[b]"You are a Clever creature, and you seem to be as powerful as you once were, though in a different manner, Ialu. This negotiation has grown from a threat to true diplomacy, well done.[/b]" Sauranath breathed deeply. [b]"Garakai has indeed been more difficult to punish than this small area. All that I wished for Garakai was for them to find their own creations lash out at their tormentors. That kind of wishful thinking has been doom upon my dear children, and a gross insult to me, to think that mortals could dare torment, let alone slay those who belong in the Brood of the Great Old One", could get away from my gross wrath and reaping of their puny lives."[/b] [b]"Three thousand of the corpse children, the Skeletal Dragons, who have been assigned to you beginning now, are at your command. Mirtagn himself shall be your Auxillary Commander, and if he so chooses he may assign more of his own friends and compatriots to your army." He sighed this time, deeply. "Please consider yourselves graced by my good pleasure, but I can see that your house of horrors disgusts me. Clear your home of it's insane displays of arrogance and ugliness, and I will turn my good pleasure into something far more solid than I have already freely given."If you do not, I will not allow your clever turning of power over to you to be un-soured."[/b] [b]"Now, I am feeling kind as per new usual self. If you shall turn away from your harvests of dragon scales and bones until your heirs take your place or you are replaced somehow, I shall grant unto all of your soldiers the very best of arms and scales from these very deceased Star Children. You should find your current displeasure replaced with far greater health, if not a complete turn around into your old warrior days. Combined with your cleverness and magical powers, you would become greater than before. To maintain your new powers and ultimate power to come later, come to accept a more moral existence among yourselves and the dragon folk, and I shall see that your powers will not wain from age."[/b] [u]Sauranath, the Great Old One, soared throughout the skies on his leathery wings, this time in the form of a blue scaled dragon. . . A massive creature landed hard and with vigor on the ravaged earth below him. Breathing life into the soil, the land became green with lush grassland for hundreds of miles around the life giving energy, flowers bloomed, and the entire surrounding area was now an abundantly lush wooded forest area. The land was now abundant with much greater productivity and fruitfulness. In this starting area, would arise Sauranath's Humans, known as Dragon Peoples. The most unexpected masterpiece of Sauranath's people though, were known as the people of the Bright Woods, because fire flies were very abundant there. Their neighbors would be close to the Bright Woods, which are West of Erstakh, along with themselves, and would most likely co-exist among each other harmoniously, at first. [/u] [hider] 1 Might Point spent to create seven thousand new Human beings 1 Might Point spent to create the Serpent Men. Serpent Men are a little slower than many different people but stronger and more durable. It requires very tough and sharp weapons to flake off, cut off or pierce their scales however, and the Serpent Men regularly live up to at least one hundred and twenty five years. This is a low life span for a Serpent Man because they can live to be up to 180 years in normal circumstances. Their muscles are much tighter and sleek than neighboring Humans, but they aren't Superhuman in strength. There are also thousands of these. 2 Might Points spent to teach them the art of Dragon Adherent/Discipleship/Devotees, the art of channeling Draconic Powers the way Dragons do. If you become extremely well practiced, you can gain the Immortality of the Dragon or even manifest yourself as a Starchild. Dragon Children, as people who follow the art are commonly called, can grow so much in power that they can become as powerful as dragons. After earning Immortality, they can earn one more higher level of status, that's known as the Great Old One status. Those who become Great Old Ones can grow in power the longer they live. Taken together with Immortality, they can become far more powerful than most people in the world, given time. These Adopted Starchildren could conjure dragon breath. 1 Might Point blessing. . . The People known as Brightwoods gain power more quickly as Dragon Adherents/Dragon Devotees/Dragon Disciples [/hider]