Lore

**DRAGON SURVIVAL LORE** - est une histoire développée par **Black Aures** pendant plusieurs années. Les premiers articles sont apparus en 2019, mais ils n'ont pas été adaptés pour Minecraft. En 2021, un nouveau texte a été écrit que vous trouverez ci-dessous. Il n'est inspiré de rien et a été créé que par l'imagination de Black Aures. Toutes les images sont également dessinées par l'auteur. Plusieurs personnes ont pris l'initiative de traduire le lore dans d'autres langues. Vous pouvez le voir ici : googledocs. L'original en russe se trouve sur le serveur discord.

■ **Alerte aux développeurs**: tout ce qui est écrit ici ne coïncide pas forcément avec le gameplay de DS.

## **■ À propos des premiers dragons nés de souvenirs ■**

■ Le nom **dragon** dans la mythologie a de nombreuses représentations et cela a grandement influencé leur apparence. Mais leur apparence et leur anatomie apparente ne changent pas leur essence principale: leur **origine magique**. Il y a beaucoup de magie dans ce monde, mais nous n’allons examiner que celle qui se rapporte à nos dragons. Pour se faire, nous allons devoir creuser très profondément dans l’histoire de Dragons Survival.

■ N’importe quelle émotion et mémoire vive peut avoir une enveloppe physique - **une orbe d'expérience** créée par des êtres sensibles. Un grand nombre d’orbes interconnectés sont appelés l’âme. Après la mort, la plupart de ces mémoires se dissipent, mais les plus vives d’entre elles tentent de se connecter avec n’importe quelle créature intelligente. L’énergie magique de tant d’âmes perdues est souvent utilisée dans les enchantements et les sorts. Dans certains cas très rares, une âme forte, quand elle entre en contact avec un élément naturel pur (par exemple, l’or), peut lui donner vie. Cela prend des décennies et un heureux concours de circonstances. Autrement, ces orbes vont simplement se dissiper dans le sol. Ces simples représentations de tant de magie sont des **élémentaires**. Ils sont capables d’accumuler des orbes d'expérience et changent constamment leurs apparences d’une manière chaotique, mais ils n’ont pas de conscience d’eux-mêmes et ne peuvent pas créer des orbes d’expérience par eux-mêmes.

■ Chaque élémentaire est unique à sa manière. Ils sont conventionnellement divisés en liquides (eau, sang, huile, lave, acide, etc.), solide (métal, pierre, sable, etc.) et gazeux, dépendant du matériel auquel l’âme à donner vie. Plus un élément est pur d’impuretés, plus il peut contenir de sphères d'expérience, et plus il pourra les utiliser efficacement.  N’importe quelle sphère d’expérience est une énorme **quantité de connaissances et d’émotions sans rapport** qui affectent directement les propriétés d’un élémentaire. C’est comme une bibliothèque avec une dizaine de livres qui ont des pages confuses et manquantes. À cause de cela, on ne peut pas lire toute l’histoire, on ne peut que la deviner grossièrement. Sur ces pages sont écrites des émotions, des souvenirs, et des informations souvent remémorées. Quand quelqu’un enchante quelque chose, il brûle certaines de ces pages et applique les objets dans ce feu.

■ Toute la personnalité d’un élémentaire n'est faite que de la mémoire des autres. Leur plus grand désir est de trouver les pages manquantes de connaissances et d’émotions vives qu’ils ne peuvent pas créer eux-mêmes. Ils souffrent de souvenirs manquants, comme s’ils ne pouvaient pas se souvenir de quelque chose de très important. Dans un excès de faim, ils brûlent souvent les souvenirs qu’ils ne comprennent pas, les transformant en éclairs, feu, pluie, et autres **manifestations magiques**. Si vous veniez à tomber sur un élémentaire, il serait probablement une sorte de tas de métal vivant, voulant vous prendre des orbes d'expérience avec des méthodes très brutes. À partir de ces monstres, des artefacts précieux sont créés, donnant pour un temps la capacité qu’un élémentaire possédait. Tous les élémentaires ne sont pas agressifs. Si les orbes d’expérience contenait de bons souvenirs, ces élémentaires vont protéger ceux à qui ces aimables pensées sont associées. Ils existent même des rituels destinés à créer de tels protecteurs. Des émotions entre une mère et son bébé sont souvent utilisées pour cela.

