Azymondias/History

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* First Saga
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* Second Saga

## History

Azymondias's egg was laid at some point towards the tragic end of Avizandum and Zubeia's union and was their first and only egg. From the beginning, the egg enjoyed protection of the Dragonguard, a band of eight elven elite warriors sworn to protect the egg with their lives. As the incubation time lasted for roughly a decade, this time of protection lasted for several years while Azymondias grew inside his egg, bedded in a nest formed from moss and flowers at the top of the Storm Spire. During this time, Zubeia lovingly whispered his name to him.

On the day Azymondias was supposed to hatch, Avizandum left the Border unattended to watch over the egg in Zubeia's stead. Seeking revenge for the deaths of Annika, Neha, and Sarai, King Harrow and Viren arrived at the Storm Spire, where they were confronted by the Dragon King himself. Not wanting his son's birthday to become tainted by death, Avizandum showed mercy by letting the two leave unscathed. Defiant, Harrow and Viren proceeded to slay Avizandum regardless, turning his body to stone through the use of dark magic, preventing him from ever witnessing his son's birth. Realizing that Avizandum referred to his son's hatching, Viren convinced a reluctant Harrow that the egg must be destroyed, lest humanity would be endangered by a vengeful successor to Avizandum. At this time, the Dragonguard had cowardly abandoned their duty, save for Tiadrin and Lain, who tried and failed to convince Hendyr, one of the fleeing members, to take the egg with him while they stayed behind. Once Viren reached the lair, he defeated Tiadrin and Lain and was prepared to destroy the egg, though Tiadrin managed to convince him to spare it by telling him that the egg could be useful to his dark magic. As a result, Viren took the egg to Katolis and hid it in a hidden chamber within the castle, as the elves and the dragons were led to believe that the egg was destroyed the day Avizandum died.

## First Saga

Following its discovery through Rayla, Callum, Ezran, and Bait inside Viren's secret lair inside the castle of Katolis, Azymondias's egg was taken through the kingdom of Katolis with the goal of returning it to Xadia. After falling into a lake while escaping an avalanche, the life inside his egg weakened. To save him from a freezing death, Team Zym carried Zym's egg to the top of the Cursed Caldera, where he was hatched inside the storm unleashed by Callum's Sky Primal Stone. Once hatched, Ezran was able to read that the newborn hatchling already knew the name his mother had whispered to him while inside his egg, and he received the nickname "Zym". After biting off Rayla's assassin's binding, the new team mate officially joined the group on their journey to Xadia.

Soon after hatching, Ezran began to encourage Zym to learn how to fly, though the two were far from succeeding the task. Narrowly escaping being kidnapped by Claudia and Soren, he became more comfortable with the idea of flying to more easily escape difficult situations. During their travel on the ship of Captain Villads and his pet parrot Berto, Callum exposed Zym to a raging storm, where the dragonling acquired his first magical abilities in the form of spitting lightning from his mouth after being struck by a thunderbolt. When the group got involved in a conflict between a Fire Dragon called Pyrrah and Soren, Zym was able to defend Soren by standing up for him despite their negative history. Soon after the incident, he had to part ways with Ezran, who would return to Katolis to claim his crown. Finally at the Border, Zym finally learned how to fly by receiving telepathic instructions by Ezran, successfully blocking out the light of the rising sun to allow Rayla and Callum to enter into Xadia using the Moonstone Path.

Finally in Xadia, Zym and his friends found themselves blocked from travelling further by Sol Regem, an Archdragon of the Sun and the former Dragon King who was ready to eliminate the new Dragon Prince if it meant to stop Callum, who reeked of dark magic, from entering his homeland. After a lucky escape, Zym accompanied Rayla and Callum to the Silvergrove inside the Moonshadow Forest and then the Midnight Desert. In said desert, he was almost abducted by a Skywing Elf called Nyx, who believed herself able to earn a ransom for the Dragon Prince. Managing to escape by flight after fighting back, he happily reunited with the group soon after. When eventually reaching the Storm Spire, Zym was finally reunited with Ezran and began his climb to his parents' home. While his friends struggled with the thin air, Zym ascended the spire without issue, assisting the others by leading Pyrrah back to them, who introduced them to a spell that allowed them to breathe. Once at the top, the Skywing Elf Ibis informed the group that Zubeia had fallen into a deep, grief-stricken slumber. Overcome by anxiety, Zym hesitated to go see his mother until the battle against Viren's forces was carried out at the bottom of the spire. Accompanied by Rayla, he eventually found the courage to see his sleeping mother, trying to wake her by using his electricity, though without success. While the battle raged, Viren managed to enter the Storm Spire once more and chased Zym to the pinnacle, where he attempted to siphon the dragonling for his magic on suggestion of the Startouch Elf Aaravos. Through Rayla's help, Zym was saved from being killed and was able to join his friends back inside the spire to watch Ezran be accepted as a king once more. Upon hearing a rumbling, Zym realized that his mother had awakened, who was overjoyed to see her baby returned to her. The two shared an affectionate moment of reunion, and Zym was finally returned to his home for good.

