Post by Monika on Feb 9, 2021 17:45:36 GMT
Dragons have always been a myth- legends passed down from generation to generation. Some of the stories were told only to get children to behave. They told them that if they misbehaved, a dragon would swoop out of the sky and carry them away to their nest to be fed to their offspring. Other stories told of the dragons devastating whatever area they settled in. Razing cities and nations for no more than the gold and jewels they had. The Dragons were believed to be greedy monsters who would stop at nothing to get even a small gem or gold piece. A rare few stories, though, told of dragons who helped protect nations, cities, and the very people within them. These dragons were loved by their people, not feared, and would often bring offerings of gratitude.
While these stories may be myth and legends, it is, as they say.. "Every Legend has at least a drop of truth."
Dragons have lived among us since we have existed. Their nature allows them to take a human form, and many do just that. One thing that they do not do, though, is have relationships with humans. This is due to the inevitable half-dragon offspring. These half-dragons are human shaped, covered in scales, and have a dragonoid head, wings, and tail. They do not have the ability to change form, and would be discovered at birth. One half-dragon could spell the doom of the entire dragon way of life.
Unfortunately, one hundred years ago, that very thing happened. There was a queen of a land known as The Amethyst Kingdom. The nation was well known for its amethyst mines and exports. What people didn't know, was that the Queen, and nearly the entirety of the kingdom were amethyst dragons.
The queen fell in love with the prince of another nation, who had come to the kingdom with his own motives. After a time, they were wedded. He stayed in the Amethyst Kingdom, with the intent of killing her for the kingdom. All the while, she had thought it was true love, and he would accept her, and their child to be.
It was only the means for him to justify his next move. After she had explained and shown him what she was, he was shocked- as any would be. But he managed to keep his composure. He spent the time until their son was born, continuing pretending that he loved her.
The day their son was born, though, the invasion happened. His people of the Ruby Kingdom, came, and started to kill people. When the dragons changed form to protect their home, the soldiers were prepared. Large ballistas loaded with diamond tipped bolts pierced through them.
The King took his half-dragon child and killed him while the queen slept, and then thrust a blade through his wife's heart.
It is believed, though, that the queen survived. That she killed her traitorous husband and stopped the enemy soldiers, and the land became a safe haven for dragons once again.
But these are just legends the dragons have passed down. No one knows where the Amethyst Kingdom is, or if it had ever really existed, and the tales of dragons faded back into obscurity... except there are kingdoms who actively hunt the dragons, who have done nothing to them. They train and send out the Dragonslayers, trained soldiers who have dedicated their entire lives to becoming dragon killers. They hadn't been too much of a threat to dragons who were undiscovered... until they were given special means to detect dragons in human forms. Dragons were being killed in the streets, without getting the chance to fight back. The peace the dragons had are at their end.. their only hope? Searching for Dragon's Paradise- the fabled Amethyst Kingdom.
While these stories may be myth and legends, it is, as they say.. "Every Legend has at least a drop of truth."
Dragons have lived among us since we have existed. Their nature allows them to take a human form, and many do just that. One thing that they do not do, though, is have relationships with humans. This is due to the inevitable half-dragon offspring. These half-dragons are human shaped, covered in scales, and have a dragonoid head, wings, and tail. They do not have the ability to change form, and would be discovered at birth. One half-dragon could spell the doom of the entire dragon way of life.
Unfortunately, one hundred years ago, that very thing happened. There was a queen of a land known as The Amethyst Kingdom. The nation was well known for its amethyst mines and exports. What people didn't know, was that the Queen, and nearly the entirety of the kingdom were amethyst dragons.
The queen fell in love with the prince of another nation, who had come to the kingdom with his own motives. After a time, they were wedded. He stayed in the Amethyst Kingdom, with the intent of killing her for the kingdom. All the while, she had thought it was true love, and he would accept her, and their child to be.
It was only the means for him to justify his next move. After she had explained and shown him what she was, he was shocked- as any would be. But he managed to keep his composure. He spent the time until their son was born, continuing pretending that he loved her.
The day their son was born, though, the invasion happened. His people of the Ruby Kingdom, came, and started to kill people. When the dragons changed form to protect their home, the soldiers were prepared. Large ballistas loaded with diamond tipped bolts pierced through them.
The King took his half-dragon child and killed him while the queen slept, and then thrust a blade through his wife's heart.
It is believed, though, that the queen survived. That she killed her traitorous husband and stopped the enemy soldiers, and the land became a safe haven for dragons once again.
But these are just legends the dragons have passed down. No one knows where the Amethyst Kingdom is, or if it had ever really existed, and the tales of dragons faded back into obscurity... except there are kingdoms who actively hunt the dragons, who have done nothing to them. They train and send out the Dragonslayers, trained soldiers who have dedicated their entire lives to becoming dragon killers. They hadn't been too much of a threat to dragons who were undiscovered... until they were given special means to detect dragons in human forms. Dragons were being killed in the streets, without getting the chance to fight back. The peace the dragons had are at their end.. their only hope? Searching for Dragon's Paradise- the fabled Amethyst Kingdom.
