Watchers

The Watchers are all that remains of the dragons — once the keepers of balance who ruled the Ashen Lands. Mortals, blinded by greed and fear, sought to overthrow them. Using forbidden magic, they tore the power from their true forms, binding their spirits into fragile human flesh. Forced to take the shape of their betrayers, they were slaughtered one by one.

But not all perished. A few fled beneath the earth, hiding far below within the Hollow Deeps. Their hearts, once bound to balance, now burn only with hatred. For centuries, their kind has endured, dreaming of vengeance and ruin.

Above, mortals live on in ignorance, telling stories of a bygone age, never knowing what waits beneath their feet. The Watchers remain unseen — silent, patient, and hungry — and though the world does not know their name, they remember every name that once dared defy them.