Draken Dorris

The Gloomy Bard

Draken is an Assimar Bard that is part of the College of Lore.

He is a member of the Adventurers Guild

## Description

Draken is very tall (6'3'') and has shoulder length dark brown hair and fair skin. He has silver eyes. He is 20 years old, making him one of the younger members of the guild. Draken originally had shorter hair that he died black and let it cover half of his face. During his wandering's of Teol, he stopped dying it and let it grow. Draken is also skinny, with him often being described as having "Twig Like Arms." When Draken uses his power as a protector Assimar, two spectral glowing wings sprout from his back, and his eyes turn pure white, and he has a gentle glow about him. He also gains the ability to fly and add a little extra power to his spells and attacks.

## Personality

Draken was original somewhat immature, and would only talk about dark things. He often had a gloomy disposition that others found very annoying. However, after witnessing the first death of an innocent Dragonborn during the BoomBurst War, Draken grew to be more compassionate. He will often go out of his way to save another, even at his own expense. After spending some time wandering Teol, Draken also grew to be a pacifist. He tends to prefer to talk his way out of a situation. However, he is unafraid to fight for those he cares for. Draken also has limit to his compassion. If he feels that someone is beyond redemption, or sees someone attack an innocent, he will lash out. Draken also tends to be somewhat silly, a trait he picked up from his sister and his friend and fellow guild member Ludimir Sassifrass. Due to the council of Teol using him as a sleeper agent, Draken has also become a little anti authority, at least as far as the council is concerned. Due to making a mistake that cost the lives of thousands, Draken went through a bout of depression for a little while

## Early Life

Draken was found and adopted by the Cleric Ethan Dorris who then married a women named Slife. Draken was raised in a small village of no importance. Both of Draken's parents are Clerics of Pelor, and run the small temple that the village worships at. Draken also has a human sister four years younger then him named Elora. Growing up, his parents always wanted Draken to follow in their footsteps and become a cleric like them. Draken, however, displayed a talent for music, and grew to love it from an early age. For the most part, his parent didnt seem to mind. Draken and his sister were very close growing up. Where as his parents tolerated his love of music, his sister actively encouraged it. She also had a very corny sense of humor, and loved puns. Draken always appreciated this, and would often try to make her laugh.

When Draken was 8 and his sister was 4, he went to play with her in the nearby woods. While there, they were attacked by some wild dogs. As they were attempting to flee back to the village, Elora tripped. Draken jumped in between her and the dogs to try and keep her safe. As the dogs were about to attack Draken, his wings sprouted for the first time. This frightened the animals, who fled. This confused Draken, who took his sister home and told his parents about what happened. This pleased them, and that told Draken that he was an Assimar, or a mortal who had been granted the power of a celestial being. Such things are rare and seen as a blessing from the gods. Draken's parents believed that this was a sign that Draken was going to become a powerful spiritual leader in the world, and pushed him harder into becoming a cleric.

When Draken was 10, he begged his dad to let him play for the village's annual harvest festival. His dad allowed him to lead the Harvest Hymn. Draken practiced for weeks to prepare. When the festival finally came, Draken got stage fright and forgot how to play. He messed up his hymn, and ran into the woods in embarrassment. His dad later came and found him, and told Draken that he was proud of him for trying, and that he should remember that he learns more from failure.

As Draken grew up, he become somewhat rebellious. Draken also began desiring to stand out from the rest of the people of his hometown as he grew older. This pushed him deeper into music, and he began to use that as a way of discovering his powers. He also began to study bardic arts in secret, as he wanted to leave his home and travel the world to become a famous bard. His sister was the only one he told this too, and she encouraged it. This was also when Draken began his "emo" phase. This was done as a way to create his own image, and try to stand out from everyone else.

When Draken turned 19, he had finally had enough of home. Everyone in the village was annoyed by his attitude and had given him the nickname "the downer." Draken resolved to finally leave home. At first, his parents were against the idea. But his sister was able to persuade them that it would be good for him to see the world. His parents agreed that if Draken saw what the world was really like, then he might change his mind on being a cleric. So they gave him their blessing to travel. On the morning that he left his village, his sister gave Draken a small drum she had made for him as a parting gift. This was meant to remind Draken of where he had come from, and that his family would always be rooting for him, even if they didnt agree with his life choices. It was also a reminder that Draken must always march to his own beat, and not the one others gave to him. Draken keeps the drum with him always, and though he rarely plays it, it is his most prized possession.

## Joining the Guild (Season 1)

When Draken set out, he was initially unsure of where he wanted to go. However, in his early travels, one name kept coming up: Teol. Everyone was talking about how this new land had risen from the sea, and how one could go there and make a new life for themselves. Draken knew that this was where he belonged. Using most of the gold his family had given him, Draken booked passage on a boat and set sail for the new world. Upon arriving in Saltcrest, Draken began to look for work. Hearing that the Adventurers Guild was looking for recruits in Havenholdt, he decided he would start there. Making his way to Havenholdt, Draken was accepted into the Adventurer's Guild.

