The New Age - Introduction

The dragons have dominated the world since before recorded history. Just like any other people, some are malevolent in their dealings, others are benevolent, but two things have always held true. Dragons are powerful, and dragons covet precious metals. As many bards and minstrels would tell, over the ages, many of the worst of the dragons have died off, some at the hands of other dragons who were less than amused by their actions, but plenty at the hands of mortals hellbent on vengeance. By the current era, dragonkind have shifted from terrifying monsters to terrifying monsters who hold almost all of the economic and political power across the known world ruling their own kingdoms of lesser races or in the cases of younger dragons, operating as merchants and bankers to accumulate their personal wealth without needing to worry about vengeful mortals.

Our tale in particular starts in the lively and bustling city of Venexia, the capital city of the Draconica Merchant Republic where our plucky young soon to be adventurers have all conveniently ended up in the same spot at the same time. One of the council dragons has decided to put together an expedition into