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{{Worldbuilders}}<blockquote>''"The younger species will do great things---but will need some subtle support to survive."''</blockquote>[[File:SroArt.png|thumb|534x534px|''"The younger species will do great things---but will need some subtle support to survive."'']] | {{Worldbuilders}}<blockquote>''"The younger species will do great things---but will need some subtle support to survive."''</blockquote>[[File:SroArt.png|thumb|534x534px|''"The younger species will do great things---but will need some subtle support to survive."'']] | ||
'''Sro''', also known as '''the Great Sro''', is an adult [[ | '''Sro''', also known as '''the Great Sro''', is an adult [[silver dragon]] who took a particular interest to the events in [[Isonhound]] during 825 [[PR]] leading up to the [[The Battle of Five Lights]]. | ||
Sro famously authored [[Lessons From Your Forefathers]], a pamphlet handed out to heroes of the Greedy Green. | Sro famously authored [[Lessons From Your Forefathers]], a pamphlet handed out to heroes of the Greedy Green. | ||
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He has generally been friendly toward adventurers and has a penchant for teaching lessons so they can better protect the realm from the coming of Tiamat. His lair is located high in the mountaintops of central Isonhound. His ward is a paladin of [[Bahamut]] named [[Into the Greedy Green/NPCs#Belle|Belle]]. | He has generally been friendly toward adventurers and has a penchant for teaching lessons so they can better protect the realm from the coming of Tiamat. His lair is located high in the mountaintops of central Isonhound. His ward is a paladin of [[Bahamut]] named [[Into the Greedy Green/NPCs#Belle|Belle]]. | ||
Sro's hoard is '''Mayors.''' That's it. He goes to towns and collects their mayors. From there he takes them to his lair and has riveting conversations about running small towns across Quelmar. Typically he'll let them go home after | Sro's hoard is '''Mayors.''' That's it. He goes to towns and collects their mayors. From there he takes them to his lair and has riveting conversations about running small towns across Quelmar. Typically he'll let them go home after that....typically. | ||
Many cities were aware of Sro's hoard and his tendency to invade and take political officials, and as such, many established locations such as [[Synàra]] and [[Deeplake]], had a plan to offer up a "Mayor Substitute, | Many cities were aware of Sro's hoard and his tendency to invade and take political officials, and as such, many established locations such as [[Synàra]] and [[Deeplake]], had a plan to offer up a "Mayor Substitute", as Sro often times did not do enough research before invading, leading to him to kidnap mayor-adjacent officials, such as the Assistant to the Mayor, or the Arcscholar. Smaller towns were often underresearched, and had their real mayors taken, such as the mayors of [[Musso]] and [[Galloway]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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=== Against the Stag === | === Against the Stag === | ||
<blockquote>'''''"'''Yes P’kinestra, [[the Law of Consequence]] is coming for you next." | <blockquote>'''''"'''Yes P’kinestra, [[the Law of Consequence]] is coming for you next'''." -''' Sro to the trapped Green Stag''</blockquote>Sro asked adventurers from Isonhound for help with several tasks, including with eliminating [[The Green Stag|the Green Stag.]] However, his help was short lived, as he caused a cave-in, trapping the adventurers with the dragon in its lair. Fortunately, the Green Stag was defeated, but not without loss of life. On another occasion, Sro ordered a team of adventurers to free a “good” dragon who had been imprisoned by the [[Wold Order]]. | ||
Later, Sro equipped several adventurers with the [[Tear of Sardior|Tears of Sardior]], gems capable of holding dragon boons. | Later, Sro equipped several adventurers with the [[Tear of Sardior|Tears of Sardior]], gems capable of holding dragon boons. Sardior, he explained, is a deceased dragon god akin to Tiamat. Many centuries ago, he said, the gem dragon court went their separate ways in their own pursuits. But some have been seeking each other out, perhaps to rejoin and bring forth the return of Sardior. Sro’s efforts appear to support the return of Sardior. | ||
=== Against the Order === | === Against the Order === | ||
At some point soon after, Sro discovered that another faction in Isonhound was performing similar training for heroes of the realm. However, he disproved of their methods. As it turned out, the [[Wold Order]] was setting up fake dragon lairs with mock hoards as "tutorial dungeons, | At some point soon after, Sro discovered that another faction in Isonhound was performing similar training for heroes of the realm. However, he disproved of their methods. As it turned out, the [[Wold Order]] was setting up fake dragon lairs with mock hoards as "tutorial dungeons", used as proxy missions to send eager aspiring heroes of the realm. | ||
However, rather than teach the heroes, this was a literal "Trial by Fire, | However, rather than teach the heroes, this was a literal "Trial by Fire", even going so far as to internally call their dungeon [[The Firegates]]. He investigated and enlisted some of his own heroes to dismantle the dungeon. | ||
=== Against the Shadows === | === Against the Shadows === | ||