## Second Saga

Two years later, Zym had grown older and bigger. Still living with his mother, he got to enjoy the peace between the two sides of the continent while staying in contact with his friends. He had also developed a more rebellious streak that motivates him to not eat his vegetables. Zym accompanied Zubeia and Pyrrah for the festivities in Katolis before it is interrupted by Ibis's message which warned them about Aaravos's return. Zym returned to the Storm Spire with his mother and his friends to find Ibis dead and that Aaravos was planning his return before the Startouch Elf shattered his Looking Glass. After Ibis's funeral, Zym wished to join his mother and his friends in the quest to stop Aaravos, but Zubeia ordered him to stay in the Storm Spire for his own protection. Zym, however, decided to sneak out of the Storm Spire and reunite with his friends in the Drakewood where they encountered several Earthblood Elves, including N'than who joined them as their guide to meet Rex Igneous, an Archdragon of the Earth, in Umber Tor. Zym and his friends ventured through Umber Tor's "Zones of Peril" before reaching the lair of Rex Igneous. Rayla has Zym disguised as a dog since his father Avizandum was a rival of Rex Igneous, but his true identity was eventually exposed. However, Rex offered Zym his condolences upon learning Avizandum's death and helped Team Zym in learning the location of Aaravos's prison before Claudia knocked most of them out with a sleeping spell. Zym managed to hide under a pile of coins and helped in waking everyone up so that they could escape Umber Tor with the timely arrival of Zubeia.

Zym accompanied Zubeia, Ezran, Soren, and Corvus in meeting Domina Profundis, an Archdragon of the Ocean who knew about the true nature of Aaravos's prison. He and the rest of Ezran's group were delighted when the dragons of Xadia agreed to help them in locating Claudia and Viren before they could free Aaravos. Zym also joined Ezran's group in rescuing Callum, Rayla, Bait, Stella, and Amaya from the corrupted Banthers in Lux Aurea. He then follows the reunited Team Zym in meeting with Akiyu, the Tidebound Elf Archmage who took part in creating Aaravos's prison. Upon entering the esophagus of a large sea creature, Zym used his powers to prevent it from digesting him and his friends. Although Akiyu provided the means to find Aaravos's prison, Zym was oblivious to his mother's corruption that prevented her from flying him and the rest of Team Zym to the Sea of the Castout. This opted him and his friends to travel to Scumport, an island town that could provide a ship for them to sail on. It was at Scumport where Zym reunited with Villads, Berto, and Nyx, who agreed to help him and the rest of Team Zym in their journey after rescuing Sneezles, Hat, and Jellybug, three baby Glow Toads that were in the possession of the Tidebound Elf Finnegrin. After *The Ruthless* was destroyed, Zym and all of his friends were taken captive by Finnegrin on *Sea Legs*. Zym was locked in a cage inside Finnegrin's cabin until Soren convinced Elmer to turn against and kill the cruel Tidebound Elf before reaching the Sea of the Castout. Zym accompanied Bait, Soren, Sneezles, Hat, and Jellybug on the rowboat as Callum, Rayla, Ezran, and Stella dove into the Sea of the Castout to retrieve Aaravos's prison.

## Book One - Moon

### Echoes of Thunder to What is Done

Azymondias's egg is revealed to be unharmed after being discovered by Ezran and Callum in a hidden chamber inside the castle of Katolis. Once the two princes and Rayla decide to return the egg to Xadia and his mother Zubeia, it is being transported inside Ezran's backpack.

### Through the Ice to Cursed Caldera

After Azymondias's egg is accidentally dropped into a frozen lake, it begins to suffer from the cold temperature, despite Ezran saving it as quickly as possible. In order to heal the egg, the princes rely on a village girl named Ellis, who claims to have met a miracle healer on the top of the Cursed Caldera. The egg is carried to the top of the mountain.

### Wonderstorm

Ezran, who is able to communicate with animals, claims that Ellis's companion wolf Ava told him that there is no healer. To confirm or disprove the existence of the healer, the group continues towards the mountaintop's tree, encountering a blinding flash from the moon and a great creature descends with a Moonshadow Elf on her back. Rayla recognizes the elf as a Moon mage and an illusionist. The elf introduces herself as Lujanne, guardian of the Moon Nexus. Ezran presents the egg and Lujanne states that the only hope of saving the egg is to hatch it, which can only be done in the eye of a storm, and the weather is clear for miles. Callum realizes that he possesses a Sky Primal Stone and proceeds to destroy it to create an artificial storm. While the storm gathers, the egg rolls to the edge of a cliff, but is saved by Rayla before it can be harmed. Lightning crackles across the egg and in a dazzle of rainbow light, allowing it to hatch, and a tired dragonling emerges. At Ezran's urging, Bait licks open its eyes. Ezran, listening to his inner voice, says that he knows his own name: Azymondias, nicknamed "Zym". To Rayla's surprise, Azymondias bites the assassin's binding off her hand, which frees her, and he receives an affectionate nuzzle from her. Azymondias chases his tail and the group plays with magical lights that have appeared, unaware that they originate from a spell cast by their enemies to locate them.

