Dragonborn

Senior GM: Declan Doyle 
The Dragonborn are a species of humanoid reptiles that live in The Vales. The Vales or the Dragon islands, now reside in hex 1706, just of the Drow Coast after the events of Total Landfall in AL 11. Afterwards the newly affirmed Triumvirate of the Dragonbon was annointed and the three tribes went back to living in relative peace. 
While in the past heroes of the Dragonborn, siding with Athesia, had been solely of the Bahamut tribe, the path was now open for all three tribes to present worthy champions to Athesia's cause. 
==Region Stats==
Points Of Interest:
0607, 0810, 0906, 1103, 1108, 1307, 1406, 1509 - Dragon Ziggurats
1706-The Vales
===Player Characters===
Deist Fah'raak (retired)
Gill'Gem Flametongues (retired)
Jak'kar Au'brai 
Kel'shaz Lakhar (retired)
Lifa'Thyr Fjallanner
Petros Zevran Voidrake (Deceased)
Poztn'an
Zil'gar Fofyire
===Interest Groups===
Athesian Institue of Magic and Science (A.I.M.S.)
==Relevant Information==
===Recent Events and the State of the Dragonborn===
Total Landfall
In Atheisa year AL 11, the ancestral home of the Dragonborn, the vales, materialised above the peninsula of Athesia after the wards that kept it plane shifted failed. The Athesian Council, with help from the Empire, Dragons and one of the noble houses of the Drow managed to save both the vales and Athesia from total annihilation by landing the vales safely off the Drow Coast in hex 1706.
Bahamut
The Bahamut are glad that the war between their peoples is ended and that their histories and cultures can once again be reunited. While there are many refugees and displaced citizens after Total Landfall the Bahamut are hopeful for a greater future and a alliance with their saviours the heroes of Athesia. Scince Landfall the Dragonborn are now only represented by one of their kind on the council, one that knows litte of her heritage or culture due to an estranged upbringing.
Tiamat
Members of the Tiamat tribe are making as many reparations for their part in the war as they can. Whole heartedly they battle to rescue and resettle as many dislocated people as they can muster. With the First Blade as their leader, purportedly the most powerful Dragonborn warrior alive, the remenents of the Tiamat in fraction forces in Athesia have surrendered to her will: peace with Athesia.
Io
With the aid of a brave few counsellors the Io tribe were returned to their original mortal forms. Thier skeletal curse was lifted by breaking the hold on them inflicted by the grey dragon Atlatoec. Reslis Zoun who was responsible for the curse lives out her days in attrition at the Great temple of the Circle sea, that her service may one day make up for her judgement. The rest of the Io now find themselves with somewhat split futures. While some wish to return to their ancient lands in the vales, many still wish to remain at Fort Quetzacuan and help forge an alliance of lost races under the Guidance of the Blades of Courage. 
The Scion of Thought
The avatar of Io in this realm the scion of thought was revealed to have once been part of the Skylander empire before choosing Io over his own people. He assisted the Athesians with the creation of a focused astral lens in order to shift the vales to the elemental field rather than disintegrate them. When the device was not used however the Scion took it with him, vanishing not to be seen since. While it is unknown if he has achieved his original goal here in Athesia, rumour has it that he still appears when his name is called. 
===Dragonborn Physiology===
Dragonborn are one of the tallest races in Athesia. They average between 6'4" and 7'4" for the most part and sport a robust frame. Dragonborn are reptiles, as such they lay eggs, do not have mammaries and are cold blooded. Dragonborn in Athesia are capable of overcoming their cold blooded nature through use of their natural elemental breath powers that either warm them, energize them or inure them to cold all together. Dragonborn are covered in a thick scale hide that helps to ward them from damage, they also have a ferocious set of claws and teeth that can be used to great effect when unarmed. Most Dragonborn have quite colourful scales that shift through one or two shades across their body. Bahamut Dragonborn tend to have a metallic sheen to the colour of their scales, Tiamat Dragaonborn have vibrant bright coloured scales, it is not known how Io Dragonborn scales trend. 
Male Dragonborn have frills and crests protruding from the backs of their head and necks, these are biologically used in mating and territorial rituals however they have become a big part of body language and gesturing along with complex tail movements and posture. A common joke amongst the Bahamut Dragonborn is that "You can tell a male's thought's by the quiver of his frills". Female dragon born are uncrested and unfrilled however they are on average larger and more powerfully built than males both for hunting and protecting clutches. A female will normally hatch 2-3 eggs per clutch, though most will only clutch once or twice in her life time. 