### The Boomburst War

Draken arrived to the guild just as the war with the Boomburst clan was beginning to heat up. A group of Dwearger were masquerading as Dwarves and had picked a fight with the then fledgling Adventurers Guild. The clans goal was to pluder the resources of Havenholdt and use their wealth and influence to transfer their souls into large metal constructs in order to become immortal. As Draken became caught up in this war, he began to change. It was also at this time that he began to make friends with several of the other guild members, including Lorna Burfoot, Ludimir Sassifrass, Rive MIthdragta, Duncan Stardust, Deadeye Cassidy, Doc, and many others.

Draken participated in several missions during the war. He traveled to an island that a group of fire cultist who were allied with the Boomburst's were using as a base of operations. Sneaking onto the island with a group of other guild members, they rescued a prisoner from the island who had designed some of the constructs that the Boombursts were using.

In his next mission, Draken was part of a group that was investigating an murder in Havenholdt. While on the mission, Draken met Auntie Bev, an old Orcish women who sold potions. Though he acted annoyed around her, Draken became quiet fond of Auntie Bev, seeing her as a grandmother of sorts. Draken also met a blue dragonborn named Arsinander. Befriending him, he helped the group to track down the murderer, and discovered that the Boomburst were planning on introducing a parasitic fungi into the town that would kill the townsfolk. Coming to an old abandoned building, the group foot some of the fungus, which had gained life of its own. In the ensuing battle, Draken witnessed his first ever innocent death, as Arsinander was killed by one of the fungus, and his body was completely dissolved. The event profoundly effected Draken, who began to become more compassionate is a result.

During Draken's next mission, he helped to capture a BoomBurst War machine, and use it to take out one of the Boomburst brothers. The group also met a gnome who was being held prisoner by the Boomburst's and forced to build their war machines. The Gnomes had three daughters, who had been sent into a nearby cave by the Boombursts and had never come back out. Traveling into the cave, the group was able to rescue the three daughters. Along the way, the group also found four eggs. Three of the eggs were red, but one was actually Red and Gold. In a game of chance with Ludimir, Riva, and Manny Quiin, Draken won the red and gold egg, and got to take it with him. Draken spent the next few months taking care of the egg until it hatched.

Draken was present during the Siege of Old Havenholdt. Initially he helped to defend the old guild hall from several attackers. After defeating them, the group went into the tunnels beneath Havenholdt to stop another one of the Boomburst brothers from blowing up a massive bomb which would sink the town beneath the earth. Draken helped to stop the bomb, and also to capture one of the Boomburst brothers too. But things continued to go from bad to worse, as the Boomburst Matriarch Cratie Boomburst made herself known and began rampaging in the town.

Draken was then part of an effort to help take out the war machines that were assaulting the town. Draken, Ludimir, and Jett Mirander were able to sneak into the war machine and nearly succeed in taking it over. However there plan failed when the captain of war machine, a Dragonborn, was attacked by other guild members and broke the suggestion spell that Draken was using to control him. The group was then forced to fight the soldiers manning the war machine. The group was able to emerge victorious, but it was at the death of a mercenary that had joined the group known as the Cannon, and the leader of Havenholdt Roughneck Kurtz. Before the group had a chance to use the war machine against the Boomburst, it was ripped apart by Cradie Boomburst, and the group was forced to flee. At this point, Draken was exhausted and out of spells, so he was forced to abandon the defense of the town, and instead help in evacuating citizens.

Draken was part of the effort to sneak into the Boomburst stronghold and help weaken the defenses so that the guild could destroy the Boombursts. He attempted to impersonate a fire cultist along with Ludimir so that they could move freely about the fortress. However, when another cultist ask Draken who he was, he panicked and came up with the name of Flamey McFlamerson. The cultist then became suspicions of Draken and his group and attacked them. Draken would remember this moment and later decide to give the name of Flamey McFlamerson to the egg he had previously found.

Draken helped to rescue some of the phoenix eggs that Boomburst's were using as part of their plan. However, they were discovered by the Dragon Knight, and forced to fight him. The group was then captured by the Boomburst's, who planned to use their magic power as part of their ritual. Draken was then held captive by the Boomburst's for the remainder of the battle at the Boomburst hideout, and rescued by the rest of the guild when they arrived in their massive airship to strike the final blow to the Boombursts.

## Returning Home and the Rise of a New Threat (Season 2)

As the Airship made its way back to Saltcrest and the guild celebrated it's victory, Draken composed a song to commemorate the war and the guild. As he was sleeping, he and several other guild members were awoken by one of the newly hatched Phoenix chicks. The baby led them to a spot deep within the ship where it was revealed that the Dragon Knight had snuck on board was preforming a ritual to resurrect the fire jinn that was his ally, using some of the baby phoenix's as fuel for the ritual. The guild was able to successfully stop the Dragon Knight and rescue the phoenix chicks, as well as stop the ritual.

As the guild returned back to Saltcrest, it was revealed that the guild had actually stolen the airship from the council of Teol. Council member Dexter Phaldrick placed the blame for the entire Boomburst war on the guild, and imposed heavy sanctions on the guild. This angered Draken greatly. During Dexter Phaldrick's speech to the crowd, Draken used minor illusion to make a cartoon head appear behind Dexter mocking him as he gave his speech. Dexter was displeased by this and had one of the Papermancer's detain Draken.

