Miirvalos

Dragon Lord of Jinsha

Miirvalos is the Dragon Lord of Jinsha and the surrounding desert province. Miirvalos has ruled Jinsha for centuries, earning his current title after the Wars of the Usurper. He is an ancient brass dragon who has ruled this land for centuries.
Like many brass dragons, Miirvalos is curious, with a desire to always learn. His lair is a large academy in the center of Jinsha, with one of the largest libraries in the world and a number of dedicated halls for debate. The academy is carved into a rocky mesa that sits near the oasis. Miirvalos considers the knowledge contained within the academy to be his draconic hoard, and values the accumulation of knowledge over wealth. The academy is also home to a large art gallery, bearing works from the Empire of Xin and beyond. He prefers art featuring people and animals over abstract or geometric art, with many portraits and sculptures in the gallery. Many travelers also come to the academy, seeking to do research in the library or speak with the scholars or the dragon. These travelers include scholars from other parts of the Empire of Xin, but also foreign scholars. Miirvalos welcomes these scholars as potential sources to add knowledge to his hoard.
Miirvalos is the Dragon Lord of the realm, but spends much of his time within the academy. The day to day governance of the city is left to his magistrate, a Dragonborn named Peizhi Xu, a strict and loyal enforcer.
Like most dragons, Miirvalos is prideful. He is generally open to debate and thoughtful discourse, but quickly grows angry when he feels that he has been insulted or cheated.
Miirvalos' greatest rival is the ancient blue dragon Vaerskaryx, who rules Zuanshishan, a neighboring expanse of desert. Vaerskaryx is known as a cruel overseer to his people, pushing them to the breaking point in mines to extract valuable minerals from the desert, and delighting as much in the pain he inflicts as on the wealth he accumulates. It is widely known that Miirvalos and Vaerskaryx hate each other, with their hatred stemming from the end of the Wars of the Usurper.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Miirvalos hatched in 4960 and spent his years as a wyrmling in the western deserts of the Empire of Xin. However, court politics and conflict forced him to flee the Empire in 5134. It is said that Miirvalos spent much of the following centuries shapeshifted into a human form, touring the great places of learning around the globe. He returned the Empire of Xin in 5668, acting as an advisor for Malaerogoth, an influential red dragon.
The Wars of the Usurper broke out in 5711. During the fighting, the Dragon Lord Zyrephfel sided against Malaerogoth's Coalition of Order, eventually meeting her death in battle against Miirvalos. Zyrephfel was the mate of Vaerskaryx, and her death fueled the dragon's hatred against Miirvalos. When Malaerogoth was declared Emperor in 5874, he officially declared Miirvalos the Dragon Lord of Jinsha.
In the years following the Wars, the city flourished both as a trade hub and now as a learning center. Miirvalos founded the academy of Jinsha, expanding it with his personal collection and using the wealth of the city to attract scholars. During this time, he changed the fee for water for travellers from money to knowledge.
Miirvalos has since hosted several key scholars at his academy. Notably, Volo Geddari, renowned explorer and writer of Vatalli , visited the academy in 6509 during his first expedition. Volo's interviews with Miirvalos greatly informed the section on dragons in his first book, where Miirvalos is credited.
Miirvalos has himself written several books, covering a variety of topics. It is rumored that when he grows bored of the knowledge in his own hoard, he changes shape into a human and travels to other lands, pretending to be a wandering scholar, as he is said to have done in his youth.

Alignment

Chaotic Good

Current Location

Jinsha

Year of Birth

4960 1564 Years old

Birthplace

Empire of Xin

Current Residence

Great Academy of Miirvalos

Sex

Male

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Brass Scales

Belief/Deity

The Dragon God

Aligned Organization

Empire of Xin

Ruled Locations

• Jinsha