In the land of Delvia dragons and humans live relatively in peace. The humans respect the dragons, having fought them centuries ago and lost miserably; and the dragons, having lost far too many of their own kind to the humans, allowed a treaty to be formed with the humans to keep them out of their lands. The war ended with the birth of a Dragon Soul, a human who shares their soul with a dragon, and forms a bond that none can compare to. Though this in itself is a feat worth mentioning, the dragon soul's only show up in times of great need, and have mystical powers that help them to do whatever feat they were chosen to do. Though the Dragon soul's are shrouded in mystery, the only thing consistent in any findings about them, is that there is only ever one awakened at a time, and only when the land is in dire need of one.
Until now.
The beastclans have gathered army, angry with the humans who think themselves better than any beast in the forest, and the dragons who can best them with the flick of a claw, and have been feuding with them for centuries.
But there is rumor that they are growing uneasy, something is disturbing the peace the humans and dragons have, and claiming all the land they can in the mean time. Something darker seems at hand, though. The beastclan usually scream for vengeance, but they've never done anything more than rally or vandalize property.
There are 11 of us now. 11 Dragon souls, and it's up to us to find out why we are here, and what we can do to help.
Until now.
The beastclans have gathered army, angry with the humans who think themselves better than any beast in the forest, and the dragons who can best them with the flick of a claw, and have been feuding with them for centuries.
But there is rumor that they are growing uneasy, something is disturbing the peace the humans and dragons have, and claiming all the land they can in the mean time. Something darker seems at hand, though. The beastclan usually scream for vengeance, but they've never done anything more than rally or vandalize property.
There are 11 of us now. 11 Dragon souls, and it's up to us to find out why we are here, and what we can do to help.
There are 11 types of Dragon Souls, one for each flight. Though there is both human and dragon, they share the same eyes as their flight, and something more.
Earth Earth dragon souls are hardy people. They can lift more than any human or dragon should be able to. However this is normal for them. They can also cause the earth to shift beneath their feet, causing earthquakes in their wake. Though this is a magnificent ability, the intensity of the earthquake seems to lie within the emotions of the dragon souls, both dragon and human. The dragon counterpart can move the earth, lifting large chunks and allowing their humans to move the rocks as they wish, either to shield themselves or attack. The humans have been known to be able to lift the earth out of the ground and use it for shielding or for attack, able to shoot the rocks wherever they wish them to be by moving their bodies (think earth benders), and the dragons have been known to be able to manipulate metals in a similar manner.
Fire The legends say that Fire dragon souls could walk through fire, and they may not be joking. These creatures can withstand high temperatures, able to channel the heat out of their bodies somehow, and keep them alive instead of boiling their insides. The dragons can breathe fire, blinding white hot fire is emitted from the maw of the dragons, however this does take quite a toll on both parts, as the humans can use this fire to do their bidding, bending it to attack as needed. If they get overexcited or some other strong emotion, there is a high possibility of nearby surroundings catching on fire. They can also cauterize wounds by touching them, though it leaves a scar of course.
Wind Wind is always felt, but not seen, and the dragon souls that represent this flight are no different. They can move without the slightest sound, almost as if they can carry the soundwaves away from anyone who could hear them, or as if they were always floating just above the ground. The dragons have high flight endurance, able to outfly any dragon large or small, no matter their own stature. They can create large gusts of wind with their wings, and whisper to their dragon soul from across a battlefield. Along with this ability, the dragon souls can manipulate the pitch and frequency of the wind around them, able to amplify it to their will. Along with this ability, the humans can harness wind around them, and bend it to their will, with the dragon's large wings able to gust the wind in any direction at any speed they prefer. Possibly the most amazing ability is the ability to heal, although slowly, through a specific Hz. though this ability is slow, and takes fairly strong concentration. There are rumors of echolocation being used in wind dragons, though this has not been tested. The wind soul has also been known to be able to manipulate the sound waves traveling through the air, being able to make their voices travel longer distances or throw noises and voices around their surroundings
Water Though there have been two water dragon souls in the written history, there is not much known about them. They can hold their breath for a duration no one can seem to count, and have such a high swimming endurance that the humans can swim the sea of a thousand currents right alongside their dragons. There is speculation that the dragons can emit a watery substance from their maw, almost as if they were breathing fire, but the liquid is more of a nuisance than anything. Unless their humans are nearby. The humans can manipulate this water to their will, able to control it from distances unknown, and use it to incapacitate or harm whatever is nearby. The souls have been known to be able to purify any water into drinking water, and can lower or raise the temperature of water, but only a few degrees, and the only records of these skills are of an old dragon soul who had been practicing for years. There are records of minimal steam manipulation, and the humans ability to get blood back into someone's body or poison out, however these also came from a dragon soul with years to practice their abilities.
Shadow Shadows lurk and creep, as do the souls that inhabit them. The shadow dragon souls can use shadows to their advantage, playing with the lack of light as one would expect a light shadow soul to play with light. The humans can use the shadows to hide, disappearing almost entirely if they are concealed in a shadow, while their dragons have evolved an organ that can create a dark, oily substance that both parts can control to take down their victims. The distance of this ability is unknown, however there are stories of intense light boiling the ooze in an instant. The shadow souls actually have more in common with the light souls powers than previously thought; when the records from the shadow and light scholars were brought together and examined closer, they realized just how connected these two powers are. The shadow souls have been known to be able to create shadow figures, or figures made out of the absence of light. There have been tellings of these creatures being made out of the ooze produced by the dragons, however there is no concrete evidence to back this up. The shadow figures have been known to be malevolent, throwing people off the beaten path for a laugh or leading them into places where they may not be able to see enough to get out until the light has touched the shadow figure and burned it back to oblivion.