## Book Two - Sky

### A Secret and a Spark

Although Rayla feels that the group must leave the Cursed Caldera as soon as possible to escape the dark forces that are pursuing them, she consents to an extra day of free time. At Lujanne's suggestion, Ezran decides to try to teach Zym how to fly. Unfortunately, his efforts are less than successful, though he vows not to give up.

### Half Moon Lies

Upon first seeing Zym, Claudia is enamored with his cuteness to the point of having hearts in her eyes, though Rayla finds this at odds with her previous statement of the dragon being a "powerful weapon".

### Smoke and Mirrors

Ezran is burdened by the fact someone will have to teach Zym what to do and that, while he should be learning it from his father, he has only him. After failing to teach Zym by impersonating his father Harrow, Ezran tries to place Zym in his bag as he did with an egg for traveling, but Zym refuses to stay inside. When the group leaves the Cursed Caldera to set off on the journey again, Soren and Claudia hatch their plan and capture Zym in a sack. This capture, however, turns out to be an illusion and Zym finds himself safe on the back of the Moon Phoenix Phoe-Phoe. Despite further struggle, he can safely escape with his friends. Late at night, the group flies on Phoe-Phoe's back as Zym emerges from Ezran's bag, where he was finally coaxed to enter. With Ezran's encouragement, he spreads his wings and pretends to fly.

### Voyage of the Ruthless

After Phoe-Phoe's departure, Zym and the group have to cross the bay, so they search for a captain and a boat in a nearby village. He stays with with Rayla and Bait while Callum and Ezran ask around before they meet Captain Villads and Berto who are willing to sail them across the bay on *The Ruthless*. However, their journey across the bay does not get far due to a storm. Zym accompanies Callum in the prince's attempt to connect with the arcanum of the Sky and is being told that his friend feels like he has lost himself and that he is trying to find his way back. The two make their way to the top of a windmill and a lightning rod, which provokes a dangerous lightning threat. Realizing his recklessness Callum backs out, but leaves Zym struck by a thunderbolt in his carelessness. Fortunately Zym turns out to be okay, and is now able to spark lightning from his mouth.

### Breaking the Seal

Still sailing over the vast lake, Zym is asked by Ezran what they wanted to do until they reached land and the dragonling falls asleep next to Ezran.

### Heart of a Titan

Zym wakes up from his nap as the group makes it to land, where they see a dragon flying overhead.

### Fire and Fury

Zym and Ezran go after Callum and Rayla, who left to free a Fire Dragon named Pyrrah. When a fight between Soren and Pyrrah ends with the young Crownguard being paralyzed, Zym rushes to his defense, causing Pyrrah to flee. Zym is almost taken by Claudia once more, but is able to flee due to Soren's injuries distracting her.

### The Book of Destiny

Zym wants to accompany Ezran when he needs to take some time off to think, having learned about the fate of his father. However, he is stopped from joining Ezran by Bait.

### Breathe

After Callum awakes from his dark magic-induced coma, Zym is amazed that Callum successfully connected to the Sky arcanum, but is happier to see that Ezran had returned. Zym has to part with Ezran after the young king has learned of his father's demise and now has to return to Katolis to claim his crown. Although sad to see his best friend leave, he is told how proud Ezran is of him and that he will grow up strong and kind, and that he needs to return home, apologizing for failing to teach him how to fly. He stays behind with Rayla and Callum. When Callum, Rayla, and Zym finally attempt to cross the Moonstone Path, they are stopped short by the rising sun blocking the view onto the moonstones. Soon the young dragon is aided by a telepathic message from Ezran to block the light of the sun. Through Ezran's guidance, Zym flies for the first time, and with the aid of Callum's magic blocks the sunlight enough to reveal the needed runes to see the path on the rocks, making it safe to cross.

## Book Three - Sun

### Sol Regem

Callum and Rayla try to sneak past the blinded Archdragon of the Sun Sol Regem, but Zym's scared whimpering and whining cause the dragon to detect their presence, causing to Rayla decide to try to reason with Sol Regem and explain that they are transporting the Dragon Prince. After Sol Regem refuses to let the trio pass, Team Zym uses an elaborate plan to sneak past the dragon and manage to enter Xadia.

