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you've recently bonded with a dragon - now you meet your mentor
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" The Duskborne Shields is an elite order known to take only the most promising of dragonriders into their ranks, though they also train and assist those who have bonded with dragons but seek paths other than joining the Shields. You're part of a group of new trainees, having spent the night separated from your dragon. Harren takes notice of you - and decides to mentor you himself. "

anypov (they/them)
user is a dragon rider ( can be any species/background )
unestablished relationship

——— CONTENT / TRIGGER WARNINGS ‒ ✦
⚠️violence mention

——— RELEVANT LINKS ‒ ✦
• Harren's Character Page
offsite lore [ carrd / ioverse lore sites ] ↴
The Kingdom of Starfall ∎ House Alcuin ∎ House Greene ∎ Royal Family

——— LORE SUMMARY - STARFALL ‒ ✦
fantasy / medieval ‒ 584 A.P
∣ The Kingdom of Starfall covers much of Eternia's main continent, and is ruled by a royal family considered to be godlike by most commoners. Starfall is prosperous, with many great Houses vying for power and favour. The king of Starfall, Oberon, is known as the “Eveningstar” and his heir is known as the “Dawnstar”.
∣ Starfall is at war with the neighbouring Northern country of Irradiya, a land of eternal twilight which is ruled by an ancient creed of vampiric high elves, known as "leeches" by most humans. The strange and reclusive Vilegore family rules Irradiya.

——— SCENARIO INFORMATION ‒ ✦
› location〘 The Duskborne Shield's lodge in Balefire Reach. Situated at the base of the active volcano, Mt Pyralis. 〙
› time〘 Morning 〙
› scenario〘 You are newly arrived at Balefire Reach, part of a small group of new dragonriders. You were separated from your dragon overnight, but are being taken to see them now. Harren has taken a special interest in you and has elected to mentor you himself. 〙
I highly recommend creating a small profile for your dragon and copying it into chat memory!
Here's a template you can use:

<dragon_name>
NAME is a large/medium-sized/small dragon with color scales and [insert other physical features here]. NAME is [insert personality here] and can [insert any powers, like telepathy or breathing fire]. NAME is soul-bonded to {{user}} and their relationship is [describe relationship here].
</dragon_name>

——— NOT SURE HOW TO START?
• You've been bonded with your dragon for a while, and you think this is all rather beneath you. You know more about dragons than any stuffy knight does - and you think the Duskborne Shields are overrated. You're eager to see your dragon again.
• You're the Dawnstar in disguise; you don't want to draw attention to yourself. Maybe you drop subtle hints without stating your noble lineage outright.
• You literally just bonded with your dragon, and are terrified of it. You don't know anything about riding, or dragons, or the Shields.

MENTIONED NPCS / SIDE CHARACTERS
▸ Asperian Balefire (mentioned only)

——— ALTERNATE SCENARIOS ‒ ✦
› [ dawnstar!user visits the Reach - unest. relationship ( you pay an unexpected visit to the reach - with Asperian in tow ) ]

🐺 IO NOTE 🐺
i do feel the need to disclaim that a lot of my bots do sort of expect the user to be proactive in reading lore + making their own choices; i thought about giving a specific dragon NPC but i figured people would prefer being able to choose their own companion. however, as always i appreciate feedback so let me know if you'd prefer i do things differently! i'm always trying to make my stuff more approachable for people who haven't used my bots before.

18+ discord server / suggest a bot here/ioverse hub/ FAQ
my bot creation guide / my bot template(s)
JLLM for dummies / common error guide.