Ice Ice dragon souls can withstand extreme cold. As a fire dragon soul can take intense heat, the ice souls are the exact opposite, able to maintain their body heat in the coldest conditions, or to slow their hearts enough to survive when they can no longer keep themselves warm. This defense mechanism has given many a fright, as they walk up to a creature they presume to be dead, until it suddenly awakes and walks away as if nothing happened. This is not all, though. The dragon can breathe a flurry of ice and snow with the intensity of a blizzard. Their human companion is immune to the effects of this power, it seems, and can walk through it. Stories say that the human can bend the attack around them, and that the proof is in the flurries that appear around them as they move through the gust. The humans are able to lower the immediate surrounding's temperature and freeze blood to keep people alive longer until a proper healer can see to the injured, and can not only manipulate this ability, but can, with great concentration, manipulate the temperature of water enough to freeze it. This last ability has yet to be proven fully, but it remains written in the historical texts.
Lightning As the name suggests, the lightning dragon souls can call upon great electrical storms, able to harness the electricity they gather in the air in short bursts of lightning from their fingertips. They are a bit of a lightning rod, however. It is not unusual for each component to be struck by their own lightning many times throughout their lives, however accounts say that only makes them stronger, with electricity flowing through their veins. The dragons act as a shield, able to take most of the blow from a lightning strike, and transmit it to their humans who can direct the blow more easily and precisely. It is also said, however, that lightning dragons are the ones who call the storms to being, flying high into the sky and beating their wings hard enough to cause the storm they need to fight. Lightning also has the ability to manipulate others for a short time by interfering with the electrodes in the brain, but after manipulating them once they cannot manipulate that person again and it only works through skin to skin contact, however this ability hasn’t been well documented as any who claim they have been manipulated by a lightning soul can’t give concrete proof.
Light Light is Shadow's natural enemy. Though the two can coexist in harmony, they can also ruin each other. Just as shadow dragon souls can move about unnoticed in shadows, light can seemingly coat themselves in light, hiding themselves by blinding any who look directly at them. Light dragon souls often have markings that glow on command, usually when a light is needed in a dark path. Though the dragon souls can manipulate light around them, this is not much of a powerful ability. However, the dragons are said to have eyes that when looked into, can burn anothers sight away. They seem to feed off light, soaking it in until they can channel it into this ability, and it takes quite a while to charge up before it can be used. The light dragon souls have another power, one that can be both offensive and defensive. The "light" within these dragon souls can burn through their skin, causing a blinding light and heat their core body temperatures to something that can physicall burn any who touch them in this state. This is a last ditch effort on the dragon souls part, and this takes a toll on the body, both from the act of overheating and in the act of burning as bright as they can. With the new being shed on the relationship with light and shadow, it has been documented that the light souls can create figures similar to the shadow soul, however these figures are made purely out of light, and have been known to lead travelers back to their intended path, or guide them out of danger. The instant the creature touches shadow, however, it is said that they fizzle out, whether they be figures in the shape of humanesque forms, or something small like a will-o-the-wisp.
Nature Nature dragon souls are able to grow plants at their command. The humans are always known to have a green thumb, almost as if they can communicate with the plants themselves; because they can. The basic necessities of plants are light, water, and soil to get their nutrients, however the humans can touch a plant and know exactly what it needs to thrive. With this ability, the human can grow massive plants, able to get anything to grow at least twice it's normal size. The dragons, however, cannot speak to plants. They can grow them in short bursts, but their talent lies with their ability to sniff a plant and produce spores that they can breathe out like fire. This ability can cause skin irritation in some, as they would literally be getting pelted with the spores of several plants and several miles an hour. Nature dragon souls also have an uncanny ability to recognize and harvest plants that are safe to eat, making them the perfect forest survivalists. Both nature souls also have an affinity to animals and maybe even being able to communicate with them, and can almost instantly grow a plant for either offensive/defensive purposes to to track people through seeds or a vine plant.
Plague The idea that plague has any powers is a frightening one, however it is true; and, if used correctly, quite the powerful way to get things done. Plague dragon souls are able to inflict sickness on others. Nothing too serious, the deadly illnesses take months to prepare and take a toll on the body, but they can spread minor illnesses like, well, the plague. The dragons can, when they channel their energy, begin to even destroy plantlife beneath their feet. A less exciting ability, the plague dragon borns are rarely sick themselves. Whether they are granted with a mastery of every sickness known in their dna, or they simply have the best immune system, isn't known. The plague souls, actually, are thought to be carriers of basically every sickness, but aren't affected. They can vaccinate others against certain sicknesses, but they often have an adverse effect on the environments around them. If Nature boosts the growth of the environment, Plague promotes death in their wake.
Arcane Arcane's powers lie completely on the mind, we think. Telepathy and telekinesis are the known abilities of the arcane souls, however there isn’t much known about their powers. Though the arcane are a people known for their meticulous record keeping, they have somehow lost the scrolls telling of the dragon souls and their abilities. We know that telepathy and telekinesis are powers that need maintenance to stay strong, and would need to be worked just like muscles do to be strong.
