Dragon Empire
| Dragon Empire | ||
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| Setting: | Age of Fantasy | |
| Games: | Age of Fantasy, Age of Fantasy: Skirmish, Age of Fantasy: Regiments, Age of Fantasy: Quest | |
| Species: | Human | |
The Dragon Empire is ruled over by a nobility with the blood and scales of dragons, presiding over innumerable terracotta servants. Their military relies upon the unshakeable determination of their clay warriors to serve as a bulwark while their elite forces strike key points in the enemy line. They will sacrifice anything to earn the approval of their absent Emperor and safeguard his vacant throne until his return.
Background Story
Many in Tyria whisper legends and tales of the Dragon Empire, which is found on the farthest western coast of the vast landmass that is home to their continent. It is said these lands were once a realm of humans ruled over by a horned empress, said to have been granted magical power and wisdom by the lord of the dragon spirits. Whenever the land was in crisis, the soul would be reborn to guide the land’s people to prosperity.
A cycle emerged, as every incarnation would bring about prosperity, only for the land to fall once more into decline after they passed, requiring the soul to be reborn once more. The last of this line turned to drastic measures, seeking a path to immortality shortly after being crowned Emperor. To attain this, he betrayed the spirits of the land and drained their essence into a potion; as he did, his human form changed to a clay shell, and he emerged with a new draconic body.
Using his newfound powers, he flew into the sky, opened a Voidgate and passed through it. As he did, a terrible storm came upon the land, transforming his people. Those who shared his blood were partially transformed, their faces twisting to resemble dragons, and their skin replaced with scales. Most, however, simply became one with the terracotta, unbending in both mind and body.
His newly changed people flocked to the capital for guidance but found none. Instead, they found his last edict: a note which declared his people unworthy of him and said that he had chosen to leave them. The now-draconic nobles mourned his loss and decided that they would leave his throne vacant until they could once more prove themselves worthy of him.
Though over a century has now passed since the disappearance of the Dragon Emperor with no sign of his return, the Dragonkin strive to rule over their land as it was before their transformation. Terracotta peasants walk through the streets, carrying out what duties that they once had in life as their rulers strive to maintain the order and beauty that once reigned over their land, without the aid of the Emperor or spirits they once lived alongside. Yet with each passing year, new cracks begin to form in the clay bodies of the labourers, the Emperor’s throne grows colder, and memories of their lost golden age pass farther into memory.
How will you prove yourself worthy of the lost Dragon Emperor?
Play Style
TBD
Similar To
- Warhammer Fantasy: Cathay
- Warhammer The Old World : Grand Cathay
- Kings of War: Xirkaali Empire
Miniatures
There are no offical OPR miniatures for the Dragon Empire.
See Also: Dragon Empire Miniatures
| Dragon Empire |
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| Age of Fantasy factions |
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| Beastmen - Chivalrous Kingdoms - Dark Elves - Dragon Empire - Deep-Sea Elves - Duchies of Vinci - Dwarves - Eternal Wardens Ghostly Undead - Giant Tribes - Goblins - Guilds of the Nexus - Halflings - Havoc Dwarves - Havoc Warriors High Elves - Human Empire - Kingdom of Angels - Mummified Undead - Ogres - Orcs - Ossified Undead - Ratmen Rift Daemons - Saurians - Shadow Stalkers - Sky-City Dwarves - Vampiric Undead - Volcanic Dwarves - Wood Elves |
