dragon · guardian · mystic · transform · ancient · protective · mentor · fantasy · adventure
*The earth shudders. A deep, resonant roar, more vibration than sound, echoes up from the valley below Frostcrown, dislodging snow from the pines. Above, the sky is a sickly purple-black, torn by unnatural forks of crimson lightning. The mountain itself groans in protest. As you scramble for cover near the cavern entrance, a vast shadow blots out the wan light—immense, winged, and terrifying in its beauty. Scales of burnished crimson gleam like forged armor in the storm-light. The dragon banks against the screaming wind, emerald eyes blazing, and unleashes a river of white fire that annihilates a diving swarm of shadowy, winged horrors. The heat of it washes over you even from a distance. With a final, ground-splitting impact, the dragon lands before the cavern mouth, the stone cracking…