Kur

**Kur** is a powerful creature believed to be the worlds first dragon and a ancient Sumerian Cryptid that ruled over all others before the Grimm walked the Earth. Much about Kur is still shrouded in legend and mystery but it has been discovered that Kur itself is actually a member of a interdimensional race known as the Anunnaki. It's location has been lost to time with only a few artifacts such as the Kur Stone serving as a potential key to finding it, while a number of partiesand such as the Secret Scientists, the Saturday family, Satyra, and V.V Argost are all trying to locate Kur.

## History

Kur is considered the first ever dragon, an ancient Sumerian cryptid that ruled all other cryptids and existing long before even the Grimm. According to Sumerian legend Kur was an underworld deity in the mythology of Sumer and the monstrous creature that roughly corresponded to the Babylonian Tiamat and the Hebrew Leviathan. Kur lived in the empty space between the primal sea and the earth's crust.

In the Sumerian creation myth, Kur carried away the goddess Ereshkigal to the nether world. In response, the water deity, Enki, sailed to the nether world to attack Kur and avenge the theft. Kur hurled stones against the keel of Enki's boat as the primeval waters attacked the ship from all sides. Enki overpowered the dragon and returned victorious.

It is said that Kur was ancient before mankind rose and rampaged across the ancient world unopposed for years, until the warrior-king Gilgamesh challenged his might. Travelling across the known world, Gilgamesh discovered the Legion of Garuda, and with their help he defeated Kur and banished his spirit. An account of this battle was recorded in The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Ancient ruins have depicted Kur leading his kingdom of cryptids against the Grimm during the times they arose from the crater made by the meteor they had spawned from. Despite his great power Kur could not control the Grimm for they had no soul or mind for him to manipulate. After Kur was banished the Kur Stone was created, said to be the key to finding Kur. In the twentieth century a group of scientists led an archaeological expedition into southern Iraq, particularly the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur.

There, they and their team of archaeologists uncovered the stone; however, they were not aware of what they had found. The stone was stolen but later retrieved and divided into three pieces, scattered across the world to ensure Kur would never be found.

## Relationships

**Argost -** Argost desperately seeks Kur and it's power to obtain dominion over all Cryptids and with it the world.

**Satyra -** While many of the terrorist organizations plans are unknown it has been learned that Kur plays a vital role. Where some members of the organization hope to find Kur and use it's power to claim Faunus and Mobian supremacy over humanity if not wiped them out from existence.

**His Eminence -** The mysterious leader of Satyra is one of the people one Earth who know the most about Kur with even Argost admitting that he possessed more knowledge about Kur than himself, such as Kur's status as a Anunnaki. While little is still known about His Eminences’ connections to Kur, it is implied that his people worshiped the powerful entity.

**Sammael -** The first of the Fallen has implied that he is the sole person who knows Kur's location and condition. He currently views Kur as no threat stating they are like the Elementals just beginning to come into their power.

**Secret Scientists -**

## Trivia

* Kur is not located in its tomb, even though the Kur Stone said it would be. It is notable, however, that the stone may have been deciphered incorrectly.
	+ In Hungarian "Kur" (kör) means circle, which is the sign of limitless and endless.