While Draken was being held by the Papermancer's he encountered the Rakshasa Qyentis for the first time. Quentis was working with the council at this time and had been ordered by someone to turn Draken into a spy for the council to keep an eye on the guild. Quentis then did something to Draken that involved him becoming a sleeper agent within the guild. Whenever someone spoke the words "Broken Drum" in celestial to Draken, he entered what was known as the Sleeper's Trance. Draken would pass out and loose all control of his body and simply stand still and silent. Whoever spoke the words could then question Draken, who would answer each questions with complete and utter honesty. In addition he was forced to obey whatever command they gave him without question. The handler could then speak the phrase "Broken Bard" to Draken which would shake him out of the Sleeper's Trance and have him return to normal. In addition, the handler could give long term commands to Draken, and he would subconsciously carry them out after the Sleeper's Trance had ended. Draken was ordered to spy on the guild, and build a document of every members personality, strengths, and weaknesses. He was also ordered to report any attempt of rebellion from the guild or a group known as the Whitehorns. Draken would spend the next several months following this directive and secretly reporting in to Quentis.

### The Reaver Threat

Draken, along with the rest of the Havenholdt members, settled into the Saltcrest guildhall. Draken became part of the effort to rebuild Havenholdt anew. He helped to gather members of the old settlement that had survived to bring them to New Havenholdt, and he also used his skills as a Bard to keep morale up in the camp.

Draken helped put together the Teol Unity Concert that was preformed in the town of Estempul as an attempt to get the Green Dragonborn Saski a seat on the Teolish council. Jett Merandir, Duncan Stardust, and Ludimir and Draken all played in the concert. The concert was a huge success and gained Saski much support.

When the group of Lycanthropic sharks known as the Reavers began to attack Teol, Draken again jumped at the chance to help others. Draken helped to track down a noble's daughter who had been transformed by the Reaver's and helped to return her home.

Draken was a part of the Disaster at Beraluth, when Auntie Bev was killed by the Were-shark T Rex. This event greatly upset him, as Auntie Bev had become like a grandmother to him. He was also part of the group that helped Gem-Eye Macgarm to claim a weapon that would help defeat the Reavers.

It was also during this season that Draken's friend and loyal mount Flamey McFlamerson, the Fire Griffon, hatched from his egg. This was a surprise to Draken, as he expected Flamey to be a Drake like other eggs had been and not a griffin.

Draken was unable to participate in the final battle that saw the defeat of the Reavers, as he was aiding in helping those had been injured in the battles with the Reavers.

## Rising Shadows (Season 3)

As Spirit's Return came to Teol, Draken took Flamey out on his first ever mission, when it requisition came in to the guild which asked them to investigate the mysterious happenings of a small town. While at the town, Draken and the group encountered the ghost of Doc and John Caveson, as well as Doc's children, who blamed Duncan for their father's death. The group was able to subdue the children, and prevent them from killing Duncan. Afterwards, Doc's ghost spoke to the group and told Duncan not to blame himself for what happened. He also told his two daughters that it wasn't Duncan's fault, and that they needed to forgive him and take care of themselves.

### The Truth Finally Revealed

Draken was part of a requisition to investigate a mansion in the middle of a swamp that was haunted, but also housed powerful relics. Upon entering the mansion, the group was forced to solve several puzzles in an attempt to find the relics. They met the ghost of the previous owner, who revealed that she had been killed by a mysterious man with backwards hands after a game of wits that she had lost. As the group was talking to the ghost, and invisible force started forcing Draken to walk away from the group. That force was Quentis, who was beginning to make his move against the guild. Quentis spoke Draken's command phrase to put him in the Sleeper's Trance, and began to collect Draken's notes on the guild, while Draken himself was forced to defend the room Quentis had slipped into. Draken, who was unable to control himself, attacked his friends and fellow guildmates, buying Quentis the time he needed to escape. Draken was then released from the trance by Quentis. At this point, every single memory of how he had spent the last several months returned to him, and Draken reliezed he had been used to hurt the guild he come to love. The realization was too much for him, and he broke down crying. The rest of the trip, Draken did not interact with anyone.

Upon returning to the guild hall, Draken locked himself in his room for several days. When Ludimir finally went to check on Draken, He found his room empty, and discovered a note from Draken saying that he was afraid o be around the guild right now, as he wasnt sure if the council would use him to further harm the guild. Draken then left the guild with Flamey, and spent some time wandering Teol alone.

### Wanderings of Teol and Finding Haven

Draken spent some time wandering aimlessly wallowing in his grief and guilt. He found himself unable to play his lute anymore, as he couldn't bring himself to feel any kind of joy or happiness. The final night of the Harvest Festival of Point's Peak when Quentis opened the Shadowfell and half of the guild fell into it, Draken sensed the danger his allies were in, and spent some time praying to the god's for their safety.

As the Fog of the Lost settled in over Teol, Draken continued to wander aimlessly. Yet steadily, but surely, Draken made his way towards the center of Teol. Draken felt some powerful force drawing him there. At some point, Draken interacted with an image of Leeford Firpines, who had just attempted to place a safeguard within the new body of Aius. Leeford told Draken his story, and Draken, in turn, told Leeford that he should trust more in the other guild members.