### The Crown

Making their way to the Moonshadow Forest, Team Zym continues their trek, where Zym is welcomed home by Rayla and given a piece of fruit. Upon examining a collection of peri-stinkles, Zym curiously dives into a patch of the flowers and releases their stench, much to the displeasure of Callum. Once the group arrives at a meadow, he is introduced to a small creature called an Adoraburr.

### Ghost

When Rayla tells Callum that humans may not be welcome inside her home, the Silvergrove, Zym excitedly watches Callum disguise himself as a fake Earthblood Elf. When they arrive at the Silvergrove and are required to open an entrance in the form of a portal, Zym cheerfully dashes around the circle that appears during a magical dance that his friends perform. Once inside the Silvergrove, Zym jumps on top of Callum's shoulders, as he is visibly afraid of the faceless elves that have "ghosted" Rayla. When the group decides to visit Ethari, an old friend of Rayla's family, he shows fear once more and hides behind the door of Ethari's workshop after realizing he has ghosted Rayla as well. After they leave in disappointment, the small dragon sits at the water fountain where Rayla tosses stones into the water, which Zym watches curiously. As soon as Ethari has lifted the spell on himself to talk to the three, Rayla and Callum present Zym to the Moonshadow Elf, who receives an affectionate lick on his hand by the Dragon Prince. Ethari gifts the group a Shadowpaw and a Moonstrider, and Zym, while on Callum's head, barks back at the Moonstrider after the animal sniffs him a couple of times. He then is carried off on the Shadowpaw together with Callum.

### The Midnight Desert

Upon first encountering Zym, the Skywing Elf Nyx calls him the "dragon of the hour" and states he has his mother's eyes. She claims that she has been authorized by Zubeia to fly him directly home, but Callum and Rayla refuse this. They end up accepting instead her offer of Ambler mounts to cross the Midnight Desert. Zym whimpers at Nyx's description of the terrifying Soulfang Serpents that infest the Midnight Desert. As the group travels across the desert, he plays happily with a set of Adoraburrs that Callum has taken with him. That night, as the group rests at the desert's oasis, he sleeps cuddled with the Adoraburrs. When Callum and Rayla run off in the middle of the night and have a heartfelt conversation, they return to find only the Adoraburrs and no Zym or Nyx.

### Heroes and Masterminds

After a fearsome encounter with the Soulfang Serpents, Callum and Rayla catch up with Nyx, who has indeed taken Zym. They find that Nyx's Ambler again has its foot stuck and think they have her cornered, but she takes off to remind the pair that she is a winged Skywing Elf, she can simply fly away from them. Zym, however, fights back, using his powers to give Nyx a strong electric shock. She insults him as a "zap monster" and he bites one of her wings, sending her plummeting to the ground. Zym flies back to Callum, chittering happily, and Callum apologizes for losing him. In response, Zym gives him playful kisses laced with lightning. He then watches from Callum's shoulder as Rayla rescues Nyx from Soulfang Serpents, then takes a nap nestled with the Shadowpaw atop the Ambler.

### Thunderfall

Waking that morning, Zym gives Nyx a couple of sparks, still somewhat annoyed at her previous treatment of him. The group continues onwards to the Storm Spire. As they do, they encounter the petrified form of Zym's father, the Dragon King Avizandum, which makes him uneasy. But the young dragon's uneasiness is replaced with joy as Ezran returned and the group happily embraced him. Two are playing as they are watched by Callum and Rayla.

### Hearts of Cinder

Along with the rest of the party, he arrives at the Storm Spire, which contains the lair of his mother. Upon seeing its intimidating form, he whimpers and flies to Ezran, who tells him not to worry because he is about to see his mother. When the group encounters a monument with elven writing that reads "prepare to draw your last breath," they nevertheless continue and he flies ahead, smiling. The others pass out from the spire's thin air, but Ezran awakes upon being licked by him. They are then met by Pyrrah, the dragon that Ezran aided before and Pyrrah shows them a rune of a spell, *Ventus Spiralis*, which will allow them to breathe. They continue their pilgrimage and arrive at the entrance of the Storm Spire. They meet the Skywing Elf mage Ibis at the entrance and Rayla declares that they have brought home the Dragon Prince. Ezran holds him up, saying that he is there to see his mother. Ibis says that his heart leaps to see that he lives, but that they are too late.

### Dragonguard

From Ibis, Zym learns of his mother's condition, which left him scared of what he would see. Ezran comforts Zym and understands that he is not ready. Bait also stays behind to comfort the anxious Zym. Later, he is petted by Rayla who is still displeased by her parents' actions. Soon Zym and the group are warned by Soren of his father's approaching army for the young dragon. By looking into the past, Zym as an egg was bravely defended by Rayla's parents but were beaten. However, Tiadrin managed to convince Viren to keep the egg alive. Zym is present as they all make the decision to stay and fight, based on Soren's counsel his father is a villain who will only get more powerful and thus will never give up. As they gather atop the Storm Spire, he looks out with them upon Viren's approaching forces.

