Act 1 – The Age of Guidance

The Ashen Lands were once a realm watched over by dragons, creatures of immense wisdom and enduring strength. They walked among mortals in humble guise, guiding them and preserving the fragile balance of the world.

For centuries, peace thrived beneath their wings, and the land bloomed with their care. Yet in the hearts of mortals, a shadow began to stir—a quiet yearning for their own dominion. Gratitude gave way to envy, and envy to resentment, as mortals questioned why they should live beneath another’s rule.

Whispers of independence spread through villages and courts alike, carried on the winds the dragons once commanded. The bond between keeper and kin began to fracture, its trust burned away by ambition’s flame. And as the first acts of defiance took root, the era of dragon stewardship neared its end. None could foresee how deeply that fire would scorch the world.