Kueli is an ancient and powerful gold
Dragon, who uses her abilities in an attempt to achieve peace and hide among the mortals in disguise.
Characteristics
Physical features
Kueli uses her ability to change shape wisely, learning more about the world and how it changed during her slumber thanks to this ability. But, she quickly came back to old habits, and a few forms are her favorite. The characters below are his favorites.
Jona Darama
A
Human female of average age and height with messy brown hair, leader of the monster's town and worshipped by the local
Kobold. A calm and rational leader trying her best to have a peaceful place for her people
Vaela Gauchefosse
An elven woman, shorter than average with a feminine build and long white hair braided and hanging loosely over her shoulder. Her pale skin contrasts the scar running on her left eye. Vaela was once known as the court mage of Lorien.
Arthur Braveking
An elderly human male, ripple covering his face, but his piercing yellow eyes show a spark of wisdom akin to his age.
Lair
Kueli lair is deeply hidden within the
Highlanders Mountains, deep below the mountains and under the village where she lives as a shapeshifted humanoid. The labyrinthic tunnel and underground system lead to her lair, and an illusory rock leads directly to the nearby lake. Sometimes, on foggy days, when no one can see her, she transforms back into a dragon, to enjoy the sensation of flying.
Wealth
Kueli's wealth hasn't grown much since the
Time she was still active, but it is nonetheless an impressive treasure. Paintings, poems, and other pieces of art from long-forgotten time, Scientific books, and expert craftsman masterpieces are all deeply within her lair.
History
Kueli fought in the War of the Ancients when she was only an adult dragon. Grievously wounded, she was healed by
Ysera herself and still bears the scar on her left eye, even when shapeshifted. Kueli was deeply thankful to Ysera, who saved her life, and she later became a friend of the dragon god.
Revealing herself to be a skilled strategist and commander, Kueli led
Elf spellcasters and rained fire down on the demons during the war.
After the war of the ancient, Kueli became a member of the golden five with the recommandation of Ysera, a council of metallic dragons, discussing the matter of the mortals. Kueli was an advocate of peace, seeing hope in the mortal sin and foul play, as they were like children with incredible potential to grow.
In 1574 BD, the powerful archmage
Vecna achieved lichdom, setting his sights on more than just eternal life. His ambitions included gathering followers and undead forces, leading him to the elven Kingdom of Lórien. He swiftly conquered Lorien and used its resources to escape to the Shadowfell, where he plotted further. However,
Lireesa Windrunner, daughter of the Queen of Lórien, requested the aid of the Golden Five.
Kueli, under the guise of Vaela Gauchefosse revealed to the queen's daughter her identity, and her appartenance to the golden five, and agreed to unite the dragons to help her kind.
The elven holy army, warriors of the night blessed by
Selune, marched toward Lorien, backed by the dragons. Kueli organized the dragon forces in the Material Plane while Lireesa ventured into the Shadowfell to face the lich.
Lireesa returned shortly after with her mother and a few of her companions, having defeated Vecna. With the help of the dragons, they reclaimed their kingdom.
With the death of Lireesa Windrunner, queen of the kingdom of Lorien by the hand of
Gul'dan, warlock and leader of the orcish horde,
Sylvanas Windrunner called upon the dragons of the
Golden Five, calling upon their help to end this war and to avenge her dead mother.
But Kueli, who answered the call, refused to help a cycle of endless vengeance that would only bring war and destruction to Toriel.
The
Great Extinction of 1070 BD devastated many mortal races, transforming the world into a wasteland where only dragons and giants remained mostly unscathed. With giants and dragons emerging as the de facto leaders in this new world, they seized the opportunity to expand their territories and hoards, ushering in an era known to humans as the Age of Dragons.
The fragile balance between dragons and giants was shattered when a group of ravenous Hill Giants tracked wounded prey to the lair of a white dragon. Enraged that their feast had been usurped by the dragon, they attacked, managing to wound the dragon before meeting their demise at its claws.
Seeking justice, the white dragon appealed to the golden five, hoping for intervention on behalf of the giants encroaching upon its domain. However, the council, including Kueli, dismissed the matter as a trivial squabble, further infuriating the dragon.
Incensed by the council's indifference, the white dragon took matters into its own claws, exterminating the
Hill Giants' village. Upon learning of the massacre, the giants dispatched a group of
Cloud Giants. They ambushed the snow-colored dragon in its slumber, swiftly ending its life.
Neighboring dragons, in retaliation, decimated the villages of giants within their respective territories. Kueli begged her kind to stop, as such bloodshed could only lead to vile consequences, her efforts fell on deaf ears, and soon, the skirmishes escalated into a full-blown war engulfing large swathes of the continent.