### The Final Battle

Interpreted by Callum and Rayla, General Amaya outlines that there is one objective for the upcoming fight: to defend the Dragon Prince at any cost. Zym settles down for a rest next to Bait and Rayla agrees to stay with him. As the battle rages outside, Zym becomes uneasy upon hearing the snores of his mother. He whimpers and steps forward and Rayla realizes that he is finally ready to see her. He is happy to have Rayla accompany him but is told not to get his hopes up as she most likely will not awake anytime soon. Although Zym is still hesitant, Rayla encourages to see her and he tries to awake her with his powers but to no avail. He lays down in his nest that is curled around his mother's tail.

As the battle continued, Viren infiltrates the Storm Spire and encases Rayla in ice. Viren tells the agitated Zym that his mother cannot protect him. As Viren reveals his plan to harvest Zubeia and Zym, Zym is saved by Bait and is told by Rayla to run. He races to the very top of the spire, but halts at its edge and shuddered before Viren and the caterpillar form of Aaravos, who tells him that there is no escape. Summoning his courage, Zym tries to shoot lightning at Viren with no effect. Seeing no choices left, Zym decides to fly away into the distance, but Viren summons a powerful funnel of dark magic and draws him back. He is trapped in the funnel and started to feel his energy draining into the mage. But the young dragon is saved when Rayla tackles Viren and sends them both falling off the cliff, freeing Zym from the spell. After the battle, Zym leaps into Ezran's arms and nuzzles him happily. Upon hearing Callum's statement about making a difference, Zym yips to amend that it was the five of them, then all of them and when Amaya, through Gren, expresses her objection.

Then, Zym yips happily, racing to where his mother rests upon hearing a loud rumbling, and like everyone else, is in awe about seeing her awake and lets his presence be known to her as they nuzzle each other's noses. Zubeia asks if it is a dream, that elves and humans are united and have brought back her baby, her love and her hope as he flies around her happily.

## The Royal Council

Azymondias, Ezran, and Bait have successfully pulled off another jelly tart heist and start to feast on their meal in the royal chambers. Zym and Bait are concerned about Ezran, who has been given his father's sword for his second coronation as Viren stole the original crown during his coup. As Ezran worries that swords are symbols of war instead of peace, Zym then flips one of the plates onto Bait's head, turning it into a hat, which inspires Ezran to turn his sword into a new crown instead.

## All Storms End

Zym is playing around Thunderfall during a raging storm when his mother Zubeia orders him to not be around the petrified body of his father Avizandum. Zubeia realizes that Zym has yet to understand her grief, so she asks Zym on what he sees when he is looking at Avizandum. Zym's confident posture has Zubeia guessing that he sees power before she reveals him about Avizandum's deeds, strength, and flaws as the King of the Dragons. Zym is disheartened when Zubeia informs him that Avizandum was killed trying to protect him before he reveals that he now sees love in his father after learning the profound love that he had for his family. Zym is overjoyed when Zubeia assures him that the best of his father lives in him and that he will be his own many things, such as being loved by both of his parents. Zym and Zubeia then nuzzle each other as they stand with Avizandum's petrified body while the storm continues to pour around them.

## Deep Below

Zym accompanies Ezran, Bait, Soren, Corvus, and Pyrrah in searching for the Siren Stone inside the Arcus Vault. He is alarmed to find the Shadowhawk that Runaan sent to Zubeia after he succeeded in assassinating Harrow before he and his friends retrieve the Siren Stone from the Arcus Vault.

## Book Four - Earth

### Fallen Stars

Zym is in the Storm Spire refusing to consume the vegetables that Ibis had served through Zubeia's orders before their journey to Katolis. When Ibis tries to make a zucchini fly into Zym's mouth, the Dragon Prince shoots it down with a bolt of electricity. Upon hearing Zubeia and Pyrrah entering the Storm Spire, Ibis throws all of the vegetables away and lies about Zym finishing every last morsel, successfully avoiding the Dragon Queen's fury. As Zym prepares to fly for Katolis, he gives Ibis a farewell nuzzle before taking flight after Zubeia and Pyrrah, oblivious to the sight of Viren, Claudia, and Terry sneaking in.

### Breathtaking

After arriving in Katolis with Zubeia and Pyrrah, Zym immediately pounces on and give Ezran several zappy licks to show how much he has missed the young king. Zym then listens to Soren's effort of stalling time for Callum to appear with standup comedy and witnesses Callum accidentally causing the giant jelly tart that Barius prepared with his fireworks.

