Driadne

Every dragon raised on the steps of the Forum of the Obscured Crescent knows about the Labyrinth.

Hidden beneath the Forum, the winding halls of the Devouring Labyrinth are the subject of countless stories, be they cautionary tales taught to hatchlings, scary stories told amongst friends, or harrowed recollections from dragons foolish enough to enter and lucky enough to leave. For although the shadows within the Labyrinth hide little from Shadow dragons, they hide nothing from the monsters lurking within. And even if one managed to evade the monsters, there is no treasure trapped in the center, only a beast more powerful than the rest, trapped in an endless dream.

Some say the monsters and the beast were sealed away by the Shadowbinder Herself. Others say they were sealed away by the civilization that came before dragons. Others still say that the monsters sealed themselves.

It matters not, say the Elders, for some things are best left forgotten.

It matters, says Driadne, for my Master has been trapped unjustly, and I must know from whom to exact reparations.

Born and raised in Lanternlea Port, Driadne’s birth clan was filled with scholars. Her elder clan-mates happily cultivated a love of learning in all the hatchlings they raised, and even brought them along on research expeditions to share in the joy of discovery. Many young dragons in her clan followed in their elders’ footsteps, and Driadne was no exception—she devoted her youth to scholarly pursuits, with a heavy focus on the age before dragons.

It is her interest in ages past that lead Driadne to the Hewn City. And it is in those ruins shrouded in mystery that Driadne found Her.