■ Les élémentaires commencent à apparaître dans le monde, se connectant avec des organismes vivants et les dotant de magie. Le seul problème avec autant de connexions était la division de l’âme. Quand un élémentaire est connecté avec quelqu’un, il transmet son expérience. À cause de tous les souvenirs des Élémentaires dans leurs têtes, il est devenu impossible pour les êtres adultes avec leurs nombreuses pensées à eux de penser et de réaliser qui ils étaient vraiment. Au fil du temps, des solutions ont été trouvées pour y faire face et même pour combiner plusieurs élémentaires en un seul être. Des êtres **immortels** apparaissent alors, qui pouvaient aisément se soustraire à n’importe quelles connaissances d’autres personnes, transférant leurs âmes de corps en corps et, si nécessaire, mourir sans s’infliger aucun mal à eux-mêmes. En conséquence, de nombreux types de créatures mystiques apparurent, composés de lave, d’eau, de métal et de tout ce qu’il à autour. Ils prennent une apparence désirée ou familière et sont capables de cracher du feu, de léviter, de se téléporter ou même d’utiliser n’importe quel autre type de magie. C’est à ce moment-là, **qu’une nouvelle classe magique de créatures apparues, les créatures Élémentaires**. Ils combinent la nature animée et inanimée.  L’une de ces créatures est devenue **un Dragon**.

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Orbes d'Expériences + Matériel Pur = Élémentaire + Créature Vivante = Créature Élémentaire Magique = Dragon

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## **■ Le Plus Vieux Dragon et son chemin vers le mal oublié ■**

■ Comment différents êtres élémentaires ont vécu et évolué est un sujet dont on pourrait parler vraiment très longtemps. C’est une histoire très riche, mais maintenant nous allons seulement nous intéresser à l’un des descendants de ces premiers dragons qui sont apparus avec l’aide des élémentaires. Il est né dans le monde de la lave, au sein de la friche enflammée, et est né d’un œuf avec d’autres. Les jeunes dragons grandirent, apprirent la magie et commencèrent indépendamment à explorer le monde, et éventuellement l’espace. Frères et sœurs étaient divisés.

■ De nombreux siècles plus tard, l’un d’entre eux trouva le moyen, et le fit, de faire d’une part de lui - même trois autres élémentaires - Or, Diamant et Eau. Ils se trouvèrent dans un monde très intéressant qui consistait entièrement en d’immenses arbres immortels. Au milieu de de cette couverture verte, il y avait d’immenses lacs d’acide qui exposaient toutes les couches de cette forêt dense aux profondeurs de la terre. Ici, ce en quoi consistait cette immense forêt était parfaitement visible. Le fond de ces lacs était complètement recouvert par de larges diamants et  de l’obsidienne. Des **élémentaires de poison** peu communs flottaient à la surface, puisant leurs pouvoirs de la lumière du soleil.

■ **Le niveau supérieur** à plusieurs nuances de vert et est aveuglément brillant. À cause de la rareté de l’air, il est difficile de respirer ici. Le bord du niveau supérieur est la couronne des arbres - leurs branches et leurs feuilles. De grands bassins d’eau douce se sont formés sur eux, qui pouvaient pénétrer dans l’entièreté de la forêt. C’est ici, sous le ciel ouvert, que **l’élémentaire de guérison** vivait, aidant toutes les créatures qui venaient, si il sacrifiait une part de son expérience.

■ **Le niveau du milieu** consiste en de complexes grottes de bois. La plupart des feuillages ici sont jaunes et rouges à cause du manque de lumière. Les rayons du soleil sont toujours là, mais cet endroit à rapidement été envahi par d’autres plantes. Les fruits locaux sentent fort et sont capables de briller pour attirer de nombreuses créatures. Il y en avait beaucoup comme cela dans le niveau du milieu. Ils sont les seuls à faire des trous dans le magnifique tapis vert et à donner vie à d’autres plantes.

