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<blockquote data-quote="scout989" data-source="post: 2666960" data-attributes="member: 29535"><p>A world wrecked by war and destruction. Fire, brimstone and ash; forests, </p><p>rivers, jungles, swamps... No more. Death and destruction rules this world.</p><p></p><p>The war bewteen the good and the evil dragons had raged for aeons withot </p><p>resolve. When one victory was achieved on one side, the other side achieved </p><p>victory somewhere else. It was a stalemate, for sure. Then the DragonShards </p><p>was discovered. There were ten of them, all together. One for each of the </p><p>ten Dragons of Power; Aasterinian the Messenger, Astilabor the </p><p>Hoardmistress, Bahamuth the Lord of the North Wind, Chronepsis the Silent </p><p>Watcher, Falazure the Night Dragon, Garyx the Cleanser-of-Worlds, Hlal the </p><p>Keeper of Tales, Lendys the Weigher of Justice, Tamara the Beneficence and </p><p>Tiamat the Chromatic Dragon. Each of these Shards gave the holder great </p><p>power. There was also rumours about an eleventh Shard, The Shard of Io the </p><p>Great Eternal Wheel.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately the Evil dragons got a hold of most of the Shards, and as such </p><p>began the downfall of all that was good. Corruption started to seep through </p><p>the lesser dragons, and more and more of the dragonkin joined the evil in </p><p>their cause of destruction. In a span of hundred of years the Good dragons </p><p>were all but obliterated, and all the lesser races were either enslaved by </p><p>the evil dragons or completely wiped out. Now the good dragons fight a </p><p>futile struggle against the evil dragons and their hosts of followers. The </p><p>odds are getting darker and darker, and the Dragons of Power seems to stay </p><p>out of the struggle alltogether. Then a slight ray of hope emerges from the </p><p>darkness. A never before seen wyrm calling herself Cyrem contacts the Good </p><p>dragons, claiming to know how to get a hold of the DragonShards. Showing her </p><p>words to be truth, she delivers to the forces of good two of the </p><p>DragonShards, the shard of Astilabor and the Shard of Garyx. And so the hunt </p><p>is on. The rest of the Shards will be recovered, whatever the price. The </p><p>salvation lies in holding all the shards. Or so Cyrem says. There is more to </p><p>Cyrem than is first apparent, but she keeps her secrets to herself - for </p><p>now.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The council of The Elders lasted for days. Where dragons are concerned, that </p><p>is nothing new though.</p><p></p><p>Cyrem appeared in Okarthel'Kear out of nowhere a few weeks ago, carrying two </p><p>items of remarkable origins. One was a twelve-faceted gem in the purest </p><p>violet imaginable, flawless in every meaning of the word; perfection </p><p>incarnate. The other was a transculent sphere filled with what appears to be </p><p>liquid fire. If peering closely into the fire, one could make out a dark, </p><p>menacing reptilian eye looking back at you. Cyrem claimed these were two of </p><p>the fabled DragonShards of legends. Of course, the Elders did not believe </p><p>her at first. A plot like this had been expected for quite a while, but </p><p>decided to examine the so-called DragonShards. Days went by without any </p><p>words from the Elders, without so much as a hint wether Cyrems claims were </p><p>true or not. On the eve of the fifth day the council emerged from the Hall </p><p>of the Five, bearing grave tidings. An army led by one of the most feared </p><p>Shadowdragons, a dragon known only as The Darkness, was slowly but surely </p><p>approaching Aurix'Ner. Aurix'Ner is one of the eleven remaining strongholds </p><p>of the Good Dragons, and also where most of writings of ages past were kept. </p><p>There was no time to loose and the Elders and most of the other able-bodied </p><p>dragons left for Aurix'Ner in hopes of protecting it against the coming </p><p>onslaught of The Darkness. Left behind were five of the Elders, one </p><p>representing each of the five major Good Dragonflight and a small garrison </p><p>dedicated to keep Okarthel'Kear safe. Having no other choice than to trust </p><p>Cyrem, the five remaining Elders again secluded themselves from the rest of </p><p>their kin, debating what to do about the matter. This time they were only </p><p>gone for three days. When they emerged they carried a scroll engraved with a </p><p>list of names. The scroll was handed to Cyrem, with instructions how to use </p><p>the magical item. The message was then sent out to those whose name was on </p><p>the list, asking them to come to Okarthel'Kear as soon as possible. Still </p><p>more days went past, and the ones who were called to started to appear. </p><p>Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze, Brass, Radiant, Battle and Faerie. They were </p><p>all there, but their number was still increasing with each passing day. One </p><p>by one you were introduced to Cyrem in the Chamber of Traquility. Each of </p><p>you were then handed the magical scroll, given to you to read.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"Good tidings to you, brave young dragons. We, the council, have decided to call upon our brightest hopes in these times of peril. We need a flight of dragons to go and find some hope for us now. The great silver bearing this scroll, one Cyrem, knows where this hope may be found. Please, follow her directions and bring us back a dragonshard. Our hopes go with you, and may Bahamut watch over you."</span></p><p></p><p>Now, you have all decided to heed the call of the council. Cyrem has given you directions to a great castle in the sky, many days travel to the north and east. Instead of a grand fanfare, there was silence among the dragons watching you as you departed Okarthel'Kear. Every dragon there, no matter its age or status, bowed its head to you as you passed.</p><p></p><p>You are no more than a half-day of flight from Okarthel'Kear when you spot, perhaps a half-mile distant, forms in the sky around a mountaintop. At almost the same moment you see them, they turn and begin flying towards you. They do not appear to be dragons, but instead seem bipedal creatures, about 11' tall, with wings. And weapons.