, B. Cummings) Tekka and Kel chosen as the human, and Rahirah and Piet chosen as the elven representatives to the Council of Elders. ("Unity of Heart, Part I -- For Better" -- B. Cummings) 

(Summer) Peysol and Seahawk visit Great Water Holt to discuss trade possibilities. While there, Peysol has a conversation with Halfmoon about Dove. ("A Cup of Cold Water" -- M. Dean) 

While Peysol is away, Leravie Recognizes a wandering Outsider, Starblade. On his return, Peysol is forced to Challenge the Outsider for Leravie. Leravie is tempted to become Starblade's lifemate, but eventually decides the life of a barbarian's mate is not for her. In the wake of several personal changes, she and Peysol lifemate and soulbond. (Projected story, "Nor the Contest to the Strong"-- V. Bowe and M. Dean) 

Rahirah plans to take Frodis to the Tower to show her to her family there, and resolves some lingering worries about her relationship to Piet. ("What Dreams May Come" -- B. Cummings) 

(Spring) Minath, Tekka's eldest daughter, marries. Nalkor and Rahirah begin the hawkback messenger service. 

(Summer) Kiriel and Frith return to Tower Mountain, being unable to face another summer full of spiders (Kiriel) and rampant allergies (Frith). 

Soon after New Hope gets actual beds, Peysol catches Trika making his and Leravie's. He convinces her that this is Not A Good Thing. ("The Bedmaking," Tales #27 -- M. Dean) 

(Moon 10) Death of Ariit in a hunting accident. 

(Moon 22) Trika is courted by Dubyk, Ariit's partner in the Torcs and himself a widower with a daughter and a son. They marry. 

Dusk, dissatisfied with the changes at Great Water & exceedingly restless, goes to visit her friends at New Hope, hoping a change of scene might help her settle down. She bonds with one of the new hawks, and asks permission to stay. She is adopted into Whistleleaf Household and begins hawkrider training. 

Pita born to Minath. 

Around this time the Council is formed and the earliest Households formally established. (Households have been sending representatives to meetings for some years, but the formal rules of selecting Elders and the Council's operation are hammered out at this time.) 

Trika begins whipping Greenwillow into shape. 

(Fall, TwN) Death of Stick IV, chief of the Tribe without Name, of injuries sustained in a hunting accident; Seahawk barely arrives in time to say goodbye. The elf promises his dying friend that he will "always look after the Tribe and have a care to its safety." He begins irregular, semiannual visits to the Tribe. Branch becomes Stick V. Birth of Barana, a daughter, to Mawna and Stick V. 

An illness strikes Dusk's hawk; Rahirah pulls it through but it's subject to balance problems thereafter. Despite reservations about a brand new cadet who can't glide riding an unstable hawk, Rahirah allows herself to be swayed by Dusk's pleading to let the bird live.

The Rovers first make contact with New Hope. Longshanks is unexpectedly reunited with his aunt, Tentmaker, and his nephew, Rain, who have been traveling with the Rovers. Longshanks and Shalamar Recognize. 

(Summer, ST) The Stinkers finally make their way out of the Mist Marsh again. They start looking for 1) trouble and 2) tribes to "impress into service" (aka the time-honored technique of smash, trample and absorb). 

During one of Voyager's visits, Nennali has a "flashback" and kills Temek, a young human. The resulting trial reveals much about Merek and Nennali's past. They are forbidden to set foot in New Hope proper, but the guesthouse on Voyager's Island is built for them. ("Port of Call") 

The incident gives Frodis nightmares for years afterwards. 

Also around this time, Mijo requests a berth on Voyager and is refused by Merek, who claims he doesn't need any landlubbers aboard his ship. 

(TwN) Birth of Sioko, a son, to Mawna and Stick V. 

Frodis and Mischa discover a treacherous path behind a spring-fed waterfall in the Crumbling Rocks and follow it to a small hidden cave that looks out over the bay. They dub it the Hideout and keep it a deep dark secret. Later in the year, Frodis's hypnosis Talent manifests, with Mischa as the lucky (?) victim. ("A Talent For Trouble", B. Cummings) 

Birth of Pearl to Calypso and Nightdancer). 