She refused to partake in the slaughter, isolating herself in her lair within the Highlander Mountains. However, news of the capture of
Merithra reached her, the daughter of her savior imprisoned by giants. Kueli sought solutions to aid the dragon without engaging in battle.
Upon learning of Merithra's curse of eternal slumber bestowed upon her by the giants, Kueli attempted to reach Merithra in her dreams through magical means. After years of effort, Kueli successfully contacted her. She imparted upon Merithra everything she knew about sleep and dream-altering
Magic, lessons that later aided Merithra in ascending to godhood.
But this had taken a heavy toll on Kueli, who fell into a deep slumber for centuries after the war. Merithra watched over her, crafting dreams of joy and peacefulness to aid her mentor.
Sanctuary for the exiled
In 1127 AD, Kueli was awakened from her slumber by a group of kobolds who discovered her. She decided to emerge from her lair to explore the world, which had drastically changed during her slumber. However, she soon realized that old mistakes were being repeated, as sentient races continued to discriminate against each other based on trivial criteria.
Taking on the guise of Jona Darama, Kueli, with the assistance of the kobolds, began constructing a shelter for the exiled. Within a few years, this shelter evolved into a small village nestled within the Highlander Mountains, hidden from the rest of the world.
The sanctuary she hoped to establish was within the
Duchy of High Zephyr, situated in
Tana's Empire. However, this endeavor soon proved challenging as soldiers from the duchy frequently attempted to scout the village's location and attack its members.
Fortunately, in 1134 AD, Jona faced a group of adventurers composed of
Adam,
Breizh Ankil,
Ginette and
Rakon dispatched to address an issue caused by the kobolds when driving
Giant spiders away from the underground of the village. Kueli instructed them to avoid such actions in the future, offering assistance to the adventurers while also requesting a favor in return: to act as diplomats for the village.
The adventurers agreed, and soon after, they returned to Jona with news of a meeting arranged with Francois Bralt, a captain of the guards within the duchy who was potentially responsible for Jona's troubles. However, the discussion took a turn for the worse, and none of the involved parties could reach an agreement.
François vows to raze the village to the ground as soon as possible and so Jona enlists the help of the adventurers to prepare the defenses. The kobolds set traps in the narrow crevices leading to the villages, and the adventurers move into position, waiting for the conflict to begin as the march of infantry echoes through the mountains.
Finally, François and his men arrive, the traps and narrow corridors not allowing them to use their numerical advantages, but they advance all the same, and François, on the back of a
Wyvern, leads the operation from above. The adventurers manage to kill him, and with their superiors dead, the men retreat, marking the victory of the adventurers and the monster village.
Jona thanks the adventurers; today they have demonstrated their strength, not only physical but mental, by standing up to those who deserved their mercy. Now confident in the group of adventurers, Jona takes them aside to entrust them with a new task.
Dragon egg
Recent information has led Jona to believe that a dragon's egg exists, news that could shift the balance of power in a world where dragons are perceived as extinct. It is said that
Sseth, a fellow dragon, possesses this egg and lives in the depths of the
Calames Jungle. The adventurers' task is to secure this priceless egg.
Thankfully, they accept the task and begin their journey to
Green earth Earth, sending regular updates to Jona.
Jona knows Sseth greedy personality, a confrontation with him would lead to a fight of unmatched scale, an event she wants to avoid at all costs due to its severe consequences. She hopes the adventurers, being more fragile, will manage to convince Sseth without resorting to violence, or at least their deaths wouldn't have the same repercussions on this world.
News of the adventurers' progress often reaches Jona, and she learns they are now seeking artifacts to exchange with Sseth for the egg. This is great news to Jona. She also learns of Adam, one of the adventurers who decided to halt the adventure to study the druidic arts of the orcs.
As the legends of the adventurers grow, Jona prepares for their return. She anticipates they will face Sseth with every artifact in their possession to exchange for the egg. She contacts Adam and gives him a dragon scale imbued with her power, a legendary item that will protect the adventurers and aid them in their transaction with Sseth, and instructs him to give this item to his friends when they'll meet again.
However, the final exchange with Sseth doesn't go as planned. The echoes of the battle between Sseth and the adventurers reach Jona, who quickly flies to them, hoping to assist the adventurers and, most importantly, to stop the fight before it escalates.
But she arrives too late, meeting only Rakon, the last survivor of the fight, who now possesses all the artifacts and the egg. Jona apologizes for the deaths of his friends and companions and retrieves the egg, which she will now carefully guard within her lair.
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