Similarly, the Elder Dragons have both limitations and preferences for what and how they corrupt. Jormag and its champions have shown mind-affecting powers, while only Zhaitan could utilize corpses in its corruption. Įach Elder Dragon appears to have a unique respective weakness, and each have shown different behaviors and powers. The Elder Dragons represent a force much larger than their material form would suggest, and the constellations themselves are altered by their awakening. For the undead dragon, Zhaitan, this meant minions and landscapes were images of decay, watery decomposition, undeath, swampy morass, and pestilence. The breath of the dragons exudes their essence, twisting creatures, landscapes, and all things caught in their exhalation into a mimicry of the dragon's power via what is referred to as dragon energy. These spheres are reflected both in the Elder Dragons' appearance and the appearance of their minions. Each Elder Dragon embodies a concept of nature, and has two spheres of influence, for example Plant and Mind, or Crystal and Fury. However, the dragons actually have distinct personalities and goals. Only a few other creatures naturally have this ability these include chak, imps, and the Six Gods.įrom the point of view of Tyrians, the Elder Dragons appear to be primordial forces of nature, and are just as unstoppable as a blizzard or earthquake. As all life is to some extent magic-bearing and the dragons are not picky in their meals or servants, each dragonrise is a dangerous period, resulting in the shattering of civilizations and even extinctions in the past. They violently draw the magic of the world into themselves until the world is near depleted, and then as they slumber it slowly bleeds back out into the world from their draconic bodies, causing them to awaken again. The Elder Dragons are the apex lifeform on Tyria, and feed upon its magic in a cycle of feast and famine. 'Defeated Dragon' by Daniel Dociu was an early concept of what the Elder Dragons would look like as a 'primordial force'. Kralkatorrik's Emergence Zone, Grothmar Valleyġ333 AE, in One Charr, One Dragon, One Champion The Elder Dragon's Lair, The Ruined City of Arah The Sons of Svanir revere and worship Jormag but they are not its minions, though many are eventually corrupted into Icebrood.His own blood and resonance with his minions List of Elder Dragons Assumed status at the beginning of Guild Wars 2 Name 2.1.1 Known dragonrises and their effects.1.1 Assumed status at the beginning of Guild Wars 2.Most of what is known about them comes from a single document written by the first humans to walk Tyria: the Tome of the Five True Gods. The Elder Dragons may be as old as Tyria itself, and are a fundamental part of nature's workings. The latest cycle of awakening was triggered by the death of the fallen god Abaddon in 1075 AE, and continues to this day. These cycles of awakening, destruction, and hibernation are millennia-long, and are intrinsically tied to the levels of ambient magic in the world. The Elder Dragons are primordial beings who have throughout history awoken and wrought devastation upon the world of Tyria, before falling back into slumber. 'The Nature of Dragons' by Ogden Stonehealer The very existence of these tales, however, indicates that the dragons have awakened at least twice in history.Īncient documents, found now in the Durmand Priory's collection, reveal accounts passed down by other races such as the powerful Seers and even the human gods themselves. It was over ten thousand years ago that the dragons last returned to their slumber. Most scholars give these tales little credit, unfortunately, as so much time has passed. The jotun and the norn both have lingering stories passed down through the generations about the last rise of the dragons.

No one, not even the dwarves, know how long they've been here. Dragons have long been thought to be as much a part of Tyria as the sun, moon, land, and seas. Or should I say the 'Dragons of Nature'? Yes.

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