Trika named to the Council of Elders, where she serves until her death. 

(Moon 14) Snowflower grows curious about the circumstances of her conception. ("Heritage," Tales #15 -- R. Pruehs) 

Jauren arrives at New Hope in the company of Meiji. He becomes a sometime resident of Risingmist Household, though he eventually spends most of his time at the Tower. 

Later in the year, Kaethe goes to the Tower to Challenge Meiji over Ban. She loses the challenge and flies off into the wilderness, never to be seen again. 

Birth of Kit -- later Catspaw-- to Crystalmoth and Nightowl. 

During a patrol, Dusk falls from her hawk and miscarries. She and Fletcher have a falling out and break up for the first time. 

Rahirah learns a hard lesson in what it means to be the person in charge enforcing the rules instead of the cocky youngster intent on breaking them. Furious at herself for not insisting that Dusk dissolve the bond with Tailspin and choose another less dangerous hawk, she resolves to be less lenient in the future.

(ST) Vonya Sunwing, a 14-year-old human girl belonging to the Great Falls Sunwing tribe, is captured by the Stinkers while meditating for her Ceremony of Mastery as a shaman. 

(TwN) Death of Stick V, of disease; Mawna gives birth to a stillborn child. Their daughter Byrah becomes Stick VI and marries Matu, son of Leroni. 

Discovering that Shadowbourne is attracted to Piet, but refuses to say anything about it because she regards him as "off limits," Piet and Rahirah ask advice from Heartseeker and get a good deal more than they planned on... eventually leading up to the Great Rigged (sort of) Challenge Fight Secret Plot and Jamboree, and to Shadowbourne's inclusion in Piet and Rahirah's lovemating. 

(TwN) Mawna marries Rock III. 

Burkell born to Simka and Jemuth. 

Fletcher decides he can't live without Dusk and asks her to take him back. Thus begins their on-again-off-again lovemating. 

(Spring) During a message run to Great Water Holt, Rahirah discovers in a passing conversation with Faience that he is Tandeya's brother. Informed that he has living relatives in Tower Mountain, Faience decides to visit. 

(Summer) Faience goes to the Tower, stopping by New Hope on the way, where he meets Shadowbourne. 

(ST) A daughter, Chenka, is born to Sousa by his concubine Vonya. 

Silvercloud arrives in the wake of the storm along with his bondbird, Yelloweye.

Wolfstorm gets his latest massive and annoying crush, on Adaarah this time. 

Emerel moves to New Hope, joining Whistleleaf Household for hawkrider training. 

Calypso decides to dismantle the Cowrie and refit her to suit the differing sizes of all available potential crew members. He asks Peysol to help him design a ship that humans and elves could both work on comfortably. Meanwhile, Khepri and Crystalmoth, under Fletcher's direction, begin shaping a protected cove in the North Cliff walls to use as a drydock for the refitting. 

Mijo finishes his initial apprenticeship with Calypso. When Voyager arrives he again requests a berth. Merek, out of excuses and under pressure from both Lorelee and Nennali, gives in. From this point on, Mijo crews with either Voyager or Cowrie, depending on his own whims and the needs and desires of the respective captains. (And the writers!) 

The storm season is again a bad one; Adaarah perishes in a deathstorm, struck by a falling tree while saving a pair of human children. Wolfstorm and Silvercloud find her body while cleaning up after the storm; exhausted and on edge, their mental defenses are down and in their mutual shock they discover one another's soul names. Outraged and revolted, they try everything they can think of to rid themselves of the unwanted bond, but since they're both poor-to-average senders, and far too angry and embarrassed to ask advice from anyone else about it, they finally take to snapping at each other every time they meet and getting into pointless fights (in which Silvercloud usually beats the snot out of Wolfstorm.) 

(TwN) Birth of Peranne, a daughter (later Stick VII), to Stick VI and Matu. Birth of Mayrina, a daughter, to Mawna and Rock III. The birth is a difficult one and the midwives advise Mawna to make this her last child. Mawna, who by now has grandchildren to fuss over, agrees with only slight reluctance. 

Rael and Suraya, twins, born to Vallaree and Geibryl. 

