The Dragon’s Peace

In the ancient, chaotic infancy of the continent, humanity knew only iron and blood. This endless tragedy finally broke the higher world’s patience, bringing the sky-dragons down not as conquerors, but as silencers of ruin. They cleared the bandit holds and leveled the glassed hills, imposing a terrifying arithmetic: no warlord’s victory mattered if the sky itself could negate it. When the others finally departed, only Astrael remained, an unowned witness bound by duty rather than affection.

Under Astrael's silent vigil, roads replaced raids and grain was stored instead of stolen. As humanity stopped preying upon itself, the kingdom of Valyssar arose. To make this peace portable, the Brine Signet was forged—a crown-ring embedded with a relic of Astrael, allowing a single voice to bind the realm. Around this artifact rose Crownspire, the fortified cathedral where the Cinderbound priesthood guarded the realm's sacred oaths.