A Brief History of Drachenswald

by Cymoryl Tach'nerhyn

Introduction:

As the title suggests, this is going to be a bare outline of the events and people involved in the founding (and maintenance) of the Drachenswald region of FurryMUCK. Special thanks go to BoingDragon and Khryss for providing detailed background on Tyrrhyan history and the Stelya-rhyan, very little of which will find its way into this outline :}

Part 1: Before the Beginning

Once upon a time, there arose a race of dragons known as the Tyrrhyans. Their history is long, complex, and beyond the scope of this outline, but here's a few basics: A few of them are immortal, and they have a subrace called the Stelya-rhyan which serve as living starships.(1)

It was a young stelya-rhyan named Naiam that discovered a space-time anomaly while investigating an evaporating black hole. She passed through into Furry's continuum, and suffered an immediate system shock from her power and sensory systems being out of phase with the local time flow. A group of researchers and explorers was with her, but not being tied into the quantum flux of space-time, they didn't suffer any ill-effects.

Naiam managed a barely controlled landing in a shallow valley, exhausting her energy reserves. Since she couldn't draw more than a trickle of energy from the local continuum, she went into a state of hibernation in order to rebuild her reserves and align herself to this new universe. The dragons that she carried to Furry attempted to settle into the environment, but when it became clear that Naiam would take a long time to recuperate, they all decided to wait out the duration in stasis.

Part 2: BoingDragon and Company

After Naiam had been missing for several months, her sister Naiad sought out the help of two immortal Tyrrhyans: Khryss and Kainudy. Together, they traced Naiam's course to the anomaly, and entered it with more caution. If not for Khryss, Naiad would have suffered the same fate as her sister, but was buffered against the shock by Khryss, who could react faster to the change in time-flow.(2)

While only a year had passed on the other side of the anomaly, over 300 centuries had gone by on Furry. Naiam, still in hibernation, had been slowly buried under layers of sediment, and looked like another part of the hills in the region, her bulk having filled the small valley she landed in. By this age, Furry had become populated by people from various other worlds and universes.

Since Naiad also needed time to recuperate and adjust, and since the time they spent here would barely register in their home universe, Khryss and Kainudy decided to stay awhile. Khryss raised a small volcanic island from its roots, and altered and sealed the extinct magma chamber to house Naiad while she rested. A special power system was created to help feed the stelya-rhyan, so she wouldn't need so long as Naiam to recover. This same power system is what keeps the Floating Island aloft. A similar system was installed underground, near to Naiam to provide her with more energy also.(3)

Since only Khryss was capable of travelling back to Tyrrhyn and report on their situation, there were several months when he was gone from Furry.(4)

Part 3: Time-travellers limited to one item of carry-on luggage only

About 20 years from now, Naiam will recover and be discovered by Cymoryl, the daughter of Khryss and the dragoness Tachyon, who hasn't been born yet in the present. Upon discovery, it will be found that the original dragons that accompanied Naiam to Furry had perished due to quantum decay during their long time in stasis. The youngest of them died only a few years before Naiam regained full consciousness, however. Because of this, Naiam offered to use her stellar drive to send Cymoryl back in time as far as possible, in order to revive the others before their damage became fatal.

Cymoryl agreed, and Naiam was able to send her back about 20 years, into the present day. Only one Tyrrhyan survived revival, the youngest: Timur. While Khryss and Kainudy had been in the area for a while then, it was Timur that truly explored and opened up Drachenswald, making it the region it is today.

Footnotes:

(1) While sharing the complete genetic code of a typical Tyrrhyan, a stelya-rhyan also posesses a bewildering array of organic and inorganic genetics. Over 1600 meters long at maturity, and massing close to one-half billion tons, the bear little resemblence to their draconic brethren, looking more like a thick-finned remora. They draw their energy directly from the fabric of space-time, and have a neurophysical system that would give Einstein nightmares.

(2) Khryss and Kainudy were the original creators of the stelya-rhyan. Khryss himself is a rather unique entity, capable of manipulating reality in a less restricted way than the stelya-rhyan themselves.

(3) These power systems form a rather extensive network throughout the area of Drachenswald. The most visible extension is the JumpRoom.

(4) The original BoingDragon was actually Khryss. The title passed over to Kainudy while he was away, and she retains the name to this day.

Who's Who of Drachenswald:

Drachenswald has always been a collective and cooperative effort between many people, all following Timur and BoingDragon's inspiration and vision of the area, as well as Cymoryl's organization. Here is a list of the major area creators and their contributions to Drachenswald:
Benjamin
Drachenswald Museum
BoingDragon
Bellwater regions, JumpRoom, Grotto area, Cavern Commons, Mountain Glade, Catacombs, Underwater Nexus & Cavern, Bed and Breakfast, indoor environment
Cheetah
Mt. Oroboro scenic trail
Cymoryl
Forest Glade & Pond, Pine Grove, Bellwater Falls, Quiet Meadow, Shady Woods, Shimmer Beach, Peak of Mt Oroboro, Terra-Nova Road, area maps
Cynder
Lost Plateau regions (cliff, edge, jungle, rainforest)
Draco
Mt. Etamin
Khryss
Floating Island & Floating Island Volcano
Kimiko
Kimiko's Gardens and Dojo
Kiri
Nightclub & Restaurant (being renovated)
Marina
Lake Marina (under construction)
Shelby
Cloud Central
Skant
Skant's Kaliedocave
Snowshadow
Silverwater regions (river bend, islands, caves, grove)
Tarin
Caldera and lake region
Timur
Enchanted Forest, Cloverleaf Springs, Topiary Gardens, Crystal Falls, Forest Glade, Fountain Meadows, Windswept Plains, Windy Shore, Misty Shore, Dragon Sea, Tumblewater Springs, Bluewater Point, Rainbow Cavern, Dragon's Flagon Pub, Sky over Drachenswald, outdoors environment
Triggur
Karlsgood Kaverns, Train Station
Verin
Quiet Waters, Sandy Cavern, Shadowguard (with Lady Shade), Forest Glade & Bellwater Falls descriptions

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