Long before you could catch your breath, a human-dominated world withered and died.

Its heart—a Tree that generated the magic that sustained the earth, just as trees produce the air we breathe—was drained by an army of humanoid necromancers eager to control death itself. To achieve their goal, they dried up all the magic that flowed through the world's veins. Five dragons rose to defend the Tree, but not even their fire could rekindle the dying land.

From the ashes of this ruin, Igavene, Titan of Magic and Dragons, tore away the veil of nothingness and carried the last sparks of creation toward a new beginning. She wove a fragile world, a place of survival and wonder, where each dawn is both a gift and a trial.

A limited number of humans and creatures were rescued by Igavene and brought to this new refuge. Guided by the Titan, they became the first life force in this world. Among these immigrant souls were the five dragons:

• Veythar, obsidian dragon

• Kaelor, the adamantium dragon

• Myrris, the electrum dragon

• Perla, dragon of draconicite

• Shondo, the ethernium dragon

The early years were marked by creation and trials worthy of a war that had never existed. But soon, life was threatened once more. Some mortals—or their descendants—were consumed by the lust for power. Seeing the strength that Igavene embodied, they became envious and had only one goal: to reach the god himself.

Nine succeeded. How? No one knows for sure. It is only whispered that an astronomical ritual was involved. Their ascent caused a magical imbalance in this new world, and Igavene's wrath was terrible.

She then entrusted her dragons with a mission: to be her eyes and her judges. For she swore: whatever the cost, this world would not meet the same end as the previous one.