Drakonspyre
Home of the Dragons, Land of Fire. Drakonspyre sits on the northern border of what is known as the Nine Circles, a series of volcanoes on the southwestern continent. A once glorious city, it is now the epitome of a ghost town. It never recovered from the Great Destruction as the locals call it. Despite half of the city being empty and abandoned from lack of population, those that do remain are consistently attempting to regain their lost glory, their lost empire. The people of Drakonspyre are primarily danakov, and are dragon riders by blood and by spirit. Their 'Emperor', now practically a simple count in power and status, holds control of a massive lavaborn dragon the size of the city itself. Noble families often breed their dragons, and will give the young ones to their children at birth, to form the bond as soon as possible. There are currently several of these families including the Emperor's family within Drakonspyre. The architecture of Drakonspyre follows a regal and grand type of style. After all, Drakonspyre is the Home of House Aurion and seat of the once mighty empire. A proud and once ambitious people, now content with what they have.
They were once corrupted by the curse of the Nine Circles, but have grown 'immune' to its effects, learning to cope and deal with it effectively. The curse is what caused the first Aurion Emperor of Drakonspyre to strike out for ambition and glory. They conquered their entire continent, while colonizing the other two continents and forcing tributary on anyone else in their sphere. The danakovian dragon riders were unstoppable, and many feared the fire and blood wrought upon the continent by the Aurion family. For centuries, Drakonspyre ruled over Arversia. That was, until the Great Destruction. The Nine Circles erupted, and some describe it like one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse decimating the continent, destroying everything in its path like an infernal rage. The capital of the Empire was left covered in ash and all of its inhabitants killed. It was only decades later, that the danakov from the outer reaches of the Empire were able to come back and recolonize the city. The Emperor at the time delivered a decree, for all danakov of the Empire to return to the capital within the firelands. Even then, the city could never be truly filled and restored to its original glory. At least, not for now.
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