Merissa moves Kaidyn to Risingmist once she's weaned. 

Marriage of Donn and Nella. 

Nella suffers the first of several miscarriages. 

After suffering constant and incessant teasing from Burkell, Zigan hauls off and hits him, breaking his jaw and removing several teeth. After much discussion, Calypso takes Zigan to Bilge, who agrees to apprentice the young human. 

 Faience returns to the use of his Hidden Valley name, Faih, and asks Shadowbourne to lifemate with him and live in Great Water Holt. She accepts. Fond farewells are exchanged and Trailingstar holds them a nice big going-away party. Piet and Rahirah first become aware of Snowflower's peculiar conviction that their relationship is platonic, but shrug it off. 

Terren is seduced by Kachina of Whistleleaf shortly after her coming of age. It is not a happy experience for Terren. Zigan and Pearl formalize their lovemating. Calypso agrees on the condition that on Festival nights, when they leave the fires it's not together, and preferably with someone of their own race. In this manner, he hopes their interests will turn to more 'compatable' mates. 

(TwN) Tawno mates with Lera of the Bird Clan. 

(Moon 22) Seahawk arrives at the TwN settlement for his semiannual visit and only narrowly manages to avoid capture. After a quick trip to Great Water Holt to warn the elves that the Stinkers are in the area, he goes searching for his friends. (Moon 24) Seahawk locates the survivors of the TwN and talks them into accompanying him back to New Hope. After he gets the group started in the right direction, he heads back to New Hope posthaste to give the community (Greenwillow Household in particular) fair warning that he's about to drop an entire tribe of humans on them. (aka "Peysol, they are about to follow me home -- may I keep them?" Peysol's reply: "Ask Trika!" Trika's reaction: "You what?!") He then returns to lead the group, which is making extremely slow progress north due to injuries and inclement weather. 

Frodis visits her father in the Tower (not for the first time) and makes a great impression on Sascha. (She, on the other hand, mistakes him for Dalesian...) 

(Moon 7) Arrival of the Tribe without Name at New Hope. Trika begins reorganizing Greenwillow to accommodate the new arrivals. Trika befriends Barac Stick, and by the end of the year, the two of them have made the decision to marry. (Moon 11) Rahirah finds Sherron Firewing on the backside of the eyries. Sherron meets Kaidyn of Risingmist, promptly falls in love with her and enlists several members of Greenwillow to help him not only win her but win over Kaidyn's guardian Merissa. 

(Moon 18) Arista Fire marries Trika's third son, Terren (Trika officiates) and immediately gets pregnant. 

(Moon 21) Arrival of the Stinkers in the New Hope area. Their Chief Hunter, Anjo, dies and is replaced by Mevin. The hunters shoot down a hawk and get Nalkor as a bonus. Vonya drugs him to make his death a little easier, but he escapes. After Nalkor is "found" by Raventongue and healed by Snowflower (untitled fragment -- R. Pruehs), he informs New Hope of a captive living with the Stinkers who wears a necklace similar to Sherron's tattoo. Vonya is rescued and moves into Springreach Household. 

Arrival of the Stinkers causes Feather to go completely berserk. Trika, against all advice and her own better judgment, goes after the elf. (Projected story, untitled -- R. Pruehs) 

Vonya Sunwing, Piet, and Bone of the Tribe without Name claim Gull Island as a shamanists' training ground and retreat. Vonya completes her Ceremony of Mastery, with Sherron's aid. 

(Moon 23) Vonya recruits Kaidyn as her apprentice. With Kaidyn's approval, Sherron acts as "stud" so Vonya can attempt to bear a full-blooded Wing Tribes child. 

