Notebook: Ancient Dragonkin

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Keel Cracker / Kraken

Sea serpent ancient (smaller than Taavi) known as the "Keel Cracker" by pirates, or shorthand as the Kraken.
Cracks the keel of pirate ships, sinking them. Different than Taavi (Void Leviathan) because she's big enough to just drag the whole ass thing under.
Patrols the sea around the Shattered Archipelagos, pretty much the opposite of Taavi, who patrols the vast ocean on the other side where the World Hole is located. — 03/23/2025

Why Anaq is pissed

Anaq:
I surrendered and this is what they do to me? Put me in the most inhospitable place on this forsaken planet.
Guardian:
You terrorized us for 20 years
Anaq:
I have been here for a 100!
My horn has frostbite, my scaleplates are cracked, the food is scarce here, I can't swim to get to a new area... I'd kill every last one of those Ancient assholes if I could. If they weren't on your side. Though, fighting them would inevitably cause chaos and destruction for humans again.
< scoffs >
Bastards sit high in the Shatterscale Mountains, and the few who don't are too close to your cities. I've been left here to starve and freeze. At least they could help with that. Not a single one stayed here with me in this cavern. Hell, Nyrak isn't native to Frostcrest either, yet he stays by Drakeridge and "guards the pass"! — 11/02/2024

With the power of Friendship™!

Anaq / Vexx?:
And how do you propose you will defeat me?
Guardian:
Through the power of friendship, and a few Ancients we found, we'll defeat you!
Anaq / Vexx?:
Wait, what?
< A few Ancients show up and land behind the Dragonguard group >
(Airigold / Sphyii? / Nyrak?) — 10/24/2024

Ancient's entrances are always the same lol

< Some dragonkin (necrodrake?) jumps out of the dark or from behind some bushes or something, and confronts the group directly, clearly an Ancient >
Guardian:
You know, I'm startin' to get tired of these Ancients. No offense, Golden Claw.
Airigold:
Yeah, even I'm getting annoyed at this point.
Guardian:
Yall's entrance every time is just dropping in out of nowhere. — 10/24/2024

Item Plot Device

Sören:
You know, everyone's going on about this amberstone, like it's some super important thing. But what if the important thing was the friendships we made along the way.
Some Guardians chuckle.
Airigold:
Is he for real right now?
Sören and Azier laugh.
Airigold:
Although, that does get me thinking...
Azier:
Oh, no, we're not like friends are we? I mean, as cool as it would be to be companions with an Ancient, Vailstrym is the one for me.
Airigold:
No, no. Sören's way of thought is just what we need. What if talk about the amberstone was really a distraction to divert attention elsewere?
Guardians stare at each other.
Airigold:
Ha, nah, that's stupid.
< But it turns out to be true in the end. somehow >

Kind of like a "mistaken identity plot device" but for an item instead of a character. Would certinly be interesting and a plot twist, and would give villainous character their chance to do the stuff they do.

— 10/21/2024

Language over time

Guardian:
Man, [character] really did a half-assed job on this, didn't they?
(Or something along the lines of a thing being "half-assed")
Airigold:
"Half-assed"?
Guardian:
Oh, yeah, that term probably wasn't around in your day. It's like when something is done with little effort or care.
Airigold:
Ah. It may have been around a century before... I think. Look, it has been a long time, I don't know anymore.

I don't know, some random thing I thought of at 2:30 am. I found it to be like a worldbuilding thing you never realize (I'm forgetting the word for this)
Airigold being an ancient means he's lived for over 100 years and language changes over time. Something like this interaction would most likely happen.

— 10/19/2024

How Wyrm of Chaos was Defeated (Draconian War)

Someone from above (maybe?) uses a high powered laser to focus and create an ionized column of air above Anaq, directing a lightning strike to Anaq. It strikes him on the scaleplate at the base of his head, which weakens it enough for Draco to hack it off or something. Maybe also kills some of Anaq's allies too, idk.
Laser guided Lightning — 07/29/2024

Ancients on a Sealth Mission

*Bunch of characters who are dark-toned (Airigold, Nyrak, Azeir, Vailstrym) do some stealth mission.
They cling to the side of a cave wall to hide within the shadow as some enemy or whatever walks by.
When they resume walking further into the cave:
Nyrak:
I'm glad we're the ones doing this stealth mission
Airigold:
Hey, the point of stealth is not to be caught
Nyrak:
I'm just saying we were a good choice for this. I mean look at us, we're all dark-toned like we were made to blend into the shadows. You, me, Vailstrym —
Airigold:
I swear to god if you dont shut your mouth
Nyrak:
Even the human is dark-skinned! Just sayin, we're weirdly a good fit for this
Airigold:
I'm going to fit my foot up your ass if you dont keep quiet
Azier snickers in the background

Idk, thought of this a couple of times where dark-toned characters (like Airigold, Nyrak, Azier, Vailstrym) are doing some stealth mission or something, and they cling to the side of the cave wall to hide in the shadow. Whatever enemy walks by without noticing them. Myabe this could be a hidden entrance to the Dragonbane Order's headquarters or something? Idk, didn't have the Dragonbane Order at the time.
Well, I had this thought again while trying to fall asleep, and this time, there was dialogue after the enemy passed, and then they resumed their mission or whatever. Just a funny moment, that's all.

