Dragons of Rune

In the beginning there were Ten Dragons created to rule over the world of Rune, each given dominion over the races that lived in their territory. The Great Dragons served Baphomet, the platinum Dragon, who ruled over all. Humans were created to work and serve, Dwarves were born to build the city and towns, and elves, with their long lives, were created to keep the history of the world and advise dragons. This age of Rune was called the Golden Age when the world was at peace.

It is said that the age was brought to an end when Crvenosarkan , the Great Red Dragon, desiring children, bred with Aeramentum, the Great Dragon of the sea. The resulting children upset the power Balance among the great Dragons and the Great Ten soon had countless offspring. It is believed that the Dragonborn were created in this period as another way of creating a balance between the Dragons. Eventually the center could not hold and the Dragon Wars began.

The Dragon Wars were long and brutal and it is believed that it didn't end until Crvenosarkan was slain by his own children. As each of the Great Dragons fell their bodies crashed into Rune and rent the land asunder. The Gods were furious with the Dragons and cursed them and their lands. From the corpses of each of the Great Dragons arose Great plagues that wracked their lands and peoples. In addition the loss of such great wurms wreaked havoc upon the leylines of Rune and for almost a thousand years magics relying upon the arcane were chaotic and unusable.

The Dragons that remained after the great war were pale comparison's to their forebears.

## Dragon Mentality

#### Dragon Sickness

Today dragons come in many different types and alignments. The only consistent between them is "Dragon Sickness." While the classic form is that dragons covet gold and wealth, in actuality Dragons covet something, but that something is different depending on the dragon. Some dragons adopt a town and defend it jealously, some become obsessed with games and winning, still others covet territory and land and constantly try to grow their land. Dragons usually find their obsession as they come out of adolescence and pursue it until it defines them.

#### The Cursed

After the Dragon Wars, Landon the Dragon God was cast down from heaven and dragons were striped of their place in the world. As a result many dragons tend to share the same view of the world and have formed ideological similarities.

###### "Lets be Monsters"

Some dragons blame the lesser races for what happened. As a result they often search out lesser races just to destroy them. These Dragons often don't last long.

###### "We deserve what happened"

Some dragons regret the events of the Dragon Wars and as a result seek to repent. They try to be subject to the other races if they can and are often at odds with their obsessions.

###### "We were made to rule"

Dragons were Kings before the wars and some believe they could be again. They seek to create structures that they can control and rebuild their places of power in the world.

###### "Embrace the freedom!"

A few dragons wish to leave the past behind and indulge in their obsessions. They care little for the past and instead seek new experiances.