Dragon Alliance Dark Storm : Dark Storm (82 page)

“That is possible, but Gallanth is usually right about these things,” Jodem added.

“Well, it doesn’t matter, for both girls are doing fine, and this is a day to celebrate; much needed after the events of late,” Mkel explained. “I do wish Pekram could have seen this.”

“He has, Mkel, and is likely complaining about another big lizard coming into the world as well,” Jodem joked with a big grin on his wide face before he took another long drink from his tankard. “Draden and all the weirs did indeed need this in light of the costly victory they have incurred in defense of the Alliance, as well as the war that is to come,” Jodem added.

“I understand and am glad that Draden was able to enjoy this. I am very happy for Vicasek but sad in that I will miss her as a close friend, and we need another support corps leader,” Mkel said with a smile. “We will need all we can get for the challenges that are coming, I’m afraid,” he continued.

“Perseverance, spirit, and faith have done wonders throughout the ages, my rider. But it is comforting to know that even amidst the war and conflict to come and the seeming gathering darkness, a ray of light can still shine through,” Gallanth said, and Mkel leaned against his dragon’s cheek, putting one arm on the golden eye crest by his horn as they all looked down at the gathered thousands celebrating this birth of light.

Dragons

Amerenth
(am-ur-enth). A brass dragon and Alliance dragon ambassador along with his rider Canjon, Capital Weir.

Arathus
(ah-rath-us). A blue dragon at the repatriation battle in the unsettled lands.

Asharanth
(ash-ur-anth). A female silver dragon and mate to Talonth.

Auroranth
(aw-roar-enth). A silver dragon and mate to Strikenth at Capital Weir. She is the fastest dragon in the Alliance; her rider is Andrace, wife of Padonan.

Aventh
(ah-venth). A silver dragon in the Capital Weir Wing; his rider is Jontzim.

Baranth
(bar-aunth). A young silver dragon at Eladran Weir; his rider is Altmed.

Batuul
(ba-tool). A black dragon from the battle for repatriation in the unsettled lands.

Breigor
(bray-gor). A land dragon in the Draden Weir garrison.

Bruntoth
(brun-toth). An avenger dragon in Draconia.

Caraeyeth
(ka-ray-eth). A female copper dragon originally from Eladran Weir; she eventually moves to Draden to be Gallanth’s wingmate. Her rider is Heathiret.

Darkenth
(dar-kenth). An avenger dragon in Draconia.

Doomshadow
(doom-sha-dow). A black demon dragon of Tiamat’s court and member of the Usurper Five.

Draconth
(drey-konth). A silver dragon and member of the Capital Weir Wing; his rider is Senior Captain Gresson.

Eagrenth
(e-grenth). A gold dragon of the Capital Weir; his rider is Willjon. He is a fearless warrior and veteran of the Great War.

Evtrix
(ev-trix). A demon blue dragon at the battle of Handsdown.

Falcanth
(fal-kanth). A gold dragon of the Capital Weir and Gallanth’s brother; his rider is Lloydell, who was a friend and comrade to Jmes during the last Great Dragon War.

Fellith
(fell-ith). A female avenger dragon in Draconia.

Fieranth
(fyr-anth). A large bronze dragon wingmate to Talonth at Eladran Weir.

Gallanth
(gal-onth). The largest and most powerful gold dragon in the Alliance and Draden lead dragon; his rider is Captain Mkel.

Glaiventh
(glayv-enth). A bronze dragon and senior dragon of Machren Weir; his rider is Sighbolt.

Groncelix
(gron-sell-ix). A green dragon at the Battle of Handsdown.

Havocfire
(ha-vok-fyr). A red demon lead dragon of Dreadstone’s northern province of Morgathia.

Hellstrafe
(hell-straif). A red lead dragon of the central province under Talon sorcerer Nozok.

Infernex
(in-fur-nix). Ashram’s lead demon red dragon of the northwest Morgathian province.

Kadanth
(kay-danth). A female gold dragon, daughter of Gallanth and Silvanth, bonded with Vicasek.

Kakol
(kay-kol). A green dragon at the battle for repatriation in the unsettled lands.

Kearideth
(kir-ah-deth). A female brass dragon from Draden Weir; her rider is Crystinj.

