Valley of Dragons

North of Giran, a mountain range extends in two lines—to the east and to the west. It's called the Valley of Dragons. The name comes from the belief that dragons come here to die: the valley is their graveyard. The entrance is sought from Hunter's Village, past Hardin Academy, and further west.

But one dragon here is beyond death. At the end of the ridge nests Antaras, a green earth dragon, and lies among the graves of his own kind without any fear. Guardian Belton He recounts what he heard from the elders: when Antaras moves, the earth's axis trembles, and when he sighs, the valley turns into a sea of ​​fire. No one has ever seen him alive, and therefore Belton considers him the most powerful creature in the world. Many adventurers have tried to slay the dragon; not a single one has returned.

For Giran, this is not a legend, but an everyday worry. “Giran is a land of riches, on the outside it is bright and full of life,” says Gabriel"But look into the faces of the townspeople, and you'll see shadows. This is because the tyrant of the land and the bane of Giran lies in the Valley of the Dragons. Should he stretch out and leave his lair, nothing will remain of prosperity and peace."

The concern is not unfounded. Last summer, the valley was overrun by drakes, who poured into Giran Castle. They were repelled by the Black Lions mercenaries, led by Leopold, commander of the third platoon.

Antharas's sleep is watched over by three earth dragon guards. Gilmore guards the entrance to the valley, Theodric — the entrance to the cave, and Malkion once guarded the heart of the magical force field, but long ago abandoned his calling and disappeared. For this service, Gilmore and Theodric gave up their mortal lives and became immortal undead. The cave is accessible, but the lair itself is not: the gates are sealed, and can only be opened with a portal stone through the force field's core.

The Death Corridor, a wide road between the ridge to the north and the Horseshoe Mountains of Dion, also runs past the valley. It's the only route between Oren and Aden, and creatures that emerge from the valley itself roam along it; they don't venture there alone.