TL;DR

You are a dragon who is set to inherit a lot of territory from another dragon. Will the family fight over it?

Real Intro:

Dragons are great creatures, capable of living for thousands of years. During this time they can grow to a tremendous size, with equally great powers. Exemplifying the greatest good and the darkest evil, they can make the lives of those who live in their territory a heaven on Earth or a living hell. For centuries, the gold dragon Anaxamines has been a light in the darkness. Practicing the best of noblesse oblige, his subjects have known a long period of peace and prosperity. Under his protection, no one dared invade, and no rebellion or separatist group dared break off. The long-burning hatreds between the various races under his protection were seemingly extinguished, and it seemed that a permanently enlightened era of toleration had begun.

But all things come to an end. Although he was indeed a great wyrm who kept up the best of health, Anaxamines finally began to slow down. After so many millennia, death finally loomed on the horizon for the dragon. He may have been among the most enlightened of his kind, but Anaxamines was still a dragon and a despot, albeit a highly enlightened one. He may have encouraged democratic local governments and constitutional monarchies with strong parliaments, but they were all subject to his rule and approval. More than anything else, he was the nail which kept the ship of state together. Even after all these centuries, the various races under his rule still share little in common; different cultures, different economies, different local rulers.

To top it off, Anaxamines still viewed things in terms of a dragon's lifecycle. He might have treated his subjects well, but they were always [i]his[/i] subjects, much like a farmers views livestock as his cattle. He may have been an exemplary ruler in most ways, and while much has been gained under his tenure, much has been lost. Armies and navies were allowed to decay due to lack of use, local governments have had little responsibility apart from implementing the dragon's will, and while life may have grown sweet and tolerant, the people have increasingly lost their ability to govern themselves. Fearing that his end is drawing near, Anaxamines has sent for his rather extensive family to attend to him and hear his last will and testament. Knowing that none of his heirs have the wisdom or personal power to rule over the various realms he had cobbled together into one territory, the great gold dragon has only one option left: to divide them amongst his children and other descendants.

It is into this situation you have come. You are a dragon, one of the heirs of Anaxamines. You are one of his children, grandchildren, or another descendant down his line. You have come to attend the patriarch of your family and his grieving mates, the females who have borne the eggs of your clan. This is a day of opportunity, as you stand to gain control of any one of his rich lands, any one of which could be a kingdom in its own right. This is a day of sadness, as the male you have loved or at least respected is about to pass on at long last. This is a day of danger, as you are certain that there will be fighting between your siblings and cousins over his territory.

Will you honor the memory of your ancestor and continue his long and prosperous rule? Or will you shear your subjects until they are bare? Or will you take a different path? The choice is yours and yours alone.