The Draconic Covenant

Prologue

The world is dying by inches. Once-fertile valleys have turned to sulfurous wasteland, and the sky itself seems to weep ash. The Draconic Covenant—five ancient dragons bound by a dark pact—has awakened after centuries of slumber, and their hunger for dominion knows no mercy. Cities have fallen to their corruption, their people twisted into thralls or scattered as refugees. Even the mightiest kingdoms tremble, their armies spread thin defending crumbling borders. But whispers speak of hope. The Covenant's power flows from a ritual site hidden in the northern peaks, where the five dragons consolidate their strength and prepare a final working—one that will make their dominion permanent and irreversible. If that ritual reaches completion, the world as it was known will cease to exist. Yet the ritual is not yet complete. There remains a window, narrow and closing, for those brave or desperate enough to act. The Silver Circle has called forth those with the skill and courage to make the attempt: to cross corrupted lands, uncover the dragons' secrets, gather allies from among the desperate and defiant, and strike at the heart of draconic power itself. The journey will demand sacrifice, cunning, and a willingness to face ancient evil. But in the shadows of the coming darkness, a single flame of resistance still burns. Your story begins now—at the threshold between despair and defiance, where heroes are forged or broken.