Dragonborn have a strange growth and ageing cycle. They mature very quickly. A dragonborn is considered an adult if it can pass a rite of passage on it's 10th summer, where it will have grown to it's full size. Conversely Dragonborn are particularly long lived compared to humans and similarly life-spanned races. It is not unheard of for Dragonborn elders to reach upwards of 400 years of age. 
Wings:
Some rare Dragonborn have wings that allow them to fly. Dragonborn with this gift are referred to as Full-blooded. It is much more common in female Dragonborn though still a rarity. Amongst the Bahamut such dragons are often taken as spiritual signs and are raised as an acolyte of one of the temples. 
=== Culture of the Dragonborn ===
The Vales
Each of the tribes hailed from the Vales. The vales are a set of lands just off of the Drow Coast to the east of Athesia. The Vales are made up four distinct areas, the Circle sea and the three Outer vales. Each Vale is the ancestral home to one of the Tribes of Dragonborn.
Bahamut
The Bahamut are a deeply religious people. Fixed worship and ecclesiastical structure forms the basis of all of their lands. The Bahamut live in the Vales of Kama. They are a series of lush open warm savannahs. The Bahamut have built many short but round fortresses amongst the savannahs to protect their three cities, each with a large temple at it's core. The Bahamut spent much of their time fighting with the Tiamat in the Vales and as such many of them are battle hardened soldiers. These days they are struggling to accept a wider pantheon of Dragon gods.  
Tiamat
The Tiamat are primarily and anarchic people. They believe in strength through diversity and encourage everyone in their tribe to try all things to find ones they enjoy doing. 
This is closely related to their views of religion. While religion is not enforced like in the Bahamut tribes, each Tiamat often has a deeply personal connection with one or sometimes more of the Seven Sisters of Tiamat, the dragon gods that collectively act as the overall deity. The tribe hails from the Vales of Sita, rich and verdant jungle. Most Tiamat have one or two disciplines that they base their life around and in which they excel. 
Io
The Io are in a state of flux since reacquiring flesh and mortal lifespans. Despite this they are a people devoted to knowledge. First and foremost the Io protect intelligence and those who would serve it. Many have their paths set of for them once their greatest aptitude has been determined.In this way many Io have spent their lives dedicated to one skill or ideal and have taken it to it's absolute peak. The Io do not worship their God Io so much as thank them and idolise the virtues that they represent. The Io originally came from the Vales of Zhou, volcanic mountains with bountiful oases, however it has been 1000 years since any have lived there. 
History of the Dragonborn
The old writings of the Bahamut tell of times of peace in the vales. This peace was broken almost 1000 years ago when the balance between the three tribes was lost. In the centre of the Circle sea there once stood a massive temple, the temple of ages. This was a cathedral to all the gods of the Dragonborn and it housed three powerful artefacts; the Aeon Eggs. There was an egg for each of the gods, Bahmut, Tiamat and Io. The balanced tipped when the Io egg was lost. It is unknown what happened though the other eggs disappeared shortly afterwards and war came quickly behind. In the first century of the millennium war the Io Dragonborn simply vanished. 
However many of these events have been drawn into new light in recent event and in the new peace brokered between the Tribes. The Io were found in the lands of Athesia, it is still unknown how this came to be, but it is supposed that they fled there at the start of the tribal war. Tiamat writings tell of a strange advisor to the then Right hand that provoked the war by counselling acquiring all of the aeon eggs. At the time the advice had seemed good in the face of ever increasing fanaticism in Bahamut culture. Though it was bad advise in hindsight, it started a was that lasted more than a millennium.
The Dragon War
With the return of Dragons to Athesia clarity on the ancient dragon war has been found. 60,000 years ago there was peace in Athesia. There lived the Dragons, who rules over the lesser races, many of which were beginning their first forays into tangible history. Then came the rise of Grey dragons. Mortal dragons, jealous of the true dragons power they began a war to steal the power of immortality. The war was bloody and long and in the end the Dragons were all slain or left. A faction of local elves, called Skylanders, that had been caught up in the war, then erected the Rainbow Shell to prevent the Dragons from returning. 