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=ooc]The mechanics of combat in a situation like this are a little new to me, so I want to run one nice easy little scuffle before we get into a big bad to-do. Please bear with me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> That said, initiative time![/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scout989, post: 2666960, member: 29535"] A world wrecked by war and destruction. Fire, brimstone and ash; forests, rivers, jungles, swamps... No more. Death and destruction rules this world. The war bewteen the good and the evil dragons had raged for aeons withot resolve. When one victory was achieved on one side, the other side achieved victory somewhere else. It was a stalemate, for sure. Then the DragonShards was discovered. There were ten of them, all together. One for each of the ten Dragons of Power; Aasterinian the Messenger, Astilabor the Hoardmistress, Bahamuth the Lord of the North Wind, Chronepsis the Silent Watcher, Falazure the Night Dragon, Garyx the Cleanser-of-Worlds, Hlal the Keeper of Tales, Lendys the Weigher of Justice, Tamara the Beneficence and Tiamat the Chromatic Dragon. Each of these Shards gave the holder great power. There was also rumours about an eleventh Shard, The Shard of Io the Great Eternal Wheel. Unfortunately the Evil dragons got a hold of most of the Shards, and as such began the downfall of all that was good. Corruption started to seep through the lesser dragons, and more and more of the dragonkin joined the evil in their cause of destruction. In a span of hundred of years the Good dragons were all but obliterated, and all the lesser races were either enslaved by the evil dragons or completely wiped out. Now the good dragons fight a futile struggle against the evil dragons and their hosts of followers. The odds are getting darker and darker, and the Dragons of Power seems to stay out of the struggle alltogether. Then a slight ray of hope emerges from the darkness. A never before seen wyrm calling herself Cyrem contacts the Good dragons, claiming to know how to get a hold of the DragonShards. Showing her words to be truth, she delivers to the forces of good two of the DragonShards, the shard of Astilabor and the Shard of Garyx. And so the hunt is on. The rest of the Shards will be recovered, whatever the price. The salvation lies in holding all the shards. Or so Cyrem says. There is more to Cyrem than is first apparent, but she keeps her secrets to herself - for now. The council of The Elders lasted for days. Where dragons are concerned, that is nothing new though. Cyrem appeared in Okarthel'Kear out of nowhere a few weeks ago, carrying two items of remarkable origins. One was a twelve-faceted gem in the purest violet imaginable, flawless in every meaning of the word; perfection incarnate. The other was a transculent sphere filled with what appears to be liquid fire. If peering closely into the fire, one could make out a dark, menacing reptilian eye looking back at you. Cyrem claimed these were two of the fabled DragonShards of legends. Of course, the Elders did not believe her at first. A plot like this had been expected for quite a while, but decided to examine the so-called DragonShards. Days went by without any words from the Elders, without so much as a hint wether Cyrems claims were true or not. On the eve of the fifth day the council emerged from the Hall of the Five, bearing grave tidings. An army led by one of the most feared Shadowdragons, a dragon known only as The Darkness, was slowly but surely approaching Aurix'Ner. Aurix'Ner is one of the eleven remaining strongholds of the Good Dragons, and also where most of writings of ages past were kept. There was no time to loose and the Elders and most of the other able-bodied dragons left for Aurix'Ner in hopes of protecting it against the coming onslaught of The Darkness. Left behind were five of the Elders, one representing each of the five major Good Dragonflight and a small garrison dedicated to keep Okarthel'Kear safe. Having no other choice than to trust Cyrem, the five remaining Elders again secluded themselves from the rest of their kin, debating what to do about the matter. This time they were only gone for three days. When they emerged they carried a scroll engraved with a list of names. The scroll was handed to Cyrem, with instructions how to use the magical item. The message was then sent out to those whose name was on the list, asking them to come to Okarthel'Kear as soon as possible. Still more days went past, and the ones who were called to started to appear. Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze, Brass, Radiant, Battle and Faerie. They were all there, but their number was still increasing with each passing day. One by one you were introduced to Cyrem in the Chamber of Traquility. Each of you were then handed the magical scroll, given to you to read. [color=gold]"Good tidings to you, brave young dragons. We, the council, have decided to call upon our brightest hopes in these times of peril. We need a flight of dragons to go and find some hope for us now. The great silver bearing this scroll, one Cyrem, knows where this hope may be found. Please, follow her directions and bring us back a dragonshard. Our hopes go with you, and may Bahamut watch over you."[/color] Now, you have all decided to heed the call of the council. Cyrem has given you directions to a great castle in the sky, many days travel to the north and east. Instead of a grand fanfare, there was silence among the dragons watching you as you departed Okarthel'Kear. Every dragon there, no matter its age or status, bowed its head to you as you passed. You are no more than a half-day of flight from Okarthel'Kear when you spot, perhaps a half-mile distant, forms in the sky around a mountaintop. At almost the same moment you see them, they turn and begin flying towards you. They do not appear to be dragons, but instead seem bipedal creatures, about 11' tall, with wings. And weapons. [sblock=ooc]The mechanics of combat in a situation like this are a little new to me, so I want to run one nice easy little scuffle before we get into a big bad to-do. Please bear with me :) That said, initiative time![/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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