Yggdrasaur

Yggdrasaur is the name given to the dinosaur slumbering beneath the city of Primasola.

## Background

### Prehistory

Millions/thousands of years ago, Yggdrasaur ruled the lands of Pangaea as the apex dinosaur. No being could best it in strength, size, or age. Yggdrasaur was unique in that it was a dinosaur that could manipulate the soul of living beings. It is this reason that Yggdrasaur understood the value of life. Yggdrasaur treated every creature no matter how small or dnagerous as if it were his own offspring. Yggdrasaur wanted to create a world where all life could flourish together. Many dinosaurs banded together under the rule of Yggdrasur, most notably being the Purple Lady.

One day, an event that threatened the world Yggdrasaur longed for began to take place. An asteroid from the far reaches of space began to hurdle towards the planet. Yggdrasaur understood that this would wipe out all of the life on the planet and send millions of souls into an agonizing death. Using its immense strength and power over soul, Yggdrasaur attempts to stop the impact of the asteroid from wiping out life. Despite his strength, the asteroid appears too much for the dinosaur to handle and all is naught. Just then, his followers, other supreme dinosaurs (including Purple Lady), start to lend their strength in stopping the asteroid. Yggdrasaur is overcome with a plethora of emotions: love, guilt, anger, determination, etc. and it is because of that, that it accumulates all the soul power within itself and around it for one final push. The ensuing explosion creates shockwaves that ripple throughout the planet, but by the end of it, the world is saved.

In the aftermath, any sign of Yggdrasaur and Purple Lady is gone. Due to the impact, Yggdrasaur’s body is buried beneath the earth. It is still alive, but has entered a deep slumber that has still not ended into the present day. Because of the massive amounts of energy used, Yggradsaur also inadvertently creates the Soul World, a world adjacent to Pangaea, but made entirely of soul energy. Because of her proximity to Yggradsaur (and her own affinity to souls), Purple Lady becomes trapped in this very realm, not to escape for thousands of years. Yggdrasur’s energy, mixing with the elements found in the asteroid, also combine to create a new natural phenomenon: soul crystals. A few large crystal formations are found throughout Pangaea, dubbed Furnaces, and come to be worshipped or used by humans as their civilization develops.

### Age of War

Yggdrasaur’s body would eventually be found by the future King of Primasola during his campaign to establish a safe haven for humans. The King realizes the power he found and besides the original founders, keeps the dinosaur’s presence a secret from the public. Primasola would be established right on top of Yggdrasaur’s resting grounds. The King would go on to use Yggdrasaur’s power to extend his own lifespan and rule Primasola from the shadows.

## Religion and Culture

Yggdrasaur is looked up to as a god in modern human societies. The idea and legend of Yggdrasaur was originated by the first Primasola founders who laid eyes on the dinosaur when it was first discovered. They believed his presence was a source of good fortune for the land. The original witnesses eventually passed away and over time, and the story of Yggdrasaur became folklore, with no one knowing if he was real or not to begin with (or if all the tales told about him are true). The good word of Yggdrasaur persisted, however, and a religion forms a few hundred years after the founding of Primasola. The Church of Yggdrasaur would go on to spread across the world, with many tribes and settlements adding and changing aspects of the religion to suit their own views, creating many different belief systems and sects across the world.