The Guardians

The Guardians were ever-living beings created by the power of the World Roots when Elrohir threatened the destruction of the world. Since the Zorim civilization was wiped out by Elrohir, hence the Dragon God's connection to the world was destroyed, they were again unable to utilize the Reflective Powers of the World Roots through the beings they created and placed on the Earth. Once the Dragon Gods fought and imprisoned Elrohir, the World Roots knew it not to be enough hence in it's wisdom it created the Guardians which sealed the magic of the Demi-God as long as the Guardians shall live and are not consumed by Elrohir's intentions.

## Biology, Form and History

The Guardians took the form of creatures of the Earth, which upon taking the Guardian power from the World Roots became bigger, stronger, more resilient and would live forever as long as nothing would cause a fatal blow after effort. Overall the Guardian power was given to seven beings:

### Turtle -

A large landmass far from the shores of both of the continents, was a large island which inhabited humans and a plethora of exotic wild life not seen anywhere else on the Earth. When the powers of the Guardians were given, a turtle swimming around this island became so monstrous that the island and the back of the turtle became one.

This started a symbiotic relationship between the humans, who attended and kept balance within nature tended to the Grand Turtle and it's vision.

Only after a century when invaders from the Athrian Empire, set on becoming Gods disrupted this balance slaughtering most of the deemed primitive humans leaving but one. With the relationship broken the Grand Turtle would pass and become one with the continent which became the lands of (Brightford Nation?). In it's dying breath the Grand Turtle passed it's Guardian role onto the sole survivor of the tribesmen that cared for the turtle, this would become the man known as Watcher.

### Human -

When the power of the Guardians were given out, the World Roots saw a man from the Zorim race that was responsible for guiding and leading humans, assisting them wherever possible. The World Roots felt pity for this creature and used it's powers to turn the Zorim man into a human, bar a few Zorim characteristics such as living twice as long as humans. This man would be the founder of many civilizations and nations, and is the sole source of the Silver Blood, which made humans live twice their age along with stunting human's connection with the World Roots.

### Dragon -

Whilst Elrohir and the Dragon Gods battled, the other children of the Dragon Gods held court as they had been corrupted by the words of the Demi-God, which created a war within. Those who sided with their makers and those who denied them. Unfortunately it was the deniers who won the battle, and killed all but their leader known as Dralcon. Instead of being killed like all who sided with their makers, Dralcon was banished from the islands but before so a ritual was performed. One that takes away his fire breath, and by extinguishing the fire that exists inside Dralcon slowly began to die from the lack of warmth. Dralcon the Breathless made his way to the continents as if under some unknown drive to do so.

Here Dralcon was able to find a volcano amongst the lofty heights of the Mistveil Valley, this would be his bed and a regular stop. For within the flames of the volcano he was able to live by being warmed. It wasn't long until he craved food and feasted on the primitive humans near the mountain ranges. It was after consuming his first human, that he felt the power of the World Roots and was granted the power of a Guardian. This however did not physiologically change him, and would have to rest within the flames of the volcano. The only change it did make was that he no longer wanted to feast on humans knowing the connection and role they play on the land.

Fortunately and unexpectedly, the people of the mountain grew to revere the dragon as a god and would bring animals for Dralcon to feed on by his volcano. As time went on Dralcon was able to leave his fiery bed less and less, unable to assist his following of humans in conflicts with the Northern races.