The Third Pass took place during the Turns 508-558 AL. It was most notable for the Plague that infected the Dragons and the Fire-lizards in the last Turn of the Second Interval and continuing into the Third Pass.
Virtually the entire fighting force of Telgar Weyr was lost between in the first Turn.
The novel Dragonsblood takes place, in part, in the Third Pass.
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