Dranik
The Great Father dragon of the world of Kuua; his dying blood and magic gave rise to the dragorn race.
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- Figure
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- EQ1
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Overview
Drawn from Page 2 — in-game book.EQ1Primary · official · best available source
As the Great Father lay bleeding his immortal blood into the lands of Kuua, nature sighed and flourished unlike any other age of the barren world had known.
The dust turned to greens and trees. Creatures sprouted from the ground where his blood trickled took their first steps on the new land.
The lushness spread quickly across the world like a wave.
Official Lore
12Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
Page 3
Before Dranik lost all of his life-giving blood, he chose to defy the power that sought to see the end of all dragon kind. He chose to create the dragorn. With his might of magic, he commanded his weakened body to become one with the earth of Kuua and then he raised a mighty claw and tore at his own flesh, creating the new and heroic race in his image, but di…
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As Dranik ran his claw against his own body, he created a great gouge in the earth of Kuua. This sacred place has now become known as Dranik's Scar -- the very place where the Dragorn were born.
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The Great Father, Dranik, the largest and most powerful dragon of all the skies in all the universes was attacked by a most unfathomable force that wished to end the days of dragon kind.
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All those who wish to learn Dranik's Bloodmagic must understand this most of all -- we gather the power of our magic from the very ground we walk on because that is where Dranik's blood fell. We rely on the power of the Great Father, even though his body is dead, because the will of his immortal blood lives on in the earth and in us.
Read the full sourceDranik's Vengeance
…The war will be ours. Victory over life in Dranik's Scar.
Read the full sourceOOWApprenticeNote
…I believe the legends that say our Great Father Dranik laid his head to rest there. That tower was not just built as a place to look over our great lands, but it was a monument. Now it is sullied and filled with a sickly glow that is an insult to us all!
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Korshawn, Wall of Slaughter
"Many dragorn have fallen to the armies of the Muramites. As a chaplain of Dranik's forces, it was my responsibility to guide the passing of the dying warriors and bury their bodies so that they will be honored even in death. I buried each member of my unit, one by one, until only I remained.
Read the full sourceShorvock, Dranik's Scar
…"My name is not Shorvock, but rather Durhosk. I was one of the captains of the force lead by Rurof the Negotiator against the Muramites. Although Rurof and the rest of our company perished in the explosion of Dranik, I myself survived by a stroke of luck for I was away patrolling our rank's southern flank.
Read the full sourceJurrock, City of Dranik
…"Since the coming of Mata Muram and his legion, I have suffered through much that I wish had never happened. Not only have I seen my brethren and friends fighting amongst themselves, I have also seen the fall of my beloved city to an evil conqueror.
Read the full sourceBolodakan, Dranik's Scar
…"Can't you see it? The one they placed on top of the tower. I expect it will be used as a signal of some sort. It is an outrage that the Muramites have turned our glorious works to this. Mata Muram's forces, with every day of work, are defiling the memory of the great father Dranik.
Read the full sourceBarowsar, The Bloodfields
…"As you may know, Harbinger's Spire was once a dragorn lookout tower which Mata Muram has since claimed and bent to his own purposes. He uses the spire as a beacon to receive news on his domain. Some of his captains possess infused crystal shards which can be used to send up beacons from Harbinger's Spire.
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…These plants are gifts from Dranik and they are often used in many different ways.
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Community articles
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