Working on a new world. This is a WIP. Love to hear what y'all think.
The Beginning
The war of the dragons waged on for ages, both side claiming victories and suffering loses. When the final battle was over the forces of Bahamut had successfully defeated Tiamat and banished her to the Nine Hells. The world was in shambles and rebuilding was needed. Bahamut lacked the energy to remain in the physical realm. His choice was to appoint an avatar, a dragon imbued with a portion of his power to speak for him.
The first Sis, Sis'Ioniss, was chosen directly by Bahamut. A Bronze dragon, instrumental in the defeat of Tiamat, he was renowned for his wisdom and sage advice. The land knew peace and the good peoples of Udari flourished. Sis'Ioniss reigned for over 500 years before he chose to pass into the far realm to reunite with Bahamut. As he informed his priests and advisors of his choice holy light began to emanate from Sis'Ionss' body, filling his chamber and causing all present to shield their eyes. Then in a final flash, of what could only be described as shooting stars, erupted from the space where his body had been moments ago and sped out into the night sky. The great dragon was no more.
Word of the event spread as multitudes saw the streaks that came from the lair. Speculation, ranging from Sis'Ioniss becoming a god himself to assassination by the worshippers of Tiamat, permeated the land of Udari. People flocked to the temples wondering what was to become of the land. The priests did not have any answers, there were no texts or teachings to guide them.
Soon various warlords began to claim the lands and war once again consumed Udari. The realm was split asunder as brother fought brother seemingly driven by a lust for blood. Worshippers of the dragon queen began to operate in the open again and their numbers swelled. The Second Dark Age had begun.
In all this chaos, a few individuals began to feel a pull, the reasons why unknown to them, to set out. Seeking what they didn't not know they found one another, 5 in total, and were granted a vision. 5 stones sent out, fragments of the Sis. Bring them together at the great shrine. He will be reborn. The group, now known as seekers, went out into the world.
They traveled all over Udari, looking for clues, tales of strange rocks. The first was found in a small fishing village. The boy who found it seemingly was granted prophecies of the future. The second was being worshipped by plant folk in the deep jungle. By this time work of the quest to find the stones that held magic was spreading across the land. The third and fourth were taken by opposing warlords, fighting over territory they both claimed. The magic of the stones harnessed to strike at each other.
The fifth and final stone was taken by the Cult of the Dragon Queen. They had received a profane ritual that would corrupt the stone causing the newly reborn Sis to fall under the sway of Tiamat. During the battle one of the Seekers was slain. The youngest member of the group, a silver scaled Dragonborn cleric named Rhogar Myastan, called out to Bahamut asking for his aid in their time of need. The great dragon heard his plea and recognizing the purity of his heart granted him the power to resurrect his fallen companion. Emboldened by the return of the slain member the seekers fought with a new ferver and drove back the cultist, slaying most of them, and recovered the final stone before the ritual to corrupt it was completed.
With the stones gathered they made their way to the Shrine of the Platinum Dragon, site of the appointing of the first Sis. Placing the stones on the altar they began to vibrate and emit a bright light. As the light grew, so bright that all there had to shield their eyes, it began to take on the form of a dragon. In a great flash and a thundering crack that could be heard for miles around the Sis was reborn, the age of Sis'Quelles had begun.
Upon hearing that a new Sis has come to be many of the warlords laid down their arms and pledged fealty to the dragon. Those that didn't paid a terrible price. With the seekers, now great generals and leaders in the forces of the Sis, brought an end to the fighting and the Second Dark Age passed into the pages of history.
Rhogar became the high Priest of Sis'Quelles and the others were made governors and led the people into an enlightened age. Great works of art, plays that will be performed for ages, and songs sung far and wide were created.
400 years later the time of Sis'Quelles came to end. As the Sis stones were once flung far and wide a new generation of seekers were called together and the evil of the world again sees its chance to flourish.. And thus the pattern of death and rebirth, known as the Wyrding, was set for the line of Sis. Each time a new dragon led the people into prosperity with the aid of the seekers, a group of seemingly unrelated adventurers brought together by destiny.
Working on a new world. This is a WIP. Love to hear what y'all think.
The Beginning
The war of the dragons waged on for ages, both side claiming victories and suffering loses. When the final battle was over the forces of Bahamut had successfully defeated Tiamat and banished her to the Nine Hells. The world was in shambles and rebuilding was needed. Bahamut lacked the energy to remain in the physical realm. His choice was to appoint an avatar, a dragon imbued with a portion of his power to speak for him.
Parts of it don't give enough detail, but it isn't bad.
I have a weird sense of humor.
I also make maps.(That's a link)
Thanks for the feedback.