Sascha visits New Hope; he and Frodis lovemate. Sascha confides to her that he intends for them to be lifemate. Frodis is mildly freaked by this, but decides to humor him. **He's crazy, but he has cute freckles.** 

(Moon 7) The Stinkers attack a small group of gatherers, killing Fairen of Foxlair, severely injuring Tawno Rock and capturing Arista Fire. Snowflower sees the attack, alerts New Hope and goes in pursuit, marking the trail. A rescue party (including Sherron, Vonya and Terren) rescue Arista. Muryani of Greenwillow, Trika's granddaughter, is assigned to nurse Tawno. They become friends. (Moon 8) Festival of Love. Arista gives birth to a girl. Sherron is adopted by New Hope (Greenwillow). Somewhere in here Vonya marries Leaf III ("Dance Across the Sky and Double-berry Pie," Tales #24 & #25 -- V. Bowe) 

True to their promise to Calypso, Ziganand Pearl leave the Festival with one of their own race. In Zigan's case it was Tawnee Axe who -- sick of being teased by other girls her age for her lack of interest in men thus far-- propositions Zigan because he's 'safe'. She gets pregnant. 

(Moon 11) Once Tawnee figures it out, she tells Pearl and Zigan, and the three start making plans. Pearl drops the hint to Calypso that she and Zigan would like to get married. 

(Moon 12) Calypso calls a Household meeting, inviting Axe and Stick VI as one of their people is also concerned, to decide if the children should be allowed to petition the Council for permission to marry. They agree that the arguments are well thought-out and should be heard. 

(Moon 14) A meeting of the Council of Elders is called to hear their petition. Bilge, and Calypso announce that they will not sit in judgement since they are so closely involved. They remove their Robes and sit among the petitioners. 

(Moon 15) Bilge officiates at Zigan and Pearl's wedding.)

(Moon 18) Vonya gives birth to a male child. 

(Moon 2) Tawnee Axe gives birth to a son, Maarli, who is adopted by Pearl and raised by the three of them. When the child is weaned Tawnee takes a less active role in his upbringing until he starts called Pearl 'mother' and Tawnee 'Aunt'. (Moon 16) Sherron proposes; Kaidyn, with Merissa's approval, accepts; the wedding is set for one moon hence. Peysol puts the finishing touches on the wedding clothes, then volunteers as Sherron's benthe (best man). Sherron and Kaidyn ask Leravie to be m'rentelle (officiating Elder). 

(Moon 17) Marriage of Kaidyn and Sherron. Sherron moves to Risingmist Household. 

(Fall) Twins born to Arista Fire and Terren of Greenwillow. 

Piper born to Nightowl and Crystalmoth of Sea Runner. 

Fourth child born to Arista Fire and Terren. A daughter, Tulera, born to Muryani and Tawno Rock 

An orphaned, low-caste Mraal baby named Hejong is adopted by Donn and Nella. 

Wander Wind, Tarl and Crimson arrive at New Hope from Great Water Holt. 

Kaidyn miscarries again. 

Fifth child born to Arista Fire and Terren. 

Birth of Eden to Muryani and Tawno Rock. 

As an experiment, Frodis and Sascha decide to spend the whole year together, half in the Tower and half in New Hope. Frodis attempts the luxury life in the Tower with less than success; Sascha makes an attempt at "roughing it" in New Hope.  Both abandon the attempts WAY ahead of schedule... (Possible story "It's A Nice Place To Visit, But..." B. Cummings) 

Tanyel and Rahirah enlist Dove's help to have a second child, this one to be raised by Tanyel in the Tower when it is old enough. 

Crimson gains a soul name and learns the truth of his father's past from Wander Wind. THE CUP 

Rahirah feels guilty since she was able to do nothing to save Shahn, and has the irrational feeling that she's somehow being punished for the effrontery of having her second child via a healer's assist instead of waiting for nature to take its course. ("Unity of Heart, Part II -- For Worse") 

A strange, apparently deranged elf is found washed up in the surf in the aftermath of the sea-creature's attack. Wander Wind recognizes the elf as Tresses, chieftess of a sea-going elf tribe called the Kindred. Later, several strange vessels sail into the bay; they are Kindred ships and they have come looking for Tresses. 

Ilayo lovemates with Mischa. Ilayo is taken on as an apprentice at Greenwillow, mainly for textile arts but for other things too (gardening, archery, mediating skills, cooking, herbalism, etc. ;) 

Doreel decides he must return to the Tower, but takes Catspaw along as an apprentice. They return by supply train. 

