The Phoenix Wing is responsible for diplomatic relations, general weyr maintenance and upkeep, personnel, as well as coordinating the activities involved in clutches, candidacy and Hatchings. This wing also oversees and organizes the ground activities in an emergency.
Senior Weyrwoman: Neyuni - Gold Zuhth
Weyrleader: R'oc - Bronze Nasheth
Weyrsecond: M'lo - Brown Irelanth
Name Origin: Named for the ancient mythological bird that represented death and rebirth, rising from the ashes and thereby perpetuating life, Phoenix Wing is the queen's wing and administration wing, continuing the life and cycles of Fort. Formerly this wing was known as Amethyst Wing.
Wing Badge:
Fort Weyr's diamond-shaped badge is a black fort on a brown background, with a flame symbol set just above the battlements of the fort.
Function:
Phoenix Wing, being the queen's and administration Wing, has a slightly different format than the other wings. Generally Phoenix's duties consist of maintaining life at home. They oversee weyr maintenance and upkeep, as well as assigning personnel and making sure they are made comfortable. Additionally, finance and wing rosters are handled by the wing, including sending wingriders of the other wings where they're needed, negotiating trade, handling transfer requests and fundamentally making sure everything ticks. Clutches, candidacy and hatchings are also the duty of Phoenix wingriders. Another duty that is a throw-back to Thread days is that Phoenix Wing coordinates activities on the ground in a time of emergency. Male riders in Phoenix Wing are also required to back up any and all other wings in times of diminished manpower and/or sickleave/maternity leave.
Training:
Typically at least one member of the wing is on the hatching sands, so formation flying is not usually practiced. However, formation betweening is a skill the Senior Weyrwoman requires of Phoenix, as one of Phoenix's duties is diplomacy. The sight of all of Fort Weyr's queens and leading bronzes appearing above a place at the same instant and in formation can help negotiations along. Obviously queens on the sands are exempt from betweening practice, but their riders are requested to attend the meeting if their dragon will allow them off the Sands. The Senior Weyrwoman is the Wingleader of Phoenix, shared with the Weyrleader and generally the oldest Junior is Wingsecond. Drills that do not include the queens and leadership dragons are etiquette practice such as meals and conversation. Knowing all the weyrs of Pern, their weyrwomen and weyrleaders is essential, as well as knowing each Weyr's imports, exports, and other useful information. Computer skills are a necessary skill to learn for the maintenance of records, as is transcription, mediation and to a certain extent, accounting. Maleriders are also required to participate semi-regularly in training with the other wings, to at least be familiar with their practices and methodology.
Injuries:
Although rare for the administration to receive injury, some examples of possible injuries associated with the wing are: back lacerations from catching dragons (rare), wing strains, possibly muscle strain from precision formation flying and if a male dragon, any of the associate injuries of the wings that they support and sometimes cover for.
Notes:
Phoenix Wing meets first thing every morning in the weyrleader's complex to discuss the day's duties. Generally the meeting begins with formation betweening practice to get alert, and then the riders share breakfast in the Living Caverns. They tend to happen as and when necessary, or when there is an RP demand.