Draken eventually made his way to Haven, where he spent some time resting. It was here that he first met his spiritual guide, a being known as Eldar. Eldar told Draken that he needed to move past what he had done, and realize that he was not in control of his actions. Draken was hesitant to listen to him, but could sense that Eldar was benevolent, and wanted to help Draken. Eldar also told Draken of the guild's plight, and said that he should make his way back to Saltcrest. Hearing this, Draken knew had to help his friends and set out to return home.

## Return to Active Guild Membership (Season 4)

Guided by Eldar, Draken was able to make his way back to Saltcrest through the Fog of the Lost. He arrived in time for the final showdown with Quentis, and fought alongside the Pegasus knights while riding Flamey.

During Candlenights, Draken stayed in hiding from the rest of the guild, as he felt unsure of how to approach them. He was also scared that they would reject him, and send him away again. Draken stayed in an inn in Saltcrest at this time, while Flamey camped outside the city.

As the guild games began, Draken decided to watch them and cheer on the adventurers guild. Yet still, he was scared to actually approach the group, and instead stayed hidden in the crowd.

As the final round of the Guild Games was coming to a close, Draken had a chance encounter in a bar at Victory's Hollow with Guild arbiter Alligrax. Alligrax attempted to convince Draken to return, but Draken relayed his fear of being rejected. Alligrax told Draken that this was utter nonsense and that the guild would welcome him back with open arms. Draken was still hesitant, so Alligrax asked if he would at least help with an upcoming requisition. Draken agreed, under the condition that Alligrax would not reveal his name to the guild until Draken choose to do so himself. Alligrax agreed to this.

Draken was then asked to help the guild find a plant that could be used to help those in Saltcrest who were falling under a mysterious illness. Meeting with the guild on the outskirts of Saltcrest and leaving Flamey in hiding, Draken introduced himself as Lindar, and helped a group of guild members try to enlist the aid of a druid group to find this plant. In secret, Draken was also asked to help bring in an informant who had information the guild needed. The group found the informant in a cave being tortured by elves. Draken attempted to intervene, but this caused the death of the informant. The group killed the elves, and left with the body of the informant. The group then found the plant they were looking for.

Draken, impressed by the bravery of the group (who were mostly composed of guild members he had not met) decided to reveal his true name to the group, and officially returned to active duty as a member of the Adventurers Guild. As Aligrax had said, the guild welcomed Draken back with open arms. Draken also helped to pay the clerics of Saltcrest in order to resurrect the informant.

### The Whitehorn Rebellion

Draken began to get know some of the newer members of the guild, while reconnecting with older members. In particular, Draken began to develop a friendship with Blue Shen, as he would use the polymorph spell on her at different times to tun her into a t-rex.

Draken helped to uncover an illegal fighting and gambling ring that was being run by a disgruntled papermancer, He and several other guild members were forced to take part in the arena games, but they managed to stop the ring leader and shut down the ring.

During another requesition, Draken and another group of guild members were hired to investigate the attempted murder of a noble. The noble had developed an addiction to dying and resurrection. He had been attacked when he wasn't supposed too, and the attack had resulted in a near death experience that wasn't supposed to happen. The noble wanted them to find out who had attempted to kill him, so that they could be punished. The group soon discovered that the noble had a maid that was working for him, who had a twin sister that had previously died while working on a project for the noble. However, instead of paying to resurrect her, the noble had continued to waste resources on his own deaths and resurrection. The maid was arrested, but all of the noble's staff abandoned him in disgust for his greediness.

When Pendragar attempted to arrest the guild under the guise of a tax audit, Draken was looking into some disappearances along with Deadeye, and several other guild members. They discovered that the ruthless Granny Bottles was killing others off in an attempt to take control of the criminal underworld of Saltcrest. Granny Bottles attempted to lead the guild into a trap, but Draken followed on Flamey from the air and helped the guild to fight of the ambush. Draken killed a few of the attackers by dropping his folding boat onto the building they were hiding in.

As they group succeeded in fighting of the attackers, a public announcement went out from Pendragar telling the public that the guild was responsible for attempting to over through the council, and that they were now all wanted criminals. As a result Draken fled with the rest of the guild to Haven.

After arriving in Haven with the rest of the guild and hearing Geogrand's story, Draken watched in horror as Duncan fled with the rest of the other Doppelgangers to report to whomever controlled them. Draken choose to chase after Duncan's doppleganger. Draken attempted to reason with the Doppleganger, trying to convince him that he was making a mistake. However, Draken grew frustrated at Dopple Ducan's resistance and eventually lashed out at him. Deadeye was able to make Dopple Duncan see reason, and the group was able to finally stop the train.

As Draken took a moment in Crystvale to think about what he just did, he was overcome by guilt for giving into anger and attacking Duncan. Draken considered leaving the guild again, when he was approached by Eldar, who told him that he should consider his future carefully, or risk making the wrong decision. He also warned Draken that he needed to be careful of his empathy, as it was his greatest strength and weakness. Draken asked Eldar if he had told someone that advice before, and Eldar stated that he had once given it to someone damed Daravose, but Daravose had ignored it. Draken felt the name Daravose was important to him, even if he didn't quiet know how. Eldar, however, refused to tell Draken who Daravose was. Draken began to look for this person named Daravose.