Tesho Stick decides to apprentice with Calypso and joins Sea Runner Household. Flotsam, thinking that the hard work and change of scene may help her shake off the lingering melancholy caused by Mawna's death, elects to come with him. Piper falls head-over-heels in crush with Flotsam. He confides this to his friends Maarli and Tesho Stick. Tesho, though sworn to secrecy, feels this would be just what 'Auntie Mayrah' needs, and proceeds to try to set them up. Maarli also thinks it's a good idea, and tries to help. Each of the humans will pass the challenge of getting the pair together along to their children and grandchildren. 

Arista Fire named to the Council of Elders. Terren is asked at the same time but refuses, preferring to concentrate on his work. 

Vanjir decides to visit New Hope. He meets Eden, a human girl. The attraction is mutual. Against everyone's advice, Vanjir makes Eden his mate, bringing up the precedent of Pearl and Zigan (and blithely ignoring cautionary tales of several cross-species liasons which ended less happily.) Nalkor recruits Vanjir for a New Hope hawkrider, to be trained at New Hope and the Tower. 

Cuendee arrives for Autumn Festival with an escort of Shigyeveth. She elects to stay at New Hope for a few years, moving into Foxlair Household along with four young Shigyeveth: a junior Star Priestess, Ngeryashin; two "bodyguards," Khriravrovrish and Rhagyemrochev, and a Daughter of the Mare (horse priestess), Shepyivrutyem. 

(Moon 5/6) A delegation from New Hope, including Peysol and Leravie, visits the Tower to negotiate new trade agreements. 

(Spring) The Stinkers' leaders ponder upon the awesome power of the spirits and how to circumvent it. Hearing rumors of a tribe far to the west with great magic and the ability to bind spirits to their will, they send a small band of warriors to search for this vital knowledge. The search party eventually tracks down the location of the Redrock Valley, and captures a Mraal herdsman who admits that yes, spirits live in the Holy Mountain and grant great bakhan to their followers.

(Fall) Aluli Jetsam, Neenah Fire, and Jiko go on an exploring trip along the coastline to the north of New Hope. They discover a hitherto unknown island which is home to a superabundance of albino animals, and two wandering elves, Shelee and Hushleaf. They bring the wanderers back to New Hope. (Projected story, "Three Girls in a Boat" -- D. Beaver / M. Dean) 

(Summer) The Legion of Imbeciles snitches the 'talisman' to raid New Hope. The raid is unsuccessful, the talisman is lost, and Jeorg is killed. Piet finds Lehni wandering around disconsolate after the battle, and brings him back to Trailingstar. A long wrangle ensues in Council over the tribe's policy towards the Stinkers. A significant fraction of the elders propose the idea that the tribe's been going about things all wrong: periodically fighting or scaring the Stinkers and hoping they'll go away is simply not working. A long-term plan which involves slowly undermining the Stinkers' beliefs in demons is proposed instead, over the bitter objections of the "The only good Stinker is a dead Stinker" faction. After much debate, the Council agrees to try the new plan, but doesn't go so far as to forbid people from continuing with the old one. Proponents of the new idea complain that this will cripple their efforts, but go with that concessions they were able to get.

Moki of Servan's Enclave enters hawkrider training at New Hope. He has some serious, and occasionally dangerous, problems, mostly because the training involves being separated from his twin brother Onay for significant periods of time for the first time. These are eventually resolved by including Onay in much of the training; after that, Moki excels and progresses rapidly. 

Stenos is given the opportunity to go to Tower Mountain and become Nez's apprentice in music. He takes it. (Story, K.R. Coleman)

Birth of Wasp and Twilight (henceforward known as "the twins") to Dove and Seahawk and Feather and Raventongue, respectively. Vanjir catches Emerel in dereliction of duty and has him booted out of the hawkriders, blackens his eye and humiliates him in front of Nineki. This is the beginning of Vanjir and Emerel's feud. About this same time, Nineki resolves to go to Tower Mountain to seek training in her rockshaping Talent. She hitches a ride with Tanyel, telling only Terren the Three-Word Wonder where she is going. Peysol has a cow. Deprived of his hawk, Emerel follows Nineki to the Tower. 

Rahirah and Jand make some deductions about the general area where Doleera's new base has to be, and set out to find it. 

