Jaxom
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Jaxom is both a dragonrider and a Lord Holder in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. He was declared the Lord of Ruatha Hold upon his mother's deathbed, and was raised by the ex-dragonrider Lytol. Jaxom caused controversy among the leaders of Pern by Impressing the white dragon, Ruth, when he was eleven years old. Later, he became a hero by saving a queen egg of Ramoth's, the Benden queen dragon, from the rebellious Oldtimers in their attempt to repopulate their Weyr (The White Dragon). He was also one of the central forces of the movement to banish Thread from Pern forever (All the Weyrs of Pern).
[edit] Birth and young years
Jaxon was born approximately a year before the start of the Ninth Pass of the Red Star (Pern), whilst F'lar and F'nor led the search for candidates for the last Queen egg from Nemorth's final clutch. His mother, Lady Gemma, the wife of Fax died giving birth to him.
Fax initially agreed to acknowledge Jaxon as the new Lord of Ruatha Hold on the basis on the Hold being unable to adequately provide for its Lord, but threatened to renege on that promise and attacked F'lar. F'lar killed Fax in that duel, leaving Jaxom an orphan.
Without a mother, Jaxon required someone to provide him with milk, and Deelan, the mother of Dorse, acted in that role for him. Ruatha was left in the hands of Lytol, a former dragonrider and weaver, who acted as mentor and guardian to Jaxom throughout his younger years.
[edit] Discoveries and Impression
On a visit to Benden Weyr, Jaxom and his friend Felessan (F'lar and Lessa's son) took the chance to spy upon a clutch of Ramoth's eggs. Concerned about the smallest of the eggs, Jaxom handled it, and it is possible that this may have affected future events. On their way back, exploring the back tunnels of the Weyr, the two boys discovered a previously unknown room, with diagrams from ancient times and a microscope.
When Jaxom returned to the Weyr at a later date for the Hatching, the white egg failed to hatch properly, and he assisted Ruth's escape from the egg membrane, forming Impression.
- Parents: Fax of High Reaches and Lady Gemma of Ruatha and Crom Holds
- Guardian: Lytol, Lord Warder of Ruatha and former dragonrider
- Spouse: Sharra, sister of Lord Toric of Southern Hold and Mastersmith Hamian
- Children: Jarroll, Shawan
- Friends: F'lessan, Menolly, Piemur, Jancis, F'lar, Lessa, F'nor, N'ton, Jayge, Aramina