Deciding it was best to stick with the guild Draken helped to defend the train while other guild members attempted to break the ones who were being captured out from the prison the Burnished Bronze were using to hold them captive. Draken helped to defeat the large construct that attacked the train, using his powers to transform Lori into a Spinosaurus. During this encounter, Draken developed a rivalry with new guild member Temthue.

During the Battle at Old Havenholdt, Draken figured out that the undead monster of lightning and thunder (whom he nicknamed Galileo) was actually the soles of those who had dies during the siege of Old Havenholdt back during the Boomburst war that had never received a proper burial, nor had they been mourned in any kind of way. Played his Lute and preformed a funeral dirge for the monster, which caused it to calm down long enough for the guild to subdue it. It also caused some of the souls that were trapped within to depart in peace for the afterlife. The guild was able to destroy the monster, which released all the souls trapped within to go to the afterlife. The group then spent sometime in the goblin village that had remained hidden in the area, regaining their strength after a hard fought battle. With the help of the goblins, Draken was able to create proper memorial service for those in Old Havenholdt who had never received one, and lay them to proper rest.

Draken next helped the guild to infiltrate the theater that had been left in old Havenholdt. The Papermancer Bossa Nova had used her musical power to control the mind of several nobles. Draken fought along newcomer Zebula. After Vix and Rouge struck the killing to Bossa Nova she used the last of her power to bring Draken's guilt over what Quentis had done to him to the forefront of his mind. This led to Draken seeing the face of Quentis on every person in the audience, and lashing out with a thunderwave that injured everyone caught within it. Draken then turned to flee, but as he was making his way out, he was able to snap out of the effect. He then used counter charm to help wake other members of the group out of their own dark thoughts. The group then rallied to beat the rest of the papermancer's forces. The Draken, Riva, and Rouge then all combined their Counter Charms to bring the rest of the nobles, and Zeb who had fallen deep into Bossa Nova's spell, out from the spell. After finishing the battle and returning to base camp, Draken went to check on Zeb. The two ended up sharing a kiss and the night together.

Draken then next helped the Orcs to retake the village of Beraluth, which had fallen to the Bronze. A group snuck close to the village and dispatched the guards quickly and quietly. They then used polymorph on some orc warriors, turning them into T-rex's to assault the gate and tear down the walls so that the Rebellion and the orcs could get into the town and take it back. Draken helped to fight back the bronze commander, and to capture him so that the rebellion could get some information out of him.

Draken next helped the guild to sneak into the town of Hangman's Hollow, in hopes of finding allies and figuring out who was stoking the tensions between elves and humans within the town. The group ended up getting into a bar fight, that Draken attempted to break up by using minor illusion to threaten everyone with a fake bomb. The plane horribly back fired when he was thrown out of the bar. Draken then when with the group to the town parade, but watched in horror as an elf girl was shot and killed, sparking a full on riot in the town. The group was forced to flee the town as the Bronze came in to take control over Hangman's Hollow.

Draken's next adventure occurred as the guild was attempting to flee Dorcas. Draken helped to defend the train from and incoming wyvern attack. Utilizing invisibility, Draken and Flamey were able to help defeat some of the wyvern riders. Draken was also able to save Avy from dying by using him and Flamey's body to help break the fall. As the guild was fleeing, Draken and Mike Stepps uncovered a hidden war room that housed most of the Whitehorn's high command's plans. Draken discovered a map for a post war Teol that had it divided by region for the various races that lived in Teol. This angered Draken as he saw the Whitehorns as repeating the same mistakes as the council and Old World.

Drake next helped out in the Siege of the Temple of Athrad. He was part of the group that was tasked to rescue the injured and bring them into the temple for treatment. During the battle, Draken witnessed some Pegasuses knights attempt to kill an injured man. This enraged Draken. Draken was forced to fall back with the rest of the group, being the last to enter the temple. Draken was injured and nearly killed, but Flamey managed to make it back in with him. Draken was then healed by another guild member, and helped to barricade the door. He then watched as the titan ended the battle.

As the guild was fleeing toward Estempul, the train they were on broke down in the chocking wastes. Draken was part of a group that went with some scavengers to try and find help to get the train moving. The group needed to find someone that could at least get the train to Estampul, as if it remained in the choking wastes, the guild would suffocate to death.

The scavengers led the group to a small desert town that was sort of a sanctuary from the wastes. While they took a moment to rest, the group noticed that Gerbo had disappeared. They then received a call on their sending stones from Gerbo, who had been discovered snooping on a group of bronze allies, including the undead monster Flora. Gerbo was captured by Flora, and the Bronze members demanded that the group turn in the location of the guild train to the bronze for Gerbo's life. The group hatched a dangerous plan to try and rescue Gerbo. Draken, speaking for the rest of the guild was able to trick the members of the bronze into believing the train was in the wrong location. They allowed him to get close to Gerbo, to check on him, who was being held by a gorgan. Draken was able to get to Gerbo, and just before they could attack Draken and kill Gerbo, Draken was able to cast Dimension door and get away with Gerbo. Draken was then able to heal Gerbo, and in order to evacuate the rest of the guild members, Draken cast polymorph onto Gerbo and turned him into a young silver dragon. They were able to burst into the building the other guild members were fighting in to retrieve them and flee to Estampul.

