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Thrakarazarii e kings seldom come to blows, though each keeps a force of
loyal soldiers which they will occasionally send to ‘make war’
What does one do when their sole reason for living simply on their enemies (which usually involves the two groups half-
ies away? e rakarazarii were forced to consider just that. heartedly poking each other with their spears until someone gets
When the great dragon, rakarazar grew tired of the fawning hurt, at which point victory is declared). ese megalomaniacal
and idolatry that had erstwhile amused her, she made a violent displays are avoided by most of the colony, whose e orts are
exit from the colony, bringing down tunnels and dousing with currently focused on keeping the dwarves at bay.
lightning most of those who had nurtured and worshipped her
since before she hatched.
Severely depleted in number and their prospects utterly desolate,
the remaining estranged kobolds wandered aimlessly for days, led
by Kothar, a former hoard-counter, and the only of the dragon
caste to survive rakarazar’s wrath, being in a far- ung tunnel
at the time. ey traveled far from the former safe-haven of their
underground tunnel networks, until they came across a bustling
hub of civilization, the like of which none of them had ever known.
Lack of better alternatives emboldened them and, weary from
travel, the bedraggled few entered the gates and did not look back.
Now the rakarazarii live and work under a wooden shopfront
that sports the name of their former colony and their new trade.
Embarking on entirely new lives, they now utilize the scavenging
and mining skills honed while in service to the dragon. ey
learned to trade and tinker with what they found, developed the
best version of the common tongue that their reptilian mouths
could produce, and set up shop in one of the cheaper and more
disreputable parts of town, forever trying to keep out of trouble
and bumbling blindly through bureaucracy they don’t understand.
ough dragons are demanding and unpredictable, at least they
ough dragons are demanding and unpredictable, at least they
don’t require quite so much paperwork...
don’t require quite so much paperwork...
Zahhak
e Zahhak are, for the most part, unassuming creatures with
e Zahhak are, for the most part, unassuming creatures with
little ambition beyond nding the next vein of ore and keeping
little ambition beyond nding the next vein of ore and keeping
themselves fed. To this end, their sprawling tunnels have even
themselves fed. To this end, their sprawling tunnels have even
stretched deep enough to bring them into con ict with cave
stretched deep enough to bring them into con ict with cave
goblins in the deeper reaches, but these passages have been mostly
goblins in the deeper reaches, but these passages have been mostly
abandoned and collapsed to prevent any serious incursions from
abandoned and collapsed to prevent any serious incursions from
below. More recently, some derelict dwarven minesha s have been
below. More recently, some derelict dwarven minesha s have been
incorporated into the warren, which became less than popular with
incorporated into the warren, which became less than popular with
the dwarves concerned when the kobolds expanded to the more
the dwarves concerned when the kobolds expanded to the more
active sha s. Fighting in these tunnels has become an entrenched
active sha s. Fighting in these tunnels has become an entrenched
stalemate, with the dwarven defenses too strong, and the kobold
stalemate, with the dwarven defenses too strong, and the kobold
tunnels too treacherous for either side to gain ground.
tunnels too treacherous for either side to gain ground.
A signi cant push from the kobolds is unlikely given their
A signi cant push from the kobolds is unlikely given their
fractious command. Shazath, naming himself King of the Deepway
fractious command. Shazath, naming himself King of the Deepway
for his victories against the goblins, schemes against the Lizard-
for his victories against the goblins, schemes against the Lizard-
Hound King, Askzar, but they have brokered an uneasy alliance
Hound King, Askzar, but they have brokered an uneasy alliance
against e King of All the Warrens, Kashzath, clutch-mate to the
against e King of All the Warrens, Kashzath, clutch-mate to the
previous King of All the Warrens who was killed by the Emerald
previous King of All the Warrens who was killed by the Emerald
King before his dragon dreams led him out of the colony.
King before his dragon dreams led him out of the colony.

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