Kench’s Gallery

DND story idea

I can easily see this being in a Baldur’s Gate story or even an official campaign but I wanted to pitch it here because I need to get it off my chest. For anyone DnD veterans or just people who watched the movie theirs a Fat Dragon named Themberchaud. His backstory is surprisingly sad but he’s also a power hungry dragon so sympathy only goes so far.

The TLDR is The Duergar (aka Dark Dwarves or Underdark Dwarves) have a capital that makes its money off the back of the highest quality weapons. They can do this thanks to Dragons Fire. Dragons rarely work willingly for others especially Chromatic Dragons. So they raise them from and egg and psionically make them more docile. However Dragons get more powerful the older they get and can fend it off eventually so they make a habit of slaying them and replacing them before that happens.

Themberchaud was one such Dragon. He was given so much to keep him happy, all the treasure and food he could want that would make any dragon jealous. But as he got older he got the impression the Dwarves were hiding something from him and would quietly employ mercenaries to investigate for him.

He must have discovered the truth as in the movie he doesn’t live a pampered life in The capital and has set up a new lair as seen in the movie. Unfortunately for him where he’s set up home is even more dangerous than where he escaped as it’s home to the most powerful Dragon that isn’t a god. It a Lich Dragon to boot. Themberchaud probably isn’t aware of this as he’s a pampered dragon on the run in lands he barely knows.

Theirs an entire story to be had there with a Fat Dragon who lived the high life in ignorance, running from a deadly truth he only recently learned and is likely eager to bring back the lifestyle he’s accustomed to.

A Dragon as powerful as him, as ignorant as him and as spoiled as him could go in many directions. He could be an ally learning more about the world and reforming his greedy and spoiled ways, or he could be a villain using his natural power to form a legion of followers to do his work for him rather than do it himself like other dragons because of how lazy he is.

Dragons Dogma 2 Spoilers

If you saw my previous post talking about the brilliance in Villainy that is Grigori then you know what the deal with Dragons are in this universe. But the TLDR is Dragons are Fallen Arisen made subject to the Will of their Universe. In the original game this was a benevolent role as Dragons found those of great Will to take the place of the previous Guardian of the Universe, The Seneschal.

However this is slightly different in DD2 The Dragons are still Arisen but their master isn’t the Seneschal nor does the Seneschal exist as Guardian. Instead the Dragons and the Universe are ruled by a Tyrant called The Pathfinder. Unlike the Seneschal Pathfinder doesn’t value Free Will and if anything it’s an enemy to its plans for the Universe.

The World exists in Perfect Order and the Cycle of Arisen and Dragon keep that Order by their conflict instilling Fear and Awe. Rather than fight for themselves or the world they place their lives solely in the Arisen and wait like Sheep for the clash to happen time and time again. Looking for a new hero to command them. Pathfinder finds this favorable because everyone in their story has a part to play in how the world functions and those without purpose are removed.

It isn’t until you disrupt this tyrannical Order as Arisen, Slay the Dragon and then Slay Pathfinder for defying the Narrative they laid out for you. It is by strength of will you do this and by strength of will that you empower your Pawn and give them Free Will in turn. The final word of Pathfinder is “a new story has begun and I won’t be there to see it” the new story is The First Game. You overthrew the will of this universe with your own you’re the Arisen that defeated a God with the power of your Will. You are the first Seneschal.

Dragons Dogma 2 is a Prequel.