### Finally meeting Daravose

After arriving in Estampul, Draken received a letter from Daravose. Daravose revealed that he knew what Quentis had done to Draken, and believed that he could help him to overcome the Rakshasa's programming, which still existed in Draken. Draken went out meet Daravose at a nearby landmark called Lion's Rock. Daravose then tried to force Draken to join his cause by using the Sleeper's Trance on Draken. Draken was able to resist, and he fought back against Daravose. However, during the fight, Daravose's winter wolf injured Flamey, and Draken was forced to flee. Getting away, Draken knew he and Flamey could never loose them, so he used his magic to make Flamey invisible and then told him to go find help back in Estampul. Draken attatched a note to the fire Griffen, then attempted to esacape from Daravose. Draken knew of a nearby spot to hide in that he had come across in his travels. However, Daravose was able to find Draken, and he managed to capture Draken.

Daravose took Draken to the place Draken had intended to escape to known as the Everbloom Sanctuary. He then spent the next several day tormenting Draken and attempting to get him to enter the Sleeper's Trance so he could control Draken. He also told Draken about some of his own childhood, and revealed that he and Draken were actually twin brothers, and that Draken's family that raised him were not his blood relatives.

After three days, Daravose was finally able to break Draken and force him into the Sleeper's Trance, just as Duncan, Riva, Liwen, Fenli, Caen, and Jo Jo were able locate the Everbloom Sanctuary. A battle broke out, and Daravose forced Draken to fight his friends. However, during the fight, Duncan was able to figure out Draken's command words, and bring him out of the Sleeper's Trance. As they group was prepared to kill Daravose, Draken stopped them, and helped Daravose to escape with a dimension door. Draken revealed to the group that Daravose might be his brother.

Draken then asked the group to go with him back to Estampul, as he was exhausted and needed to recover. As the group was leaving, Duncan pulled him aside and told Draken he knew his command phrase, but promised to never use them. Draken thanked him and told Duncan he would have to trust him more then he trust's himself.

After returning to Estampul, Draken recovered and went to visit Flamey and think. He was found there by Riva, and the two shared a bottle of wine and talked. Riva encouraged Draken to remember that his family who raised him and the guild would always have his back. She also reminded Draken that he was his own person. Draken and Riva then went for a short flight on Flamey, with Draken telling Riva the command words to begin and end the Sleeper's Trance. The two then returned to the stabels, and Draken kissed Riva goodnight on the cheek.

### Draken's Mistake

In Draken's next mission, reality was being warped because a friend of Hedwyn was using the feywild to open portals for the Black Thorn's, a group of Elven supremacists. Draken joined Hedwyn, Rouge, Rielyanna, Deadeye, and Mike Stepps to find the cause of the portals, which were opening all over the world and the different planes, and causing massive amounts of destruction and death. When the group was finally able to confront the Black Thorns, Draken used the suggestion spell to try and stop the ritual. However, with the ritual stopped before being completed, all of the portals suddenly snapped shut. This was a problem, as some of the portal had transported entire cities into the sky, and anybody who found themselves in the portals found whatever body part that was in the portal at the time of it closing suddenly spliced off. This led to massive amounts of death and destruction. Hedwyn's friend was able to reverse the destruction somewhat, but Draken remained horrified and guilt ridden over his mistake.

Draken was sitting around a campfire when he heard the news that Therian Whitehorn, the leader of the rebellion, had disappeard. At first, Draken was uninterested in helping. However, upon hearing the Riva, Blue, and Ludimir disappeared while looking for Therian, Draken decided to help out. Coming across a mysterious mansion, the group entered it. Draken was immediately swept away by some force and transported to another room. There he met a member of Riva's family, who told seemed to believe that Draken was Therian. Draken played along, but noticed a picture on the wall of Riva's family. Riva's brother offered Draken (who thought he was Therian) the support of the Mithdragta family fortune in exchange for exclusive access to Teol's ruins. Draken then notices a women with no face trying to get his attention. Draken attempted to try to see what she wanted, but Riva's brother caught on and slit her throat, then thrust Draken through a portal. Draken temporarily came under the effects of the mansions power and forgot about Riva, but was able to shake them off. In a panic, he raced off to try and find Riva, whom he feared was dead. Draken found her dead in another room, with Blue crying over her dead body. Draken was devastated, but then it was revealed to that Riva and Blue were illusions. This further messed with Draken, and sent him into a bout of depression and drinking.

### End of the Revolution

As the guild and Whitehorn's were preparing to invade Saltcrest, Draken was pulled into a shared dream with several other guild members. While in the dream, Draken met the dragon deity Aaesterinian, who told Draken she wanted to help him. She led the group to a pond. When each member looked into it, they were forced to face their deepest fears, which might manifest and attack them directly. Draken choose to plunge headfirst into the water, thinking that there was nothing else that could make him feel worse. While underneath, Draken witnessed a vision of himself being used to kill Ludimir and Riva. Draken was pulled out of the pond by other members of the guild, but a being that looked like Draken with skeletal wings burst out of the water and pinned Draken to the ground. The creature taunted Draken, and forced him to admit that he was afraid of being used to hurt Riva and Ludimir. Aaesterinian was able to banish the shadow, but Draken attempted to storm away. Aaesterinian teleported in front of Draken and offered him a drink. Draken took it and chugged it down, only too see another vision, this time of him, Ludimir, and Riva playing their instruments and laughing together. Aaesterinian then revealed that the drink was actually liquid hope. She then revealed that the group needed to sleep to get back to the waking realms. Before Draken returned back to the waking realm, he told Aaesterinian that he still felt guilty about his mistake, and whenever he slept he could hear the screams of everyone that died during the portal event.

