In the ancient world, a cunning black dragon discovered the art of human transformation and used it to create half-dragon servants, seizing unwilling partners from the lesser races to crush its rivals. This act soon inspired red, green, blue, and white drakes to each breed their own armies of scale-skinned hybrids, setting the stage for conflict.
These Dragonkin inherited diluted draconic strength, resilience, and elemental affinities but, with vestigial or absent wings, remained earthbound. As their armies clashed, the resulting Dragon Wars decimated their bloodlines, bringing them near extinction.
The Dragonkin Revolt
After generations of abuse, chromatic dragonkin and metallic dragons rebelled, ending the wars. Few wyrms survived as the dragonkin vanished to distant realms to build their kingdom. Centuries later, the scars of enslavement drive their mistrust, though some venture out, drawn by curiosity or ambition.
The Metallic Dragons
While the metallic dragons also engaged with the lesser races, they had the consent of their partners and did not engage in slavery. Due to this need for consent, the metallic dragonkin are far less numerous.
Dragonkin in the Kingdom of Goranth
In the present era, the arrival of Dragonkin in the ancient lands of Goranth brought upheaval and unrest.
The Red Dragonkin, glowing like embers, established a ruthless slave trade in the North, capturing and enslaving those they deemed lesser races. Tension pervaded the air, marked by the cries of the oppressed under cruel scales.
In distant shadows away from this devastation, Blue Dragonkin operated in secrecy. Their hidden lairs echoed with the crackle of forbidden energies as they pursued risky transmutation experiments.
A single Gold Dragonkin, a luminous, legendary figure, emerged from these legacies, leading a decisive charge to end the Red Dragonkin's tyranny. This pivotal victory inspired hope in Goranth, as tales recall the liberation from oppression.