The Dragon's Ire:Proluge

By ebowling@compusmart.ab.ca 

The tales of the horrific vengence of the dragonlord had long been forgotten,
save in Aelfgard, who refused to speak of it. The great walls of the towns
Kol, Rimuldar, Garinham and Catlin had been re-erected with the aide of the
Burlandian government.

Great galleys traversed the wide seas between Osterfair and Stancia.
Literature was traded, legends passed nations, the underworld was a booming
paradise.

The horrific beasts once refered to as "monsters" had long since been
accepted. Traders went from town to town, trading with the inhabbitants. Lying
with the cats were cuddly slimes, fighting with the soldiers were powerful
BulWogs..

Sadly, while most of the world stood in paradise, some of it was still in
ruin. Aktemto was still a burning wasteland, and people still dwelt there..
if you could call them people. Those few that had left the town so long ago
carried such disease that the Keeleon government erected a wall and constant
sentry to keep the inhabitants from polluting the world. Thus, the people
there lived and endured. Due to a rather digustingly large amount of
inbreeding to survive, along with many unholy alliances with the remaining
minions of Esturk, the people of Aktemto have developed into a savage race,
bearing features of both monster and man.

HOWEVER, the disease that once ran wild in the townskirts has long since been
erradicated, and some paticularly gifted members of this new race of people
have eluded the guards, and have done quite well for themselves in the outside
world. Those not so lucky, however, have long since despised the outer peoples
who abandoned them so long ago...

Elsewhere, there is much dismay as to what has become of Erdrick's blood line.
Many believe their royal families to be direct decendants, but many-a-violant
debate has been sparked as to where the blood line has been stamped out due to
political wars.

While this is argued, foolhardy warriors seeking to earn their place in
history beside their legendary hero by entering the otherwise shunned fortress
of Charlock, where by legend the dragons still lie. It was long ago said that
the dragonlord ended all grudges with the line of Erdrick, but none are to be
sure. Many fear these warriors will eventually annoy the dragons into war, and
many of those fears are justified.

But the legends of Erdrick never told of his origins, and people are reluctant
to realize that the true threat is from above, not from the abyss below the
walls of Charlock...


-- 
The eternal lord of darkness.....