Post by Aphelyon on Jan 2, 2017 20:27:01 GMT -5
Above the Clouds....
....floats a lush emerald isle, its deep forests and green open meadows filled with plants and animals of the oddest sort, but all overshadowed by the single, narrow, white-capped mountain that dominates the center of the island. Aerul Spire. Hundreds of caves and tunnels burrow deep into its gray flanks, and countless primitive structures perch on its precipices. This is the home of dragons.
Once, dragons lived in the land below, but the other races grew fearful of them and their natural power and began to kill them. This led to a long and bloody war, as the other races- humans, in particular- reduced dragons in their lore to little more than beasts, to justify going into their nests to kill them and break their eggs. Dragonkind was all but exterminated. Finally, some of the last dragons gathered on the peak of a high mountain that would take humans days of dangerous climbing to reach. Deep within its caves, they formed a plan, and called together the rest of their kind. As a species they wielded their combined magical power and raised the mountain from the ground, vanishing into the clouds forever more.
It has been more than 1,000 years since then, and even the longest-lived dragon cannot remember the day the spell was cast. For over 1,000 years the dragons have lived separated from the rest of the world, as the distance from the ground to the isle is farther than even the strongest dragon could fly. For over 1,000 years the dragons have prospered on their island, building their own society and living in peace. But peace cannot last forever. As the population grows and the island becomes crowded, resources- which were so abundant when the population was small- are becoming a concern. Meanwhile, the fifth dragon queen grows old and sick, and with no offspring of her own, a potentially-violent struggle for power seems not only likely, but inevitable.
It is into this world that you are born, one of five species of dragon who live on the Aerul Spire above the Clouds. Who will you be? A peasant hunter or shepherd, providing meat for those above you in rank? A guardian, protecting the nobles and secrets of the Spire? Or a lord, vying for your own power as the queen's wanes? Come, hatchling. Your fate is your own to decide.
About Dragons
As mentioned before, dragons have built their own society, are able to use magic, and consist of five different species or breeds. This section will briefly explain all of those aspects (and I may later make a guide that is more in-depth).
First, the species. Dragons are divided into a caste system where different species, depending on power and rarity, have different roles in their society. In order of importance from highest to lowest, the breeds are Seraph, Wyrm, Drake, Hydra, and Wyvern.
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