Killenth
(kill-enth). A bronze dragon wingmate to Talonth at Eladran Weir.

Klaxtor
(klax-tour). A blue dragon in the repatriation battle in the unsettled lands.

Krekon
(kray-kahn). A red dragon at the battle for repatriation in the unsettled lands.

Krysanth
(kry-santh). A brass dragon at Talinor Weir and wingmate to Selenth; his rider is Scandalon.

Liberth
(ly-berth). A female avenger dragon in Draconia.

Licanth
(ly-kanth). A bronze dragon and senior dragon of Rom Weir; his rider is Keisem.

Lionoth
(ly-on-oth). A silver dragon in the Capital Weir Wing; his rider is Delker.

Livoth
(ly-voth). A female bronze dragon and mate to Nemareth, at Ice Bay.

Luminenth
(loom-in-anth). A female bronze dragon and mate to Zumanth.

Machrenth
(ma-krenth). A gold dragon famous for his role in the battle off of the Adelif Peninsula during the Great War and the namesake of Machren Weir. He invented the V-formation tactic.

Magnanth
(mag-nanth). The bronze dragon wingmate to Glaiventh at Machren Weir.

Michenth
(my-kenth). The arch dragon or lord of the metallic dragons residing at the Capital Weir. Also known as the mithril dragon. Most powerful dragon in the world.

Rapierth
(ray-pierth). A bronze dragon and senior dragon of Atlean Weir; his rider is Bkert.

Raptoth
(rap-toth). A bronze dragon and senior dragon of Lancastra Weir; his rider is Turjon.

Rexkald
(rex-kald). A green dragon of Tiamat’s court and member of the Usurper Five.

Saarex
(sahr-ex). A green dragon from the repatriation battle in the unsettled lands.

Sabrenth
(say-brenth). A silver dragon in the Capital Weir Wing; his rider is Colonel Pikelar.

Sallanth
(sal-anth). A brass dragon at Lancastra Weir.

Savrenth
(say-vrenth). A bronze dragon hatchling at Ice Bay.

Scimenth
(sy-menth). A bronze dragon and senior dragon of Ferranor Weir; his rider is Hardren.

Selenth
(sel-enth). The senior copper dragon and lead dragon of Talinor Weir; his rider is Dkert.

Shantor
(shan-tour). A female land dragon in the Draden Weir garrison.

Shenenth
(sheh-nenth). A silver dragon and mate to Tyrenth at Ice Bay Weir.

Silvanth
(syl-vanth). A female silver dragon at Draden Weir,

Gallanth’s mate; Mkel’s wife Annan is her rider.

Slyvar
(sly-var). A black dragon from the battle for repatriation in the unsettled lands.

Strikenth
(stry-kenth). A silver dragon of the Capital Weir Wing, the second largest silver dragon in the Alliance; his rider is Lieutenant Padonan.

Strongst
(strongst). A land dragon in the Draden Weir garrison.

Taeranth
(tear-anth). A large copper dragon at the Capital Weir, wing leader of the Third Capital Wing.

Talonth
(tahl-onth). A silver dragon and senior dragon of Eladran Weir, the largest silver dragon in the Alliance; his rider is Colonel Lordan.

Tiamat
(tee-ah-mat). The evil queen dragon and leader of the chromatic dragons. She is the volatile five-headed dragon deity with her power bested only by her former mate, Michenth.

Tigrenth
(ty-grenth). A silver dragon of the Capital Weir Wing; his rider is Bagram.

Traxsus
(trax-us). The blue lead dragon of the southwest province of Morgathia under sorcerer Tbok.

Tridenth
(try-denth). A bronze dragon and the senior dragon of Denar Weir, known for his ferocity in battle; his rider is Bristurm.

Trikenth
(try-kenth). A silver dragon and senior dragon of High Mountain Weir; his rider is Slidess.

Turanth
(tur-anth). A young but powerful and good-sized bronze dragon stationed at Freiland.

Tyrenth
(ty-renth). A silver dragon and senior dragon of Ice Bay Weir; his rider is Vermax.

Uthrex
(ooh-threx). A red demon dragon of Tiamat’s court and the Usurper Five.

Valcurath
(val-qur-ath). A female avenger dragon at Battle Point; her chosen rider is Decray.