== Dragons ==
Dragons are massive creatures that were recently reintroduced to Athesia. More about Dragons can be found here. 
In relation to the Dragonborn, dragons are like angels and demigods to them. Living manifestations of their god's divinity and will. The dragons have revealed much to the Dragonborn but mostly the nature of the dragon war and the Athesian Archipelago. 
==Allied NPCs==
===The Triumvirate=== 
Ourara Zoun, High Priestess of Io
"The oldest Living Dragonborn" as a High priestess of Io she was spared the curse of the grey dragons that befell the rest of her people. Having been part of the priestesses who were in charge of the Io when they fell from the vales, she is over a millenium old, and being uncursed she has full reign of her memories. Under her leader ship the Io grow closer to what it was and towards a new way of being. 
Rakan Kar, Battle Mother
Grim and stoic, a well venerated soldier. She is the current Battle Mother of the Thrid scales platoon of the Bahamut Dragonborn and thier representative in the Triumvirate. Recently promoted after the events of Total landfall, her familiarity with the other members of the Triumvirate made her the Bahamut tribes first choice for the position. She struggles somewhat with the job, as a career soldier she had never expected or desired this kind of responsibility. 
The First Blade
Arguably the singularly most powerful individual Dragonborn in Athesia. She is the de facto leader of the Tiamat through sheer power, force of will and as the untitled avatar of Tiamat. The idea that anyone else would represent Tiamat in the triumvirate was never considered. She carries seven swords each of shimmering vibrant colour, each tied directly to one of the Seven Sister Gods of Tiamat. Thankfully to this day she has yet to need to fight something with her fully unveiled power. It has been revealed that her time on this plane is drawing to an end and that she must pass her power onto worthy successors before it is too late. Should she die before this can happen, Tiamat may enforce the trial of champions onto athesia. 
===A.I.M.S===
Dr Malando Rakka
One of the greatest minds in Athesia he is an unparalleled surgeon and master of the Biological sciences. While his absolute genius is unquestionable his sanity is often hard to recognise. Truly focused on development of the scientific arts Malando believes there is no price to high to pay for the advancement of knowledge, a fact that can be seen in the extreme nature of some of his experiments. In recent years he has performed a number of intense and highly successful procedures on members of the council that have included; regrowing arms, reversing magical mutation and removing an embedded dragon scale. 
Chief Engineer Ira Rakka
Malando's wife and head of Mechanical sciences. It is heavily believed that were it not for her Malando would have fallen victim to one of his own ridiculous experiments decades ago. 
Professor Delvo Rus
Malando's head researcher and head of Arcane sciences. He is also the spokes person for A.I.M.S. While he has a similar attitude to Malando about most things scientific, he is infinitely easier to understand. 
===Others===
Khilesh Lak'har, "The White Fang"
Leader of a group of abandoned men and women in the god-cursed mountains, what appeared to be a vicious bandit leader was in fact the long lost father of Lyfa'Thyr Fjallanner, who had banded with other outcasts and lost souls to survive the treacherous mountains for several decades. 
Levan Zaikel
A warrior for the Io, he was present at and assisted with the Death of Levan Dest, he is the current commander for that Wing. Since his re-firmament he struggles hard and fast to train with the Blades of Courage to rescue similar lost souls and to do what he can to ressurect the culture and hisory of the Io, much of which is still lost to time. 
Scion of Thought
An astral being in form and function the Scion of Thought exists across multiple planes of existence. Elusive and frustrating, the Avatar of Io spends little time explaining his thought process or plans, simply enacting them where he sees fit. While it is not know where he goes when he is not around, he can sometimes be found by calling his name. 
Kel'shaz Lakhar 
After the death of his wife, Kel'shaz donned her full plate and her Flame blade and strode off into the Dead Wastes to fight undead until his last days. However was recently discovered alive and alone in the Dead Wastes. Years of isolation and brutal combat he was practically insane but has been rescued by Zil'gar Fofyire and is getting the help he needs back in the Vales. 
===Deceased===
Full-blood Sorma Lakhar, Battle mother (deceased)
Wife of Kel'shaz, died Athesia year 07. Was Battle Mother to the Bahamut excursion that was camped with Onuris' tribe in the dead wastes.
==Enemies==
The Empire (The remains and descendants of the Sky-landers)
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