Draconics

Chapter 1: Dradevows

Dradevows, A land lost in time... forgotten by many.

Its name comes from an Ancient language that was found in the land, only spoken by some beings that lived here before, it translates to Dragon's Borrow.

Why is it called that? About a thousand years ago, before other colonies came, Dragons inhabited this land. They flew around, with no fear of being hunted. Some of the Dragons made themselves at home in the Northern Mountain.

The biggest mountain on the land.

It was said that the mountain had a mind of its own, it protected them, and sheltered them, as well as food, water, and a nursery for the eggs. Stories differ depending on who you ask...

Some say the mountain was enchanted by Mages...

...Others say it was grown from an Ancient burial ground...

...And others say it was where Witch trials were held...

...But the most common story was that years ago a Dragon called "Fendonth", the leader of all dragons, had died on that ground... The land she died on then became the mountain you now see.

When one of the first colonies arrived, they settled near the base of a mountain to find coal more easily. However, one unfortunate incident occurred.... the miners went to the mountain to find coal, only for it to be surrounded by gems, crystals, stones, and rubies... out of excitement they started mining them...

That was their mistake...

As legend has it, you should NEVER mind the stones of the Northern Mountain.

When they did, all the miners and townspeople had been CURSED with dragon wings, tails, and scales around them.

Once other settlers arrived they tried to kill the towns folk, they thought they were dangerous. But dragons emerged from the inside of the mountains, scaring them away. Since then, the half-human, half-dragon townspeople resided inside the mountain, where they flew freely and were protected by the mountain and the dragons that lived in it.

Present time...

"And that's the story of the Draconics...." said Zach's grandpa.

"Wow..." said Zach, "And do the Draconics still live in the Mountain?"

"They sure do," he answered, "And there are all different types. Some can control the wind. Water. Plants. Animals. Fire.... and they all follow the Orders of the same Draconics... The Drakarus..."

"Ooooh... Why is that?"

"Well, she is the most powerful one of them all, she has chaos magic flowing threw her. It is said that she is a descendent of the first Draconic child born from cursed humans. The first Draconics thought that the scales and wings were a curse.... but the new generations that came... saw it as a blessing..."

"What else can you tell me about the Drakarus?

"One thing you should know is that a Drakarus is always a female because "Fendonth" was a female Dragon, you will never see a male Drakarus. And she becomes the leader of all the Draconics once she's Twenty-one."

"Why is that?"

"It is said by many Dracologist that that's when her magic becomes stronger."

"What about the Other Draconics?"

"They also get stronger at that age, but that will be a story for another night. I think someone needs to go to bed."

"But Grandpa... I'm not *yawn* sleepy..."