Erdross
Tales speak of a single great Dragon named Erdross that once terrorized northeastern Immoren. Legends claim that the beast had wings that could eclipse the entire sky and enough fire to boil the oceans dry. Seeking shelter from its unrelenting sire, Toruk the Dragonfather, Erdross settled among the smoky peaks and jagged spires of the Suneater Mountains, where it soon came into conflict with the civilization of the giants. Even in ancient times, when the giants had many cities other than Bemoth, Erdross commanded their fear and respect and supposedly slew hundreds of them, if not thousands.
The giants eventually organized against their foe, concentrated their considerable powers, and endured great sacrifice to bring Erdross low. Sensing that the pulsing athanc was the heart of the creature’s unholy power, they divested its carcass of the strange crystal, only to have their terrors multiplied by their efforts to destroy it. Succeeding only in dividing the stone, they foolishly hurled the shards into a volcano, thereby giving birth to two dragons instead of one. Even though these two creatures were not as powerful as their progenitor, they were too powerful to overcome. The giants of Bemoth and the two dragons they inadvertently created have engaged in duels of wit and claw, hammer and blight, and axe and talon for millennia. Although the dragons have not yet gained the upper hand, they have slowly won the war as the giants’ ranks have thinned while the dragons themselves have remained as powerful as ever.
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