Kenny Tripoli

Tales of Illidranna

There weren’t always dragons in the valley. During the start of the Thirteen Years War, the Earefrost Empire and Demarr Republic quickly built up their military might in the hopes to overwhelm their enemy. And while their fleets fought and burned in the sky over the valley, the dragons decided to abandon their territory as they did not want to get entangled in the humanoid’s war. This war dragged on and eventually turned into one of attrition as the Republic pushed far into the Empire, past the valley. Once both of their resources had dwindled, the dragons took this as an opportunity to reclaim their land, which to the benefit of the Empire, created a new barrier between the advancing Republic troops and the remnants of the Empirical forces. At first, this did not dissuade the Republic as they sent numerous regiments to cross the valley in an effort to continue their onslaught. They didn’t stand a chance, however, and were quickly dispatched by the tremendous destructive force of the dragons. After months of attempts, the valley gained the nickname of “the Meat Grinder” by troops on both sides of the battlefield.