— 07/13/2024

Ancients have a talk with Wyrm of Chaos

Anaq did something or had plans or whatever idk yet. Whatever it is, it's probably the reason why the Drake of the West is freaking out.

Airigold:
Anaq you need to stop.
Anaq:
Hey, you have no place being in my dwelling
Airigold:
Oh please, this is your prison, Anaq.
- some stuff in between? -
Anaq:
Im much larger than you. I should just snap you two in half.
Drake (Nyrak?):
Perhaps, but there is one that still dwarfs your size
Anaq:
Pffha, the sea serpent? And how would she get into this cave? Not to mention the freezing temperature outside.

I thought of this random dialouge back and forth when I was trying to fall asleep. It came right after thinking about why the Drake of the West was freaking out (the idea below this one). However, this implies the Wyrm of Chaos is imprisoned here. Why would it be an imprisonment if he is guarding the Amberstone (as seen in the "Delving into the Frostcrest Caverns" prose)?
I don't really know the relation between some of these points, maybe that prose will have to completely change now with these new ideas. It was canon at the time though...

— 05/31/2024

Wyrm of Chaos and Drake of the West

Anaq is imprisoned at Frostcrest for his crimes.
Wyrm of Chaos cant leave because of an ancient drake (not the West(?)) and some others prevent him from going through the Drakeridge Mountains Pass (?), which is the only way for him to go. He cannot swim, and even if he could, the ancient sea serpent that patrols the waters around the World Hole would know (somehow?). The sea serpent is much bigger than Anaq.
Zolt (Drake of the West), that lives in the Forgotten Forest, is freaking out because he heard Anaq has escaped or is trying to or something happened. This is why Airigold has to wrangle him back in, and ultimately is the reason why Rayhaven now knows that ancient dragonkin are still around.

Needs some work, this was a random thought I had when trying to sleep. It slightly puts some past elements together, but not quite. I don't know how the Drake of the West would find out what Anaq is doing or did. Maybe Anaq already did something like destroy a city and that's how people in Drakemyst know the ancients are back, and at the same time people in Ardenfell know ancients are back because of the Drake of the West and Airigold. idk. Still wanted it to be rumors at first, but maybe this is proof that Ancients are still around / are back.

Edit:

Drake that guards Drakeridge Pass is Nyrak.

Large sea serpent is Taavi.

— 05/31/2024

Drake of the West

The Ancient Drake, known as "Drake of the West", lives within a cave in the small hidden mountain range that resides within the Forgotten Forest near Rayhaven. This is the Drake that Airigold has to "wangle back in" so to speak, and is the reason why there are rumors that the Ancient Dragonkin are still alive and are coming out of hiding

Thought of this while folding my clothes one day lol

Edit: This character is known as Zoltar.
— 05/14/2024

Wyrm of Chaos is missing a scale

Anaq (Wyrm of Chaos) is missing a scale the base of his neck, which is what the Dragonscale Shield is, and this vulnerable spot is where Zella plunged her sword into to kill the wyrm.
— 05/03/2024

Funny little moment

After flying some distance and landing. Ancient is out of breath. One defender says, "Wow, I thought you'd be able to fly long distances."
Ancient, breathing heavily, "I'm old! Hell, you call us "ancients" for gods['kin] sake." The others laugh.
— 04/04/2024

Vexx tries to ally with Ancient Wyrm, proceeds to get destroyed

Defenders and Group and all the people or whatever are in the same place, Ancient Wyrm is there too idk whatever. Vexx tries to make a deal with the Ancient Wyrm, probably puts on a facade / acts like hes the victim and tries to convince him that the Defenders are the problem or something
Wyrm:
"Is he for real? / Are you for real? In what way did you think that I, the Wyrm of Destruction, would ally with you? I have seen what you've done to other humans, and to dragonkin, my own kind. [Even I can see though your facade.] [I do not kill humans, unless provoked. Even the Ancient Dragonkin and I, the Wyrm of Death / Destruction / Choas, have a code of conduct.] You are a disgrace. You, Vexx, have no place on Azlov."
Pronounces "Wyrm" almost like "Verrm"
— 03/31/2024

Ancient Dragonkin are back

Rumour has it that some Ancient Dragonkin are back. Turns out, the Ancient Wyrm that decimated Azlov is back (insert reason) and the Ancients have to come out of hiding or whatever to deal with him. Our heroes at some point meet a few of them, because the Ancient Drake went a little too far out in the open or whatever, and another Ancient Dragon, Airigold, has to wrangle him back in.
— 03/30/2024

Shorter Ideas

Just some very short ideas that don't have enough to be on the main page.

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Anaq, responding to someone:
"I have done that once before, and it did not end well; why would you think it would be any different? Especially with your technological advances since then.
I was defeated once; I know the next defeat will be my death."

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Anaq:
"The "dragonguard". Pfft, what a dumb name. And your "legends"? Tuh! None of you are legends, I'M a legend. I ruled over this land for 20 years. You humans are like the rest of the fauna, small and weak."
Some Guardian:
"You were defeated!"
Anaq:
"You used lightning! You wouldn't have defeated me without your dragons, hell, even without the Ancients or your technology!"

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< Guardians arguing with Anaq or something >
Anaq:
You're in a cavern, how well do you think this will end for you?