Spirit
Planetoid
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2018
The turn of the century saw the dwindling of the dragon population and the rise of the mortal races. In the old days, dragons had ruled the world using their superior size and strength to put mortal populations under their control often with an iron fist. However, the dragons were largely too self interested to cooperate with one another as opposed to the mortals, who after their own wars, negotiated a treaty which united them against the dragons. Soon enough, the race of dragons were wiped out, what few of their kind hid in caves instead of taking to the skies as they did freely back in the old times. Others took refuge in mortal settlements, often disguising themselves as humans, orcs, elves, or dwarves in order to avoid detection.
Sylsarsanos was his old name- his true name- one in which he hadn't been called by in hundreds of years. He was a silver dragon, and one of the few left remaining, perhaps the only one alive. He was at a train station, disguised in human form, waiting for it to arrive as he leaned against the wall, twiddling his thumbs. When he thought about it, it almost scared him how comfortable he had gotten in human skin.
What he could never get used to, however, were the uncomfortable clothes that humans wore for the sake of "modesty". Atop his head of platinum blonde hair which was worn long and loose was a woolen flat cap. His cap and bangs were tilted down slightly, obscuring the bright purple color of his eyes. He learned not to draw too much attention to them, though it seemed most mortals were unaware of what his eyes signified, especially the newer generations who had never seen a living, breathing dragon. He wore brown corduroy overalls over a white shirt with leather shoes. Despite his discomfort, Sylsarsanos tried his hardest to look natural.
In his human form, Sylsarsanos was known as Sullivan, who lived in High Grafhurst and was on his way to work in the factories on the far edge of the city. The factory he worked in mass-produced empty spell tomes which would be sold to aspiring young mages everywhere. Like everybody else, Sylsarsanos hated the work.
That morning, Sylsarsanos was early to the station. A train ran all throughout the city of High Grafhurst, traveling between its four districts with one separate track around the city for travelers to come and go. This particular station sat open air where one could see the sun rising up through the fog. That early in the morning, the train station wasn't too bad. It wasn't until later when all the commuters rushed from their houses to catch a train that was already late. It was strange for Sylsarsanos to arrive so early though, especially considering that the trains were often late. Unlike the humans, Sylsarsanos didn't have the need to rest save for the extended periods of hibernation he took, which he passed off to his boss as "visiting family in New Brundale". He simply had nothing to do to pass the time in his house. In hindsight, it might have been more convenient to have disguised himself as an elf due to their longer lifespans and proclivity to work fewer hours. "Maybe next time" he pondered to himself.
Sylsarsanos was his old name- his true name- one in which he hadn't been called by in hundreds of years. He was a silver dragon, and one of the few left remaining, perhaps the only one alive. He was at a train station, disguised in human form, waiting for it to arrive as he leaned against the wall, twiddling his thumbs. When he thought about it, it almost scared him how comfortable he had gotten in human skin.
What he could never get used to, however, were the uncomfortable clothes that humans wore for the sake of "modesty". Atop his head of platinum blonde hair which was worn long and loose was a woolen flat cap. His cap and bangs were tilted down slightly, obscuring the bright purple color of his eyes. He learned not to draw too much attention to them, though it seemed most mortals were unaware of what his eyes signified, especially the newer generations who had never seen a living, breathing dragon. He wore brown corduroy overalls over a white shirt with leather shoes. Despite his discomfort, Sylsarsanos tried his hardest to look natural.
In his human form, Sylsarsanos was known as Sullivan, who lived in High Grafhurst and was on his way to work in the factories on the far edge of the city. The factory he worked in mass-produced empty spell tomes which would be sold to aspiring young mages everywhere. Like everybody else, Sylsarsanos hated the work.
That morning, Sylsarsanos was early to the station. A train ran all throughout the city of High Grafhurst, traveling between its four districts with one separate track around the city for travelers to come and go. This particular station sat open air where one could see the sun rising up through the fog. That early in the morning, the train station wasn't too bad. It wasn't until later when all the commuters rushed from their houses to catch a train that was already late. It was strange for Sylsarsanos to arrive so early though, especially considering that the trains were often late. Unlike the humans, Sylsarsanos didn't have the need to rest save for the extended periods of hibernation he took, which he passed off to his boss as "visiting family in New Brundale". He simply had nothing to do to pass the time in his house. In hindsight, it might have been more convenient to have disguised himself as an elf due to their longer lifespans and proclivity to work fewer hours. "Maybe next time" he pondered to himself.