A Vindexian's Folly
"The monks are creepy around here. They wear white silk robes that covers their faces and they don't speak to you. They try to recruit others to their cause but their mysterious persona and robes don't help. They create art in their little temple made of limestone; never thought Provectus had that. They scribed some engravings depicting myths on the outer temple walls. One of the most common myths I've seen is between a dragon and a chameleon. It's supposed to represent Caesellius Vindex and Provectus as animals and how Vindexians grow fat off our own riches. I like to think they're just jealous. Plus they give us the glory of being what they call a "dragon", it's a huge reptile with a fiery breath. In the end, it's all propaganda to reassure the dictator that everyone aligns with his way of thinking. It's sad that people are held captive to this belief and dedicate their lives to it without knowing the truth." - Edith Scourge (A Vindexian Spy)
Summary
The myth details a dragon that massacred a city and hoarded all of its treasures for himself. The hero in this story is a small chameleon that wants to put an end to this greed. The chameleon makes its way to the dragon's lair, he precedes to announce his presence. The dragon doesn't know where the chameleon is and becomes frustrated. Out of the corner of his eye, a flick of color is out of place in his gold pile below him. The dragon blasts the gold coins below him with his fiery breath. Not seeing a burnt corpse, he keeps setting his gold aflame. The gold melts and the dragon is stuck, and his insides boil in his own melted gold. Once the dragon dies, the chameleon reveals himself on the ceiling. The chameleon transformed himself into a gold color which caused the gold below him to show his reflection. A simple light trick was enough to slay the mighty dragon.
In Art
The Man's Civility Temple dedicates all of its art to myths like these.
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