Stone Animals Mythos
Since the creation of Sagadorm, when the dragons coalesced into their new form, their essence created life on the surface of their former bodies. These blessed creatures were special and had enhanced abilities above the other mundane kin. When these animals passed on they did not rot as other creatures would. They became petrified as stone statues. There is a chance that all creatures have the possibility of being one of these blessed and have their bodies preserved for generations. Deep within each of these petrified corpses was a core of power. These cores were highly sought after by the dragons when they flew the skies and roamed the earth.
But with the demise of the dragons, the stone animals continued to appear across the world undisturbed in their final repose.
The dragons would never share their secrets about what lay hidden deep within. And even if weather caused the erosion of the stone away from the core, humans had no ability to tap the power within. These beautiful cores became treasured artifacts of those lucky enough to discover one. But none would divulge where they found them. It was a secret discovered by so few.
These stone animals became many things to different people. Some saw them as tokens of good fortune that meant that the gods had shown favored upon them. Others sought as the remains of a cursed creature terrorizing the land destroying those crossed in the paths of the wilds.
Each culture developed their own stories and legends surrounding the mysterious stone animals that were discovered.
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