Drakrom

**LOCATION DISCOVERED, ENTRY DENIED**

**The Ignitian Kingdom, Drakrom.** The Ignitia are an ancient race of vulkan-born dragonkind who once lived amongst Evas, Ailluin, and Valthos as grand beasts from gargantuan mountains no Evacrestian could climb in a day. Among these peaks were resting volcanos amid lush greens. The Great War forced its largest volcano to erupt and break down its terrain which connected the main mountain-bound Kingdom to the lands below. Great damage had caused the environment to change drastically, with snow coating further up the thin branches of Valkaia. Routes have been cut off ever since. The people Drakrom had made no efforts to reconnect with any other Kingdom or races which dwell below. Routes and paths which had been cut off had also been enchanted with a layer of draconic magic and illusion, making it much harder for any who seek the lost Kingdom. In turn, Drakrom does not have any political presence and the the Ignitia are content with forever living isolated.

Their only political tie would be with **Topotota**, as their Kingdoms are right next to each other. Drakrom grants the Gobogobos protection with their own magic, similarly disguising and hiding the Gobo-Kingdom away like themselves. The dragon and vulkan-kind often pay the Gobos visits. Ignitia are rare and most likely never found walking among others in Valkaia. From how its Kingdom shut out all outside influence and passage, no one is certain of how and what changes have happened over the course of centuries dating a thousand years since.

***In Summary:** Ignitia is a ghost from the past that blocked absolutely everyone after everyone partied too hard and broke out into a massive fight all over Valkaia; destroying their home. They only like and have ties with Topotota. If anything happened to Topotota, they will end every Kingdom in Valkaia and then themself.*

**\*\*Note: There are many towns and cities around Drakrom, the map is not a to-scale reference!**

## Base of Drakrom

This and the area around it was once the site of multiple secret bases set up by various kingdoms, crusades, and means of control. Far from the heart of Valkaia, Plutonia, yet the results of the war had scattered many and looked to anywhere else for resources. This lead forces of other Kingdoms all around towards the base of Drakrom.

The trees in this area harbour a special type of wood. Nicknamed **‘Infinity’**. Ever-growing, sturdy. Timelessly surviving and regrowing in an exceptional pace. Only under special means of enchantment would the material be bent into shape, memorizing its new form and always reforming into it. Fires made of this wood would always be able to burn infinitely whenever ignited, furniture and buildings made of this material would always repair itself over time. It would improve the quality of life for many, allowing the people of war-ruined lands to rebuild and sustain.

The people of Valkaia harmed the environment and took too much. Upsetting the balance and the people living high above. The more others needed, the less the Ignitia could take for themselves. Once a lush forest surrounding Drakrom had been snatched away. If that hadn’t been an insult enough to take from one’s doorstep, expeditions for the soil and the quality of it to be taken and shifted elsewhere were enacted in spite of all protest. Eventually as battles began to overtake the barren land once green, with the Ignitia fighting off anymore hurt to their lands and eventually deciding to shut themselves off, the volcano erupted, earthquakes rattled the lands, mudslides, so on and so forth.

**Present Day,**
Beneath where snow meets the greens, tall grass grows. It’s a much warmer environment albeit still being quite cooling from the abundance of greens. The Mountain Base is lined with a treeline approaching the upwards incline, a clearing large enough for plenty of people to house themself and camp out temporarily. The land has been cracked and splintered from the recent eruption, with embers, flames, and magma lining the ground in fragmented segments.

Outposts and bases for settlements are situated for the many who had been cast out of Drakrom to thrive. Tents, put-together structures of everburning wood, and even stone houses made through spells. The magic cast by the Ignitia in the area prevents any wildfires from spreading into Topotota and the rest of Valkaia.

**!!!This Location is not yet accessible and the Kingdom is subject to change over time based on where the Story goes. Brief descriptions of these landmarks for those who have been there will be given and shared!!!**

## Quintet Obelisks

Five enchanted obelisks which are placed around the entirety of the mountain leading into Drakrom are known to be the cause of an incredibly potent spell. An illusion and disguise which keeps any from entering the Kingdom of Drakrom. These obelisks rise taller than any Ignitian, a violet flame at its tip to guide many. It’s carved with ancient runic inscriptions, unreadable for those not of the mountain, but structured to be almost ‘puzzle-like’ with nearly no simple solution in sight. Solving all five puzzles at once is the only way to disable the illusion-based barrier, as its magic derives from the Ignitian Core and not a set mechanism or pool of magic within the obelisk itself.

Each Obelisk is guarded by designated personnel from both the Meiyun and Aezei Divisions.

