Uldrenys

> *"Did you know one of the Shadow Lords... is a dragon that's gone insane?"*
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> *"I did not know that, no!"*
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> *"I keep out of the insane dragon's realm, and the dragon stays out of mine.*
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> *"Sounds like a fair arrangement."*
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> -Mephistopheles and Remo discussing Uldrenys
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**Uldrenys** is one of the eight Lords of Shadows that rule over the Shadow Veil. One of eight Ancient Dragons that survived the death of DIV and VOID, Uldrenys and her brethren subsequently went insane from the loss of her gods. For the next 500 years, she and her kin roamed Io in an unbridled rage, killing and burning indiscriminately and without cease. Though a great threat to all mortalkind, none would meet Uldrenys in battle and therefore either fled or fell before her.

Sometime after the conclusion of the War of Shadows, Uldrenys eventually found her way through the Shadow's Breach on the continent of Asmodia, passing into Io's Shadow. Her sheer rage and raw power caught the attention of Asmodeus, who granted her his blessing and transformed her into one of his Lords of Shadow. Now both Devil and Dragon, Uldrenys rampages in her own domain of the Shadow, known as the Scar, attended by followers instilled with that selfsame rage and insanity.

## Description

### Appearance

Uldrenys's current appearance is unknown. However, her original appearance was that of a Ancient Red Dragon.

### Personality

Due to the death of her deity, VOID, Uldrenys and all her surviving kin were driven completely insane. As such, Uldrenys herself is constantly in a state of mental anguish and inconsolable rage. Given Mephistopheles's preference to stay clear of her domain, it is evident that she is beyond reasoning with and has no conscience or care for her fellow devils.

## History

### Early History

Uldrenys is likely one of the first dragons created by the Auroran Federation at the cumulation of the Auroran Repopulation Project. She and all of dragonkind were made in the image of the creatures of legend from the Auroran homeworld of Auroran Prime (also known as Earth). Their purpose was seemingly to serve the new gods DIV and VOID, who were to rule over the newly terraformed planet of Io. Indeed, Uldrenys and her kin were intrinsically tied to the gods by their very essence, which granted them great power in return. However, the gods feuded almost immediately and the lines they drew divided dragonkind between them. All chromatic dragons, of which Uldrenys was one, were thus bound to VOID, the God of Nothingness and would act on his behalf through the Crusades and other conflicts between the warring duo.

Uldrenys grew and developed over the following centuries into a massive Red dragon and eventually became one of the strongest of her kin. Her activities are unknown in the first 500 years of the new Io, but it is possible she roamed Etropa at some time or other, as Red dragons were recorded to do so in history. It is possible that she held authority over a tribe of Red dragons, like the Green Dragon tribes of Qethos, and fought for her deity VOID, but it is not confirmed what she did during that time.

### Death of the Gods

However, the Age of the Gods had always been destined for downfall, as intended by their Auroran creators. Some 500 years after the birth of DIV and VOID, a band of heroic adventurers rose up against them, spurred on by the High Pope of Atlas, Bathlazar. Seeking to end the oppressive tyranny and conflict, these Fallen Heroes simultaneously struck down both gods in the City of Atlas, ending their tumultuous reign. Though mortality was now free to pursue its own path, the end of gods simultaneously meant the end of dragons. Without their gods, dragons began to rapidly die out, bringing them to near extinction. However, Uldrenys was able to resist the calamity befalling her species, along with seven of her strongest kin and a lucky whelpling. There was no relief to be found in her survival, as the death of VOID utterly broke her mind beyond repair.

### Rage Unending

Now completely insane with grief and overwhelming rage, Uldrenys began to rampage across Io, causing havoc and devastation to all she came across. For the next 500 years, while mortality recovered and prospered, she would roam aimlessly across the world. Sightings of any of the surviving dragons would scatter all other life before them, and Uldrenys was likely no exception.

Not long after the attempted invasion of Io by Kaasma Khara, Uldrenys and her kin were eventually tracked by an eccentric Magi seeking stories. The Magi took up residence in an alternate version of Atlas located in another reality, where they met with a immortal lycanthrope blacksmith and informed her of their findings. The blacksmith, Manda, would offer the locations of the dragons to adventuring parties that passed through the city via a bounty board, promising great rewards for slaying such dangerous beings. Though interest was sparked by some parties, none of the adventurers took up on the offer, and Uldrenys and her kin were left to continue their wrathful existence free of interference.

### Shadow and Flame

Some time later, Uldrenys made their way to the continent of Sharlamon, where the Kingdom of Asmodia once stood. A gigantic tear to another Veil of existence, known as the Shadow, had been opened in the Kingdom via a deadly ritual, resulting about a War between mortality and devils. While the War of Shadows was won and its perpetrators banished, the tear remained, becoming known as the Shadow's Breach. Uldrenys made her way through the ruined kingdom and somehow went through the Breach, though it is unclear what prompted such a move. Uldrenys was now trapped within a dark Veil of torment and madness, a world befitting her mental state.

As she continued to rage and destroy, her unbridled power began to influence the veil and its inhabitants, especially the Lords of Shadow who ruled it. This unintended phenomenon caught the attention of the greatest of devils, Asmodeus, Lord of All Shadows. Impressed by her power, Asmodeus somehow reached out to Uldrenys and granted her his blessing. Recieving of this infernal boon, Uldrenys was transformed into an even greater entity, a true Lord of Shadow. With the power and privilege that came with this blessing, Uldrenys carved out her own domain, hitherto called The Scar, and amassed followers under her wing, each of which was filled with the same rage and insanity that plagued her. Mindful of her crazed wrath, other Shadow Lords, such as the shrewd Mephistopheles, chose to keep their distance from her, leaving the Draconic Lord to her own devices and praying she did not bring ruin to theirs.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Fire Breath:** Uldrenys, like all Red Dragons, is capable of breathing a stream of fire from her mouth.
* **Fire Immunity:** As a Red Dragon, Uldrenys is immune to Fire damage.
* **Flight:** Uldrenys, like all dragons, is able to fly using her massive wings.
* **True Sight:** Uldrenys, like all Lords of Shadow, possesses True Sight.
* **Immortality:** Even prior to her ascension to a Lord of Shadow, Uldrenys was immortal due to her draconic nature. She was approximately 1000 years old prior to entering the Breach and earning the blessing of Asmodeus.

## Etymology

Uldrenys appears to be an original name created for the World of Io and Ioverse settings.

## Trivia

* Uldrenys was first mentioned by Mephistopheles in Curious Curios Season 3 Episode 3. She has yet to make an appearance in the Ioverse.
* Uldrenys, along with seven other Ancient Dragons, was an optional superboss offered to the parties of Phase 2 upon reaching the Altered City of Atlas. However, none of the parties deigned to face off against them.
* At time of writing, Uldrenys is the only one of the eight surviving Ancient Dragons whose name and status is known.
* Uldrenys's status as both a Devil Lord and a powerful Ancient Dragon bears resemblance to Tiamat in classic Dungeons and Dragons lore. Tiamat, a immensely powerful chromatic dragon with five heads, was sent to the Nine Hells (either through imprisonment or by her own choice) where she came into the service of Asmodeus, who raised her up as the Archfiend of Avernus.