By sunset, Zym attends the gift ceremony in the Valley of Graves where Ezran shall unveil a painting as a gift of hope and friendship. But when the painting is unveiled, everyone is shocked to see that it has been vandalized with Zubeia's face being torn off. Ezran decides to use the moment to make a speech about peace, violence, loss, and forgiveness to inspire everyone to build a better future, with Zym standing by his side. Corvus then takes the opportunity to play a piece of music he has written called "A Song of Love and Loss" that lasts until nightfall. Zym allows Ezran to hug him after listening to Zubeia's heartfelt understanding and witnesses Rayla's return before the ceremony is suddenly interrupted by an urgent message from Ibis that alerts everyone about the potential return of Aaravos.

### Through the Looking Glass

After the ominous message from Ibis disappeared, Zym chooses to wander off despite Zubeia calling for him. Ezran is able to find Zym with his connection and assures him that they are always together. As Zym perches on Zubeia's head, Opeli convinces Team Zym to join and help the dragons. During their flight to the Storm Spire, Zym listens to Zubeia telling the story of the Aaravos, the Startouch Elf who secretly orchestrated every great crisis in the world and was imprisoned by the Archdragons and the elves through Avizandum's leadership after his treachery was discovered by a young human girl.

Upon arriving at the Storm Spire, Team Zym are horrified to find Ibis's lifeless body lying on the pinnacle. Zym nuzzles and lies on top of Ibis to show his grief, with Rayla, Ezran, and Stella comforting him. Zym joins Zubeia, Pyrrah, and the rest of Team Zym in using Avizandum's Looking Glass to meet the imprisoned Aaravos, who immediately uses his magic to possess Callum to ridicule everyone for their flaws and to proudly proclaim his inevitable return. Aaravos then releases Callum from his hold and shatters the looking glass.

### The Great Gates

Zym and his friends attend Ibis's funeral on the pinnacle of the Storm Spire, nuzzling Bait when the latter comforts him and watching Callum transforming Ibis's body into a flock of birds.

After the funeral, Zubeia and Team Zym realize that Soren's sister Claudia is the one who is trying to free Aaravos due to her magical abilities and the presence of her bracelet in the Storm Spire. Ezran then asks Zubeia if any of the Archdragons can help them in stopping Claudia since they have been given a clue of where Aaravos's prison is located. Zubeia believes that Rex Igneous, an Archdragon of the Earth, might be the one who has the answer. She agrees to take Team Zym to Rex's lair in Umber Tor, but orders Zym to remain in the Storm Spire so that she will not lose him again, much to the Dragon Prince's disappointment.

### The Drakewood

Knowing that he wants to help his friends, Zym sneaks out from the Storm Spire and reunites with them in the Drakewood. Zym happily agrees to become the team's eye in the sky so that they can locate both Soren who never returned to the camp since the night before and the back entrance to Umber Tor. As Zym flies over the Drakewood, he allows Ezran to see what he sees and taste the insect that he ate. Zym eventually comes across a village of Earthblood Elves and the Pit of Despair that holds parts of Soren's armor. However, he is surrounded by Warlon and two other Drakeriders. After a lengthy chase towards Team Zym's camp, Zym manages to knock one Drakerider out off the sky before he is captured. Callum creates a bank of fog to create a cover for Zym while the rest of the team distract the Drakeriders. They eventually finds the captured Zym with a young Earthblood Elf named N'than, who decides to give Zym up due to his inability to tame a dragon. Zym is then freed from his bonds and quickly forgives N'than for his mistake before playing with him. As N'than introduces himself to Team Zym, he agrees to become their guide in meeting Rex Igneous and finding Soren through the Pit of Despair.

### Beneath the Surface

Zym and his friends follow N'than in venturing into Umber Tor, who informs them about the three "Zones of Peril" that they need to survive through before reaching the lair of Rex Igneous, and that once they have reached Rex's lair, they must prepare worthy gifts if they wish to please the Archdragon. The first Zone of Peril is a massive crystalline labyrinth teeming with magical gems, and that they need to use the musical sounds produced by tuning crystals to navigate their way to the exit. During their trek, Callum grabs a Moon Opal, which N'than describes as the prettiest of the gems.

Once Team Zym has left the Crystal Labyrinth, they enter the second Zone of Peril that takes the form of a narrow bridge that stretches across a pitch-black abyss. N'than also advises them to extinguish every source of light so that they will not draw the attention of the zone's hostile creatures. However, Bait panics and emits a bright light that gives everyone's positions away to the creatures. N'than then tells everyone to run across the bridge before more of the creatures begin to surround them. Knowing that there is only one thing he can do, Zym emits a large amount of electricity to lure the creatures into the abyss. Just as N'than and everyone else believe that Zym sacrificed himself, the Dragon Prince returns and is applauded for his heroism as they escape the zone.