■ **Le niveau inférieur** was the abode of monsters. There was only absolute darkness among the huge tree trunks, punctuated by occasional lakes of lava. There was nothing here except for wooden-stone smooth columns and half-blind monsters that hunted each other and waited for someone careless to fall from above. The entire floor of this tier consisted of the strongest, sharpest roots that went very deep into the lava depths of the planet. Once upon a time, the trees swallowed up all the soil and made it part of themselves. They left untouched only obsidian and numerous ores, among which was much gold and corresponding elementals. They absorbed much of the suffering of the place and developed a keen sense of compassion that became anger in especially hard times. The great **golden elementals** were capable of attracting lightning, which destroyed the forest to its roots.

■ It was difficult to combine such incompatible materials in his lava body, but thanks to its enormous size and magical power, he succeeded. And he called himself **Neldmont**, in honor of the main elementals of which he consisted - netherite, gold and diamonds. For many years he lived in this green world and, unfortunately, destroyed most of the forest due to his fiery nature. Like most other old dragons, Neldmont longed to explore the world beyond his planet, gathering unique knowledge and spreading descendants in other dimensions.

■ In one dimension, he found a previously unknown type of **Star Elementals**, the main feature of which was the ability to transform living beings into skeletons and teleport, transferring the experience orbs over a great distance. The elemental looked like a glowing white cube surrounded by black haze and orbs of experience. Touching them was often fatal. In an aggressive state, the elemental teleported erratically, but could not see or feel anything. To do this, he needed a strong outer shell - a skeleton.

■ Neldmont did not understand what exactly he had found, and while the portal was open, some of them fled. They began to turn everyone into **magical predators**. At some point, they were even able to defeat one of Neldmont's children, who was traveling with him. It was clear that sooner or later they would have gained enough strength to kill even their liberator. He did not want to destroy another world and believed that he had lived a fairly good and long life.

■ The huge Neldmont had to split himself into many **skeletal dragons**, creating an army from his body. They contained all his magic, knowledge and power, collected over the long millennials. They chased and killed the magical predators. Most of them died, and the rest were locked together with their liberator in one of the cosmic dimensions. There was no way out of it. From Neldmont there was only a little dragon who remembered practically nothing.

## **■ About the altars that made us dragons ■**

■ Millennia have passed. The earth swallowed up the bodies of all the skeleton dragons and magical predators, turning the memories of that battle into various fossils.On the cleared land, an intelligent civilization was restored, which was in decline due to the magical predators and dragons. The found bones of Neldmont  were used in rituals and in some temple decorations. In the absolute silence, the quiet echo of space could be heard emanating from the ancient bones. It came from a **three-headed dragon** that grew from what was left of Neldmont. His soul was divided into an army of dragon-skeletons. An ancient instinct for self-preservation prevented the last 3 dragons from completing the process and they remained as one, subsequently naming themselves **Tress**. This dragonborn remembered almost nothing of his past, except basic things like language, basic survival, and reacquainted himself with the world in which he was trapped. There was nothing there to help restore his memory. On the yellow islands hovering in space were only the black humanoid creatures he hunted and the living skeletons.

■ The skeletal dragons created from Neldmont's body perished and lay next to the remains of magical predators for centuries. This proximity could not pass unnoticed because of the transformation magic contained within the star elemental. If previously the bones of the ancient dragon had once transmitted their power and memories to the finder, now a **Star Mark** was also imprinted on it. It informed the ancient dragon about the location of such dragons and didn't allow them to reveal their magic potential - only 1-2 elements and corresponding magic were available, they couldn't fly because of the lack of levitation and create other dragons as the ancient dragon was able to do. Some of the spheres of experience and knowledge were also transferred to their rightful owner, but some of it were still lost forever. Thus appeared **3 kinds of dragons** that we know now.

■ The surviving **magical predators** were also completely transformed and **reborn**. They absorbed the knowledge of the elder dragon and were tamed. Due to the fact that now there was a skeleton made of Neldmont bones around the star, they saw Tress as their master. He grew up with them and they protected him as their little brother. They had a strong emotional bond with each other, and for Tress they were his only friends in this empty and cold space. One day he found one of his own bones with memories among the sharp yellow stones. It was with its help that the little dragon was able to restore part of himself and his memories. So he learned that he was a huge dragon, whose bones can still be found in other worlds. They contained his power and he wanted to get it back. The main obstacle for him was a closed portal to other worlds, which can only be opened from the other side.