Nalkor decides to turn the Flight Leader's position over to Vanjir ahead of schedule, on the theory that Doleera does not know Vanjir's "style" and won't be able to predict his actions readily.   Vanjir must finally decide whether or not he can throw in his lot with New Hope for good.  Vanjir abandons a good deal of his distillery hobby at this point.

A number of Tower elves level the accusation that the attack is New Hope's fault, because they should have known what Doleera was capable of, and "done something" about her when they had her in their custody.  A period of somewhat frosty intertribal relations ensues. The Council decides to send scouts out to keep a closer eye on Hidden Valley movements.

(Winter) Steelspun, who refuses to come into the settlement but continues to hang around on the fringes, is caught in a blizzard and rescued by Rahirah and Piet; they convince him to stay in Trailingstar until the bad weather lets up. Steelspun stays the winter, gradually coming to realize that he has been craving elven company all his life. [Story, "Door Into Hope" E. Pedee & B. Cummings] 

Beyla has a summer romance with Rahirah and Piet, and Snowflower's Peculiar Delusion is put to the test. [Story-in-progress, untitled, B. Cummings & C. Haywood] 

Second attack on New Hope by Hidden Valley. Beliel's daughter Mink, anticipating disaster, prepares for a quick departure with as many of her relatives and Beliel's followers as she can convince to go with her, in case Beliel's attack goes awry.

Crystalmoth is killed during the battle. Nightowl, feeling his death, goes on a rampage to avenge him and is killed herself. Piper is with Flotsam when he learns of their deaths and turns to her for comfort. They -- finally-- manage to get together, to the great relief of two human families. Piper holds off on the funeral, having his parents wrapped in Preserver coccoons, until Catspaw can make it to New Hope. 

Starling nearly killed by Beliel; Doleera, witnessing this, attacks Beliel herself. Their battle leaves Doleera severely wounded and Beliel mortally wounded and self-entombed. 

Red Blade and Mink escape and return to the Hidden Valley on a stolen hawk. Mink, certain that the Tower and New Hope will counterattack and destroy the Hidden Valley in its weakened state, makes good on her escape plan and leaves. Afterglow, Lilac, Browneyes, Foxtail, Heron, and a number of other relatives and former Beliel loyalists go with her. They head for the hills and become a band of nomadic raiders, preying on all the settlements alike. Mink forms a long-term plan of vengeance against New Hope for the supposed death of her father. Her sister Trinket heads for New Hope instead. In the aftermath of the battle, Snowflower Recognizes Lyeth, a Hidden Valley shapeshifter under orders to release (and spirit away) Beliel. Lyeth runs like a scared rabbit; Snowflower, following him to find out what he is up to and to settle the Recognition, stumbles onto the Beliel release plot. The plotters, perforce, knock her on the head and bring her along. 

Messengers arrive from Taiakaar inviting representatives to a peace conference between New Hope and Hidden Valley. The invitations accepted; conference scheduled to begin in midsummer. 

(Summer) Peace Conference at Taiakaar. Peysol heads the New Hope delegation; other members TBD. (Wasp will come along as Peysol's aide.) Reunion of Peysol and Leravie with Dove and her lifemates. Peysol and Leravie request Dove's help in conceiving a child. She joyfully agrees. 

Dove, Raventongue, Feather, Seahawk and Snowflower return to New Hope. 

(Fall) Trinket finally arrives at New Hope, exhausted, and demands to see "Lord Meiron's son" to tell him of a dreadful danger her sister is preparing. Initially taken to see Mikail, Trinket throws a hissy fit. Since she can't give any definite description of what Mink's dreadful plan is, (and let's face it, this is Trinket) her warnings are not taken very seriously. Trinket establishes herself in Trailingstar Household to 'protect' Piet (and incidentally convince him that they are destined lifemates.) (Projected story, G. Breshears) 

(Fall) Nineki convinces Emerel to take charge of the New Hope Choral Society in time for the Autumn Festival. 