Valianth
(val-ee-anth). The senior gold dragon of the Capital Weir and second lead dragon in all of the Alliance after Michenth; Valianth leads the Capital Weir Wing with his rider Colonel Therosvet.

Validenth
(val-ah-denth). A strong and wise bronze dragon, the lead for the Capital Weir’s second wing.

Valkuran
(val-qur-an). A female land dragon in the Draden Weir garrison.

Vengenth
(ven-jenth). An avenger dragon in Draconia.

Voltex
(vul-tex). A blue dragon at the battle of repatriation in the unsettled lands.

Vorgash
(vor-gash) Talon sorcerer Marlok’s lead dragon.

Wvythresher
(vy-thresh-er). A white demon/berserker dragon of Tiamat’s court and member of the Usurper Five.

Zalenth
(zal-enth). A bronze dragon and senior dragon of Rem Weir; his rider is Grommel.

Zumanth
(zoo-manth). A young but talented bronze dragon assigned to the Capital Weir for training.

Zythor
(zy-thor). A blue demon dragon of Tiamat’s court and member of the Usurper Five.

Dragon
Alliance
Terms

Alliance
flag
. The Alliance national flag is a bold standard with a white background and an embossment of Michenth in a mithril-gold color in the center, a green oak leaf symbolizing the elves in the lower right corner, a brown and black hammer in the upper right-hand corner to stand for the dwarves, and in the upper left-hand corner, a deep blue square field with a circle of twelve white triangles with one slightly larger white triangle in the middle all representing the thirteen weirs and states of the Alliance that protect and bind the republic together forever, linking dragon and mankind together.

Aloras
(ah-luhr-us). An opaque cream derived from a particular plant that the elves harvest; it acts as both an anesthetic and an antibiotic. Alliance soldiers and especially healers carry small jars or skins of the salve, which can instantly stop blood flow from a wound, prevent infection, and ease great pain at the same time. It also forms a protective type of second skin over a wound or burn.

Articles
of
the
Alliance
. The document created by the Founding Council that formed the Dragon Alliance and the laws on which a representative republic is based.

drachlar
(drok-lar). Alliance basic unit of currency, gold-alloy piece, a little over an inch in diameter.

drachmere
(drok-myhr). A silver-alloy piece, worth one-hundredth of a drachlar; there are larger drachmeres worth fifty and a hundred drachmeres.

Dragon
Alliance
Republic
. The nation comprised of thirteen provinces under the protection of the thirteen weir fortresses that were united under the Founding Council as ratified by the Articles of the Alliance. Over three thousand miles across and over a thousand miles wide, the republic is a bountiful, productive land rich in farmland, mineral wealth, and resources. There are also separate independent kingdoms of dwarves and elves that reside within the Alliance borders in cooperation with the citizens and the metallic dragons of the republic. The capital of the Alliance, Draconia, sits at the end of the sizable Sauric Bay and is the shining city of light on the hill in its prosperity and the well-being of its citizens.

dramites
(drahm-ites). Small insect-like creatures that the elves have engineered to heal internal injuries.

fenig
(fenn-ig). A copper alloy coin worth one-hundredth of a drachmere.

ground
thunder
game
. A rugby-like game where the dragons have a large rubbery ball that they must pass or run from one side of a field to the other, and carry across a goal line, or throw over a goal that may be defended. Passing is done by head or tail throwing or tackling for possession of the ball.

hand-and-foot
game
. A humanoid version of the ground thunder game.

interefron
(in-tur-eff-ron). A medicine developed by the elves that when mixed with a small amount of blood from the donor can then be reintroduced through the skin or orally and increases the patient’s own immune system by a thousand fold. The basic components of interefron are derived from several rare plants and from the feathers of a griffon.

Morgathian
Empire
(Mor-gath-ee-an). The antithesis of the Alliance that lies many thousands of miles to the east. An empire that is approximately three thousand miles long and wide, it is mostly mountainous to the north and west and 25 percent of its land mass is desert to the west and northwest. It is ruled with an iron fist by Tiamat, her Usurper Five, and the Talon Covenant.

skort
(skort). Insect-like creatures the dwarves use to clean their underground dwellings. Resembling small, headless armadillos, they silently creep along the ground, walls, and ceilings and eat small bits of organic matter, such as hair, dust, bits of food, mold, and even small insects.