Prologue

  One thousand five hundred years ago, before the Fires of Alira, the great dragon kingdom of Highmire lived in unrest. The king, Sindre, was lost on what should be done. His most trusted advisors and close friends, Sixten and Lochness, found themselves in disagreement. Sindre had never witnessed the two this much at odds with one another.

     Sixten, an elegant grey dragon, worked as a representative of the dragons with magical affinities within the kingdom. Those with magical affinities often found themselves with a higher status than those without. For they were considered the ones that were most loved by the goddess Alira. Being a holder of an affinity, Sixten is one who upholds prejudice against those without. It was his firm belief that dragons who have no more than an element type are beneath those with more powerful magic. If Alira did not love those dragons enough to bestow an affinity unto them, then why should he.

    Lochness, being a proud black dragon and representative of the dragons without affinities, disagreed with these views, thus pitting the two friends against one another. Lochness wanted equality for all dragons regardless of their magical potential. He truly believed that one should not be judged by what abilities they are born with, rather the results they produce.

    King Sindre found himself caught in the middle of the bickering, neither dragon letting up. The King feared that choosing a side in such a delicate matter would further complicate things. So, he tried to allow the two to sort out the problem themselves. That is, until Lochness made a threat that could never be reversed.

    During a court meeting, Lochness stood in front of all the dragons of the royal court and made a declaration of war. If all dragons were not treated equally, then Lochness threatened to turn to the other races for help. King Sindre could not stand this blatant disrespect and dismissed Lochness from court.

    Since it was obvious whose side king Sindre was taking on this matter, Lochness gathered his troops and left. For fear of his throne being taken over by Lochness and his followers, Sindre named them rebels and said all were to be killed on sight. Lochness, who just wanted to leave the kingdom of Highmire peacefully, was now faced with the wrath of King Sindre.

    Desperate and looking for allies, Lochness gathered his troops and headed to the Hidden Forest, home of the Fae.

    The Fae queen Nefertari welcomed Lochness with open arms. Nefertari was one of the eldest living of all the races, and well respected. When she heard of Locness's troubles, she offered an alliance to take down the kingdom of Highmire. The Fae had long since grown weary of the kingdom of Highmire, for it was become much too powerful. Nefertari thought the best course of action was to split apart Highmire.

    If dragon kind were to live in individual hordes instead of a kingdom, then the threat of them becoming too powerful would disappear, and so would the discrimination. So, with Lochness and Nefertari at the helm of the other races of Midgar, a mighty war was raged.

    In the years to come, this war would be known as The Fires of Alira in honor of the dragon goddess. After the great fires, peace returned to the realm once more.