***Present day, the Obelisks have unfortunately been partially if not fully destroyed.***

## Spiked Passage

Aka the passage upwards into the mountains before the ‘cut-off point’ the five Obelisks provides.

The path upwards to Drakrom with jagged rocks from an eruption and earthquake long long ago. There aren’t many pit-stops for those who ascend without a guide. Those who choose to climb the spiked passage will be forced to take a route which loops around the mountains where the air begins to thin out significantly. For those not accustomed to this, their limbs and wings will grow incredibly heavy.

Once reaching the ‘cut-off’ point, most are subjected to loop around and around and around and even lose themselves up in the mountains no matter how high or how far they ascend.

## Layered Winterland Farms

Where snow loosely touches the mountains, layers of farmland are carved out. Growing rows of winterberries and plant-life which adore the colder temperatures above. Houses and barns for winged or mountain scaling beasts are similarly built layered and carved into the mountainside for those taking care of the produce and farm life.

***Present day, the The Layered Winterland Farms have unfortunately been partially destroyed and coated in ash.***

## Divisions

The Divisions are essentially the two parties which have control over halves of the volcano and land. They lead Drakrom with the belief and desires of the people aligning with each division. While mindsets differ, in the past, the Ignitians never chose to antagonize the other Division; instead celebrating differences and coming to compromises out of empathy for their own people. As a result, different areas of Drakrom have different amenities and ways of life to accomodate what and how the people want to live. Both Divisions share everything from the farmlands and below.

## [Division] Meiyun

Once taking the northeastern parts of the mountain and the upper portions of inside the volcano, the Meiyun Division are known to be mostly responsible for the Ancient’s Resting Place and Twintailed Temple. Many take higher ground to view the rest of Valkaia from the clouds, often times looking to the stars and even conducting studies by releasing avian type MON beasts to roam free outside of Drakrom for a set amount of time before returning.

**Twintailed Temple** is located at the top of the Ancient’s Resting Place, hovering above the volcano opening below as a form of an enchanted ‘plug’. It tames the lava below through the dragonhead monument dressed in Elderfire Stones and the flames which these sacred stones burn. Preventing any adverse environmental disasters and possible eruptions. Lantern Festivals and wedding ceremonies are held here. A monument of a Goddess among flames is built at the very top of the temple; most likely Evacrest who looks over all.

***Present day, the The Twintailed Temple’s fate is unknown.***

**The Ancient’s Resting Place** was once a place for the ancient dragons to see their final sunsets. Only the upper-most ruins today are considered that. Many Ignitians respect this area and leave the upper lands of the ruins untouched, often taking care to maintain the way certain plantlife take on a harmless ‘spacial’ and ‘starry’ quality. Housing for these Ignitians are often built within the bottom floating ruins of the Ancient’s Resting Place; chunks of lands in the sky encrusted in an excess of Crystalei.

***Present day, the Meiyun Division have been driven out of Drakrom, all belongs to the Aezei now.***

## [Division] Aezei

The Aezei Division used to take on the responsibility of looking over the inside of the Volcano and most of all within. They’re responsible overseeing birth of newborn Ignitians from the Ignitian Core, and the constant flow of the Lava-falls which begin mid-way through tunneled pipelines of the volcano from below. The Aezei are born and brought up to be traditionalists. Walled in and very much complacent with the closed off state of Drakrom. The inside of the volcano is ringed with layers for different amenities and purposes.

**Lava-falls** begin mid-way into the volcano. It serves as a way to tame the lava of the volcano alike the temple above. Built from a complicated tunneled pipeline system aided by Gobo-kind, the lava from below flows upwards and back down into the pools below infinitely. Ignitians may take bathe under these falls and burn away any impurities.

**The Ignitian Core** is where Ignitians (Vulkans, specifically) rise from the lava. Located far below, submerged within lava at the bottom of the volcano. Its heat is said to be intense, strong, bright. From fire into being, the Ignitians sprout from this ‘seed’, rising to the top in various pools where they’re taken in by families looking to adopt.

## Path to Topotota

Down the mountain and to the southwest, a path is carved directly from Drakrom to Topotota exclusively. Enchanted with buried runic carvings meant to hide it away from the rest of the world. **The path to Drakrom is currently blocked from the Gobos’ end for safety reasons. The paths share a magical channel which require both Kingdoms to keep open. When one side closes, the other will be unable to enter from that end, and would require entering by regular, rather than exclusive means. This is due to the struggle of the Meiyun & Aezei faction conflict within Drakrom among the Ignitia, and the Ignitia making choices that the Gobogobos do not agree with.**