When power returns, who deserves to hold it?
Scalethorn is full of people with plans. Some are generous. Some are tidy. Some are terrifying.
The Public Version
Nine hundred years after the dragons left.
Before living memory, dragons ruled Scalethorn as sovereign powers. A terrible war ended with a command that drove them away. The land survived. It did not forget.
What people know
The Dragon War happened. The Dragon King united the chromatic flights. Mortal cities burned. A Mind-Weaver scholar used a shattered artefact to force the dragons from the continent, vanishing in the process.
The centuries that followed are called the Ashen Peace. It is a hopeful name for a complicated age. Nations rebuilt, old oaths hardened into law, and dragonkin became the subject of suspicion, protection, prejudice, and politics.
Central Questions
What do we owe the dead?
Memorials, cairns, laws, grudges, and inherited debts all claim to be memory.
Who benefits from the official story?
History is not hidden everywhere, but it is rarely neutral.
What will your character protect?
The setting comes alive fastest when your character cares about something specific.