Dragonborn

Dragonborn are a magical Hybrid race combining the sturdiness and power of a great Dragon and the craftiness of a Human. A race distincy by their colorful scales and their powerful draconic breath. However, dragonborns distinctly lack a Dragon's wings, robbing them of their ability to fly. Dragonborn are fiercly loyal to their homeland as well as Humanity.

## Nature of Dragonborn

### Reproduction for the Dragonborn

When the dragonborn were created. They were made to be a sterile race that was created on demand and those that outlived their usefulness would be released to eventually die. But under unknown circumstances, it’s said that the waters of Silent Death mountain were injected with a magical solution that cured their sterility. Theories on how this happened vary, but dragonborn have regained their ability to reproduce through laying eggs. The mother lays 2-4 eggs per pregnancy and the eggs take 8 – 12 weeks of incubation before they hatch into a dragonborn hatchling, which is about as large as a human infant. Dragonborn females are only fertile once every 10 years, which makes the number of dragonborn quite low in relation to humans.

### Dragonborn Culture

Dragonborn are a hardy race and prefer to live in harsh conditions. Their society is focused in the silent death mountain range in the country of Dwere and the Thorakk (named after the first dragon) region in Presia, which is considered one of the harshest deserts on the continent. Dragonborn usually prefer light clothing to reflect the environment they live in, though heavy metallic armor is their choice of defense. Dragonborn prefer dark gems like onyx which are usually mined from their homeland in the silent death for decorations, where most of their jewelry would have an onyx or black pearl as it’s center piece. The dragonborn were created to help those in need and further the wishes of the emperor so most of them are lawful and tend to be good, opting to help those in need even to their own detriment. Dragonborn prefer active lives, rarely would a dragonborn rather stay home than go out adventuring or to fight, most of them work as mercenaries or adventurers, though some stay behind in their towns. The nature of Dragonborn reproduction allows this lifestyle to be maintained by both genders, which leads to most dragonborn not knowing their parents well or at all.

### Dragonborn Religion

The Dragonborn worship the human gods, as mandated by the republic. They usually prefer the worship of the deities Dwayna, Grenth, and Balthazar while their worship usually excludes the twin goddesses and Vis.

## History of the Dragonborn

Dragonborn have had a rich history from their creation to their current standing in the Presian and Dwerian continents.

### Creation of the Dragonborn

Dragonborn were created from the blood of dragons, the court wizard of king Moringth I, who ascended to godhood as Balathazar, was tasked with creating a race that would rival the strongest of giants. The court wizard deduced that the only thing capable of rivaling the giants is the dragons, and as such, his work began,. He recruited many adventurers, one of which was Lady Selia who was able to slay the Great Wyrm Thorrak, and delivered his almost divine blood to the court wizard. As a reward for her bravery and strength, she was awarded with becoming the first of dragon blood.

### The war of unification

Soon after the dragonborn were created, king Moringth employed the help of his new race of super soldiers in war against the other kingdoms and states in dwere, and he was able to crush the resistance and take over the continent. After the war, he had nothing to do with them, so he rewarded them with a piece of land to live the rest of their lives on, expecting the race to die out soon after.

## After the war

After the dragonborn helped King Moringth control the continent of Dwere, he awarded them the silent death mountains to control and self-govern, though they were still under the control of the empire.

### Years of Peace

After the war ended and the dragonborn were given their own land to govern, many dragonborn wandered the lands working as mercenaries or adventurers, their sterility made them unable to settle down and after the war to end all wars had finished, they found themselves lacking a purpose. Although their sterility was eventually cured, dragonborn continued to roam the land of dwere seeking a purpose. In the centuries following the war of unification, the dragonborn took place in the dwerian peace force, a military force that was created by the empire to enforce it’s rule over the newly created empire.

### Life in the republic

After the disastrous civil war of the year 1782, the Dwerian empire had weakened significantly, and the rule of the emperor had started to weigh less, so the military, lead by the dragonborn Lord Edmund, forced a coup where they removed emperor Tiana VI and turned the nation into a republic. As the republic grew, so did the newly invented art of artifice, and the Warforged started to slowly consume the Dragonborn way of life, and dragonborn were replaced by the superior warforged soldiers, who at the time, were incapable of independent thought.

### The Expedition to Presia

In the year 1898 when the first Dwerian scout ships had discovered the existence of Presia, the dragonborn were one of the first provinces to join the expedition, sending many of their people to help scout out this new land. Dragonborn were once again enjoying the life they were made to have, considering that as soon as first contact was made with the elves of Presia, war broke out between Dwere and the newly discovered nation of Alalsasaria. A war that took years to finish, and concluded in the loss of the exterior island of Noarun and a massive loss of resources on both sides. Dragonborn were then granted the region of Thorakk on the shattered lands for their help in defeating the elves.

### Dragonborn on Presia

Unlike the Warforged, who are mostly believed to be machines, Dragonborn are a hated race on the Presian frontier, as ancient elven history indicates that the dragons were saviors of the elves, they helped the elves rise from slavery to oppose their oppressors. It’s said that a great Wyrm helped the leaders of Alalsasaria defeat the 13 states and rid the people of their evil. So most of the provinces have a bounty on dragonborn or deny them entry. A dragonborn that leaves Dwerelith usually needs to hide their identity from the Elven authorities.