The dragons trusted her as a wise and kind leader and agreed to abide by whatever she decided. The fighting between the dragons ceased when Aditi, Queen of the Sunfire Elves, stepped in to broker peace and to decide the next ruler for them instead. Avizandum led his supporters in hunting the cultists down, leaving Kim'dael the sole survivor. It was during this time period that Avizandum, an Archdragon of the Sky, rose to power and learned about the existence of the Order of the Blood Moon, a cult of Moonshadow Elves in the Moonshadow Forest who extended their lives and enhanced their magic by drinking the blood of still-living beings. As she lacked a suitable heir, the Archdragons of Xadia fought bitterly to become her successor. Roughly 300 years before the birth of Azymondias, Luna Tenebris died under mysterious circumstances. In Xadia, this day became known as the " Judgement of the Half-Moon". But after some convincing by a lone elf, she decided to spare humanity and instead banish them to the western parts of Xadia before splitting the continent in half. At first, she agreed with the elves that all humans should be annihilated. įollowing these events, 1000 years before the birth of Azymondias, Sol Regem was succeeded by Luna Tenebris, an Archdragon of the Moon. The dragon managed to fly into and submerge himself in a body of water to extinguish the flames, and carried out the destruction of Elarion regardless of the efforts to stop him. Ziard attempted to stop Sol Regem and managed to scar and permanently blind the Archdragon with a dark fireball to his face, though Ziard himself was incinerated. When Ziard refused, however, Sol Regem declared that the city of Elarion would be burned as a punishment. Sol Regem, the reigning King of the Dragons at the time, discovered this destructive development and demanded to surrender the practice of dark magic in its entirety. This power was used to help the dying city of Elarion to flourish. Traditionally, one of the greatest of the Archdragons is chosen to be granted the title of King or Queen of the Dragons, with Sol Regem, an Archdragon of the Sun, becoming the first known king 1200 years before the birth of Azymondias.Īt some point in history, the human mage Ziard discovered the benefits of dark magic, a power gifted to him by an unrevealed benefactor, which used the essence contained within magical creatures to cast spells. The Archdragons tirelessly worked together in maintaining peace across the vast continent.
History ĭragons have ruled the magical lands of Xadia alongside elves for thousands of years, and the latter revere them for their magic and power. Some Archdragons are capable of sensing dark magic in humans, but whether this is due to their heightened senses or another reason is currently unknown. Because of this, Archdragons are seen as the physical embodiments of the Primal Sources themselves. Like Archmages, Archdragons are masters of their arcanum and have the deepest possible connection to them, as opposed to regular dragons. Several Archdragons of one Primal Source may exist at the same time, with no limit to their respective kind, though they are extremely rare. The most powerful and intelligent of the dragons are called Archdragons, which are many times larger than ordinary dragons with a lifespan of centuries. They are also capable of learning human and elven speech upon reaching the age of 75. The language of the dragons is known as Ancient Draconic.
Some dragons are solitary, while others like to live in groups.
Dragons have been implied to not die of old age, or that it would at least be described as "an old age on an astronomical scale that humans could not fathom".
Lifespan ĭragons live for 500 years on average, while some Storm Dragons and Archdragons such as Sol Regem or Luna Tenebris have lived for over a millennium. For example, Storm Dragons are known to reproduce only once every 1000 years and their eggs can only hatch inside the eye of a storm. How often dragons reproduce varies between each elemental type and nature of a dragon. The dragons of Xadia are oviparous, meaning that they lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. Hatchlings, or dragonlings, such as Azymondias, appear to be slightly larger than Glow Toads and, like most animal offspring, feature a head and limbs that are proportionally too big compared to the rest of their body. Most types of adult dragons appear as massive, scaled reptiles with horns, two to four legs, bat-like wings, razor-sharp teeth, slit-shaped pupils, and clawed feet.
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