Ashvek
A reclusive elder who guards a treasure trove of pre-cataclysmic knowledge deep beneath the Emberfall.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Ashvek is an immense and ancient Fire Dragon, with blackened obsidian scales veined by fiery cracks that pulse with inner magma-light. His wings are tattered yet massive, trailing sparks and ash like falling cinders. His horns are curved and scorched, resembling aged basalt, and his underbelly glows with an ember-red radiance that deepens when he speaks or breathes.
Unlike younger Fire Dragons who exude volatile heat, Ashvek's presence is one of contained intensity—like a forge banked for centuries, always ready to reignite.
His eyes are molten gold, said to see not just into the soul, but into time itself.
Mental characteristics
Morality & Philosophy
Ashvek is reclusive, contemplative, and ancient beyond reckoning. He has long since abandoned the fire-dragon ideals of domination and destruction. Instead, he values preservation, understanding, and the accumulation of knowledge—especially that which was thought lost in the Cataclysm of Flame, an event that shattered much of premodern draconic civilization.
He is slow to trust, quicker to test, and nearly impossible to deceive. He speaks in riddles, parables, or scholarly quotations, and will not share knowledge without sacrifice, challenge, or reason.
Ashvek is not without wrath—should his sanctuary be violated, the wrath of ten thousand years of flame will fall upon the intruders.
Personality Characteristics
Representation & Legacy
Ashvek is rarely seen, but his counsel is sought by the desperate, the wise, or the doomed. He has whispered truths to fallen kings, taught spells to warlocks who would shape history, and once burned an invading demon host to cinders with a single breath when they tried to seize his archives.
Some say he remembers the First Flame, the spark that birthed the elemental dragons. Others believe he waits for a worthy successor to pass on his knowledge before he finally lets his fire fade.
The Ember Sage, Vaultkeeper of Flame, The Molten Eye, Lord of Ashen Lore
“Knowledge is the only flame that endures.”
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