Draken fought alongside Riva, Ludimir, Liwen, Brelyna, and Reese S. McCupson against Pendregar's second head in the final battle in Haven. Pendregar used his power as a Blue Dragon to kick up some sand and blind Draken, and his mere presence frighted Flamey. Draken tried to use magic on Pendregar, but his temporary blindness, as well as Pendregar tapping into Haven and using its's power to constantly heal himself made any damage done to him completely moot. However, after Rolling Mike Stepps sacrificed himself and placed GeoGrand's mask on his face, he retook the power of Haven away from Pendregar. This allowed the 6 heads to be damaged. Reese was able to use one of his concoctions to help rid Draken of his blindness, and he joined in the counter attack. Pendregar was able to use the Sleeper's Trance to temporarily force Draken to help him, but Riva was able to use Draken's second command word to shake him out of the trance and put him back on the guild's side. Draken then used his power to place a curse on Pendregar which weakened him enough that the rest of the group was able to kill the second head.

Draken then joined in the party in Haven as everyone celebrated the fall of Pendregar. While partying, Draken continued to feel guilty for his mistake. Riva came and found Draken and pulled him aside. The two of them spent some time talking, with Draken admitting his guilt to Riva, and telling her about the events of the mansion. When Riva stated she was going to run from her brothers, he partially convinced her to stay. He also gave her the nickname Sealsomhwul, which is Celestial for Sunlight. The two embraced, and Draken told Riva that he loved her, but spoke in celestial so she couldn't understand.

After Draken returned to his tent to rest, he entered a dream worlds and met with Eldar, who told him that Daravose was his brother, and that Eldar has once been a guide to Daravose. He then sent Draken back to the material plane.

Draken helped in the rebuilding of Saltcrest. He also took part in the Water Balloon Battle as part of the Water Festival along with Temthue, Talvyre, Calamir, Jill, and Booboo.

## The Feywilds (Season 5)

Draken had begun to return to a sense of normalcy within his life. He was beginning to move on to a point where he was feeling more like his old self. However, new revelations were coming that would shake Draken to his core and leave him more depressed then he had ever been.

Blue asked Draken to help him journey to her homeland of Hutan, which was under attack by strange undead monsters that were not native to the area. Draken, Riva, Blue, Mateo, Mirava. and Viridi journeyed to the Shen's ancestral home. The at first encountered undead that Blue and Viridi where familiar with, dispatching them easily. However, the group soon came under attack from a monster that none of the group were familiar with. Their attacks proved mostly useless, and the group was forced to flee. They eventually came to a clearing and were forced to fight several of the creatures. It was a hard fought and difficult battle, but they managed to survive. The group was also aided by Viridi's father and Blue's uncle, Smaragden Shen.

The group made it safely to the Shen's home in the woods. There, they found our from Blue's Uncle that most of Blue and Viridi's friends and family had either been killed by these creatures, or had disappeared and was presumed dead. Draken was saddened by the news, but knew of no way to comfort her.

In the midst of this, Draken suddenly heard a voice speaking to him that said that he could help his friends, but that he must come to the bathroom. Draken felt compelled to follow the voice, but did so warily, as no one else could hear it. Draken came to the bathroom and saw a strange women outside the window who said that she wanted to see him, and identified herself as Draken's Birth mother.

Draken was able to covertly call Riva on his sending stone, even as the lady coerced him into attempting to climb out the window. Riva immediately came to investigate and found Draken attempting to climb out the window. Draken informed Riva that the lich was claiming to be his mother. The lich then told Draken to find her in Lucengilt if he wanted to help his friends and find answers. She then disappeared.

Draken climbed back into the Shen house, and before they found the group, he asked Riva not to tell anyone about what just happened until they find out more. Riva, in return, asked Draken to take her with him when he inevitably went to Lucengilt. Draken agreed to this, but after returning to the guild he wrote Riva a letter saying he was sorry but he could not risk putting her under the wrath of the lich. He then took Flamey and quietly left the guild to journey to Lucengilt.

Draken decided that before he went to Lucengilt, he would make a detour to see his adoptive family and find answers. However, upon arriving at his home town of Sylvan's Hollow, he found that the town was under attack by a hoard of undead that served someone called "The Pale Queen"

Draken stayed to help his family fight of the legions of undead, but the people were forced to take refuge in the temple his father ran. Ethan and Silke where able to keep the undead back by utilizing the spell Hallowed Ground to keep the temple safe, but it left the townsfolk trapped and unable to escape. It was in this state the adventurers guild found Draken.