■ His long years of imprisonment with magical predators taught him how to use some of the magical power of the Magic Star. He could now create the undead from other creatures and found a way to find out what was happening in the world. The very temples and artifacts richly decorated with his bones found the voice of Tress. **An "Elder Dragon'' cult** formed around them, aiming to collect the unusual remains of this lizard-like deity. And one day there were so many artifacts that they gained life and turned members of the cult into strong dragons. A quiet voice asked to free the deity from his imprisonment. They learned who he was and what had happened in the distant past. There was much debate within the cult about this request and what happened because of the magical predators that were now with Tress. They were not convinced by his words about the safety of these creatures. Many felt that he just wanted to use them. The magic that bound the cultists gradually faded and in time they stopped hearing him altogether.

■ The dragon-turned-cultists were divided. They no longer worshipped the Elder Dragon, seeing it as a danger somewhere on the edge of the universe. Many of them began destroying the bones they found, turning them into magical power with which they could burn with fire, strike with lightning, and poison without restraint. Everyone around them watched in horror as those went mad in pursuit of power and plunged the world into **chaos**. Slavery, murder, and impunity flourished. These dragons did not care at all about the future or any rebellion. They could destroy everyone in the blink of an eye. Thus began **the era of the Blood Dragon Cultists**, which created legends about the bloodthirstiness of dragons, which were passed down from generation to generation for centuries, perpetuating the fear of these creatures.

■ In the destroyed cult, there was one who remembered the lonely dragon trapped at the edge of the universe - **Zarus**. A green dragon with diamond plates on its chest and bright purple eyes. It was her who found the way to the trapped three-headed dragon and opened the portal. What Tress learned made him terribly angry. The bones the cultists have destroyed for the sake of magical power were his last hope for recovering his original appearance. Along with Zarus, he went back and attacked the dragon cultists with all of his magical predators. It was a long bloody battle, and most of the tyrants died, returning what little was left to their rightful owner.

■ After this story, Tress searched for **ancient shards** in the company of magical predators and Zarus all over the world. Finding precious dust among the gray stones was difficult. Everything on the surface had long since been looted. Only the deepest bowels of the earth preserved the remains. Those who were far removed from dragons had to work hard to find the first accumulations of dust that had not yet disintegrated into separate spheres of experience from their touch. In most cases, the dust is absorbed along with the experience orbs without even noticing it. He **removed the restraining Star Mark from her**, and from then on they could fly together and use magic. The green dragon had a lot to say about this rich world. Accustomed to the space void, Tress was unaccustomed to the singing of birds, the murmuring of water, and the many animals around, which he tried to turn into the undead at every opportunity. Fortunately, there was also the food he was used to. In the past, he had only hunted tall black creatures, which made him look like them himself, and he adopted the ability to teleport. Tress was able to use this ability as well as predators. Most likely, they too were able to use this magic in the distant past because of a similar diet.

■ Over the course of their journey, the two dragons grew closer. Zarus took care of Tress and protected him from all dangers. This softened the elder dragon's heavy heart and a smile began to appear on his face. Like any story, this one couldn't last forever. Cultists were not the only ones who wished to become a dragon. Some simply admired the creatures, some wanted their power, and some considered themselves trapped in another creature's body as a dragon. In one way or another, more and more **new dragons** appeared in the world, hearing that with the help of magical bones it was possible to turn into them. To avoid a repeat of history with the Blood Cultists and the destruction of his past, Tress sent magical predators to kill these dragons and return the stolen goods. The more often he did this, the more Zarus distanced herself from him. She did not find it necessary to kill every newborn dragon in the world, though she understood why they did it. For years the green dragoness had turned a blind eye to this hunt, but when magical predators killed a small family she knew, temporarily becoming dragons to feed themselves, her heart could not stand. All the power of the world was not worth the bloodshed to continue and attempts to explain it were futile. His memories of the cultists were too strong.

