Great Flamefather
In the Primordial Dawn, when the world was still a churning mass of chaos, the elements warred for dominion—earth, water, air, and flame clashed endlessly across the formless land. From the deepest rift at the center of this upheaval—where molten rock met pressure and spirit—a roar erupted so thunderous it silenced the world.
From this rift emerged the Great Flamefather, the first Fire Dragon and one of the oldest beings ever to take shape. His scales were forged from living magma, his eyes twin furnaces, and his wings carried the heat of the planet’s core. It is said that the Flamefather was not born but ignited—a spark of sentient flame given form by the will of fire itself.
Mythic Feats:
- The Roar That Shattered the Crust: His first cry tore through the earth, fracturing continents and birthing the first volcanoes. Each volcano that still burns is said to carry an echo of his voice.
- The Taming of Flame: Before the Flamefather, fire was wild and mindless. He gave it shape, purpose, and name. He taught flame to burn for warmth, to forge, and to destroy—making it an elemental force of balance and change.
- The War of Ash and Sky: When jealous storm-gods sought to drown the rising flame, the Flamefather rose to meet them, setting the skies ablaze with firestorms. His wings blotted out the stars, and his fury turned clouds to ash.
- Forging the Molten Lineage: From his molten breath, he created the first generation of Fire Dragons—lesser than he, but still mighty. They were scattered across the world to spread the dominion of flame, each born from a plume of smoke or a river of lava.
Cultural Reception
Among Fire Dragons, the Great Flamefather is revered as a divine ancestor, the patron of flame, and the eternal fire at the heart of all true power. His teachings are preserved in roaring flame-runes etched into the walls of ancient lava chambers, known as the Emberscript.
Dragon cults—especially those in Emberfall—believe the Flamefather slumbers beneath the First Caldera, awaiting a time when the world must burn to be reborn. Some even claim the Molten Library guarded by Ashvek Flamecoil was once the Flamefather’s own sanctum.
A fire-prophet once carved into obsidian:
“When the cold dead rise to choke the sun,
And flame is but a fading whisper,
The Flamefather shall stir again—
To unmake the frost and set the world alight.”
This prophecy has led many to believe that the Flamefather’s return heralds apocalypse and rebirth. Others argue he never left, only burns low beneath the earth, his essence feeding every eruption and inferno the world has known.
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