Dawn of the Dragons

[Fliggin McButton]

Greetings reader. If you are reading this, then you and I have something in common. We both share an interest in Dragons. Yes, Dragons. Majestic, powerful, beautiful, and quite lethal. In some these traits can be used for the greatest of goods. The protection of the innocent, the battling of wickedness and sin, the meting out of true justice, the guidance of wisdom that only centuries of life can bring.

In others, the aforementioned traits can be put to devastating and malicious effects. The manipulation of others, the exploitation of the innocent, the destruction of entire cities, the death of thousands.

Many often ask of my Lord, and of his (and all of our) Nemesis. Some ask why some Dragons can be the saviors of nations, and others the destroyers of the same. In the following pages, I will attempt to answer those questions, as well as a few others. I can think of no better way to do so, than to explain the very beginning.

The Dawn of the Dragons.

In the beginning, there was but Lord Io, the Creator of Dragonkind, the Eternal Wheel. For ages he dwelt alone in the cosmos, but as happens with all timeless beings, he grew lonely. He wished a child, and in this child he would instill all the glorious traits of Dragonkind. This child would be the perfect Dragon.

As his power coalesced, and a child took form, he realized his mistake. The Dragon he created was beyond beautiful, possessing all the majestic and breathtaking physical perfections of Dragonkind. However, his intellect and discernment were limited. The child, Vorel, was bright-eyed, eager to please, and innocent. Lord Io loved Vorel very much, but knew that all the perfection of Dragons simply could not be contained in one form.

And so he began his next great creation. With the sweet Vorel nuzzling his side, Lord Io created two Dragons, a male and a female.

In the male he instilled all the goodly traits of Wyrms. Wisdom, rightiousness, justice, duty, loyalty, compassion, and honor. He named the child Bahamut, and forever did he strive to uphold the tenets of Good and Light. Every day and every night he showed his love for Lord Io by being a paragon of virtue.

In the female, however, he instilled all the wicked traits of Wyrms. A hunger for power, a thirst for blood, deception, maliciousness, cruelty, selfishness and greed. He named the child Tiamat, and forever did she scheme and plot to increase her hoard and her power. Every day and every night she used vile and deceptive methods to trick Lord Io into favoring her over his other children.

Lord Io intended for his newest children to learn from each other and respect the other for their traits. In time, he hoped they would come together and that their children would finally be the perfect Dragons he envisioned in the beginning. However, an instant rivalry developed between the two. They were far too different, too opposite to possibly co-exist in peace, let alone breed.

One night, Tiamat devised a plot most foul to finally earn Lord Io's favor. She tricked the innocent Vorel into destroying some of Lord Bahamut's favorite magical artifacts. Though the Platinum Dragon responded only with forgiveness and regret at the loss of his treasures. But the Nemesis of the Gods expected Lord Bahamut to react as such, and told Lord Io that Lord Bahamut reacted with barely restrained fury.

Soon the household fell into the deep, unwakeable sleep of Dragonkind. All but Tiamat. While the others slept, she viciously and mercilessly slew her sweet, kind hearted brother Vorel. But the madness did not end there. She took some of Vorel's blood smeared into Lord Bahamut's side.

When all woke next and the crime was discovered, Tiamat expected Lord Io to react as she would... with rage and murderous intent toward Lord Bahamut. However, the Eternal Wheel is as wise as he is merciful, and chose instead to investigate the crime. It did not take long before the 'Queen's sin was discovered.

Lord Io was crestfallen. He still loved his daughter very much, but could no longer keep her in his household. And so Tiamat was banished from the home of the Dragons forever.

The banishment enraged Tiamat, and on that day she decided to create her own race of Dragons in her image. Vile, wicked, malevolent creatures entirely devoted to their own greed and power, as a final defiance of her father. It was then she proclaimed herself, in her eternal hubris, 'Queen' of Evil Dragonkind.

It was not long before Lord Bahamut, the Lord of the North Wind, discovered his sister's abominable scheme. He felt bound by duty and honor to stop his lost sibling. He set out from the house of Lord Io and spread his teachings of loyalty, duty, honor, compassion, mercy, and forgiveness to the races he encountered, and to his children did he teach these traits.

It is said that on the day of Vorels murder, Lord Io lost all of his beloved children. One to Death, one to Evil, and one to Good. He retreated from this world, and all other known worlds to grieve, and to watch.

To this day do Lord Bahamut and the sinister Tiamat wage their war. To this day the battles are fought. To this day, Lord Io weeps.

-Draig Ravenstorm,
Servant and Soldier of the Platinum Dragon, the Lord of the North Wind, the King of all Goodly Dragons, Lord Bahamut

Note: This story should not be considered irrefutable fact as no records from this time exists. This account is an ancient story passed down from generation to generation and is most commonly believed among Dragons and their followers