F'lessan is a key character in [[Anne McCaffrey]]'s "[[Dragonriders of Pern]]" series. A Benden Weyr native, F'lessan was born as "Felessan", and is the son of the Benden Weyrleaders, [[F'lar]] and [[Lessa]]. Since Lessa nearly died giving birth to him, F'larhe has takenno extrafull caresiblings to(nor makeany sureknown Lessa,half-siblings). awomanThrough of slight build, does not get pregnant again. F'larLessa, F'lessan's father, is therelated amber-eyed,to dark-hairedLord son of F'lon (a former Benden Weyrleader and son of Weyrleader S'loner) and the weyrgirl Larna. Lessa is the last living direct descendantKale of Ruatha Hold, as the rest of her family was killed by the invader Fax. She is the daughter of Lord Kale.
When he was young, F'lessan befriended young Lord Jaxom, heir-apparentprior to Jaxom taking on his full duties at the Ruathan Holdship. AtIn anhis early ageteens, F'lessan Impressed a bronze, young Golanth, from a clutch of Ramoth and Mnementh, his parents' dragons. Over the Turns, F'lessan and Golanth (called "Golly") became one of the key young dragonpairs that helped to stop Thread from returning. F'lessan also fell in love with Tai, a young Monaco Bay rider of green Zaranth, in "The Skies of Pern". He has several illegitimate sons, including S'lon, a brown rider.