Team Zym finally reaches the third and final Zone of Peril, which is a massive chamber filled with lava. N'than explains that since the lava ebbs and flows like the tides, they can simply wait for a few hours for a rock bridge to emerge after the lava has receded. However, the intense heat makes it difficult for Team Zym to rest and Callum comes up with the solution by creating a breeze-dome that cools them down and allows them to sleep comfortably. After a few hours, the lava has receded and N'than guides Team Zym through the rock bridge that leads them to the lair of Rex Igneous.

### Rex Igneous

As Team Zym are about to enter the lair of Rex Igneous, Zym grows nervous and reveals to Ezran that Zubeia wanted him stay in the Storm Spire because Rex was a rival of Avizandum who might not tolerate the presence of the Dragon Prince. When Rayla suggests concealing Zym's true appearance with an illusion spell, Callum gives her the Moon Opal he took from the Crystal Labyrinth, allowing her to disguise Zym as a dog. Despite the successful illusion, Team Zym still need to think of a worthy gift that allows them to seek an audience with Rex Igneous.

Zym and his friends soon find themselves deep inside the lair of Rex Igneous, but Rex himself is absent. Just as N'than believes that they came at a bad time, Rex Igneous emerges from the lair's pool. N'than humbly presents himself to the Archdragon as Team Zym's guide and informs him to give them a chance despite their lack of gifts. Rayla, Callum, Ezran create the opportunity of giving Rex Igneous their valued possessions: Rayla's blades, Callum's staff, and Ezran's crown. However, Rex Igneous has grown bored of guests and gifts, so he decides to kill everyone. Ezran then realizes that they need to appease Rex Igneous with a surprise, and he chooses to offer Rex the brown sludge tarts that Barius made him. Rex is delighted by the tart's many qualities and allows Team Zym to ask him one question, much to their relief. When Ezran asks about the location of Aaravos's prison, Rex Igneous refused to answer since it might risk endangering the entire world. He is, however, interested by the fact that Zubeia sent Team Zym to him instead of calling on her mate Avizandum. As Rex Igneous starts to rant about Avizandum's arrogance, Zym angrily attacks the the Archdragon for slandering his father, causing Rex to fling Zym away and exposing his true identity.

Rex Igneous finds it amusing that Avizandum would send his own son to confront him, believing that the King of the Dragons has become a coward. However, his gratification fades into disbelief when Team Zym informs him that Avizandum died. Rex then expresses his grief and condolences to Zym since he was the greatest rival and friend of the dragonling's father. Rex Igneous also tells Team Zym that it was a human who saw through Aaravos's schemes and that she bears a great resemblance to Ezran. Ezran then asks Rex Igneous again about the location of Aaravos's prison, but the Archdragon tells him that he does not know.

Team Zym is confused since Zubeia tells them that Rex Igneous is entrusted with the knowledge of where Aaravos is imprisoned. However, Callum realizes they have been given a riddle and deduces that Rex possesses the map that points out the location of Aaravos's prison. Rex compliments Callum for being very clever, only for Claudia to interrupt the moment of triumph by casting a sleeping spell on everyone except for Zym who manages to hide beneath a pile of coins.

### Escape from Umber Tor

Zym watches Viren's group attempting to acquire the map of Aaravos's prison after everyone else had been put to sleep. The Being tries to reveal Zym to its comrades, but Viren dismisses its screeches and orders it to remain quiet. Zym tries to free the captured Soren upon seeing him, only to be grossed out after taking and sniffing Soren's awful-smelling boot off. Soren then uses his awful-smelling foot to wake Rayla up, allowing her and Zym to free him from his bonds. Zym is grossed out when Soren suggests that they wake Rex Igneous up with his awful-smelling foot, so Rayla decides a more direct approach by stabbing his front left foot. As Rex's rage begins to force rocks to fall from the lair's ceiling, N'than guides Team Zym to the Great Gates while Rayla and Stella split off to kill the resurrected Viren.

Upon reaching the Great Gates, Team Zym remembers the rubbles that blocked them. They eventually find an opening and force the Great Gates to open to successfully escape Umber Tor, only for Rex Igneous to burst through and corner them. Just before Rex Igneous can kill Team Zym, Zubeia descends from the sky to protect her son and his friends by forcing the Archdragon of the Earth to retreat after a thunderous display of power. Zubeia then scolds Zym for defying her orders, but Soren and Ezran back him up by telling her that she would not have come to save the day if he did not sneak out in the first place. Zym is then granted permission by Zubeia to join the group hug after Rayla and Stella emerged from the rubble.

## Book Five - Ocean

### Domina Profundis

Zym accompanies Zubeia, Ezran, Soren, and Corvus in their flight to an ancient rune-beacon on the eastern coast of Xadia where they use the Siren Stone to summon Domina Profundis, the Archdragon of the Ocean. Domina helps Zym and the rest of Ezran's group by revealing the true nature of Aaravos's prison.

