Atlas of Ahlus: Metallic Dragons

The Atlas of Ahlus: Metallic Dragons is a book within the Library of the Poet in Rydoon.

## Description

Bound in fine leather with the front cover embossed to invoke the shape of scales, the Atlas of Ahlus: Metallic Dragons is an entry in the Atlas of Ahlus series dedicated specifically to metallic dragons of particular fame and renown.

## Reading

### Avoles, The Brass Magi

Alongside consorting with dao, djinni, efreeti and marids from across the Elemental Planes and so serving as an immeasurable wealth of knowledge in such matters, Avoles was most famous amongst scholars for possessing a sentient weapon said to contain the spirit of Andvett the Advehent, a legendary warrior of Ysgard.

### Dalemozmath, The Patinated Rogue

Dalemozmath delights in mischief, often disguising himself as a jester or fool in an attempt to incite amusement from those of significant military or political power. Known to deliberately target those known to have no to little sense of humour, if his chosen target fails to smirk or smile, he will claim a prized possession from their belongings to add to his hoard - a price for his time wasted. In time, Dalemozmath's hoard has grown very large indeed.

### Ginraalikax, Gourmand's Bane

Said to make her home in the depths of Lake Endeen, Ginraalikax was an adult gold dragon that circled the fields and farmlands of Codorne, Kingbourne and the Giado Territories, offering aid and support to farmhands and those tending to livestock. Seen as an altruistic act by most, Ginraalikax in reality found must disdain for Hill Giants and so instead deliberately lay in wait in the regions they oft frequented to quench their insatiable appetities. It is estimated that Ginraalikax slayed in excess of two hundred hill giants over the years, before falling foul of a band of giants that united for the explicit purpose of putting an end to her deeds.

### Havaelirro, Emperor's Counsel

Havaelirro earned his epithet after his induction into the halls of the first Ivory Emperor, revelling in the constant flood of dignitaries, nobles, priests and others besides that visited the city of Raq. Gregarious to a fault, but unabashedly proud of his draconic form, Havaelirro was never once known to change his form - and so many Ivory Emperors ordered the Alabaster Palace expanded over the years to accommodate his ever-growing form.

### Laras, Glaive of Gawylthlan

Laras, a bronze dragon, was most famous for their final acts - for which they earned the moniker as the Glaive of Gawylthlan - during which they stood fast against the sudden advance of the Astedian advance during their invasion of the Realm in 939AG, offering their strength in the name of the Rose Throne. Slain during the battle, Laras' legacy is often confused with that of Toravut, another bronze dragon that met a similar fate fighting for the Goldlors a few decades later.

### Nagnesclar, Walker of the Wilds

Countless explorers attempting to pass through the Hoarfrost Expanse have survived through seemingly fatal blizzards and snowstorms, unaware of the extent of the weather conditions that they have pushed through. All in turn report being guided through the cold wastes by a red-cheeked wanderer otherwise unaffected by the ice and wind. Weaving them around remorhaz nests and away from frost giant maruaders with ease, they ask only for a simple trinket to remember their new companion by, accepting whatever the individual rescued deemed appropriate and treasuring it greatly.

### Raateni, Delver of the Depths

Not all the coves and bays of Ahlus bring shelter to vessels that seek to dock to hide from gale and squall. Over the years, all manner of merchant and military vessels have been lost to the deep, sent beneath by means of storm, conflict or misfortune. Some amongst them have carried wealths of fabrics, metalworking, weapons, coinage and other items of great value, but often when a group of divers are sent to recover what is lost, they find it already pillaged. Raateni, a reclusive bronze dragon that savoured the scouring of the ocean's depths in search of sunken ships is more often than not the cause, and on occasion salvagers stumbled across her asleep in the wreckage itself.

### Toravut, Banneret of Mettle

Making his lair within the borders of Atralran, Toravut had repeatedly sided with the Goldlors in times of conflict and so was proclaimed by many a noble and knight to be a paragon of the Virtue of Mettle. An adult dragon at the time, Toravut battled alongside the Atral forces during the Astedian Ascension, aiding them greatly during the Siege of Iron. Despite it, Toravut was reported to have been cleaved in twain by a Colossal Warforged, a new variation unleashed by the Astedians in the final weeks of the war. His remains are said to still be scattered upon the battlefield where he was slain, lost to the cursed domain of the Ashenvale.

### Xelzintarth, Ilemer's Drake

A golden dragon of such splendour that his creation is attributed specifically to that of Ilemer the Goldhand, Xelzintarth is heralded as the second oldest dragon in Ahlus, eclipsed only by that of Velun, the Juniper Prince, with whom he has a deep and complex friendship. Xelzintarth finds constant conflict with the Weeping Wyrm who deeply covets his hoard hidden in the depths of the Regal Forest and so guards it jealously, rarely straying far from its locale - lest the Malachite Prince or his denizens cease the opportunity presented by his departure.

### Xorithromlax, The Glimmer Knight

Arguably the most famous of all the metallic dragons in Ahlus, Xorithromlax was better known through the moniker of the Glimmer Knight, under which he served Tohmos' interests for hundreds of years. Standing true against all manner of threats perpetrated by the hands and minds of fiends, fey, undead and the Principal Races themselves, they are also credited with guiding hundreds of Knights through their Trial of Spirit to further embrace the Seven Virtues of Chivalry. After their efforts against the Eventide League, they doffed the mantle of the Glimmer Knight and have rested in eternal slumber ever since.

### Zathaalo, The Perfumed Wyrm

A miserly adult copper dragon that pried after the coinpurses of the nobility of Ahlus, Zathaalo coveted the wealth of the Principal Races, considering their short-lived lives as insufficient to reveal in their wealth truly. Though not outwardly hostile, Zathaalo would harass trade caravans as they travelled the long roads through the Realms, playing unyielding pranks on those that would not offer him his self-determined due. All treasures were acceptable to Zathaalo, should they have sufficient value, but it was the perfumes and fragrances of the alchemists of Sunstone that he delighted in most greatly.