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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Famous Spellcasters: Galan Dracos

Name: Galan Dracos
World: Krynn aka Dragonlance
Spells: Unknown.
Magical Items: Emerald Orb of Chaos.

Galan Dracos was born long ago in the province of Culthairais in Istar. Decades before Third Dragon war (1018 PC), he was apprenticed to Sagathanus the Black Robe who found the promising boy with great magical talent. No one knows why, but he came to be the leader of the Dragon Armies of the Queen of Darkness. However, it was apparent that he turned his back on the Orders of High Sorcery and went so far as to establish his on order dedicated to Darkness and Chaos. His order wore brown robes and were considered deadly renegade.

He did not mind the price he had to pay for his blasphemous power, as he mutated into something reptilian and human. Yet the power he wielded was great, but in his ambition to take over the world with his armies and the chromatic dragons he wanted something more. He secretly began developing the creation of a new race, one that was a humanoid dragon. His research seeded spells that eventually was developed into a ritual centuries later that created the ace of Draconians. His magical knowledge was so impressive, that the green dragon known as Cyan Bloodbane was apprenticed to him. 

Yet as the Third Dragon War lingered on he became to reckless, and was defeated by Huma Dragonbane and the Spirit of Magius. His plans at world conquest and betrayal of the dark Queen cost him his life, yet his soul lingered on thanks to careful preparations. An emerald orb which he used to enhance his spellcasting was ties to his very spirit. When Huma shattered the orb, not only did it weaken Dracos, but it also allowed him to escape death and the vengeance of the Dark Queen. He hid secretly hid the soul in the remains of the gem.

It wasn't until a few years later that Argaen Raveshadow was follish enough to seek out Dracos' legacy. Like all curious wizards the quest fro knowledge was to inviting. Something that Dracos had hoped upon, for when Argaen touched the shard he soon feel under the influence of Galan Dracos who urged him to complete the Emerald Orb. When Argaen completed the orb, he was possessed by Darcos' spirit. However before he could once again terrorize Krynn, he was slain by Huma's companion Khaz the minotaur.

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