### Nightmares & Revelations

Zym and the rest of Ezran's group are happy to learn that all of the dragons Zubeia summoned have agreed to help them in locating Claudia and Viren.

### The Great Bookery

Zym accompanies Ezran's group in rescuing Callum, Rayla, Bait, Stella, and Amaya from the corrupted Banthers in the Great Bookery of Lux Aurea, and he lets out a smile of relief knowing that Corvus and Amaya managed to shelter themselves inside the book drop.

### Archmage Akiyu

Zym listens as Callum, Rayla, and Ezran agree to seeking the help of Akiyu, the Tidebound Elf Archmage who was involved in imprisoning Aaravos. After arriving at the tide pools where Akiyu resides, Zym follows his friends in using empty large shells to sneak past the hungry Carrion Gulls before meeting a Tidebound Elf who introduces herself as "Tidebound Tina". Tina agrees to take Team Zym to Akiyu after they revealed their intention of finding Aaravos's prison, only to secretly tricking them into entering the esophagus of a large sea creature. Upon realizing this, an angered Zym emits a large amount of electricity to zap the creature's stomach, which forces it to spit him and his friends out before Tina reveals herself as Akiyu. When Akiyu finds out about Claudia and Viren's plan to release Aaravos, she tells Team Zym that the prison is located in the Sea of the Castout and gives them an enchanted amulet. Zym is excited by the prospect of Zubeia flying him and his friends to the aforementioned location, but becomes concerned when she is unable to appear on time.

### Bait & Switch

Upon realizing that Zubeia is unable to rendezvous with Team Zym, Zym and his friends are forced to travel to Scumport to find a ship captain who is willing to help them sail to the Sea of the Castout. Zym eventually reunites with Villads and Berto, who agree to help him and his friends in their voyage. Zym also helps Team Zym in rescuing three baby Glow Toads from Finnegrin by retrieving the keys to the Tidebound Elf's office before regrouping on *The Ruthless*. Zym then learns that Villads's new first mate is none other than the winged Skywing Elf Nyx.

### Sea Legs

As Zym and his friends continue their voyage to the Sea of the Castout aboard *The Ruthless*, they bond with the three baby Glow Toads that are eventually given the names Sneezles, Hat, and Jellybug. Zym also helps Soren in rescuing Hat after the latter was thrown overboard and almost got eaten by a hungry leviathan. Zym and all of his friends are taken captive by Finnegrin after the Tidebound Elf used his ship, *Sea Legs*, to pursue and destroy *The Ruthless*.

### Finnegrin's Wake

Zym is kept in a cage inside Finnegrin's cabin before Elmer's change of heart allows him to regain his freedom.

### Infantis Sanguine

Zym remains on the rowboat with Bait, Soren, Sneezles, Hat, and Jellybug while Callum, Rayla, Ezran, and Stella dive into the Sea of the Castout to retrieve Aaravos's prison. He happily reunites with the quartet after they succeeded in their mission.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Book Three, Chapter 6: "Thunderfall" (Ezran's timejump age)
2. ↑ Bloodmoon Huntress (Novel) (Departure time of the Dragonguard)
3. ↑ Reddit Creator Q&A (Sep 17th, 2018)
4. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 6: "Heart of a Titan"
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Book Three, Chapter 8: "Dragonguard"
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Book One, Chapter 1: "Echoes of Thunder"
7. ↑ Book One, Chapter 6: "Through the Ice"
8. ↑ Book One, Chapter 7: "The Dagger and the Wolf"
9. ↑ Book One, Chapter 9: "Wonderstorm"
10. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 1: "A Secret and a Spark"
11. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 2: "Half Moon Lies"
12. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 3: "Smoke and Mirrors"
13. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 4: "Voyage of the Ruthless"
14. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 5: "Breaking the Seal"
15. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 7: "Fire and Fury"
16. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 8: "The Book of Destiny"
17. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 9: "Breathe"
18. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 1: "Sol Regem"
19. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 2: "The Crown"
20. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 3: "Ghost"
21. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 4: "The Midnight Desert"
22. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 5: "Heroes and Masterminds"
23. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 7: "Hearts of Cinder"
24. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 9: "The Final Battle"
25. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 1: "Rebirthday"
26. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 2: "Fallen Stars"
27. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 3: "Breathtaking"
28. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 4: "Through the Looking Glass"
29. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 5: "The Great Gates"
30. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 6: "The Drakewood"
31. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 7: "Beneath the Surface"
32. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 8: "Rex Igneous"
33. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 9: "Escape from Umber Tor"
34. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 1: "Domina Profundis"
35. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 3: "Nightmares & Revelations"
36. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 4: "The Great Bookery"
37. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 5: "Archmage Akiyu"
38. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 6: "Bait & Switch"
39. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 7: "Sea Legs"
40. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 8: "Finnegrin's Wake"
41. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 9: "Infantis Sanguine"