A group consisting of Ludimir, Riva, Blue, Zebella, Caen, and Rouge traveled to Sylvan's Hollow to try and bring Draken back under the advice of Eldar. They were joined by Draken's brother Daravose, who claimed he was acting out of self preservation but was really concerned for his brother.

Finding Draken in the Temple, Draken attempted to punch Daravose, but failed spectacularly. Draken then led everyone to his family and the other Guild members all got to meet them. Draken told them all that he would not return to the guild until his family was safe and sound. It was proposed that in the morning, under the first light, the group should try and take the townsfolk and flee to the next town over, a plan Draken agreed too.

While Draken, Rouge, Riva, and his sister spent time with Draken's mother, Zeb and Blue investigated his father, Ethan Dorris's study. Through some investigation they found out that Ethan had rescued Draken and Daravose from the Pale Queen, who was in fact the lich that was Draken's mother, and decided to split the twins to keep them safe from their mother. Ethan sent Daravose to live with a friend that had helped to slay the Pale Queen, while he took Draken as his son. In addition, the two discovered that Draken's mom had turned both Draken and Daravose into a Phylactery, and that Ethan was studying Necromancy as a way to find out how to get the Lich's soul out of him.

In the meantime, Draken was able to get a moment alone with Riva, who told him that if she didn't trust her to have his back then he should say so. Draken told Riva that he trusted her more then any other person in the guild, but he couldn't bare to see her hurt. Riva, however maintained her position and stormed off. Draken was able to say he was sorry to her before she left, but the damage was done.

With the town setting out in the morning, they were able to make it to the River Crossing and get across. However, as the town was crossing the bridge, an undead monster charged the group. He used a amulet he was wearing and crushed it, causing him to implode. This opened a portal, allowing the lich from hutan, aka the Pale Queen, aka Draken's birth mom to appear. Zeb, who was standing near Draken, grabbed him and held a knife to his throat and threatened to slit it if she came any closer. Blue attempted to grab Daravose and do the same, but Fenris, his wolf, intercepted her and knocked her to the ground. Flamey also tackled Zeb to the ground, seeing his master was in trouble. However, the Pale Queen was no after her sons, simply telling them to come meet her in Lucengilt again. She then stated that she was her to pay back the man who stole from her. Ethan then charged the Pale Queen, but she struck him with a disintegration spell. He then turned to Zeb and asked her to watch over his boys, before dissolving to ash. Draken raced to where his adopted father fell, calling out for him, but it was too late.

In the wake of Ethan's death, Draken returned to the guild. His sister Elora stole her father's armor and mace, and snuck of to be near her brother and watch over him as she knew he would need his family near. Draken's adopted mom Silke stayed behind to lead her people and help in reclaiming their home.

## Notable Relationships

* Ludimir Sassifrass- Draken's closest friend in the guild. Ludimir has influenced Draken to lighten up and have some fun. Draken is usually more level headed then Ludimir, but the two will often play off of each other to get into some pretty ridiculous schemes
* Lorna "Lori" Burfoot- Draken was initially annoyed by Lori's constant happiness and need to touch anything and everything, thus often getting the group in trouble. However, he is since come to view Lori as a sister, as she actually acts a lot like his own sister
* Riva Mithdragta- Draken has always appreciated Riva's talent as a Bard. Whenever the two team up, Draken will often state the "Great things are about to happen." Lately, though, Draken has begun to see her as more then just a fellow bard and friend. Riva is one of only a few people that knows Draken's trigger phrase to activate the sleeper's trance. Draken recently admitted that he loved Riva, but he said it in celestial so she doesn't know he said it yet.
* Temthue- Draken dislike Temthue's showy attitude (in spite of his own nature as a bard) and has developed somewhat of rivalry with him
* Duncan Stardust- Draken has secretly looked up to Duncan as being not only powerful, but also extremely confident and talented. He is also somewhat envious of his relationship with Deadeye. Duncan is one of the few people that know his trigger phrase to activate the Sleeper's Trance
* Doc- Someone else Draken looked up too, hearing about his death greatly effected Draken
* Eldar- Draken is unsure of what to think of his spirit guide. He seems to care about Draken, but he is also not completely forthcoming with Draken either. Draken has the feeling that he is hiding a secret that is related to Draken
* Blue Shen- Draken and Blue bonded over his ability to use Polymorph. They are now good friends and work well together.
* Auntie Bev- Draken saw this women as a surrogate grandmother, and was devastated by her death

### Triva

* Draken is played by Joshua Warren. This is the first character he played in the Glory Frontier, and the first ever Bard he has played in a role playing game.
	+ Joshua would also play another character while Draken was on his leave absence: Leeford Firpines
	+ Joshua would play an evil doppleganger of Draken during the harvest festivel, which was unconnected to the original Draken
* Joshua conceived Draken because he thought it would be funny to play an "emo bard"
	+ However as Joshua got more into the campaign, he grew inspired by other PC's and the story to evolve Draken's character and add new elements to his backstory
	+ One of those changes was Draken's brainwashing, which Joshua conceived toward the end of season two and asked Brendan to incorporate into the story.
	+ The other was the inclusion of Draken's potential brother, Daravose
* Draken shares his birthday with Joshua's real life birthday
* Draken's friendship with Ludimir is a reflection of Joshua's real life friendship with Ludimir's creator Dylan