Susarrak

"I am the talon that justly strikes down our enemies and shall fulfill our destiny in the trials of blood and vengeance. I sense that the loyalty you bear toward the children of scale is strong but the siren voice that has called you to us is still a whisper upon your mind, and it is a song of curiosity and greed that fuels you yet. Since the dawn of your creation, all of your kind has proven that without tangible reward to do otherwise, your blades would be aimed for our hearts. But do not think we fault you for merely this — such shallow lusts have become a definition of your kind, and we do not bear you ill will for it. However, the [champions] are not as the others of Veeshan's brood and your past deeds shall [not bear fruitful] in your dealings with us."

"The Crusaders of Veeshan are four champions of dragon kind who will reconstruct that which has been ruined, although does not yet lay in disrepair. Fate has given room for nothing short of this declaration and the recent past has demanded our attention and duty to be thus. Your kind, the second generation, has dangerously shifted the destiny of all upon this world and it is your ignorant and lustful actions that have forced us into existence as we are now. Kerafyrm, the Sleeper, was well guarded for all these years not without dire justification — he could not be destroyed by means conceivable by dragon or second generation alike, and now you have unleashed him and a much darker shadow lurks with venomous tendrils over all of this world's inhabitants. We are those whose existence is to combat this shadow and [keep it at bay], despite all costs and with all sacrifice."

"When Kerafyrm was first recognized as a dire threat to this world, the four Warders were chosen — dragons who represented each of the primal elements that would encase the prismatic dragon within an enchanted slumber indefinitely. The elders of the council knew that this would not be enough. Before the great war that would yield Kerafyrm's incarceration, the warders were instructed to mate with four dragons of elements as their own individually. The offspring of these unions would be trained for the undivided purpose of fulfilling their predecessors' duties when their fate would inevitably dawn. However, your kind have forced the apprentices into a [new role] — one that we had not anticipated, but such was our mistake to overestimate your kind to be of sound mind and judgment."

"When Kerafyrm was awoken, the apprentices were called by the council to prepare for the hunt and his recapture. When all was said and done, the apprentices were not as agreeable to the council's plan as was expected, for obedience was a lesson thought to be instinct molded to their breeding. For months the deliberations and cordial arguments raged, but all that would eventually come would be the unspoken disapproval of the council and the apprentices' self-imposed adoption of a new and more necessary duty. The Crusaders of Veeshan were born upon the very steps of the council's sacred hall and in respectful defiance, we have come to Skyshrine to fulfill our purpose. However, those passing months ushered in an unseen darkness that the Crusaders had feared from the first movement of Kerafyrm's eye — the [ancients] returned."

"The Ancients are not to be trifled with, Xanadas! You ask for their [names], for their past and for their meaning to this perilous path that you have set us upon, and your actions have earned you nothing less than the obligation to know the fullest extent of what you have unleashed upon this world. But do not take these words lightly, nor think yourself a hero standing in the fading shadow of a great monster. Although those of you whom still bear allegiance to the Claws of Veeshan will be asked by the Crusaders to engage these monstrosities of Veeshan's brood, you shall gain neither repute nor true victory if you succeed in such a task — you may gain some favor in our eyes and perhaps an eye to separate you from those of your kind that have betrayed all of this world."

"When Kerafyrm had proven his mad, relentless nature that opposed all we had established since the dawn of our existence, the elder council of the Claws of Veeshan ordered Kerafyrm's destruction as an absolute necessity to escape existence as slaves to the tyranny of a mad abomination. During this time, Kerafyrm had established allies within the Velious nation — amongst these allies were four elders upon the very council that sought to destroy him. Kildrukaun, the former Arch Priest of Veeshan and driving force behind the original decree that forbade the existence of creatures such as Kerafyrm was the first to betray the Claws of Veeshan. Do you wish to know the rest of the names?"

"Vyskudra, the magnificent dragon of the storms and only one of her kind to exist followed the lead of her patron and master. Third was Tjudawos, a scholar within the council and one who was swayed not without much debate from Kildrukaun, but the Arch Priest's sound argument would seduce the brilliant master of the arcane to their side. Lastly was Zeixshi-Kar, the general among the Claws of Veeshan who engaged within the fledgling war with the giants of Kael that would last for centuries beyond her departure. These four elders would become the driving force behind Kerafyrm's army and are now the [greatest danger] we face in the current era of this turmoil."