■ She lured Tress under the guise of walking into the cosmic dimension and magically locked him there. The spell did not allow the ancient dragon to approach the portal closer than several tens of kilometers. It was a difficult choice, but no one, except Zarus, could stop what was happening. The predators could still overcome the created barrier and pass through the portal, following the orders of the ancient dragon. To stop them, she destroyed all the islands around and for a long time looked for a way to close the portal forever. Alas, she found nothing. The exhausted Zarus could only use the last spell. It tied her and all her descendants to this place, dooming to the eternal protection of the portal from everyone who tries to enter this world. The spell and the destroyed portal did not completely protect the world from the influence of the Ancient Dragon. He could still discreetly follow the dragons born from his bones and gain some of their experience from the Star Mark.

■ Many years later. Tress realized a lot about what he had done, but now all he could do was watch.

## **■ Elemental Dragon’s grow stage ■**

■ There are other kinds of dragons in lands far from our world. They are very diverse. In our world there are only 3 kinds of dragons right now, because of the lack of other elementals. The skin of these dragons may constantly change even after they grow up, but the inside is unchanged. It is not made up of organs and flesh like all living creatures, but of inorganic materials covered in magic. From fire-resistant **netherite** makes cave dragons, from the strongest **diamond** makes forest dragons, and from the noblest **gold** makes sea dragons. It is these magically enchanted jewels that give dragons their abilities. All were once descended from ordinary creatures, therefore they retain many of their traits in appearance and behavior, but much of their biology is different.

### **1. Oeuf.**

Can look quite different for each species. The size ranges go from large chicken egg to ostrich egg, depending on the size of the parents. The egg develops inside the female or male, but can always leave it at the will of the parent and has no specific location in the body. If for some reason it loses its parents, it can survive on its own, but with a lower chance. If someone tries to eat such an egg, they are guaranteed to die from infection by an alien spirit. Dragons transformed through the altar do not have this stage, but they can become parents themselves in the future. To do so, the two dragons must sacrifice part of their experience spheres and merge them.

### **2. Dragon nouveau né.**

Dragons born from a dragon egg have an important feature - they have no skin and have very little life force. Therefore, the main goal of the dragon during this stage of his development is to gather building materials. To do this, the newborn seeks all possible sources and actively explores the world near his parents. There is active growth and creation of a new element. While it has a small size and much in common with his parents, it can hide inside their bodies without harm. Later it becomes complicated due to increasing intolerance between the elements. If a newborn has to survive without his parents, it has to go to various tricks for the sake of disguise. For example, carrying a protective shell from another creature or any other natural material in which it can hide. Depending on the environment, the dragon's appearance slowly changes as well. For those who transform into a dragon with an altar they don’t have such problem. They transform their pre-existing body into a new skin, however they still need to collect the finished magical elements.

### **3. Jeune dragon.**

This stage begins when the dragon is strong enough to begin an independent life. At this stage, he can leave his parents and tread peacefully in the world without the fear that a little rain or a small drought will kill him. If the dragon consists of several elements, they have to choose which one to develop next. Quite commonly they continue to stay with their family and form large dragon tribes, but not all of them are happy with such a fate. There are also those who prefer solitude.

### **4. Dragon Adulte.**

A dragon becomes an adult when it has accumulated enough strength and in alliance with another dragon can create a family. As with magic, for a new magical life, you need to invest in a lot of experience orbs. Only really large individuals are capable of this. Dragons spend most of their time at this stage, accumulating treasures and knowledge. Their life can end for many reasons - magical illnesses, physical trauma, exhaustion, etc. Those dragons that descended from the Immortals were deprived of natural death and were reborn, but could still completely lose their freedom and power. From too many injuries (of any nature), they could go into hibernation.

### **5. Ancient Dragon.**

These are some of the first dragons that emerged from elementals a long time ago. There are very few dragons of this size and age in the whole world. Most of those living today have their descendants. They are not in any danger, except for other ancient creatures. These dragons overcame death and are able to renew the magical elements that decay with old age. There have often many other dragons around them, who communicate with the Ancient One and exchange his knowledge and magic for the found elements. Some of them founded their own wandering cities, but among them there are still loners sleeping in endless space.

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