Combination of colder weather, late hours, and general stress -- plus the fact that he wasn't really fully recovered from the last time -- lead Peysol to succumb to another bout of pneumonia. Leravie, Arteuran, and the various Taiakaari physicians manage to pull him through. In the aftermath of this illness, Peysol and Arteuran become soulbrothers. Peysol returns to New Hope under "doctor's orders," along with Leravie and a pair of high level Taiakaari monks. (later in the year) Other delegates come home for the winter. New Hope and Taiakaar initiate (or resume) trade. Trade also initiated between New Hope and Hidden Valley.  Several Hidden Valley elves move to New Hope, either for personal reasons or because of the peace settlements.

Tiko Fire's husband dies of pneumonia. 

Rahirah tries with variable success to resume her old life and duties in the eyrie--Silvercloud wants out, she wants back in, but despite improvements, Rahirah is still easily angered and frustrated, and finds it difficult to concentrate. She alternates between depression at her slow progress and frenzied attempts to "do better." She does improve gradually, but it is an exhausting period for everyone involved.

Frodis, torn by her own guilt over her involvement in the prank which resulted in Geibryl's death and her anger at the Hidden Valley in general, finds it very hard to deal with the changes in her mother and the two drift apart. 

Rahirah resigns from the Council when it becomes obvious she's not capable of discharging her duties as an elder.

Birth of Deahjia to Leravie and Peysol. 

Startide Household established by Nineki, Emerel, Frodis, Catsclaw and Tiko Fire.

Desertbloom comes to New Hope with her daughter Dream to "make her fortune" (and perhaps also to see Peysol).  Longshanks is attracted to her, and various people who think that it's A) time Longshanks had a full-time lovemate, and B) a good idea to steer Desertbloom out of Leravie's way, contrive to throw the two of them together. (Story, "You Just May Be The One", R. Pruehs)

Lodestar starts spending a good deal of time at Springreach Household. Over the course of time various Springreach residents and other interested parties begin to suspect what is in fact true: that the young healer is in love with Vallaree, though he refuses even to speak to her about his feelings, knowing all too well what she went through in the Hidden Valley. Vallaree, for her part, comes to regard him as a friend. TBD when she finally tumbles to the true state of affairs, and what they do about it. 

Wildrider (Yalon) born to Catsclaw.  He is given the child name of "Blink."  (Catsclaw said that "all she had to do was blink and he was gone.") 

Midnight is finally convinced to give up the search for his missing daughter, but he does not give up hope.

Twilight becomes Doleera's soulsister during Doleera's healing.

Sylvan born to Nineki.

Blink, now Pacer, meets his older sister Jeimi for the first time, when she visits New Hope with her lifemate, Cort.

Pacer/Yalon accidentally blacksends someone, and is packed off to the Tower to learn to control his rapidly strengthing sending-and sending-related powers, to prevent any further accidents.

(spring to early summer) Shadowfix literally breezes into New Hope and smashes his glider on the Eyrie Cliffs. Steelspun is the first one to find him and offers to help him repair the glider, but since there aren't a lot of trees in the area, the process will take a while. Their personalities clash, but they form a strong friendship which deepens with time. 

The killing sets off a firestorm of debate in New Hope as to the morality of her actions. Rahirah is tried for murder by the Council and eventually sentenced to having her gliding talent blocked, and being forbidden to carry weapons, for several eights of years. A number of people are estranged from Rahirah after this. Piet's decision to stay with her drives a wedge between him and Snowflower, who blames Rahirah for the problem she's having with her magical talent after her failure to stop Rahirah from killing Luquentis. 

Steelspun is unable to recover fully, and his lifemate, Shadowfix, decides to take him away from the bad memories associated with New Hope in the hopes that this will aid his recovery. They leave with the Caravan elves. 

Fletcher realizes how close he came to losing Dusk entirely, and finally commits to their relationship, in spite of their differences. 

Rose Startide dies.  Wildrider takes over as head cook of Startide.

Wildrider and Anja become lovers (very briefly, but very passionately).

Pearl-ash (formerly of the Plains Hunters) arrives at New Hope with her son Sunfoal.  She settles in Startide.

Ceyte visits New Hope and recognizes Bugdance. (Story in progess, "A Loaf of Bread, A Jug of Wine...", R. Pruehs)

As a result of the adventure, Jand's spirit (and possibly Twillor's) are restored to bodies. (Results TBD.)