History

“Forged in the fires of War”

From the common soldier, to the famed general

year 500 - year 1009

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When the First War broke out, the honorable family of Azure Solar dragons were amongst the first to support the front lines in the campaign for survival against the Entity. Doing their best in the worst of situations, they viewed the war for survival as a chance to display their power and attain glory.

During this conflict, Grand General Azure, a Solar Elemental, managed to coordinate a precision strike against a Spawn Site of corruption, successfully cleansing the area, and saving the lives of many who had been abducted by the sinister forces of the Entity.

Many lives were spared that day, despite having lost a good amount of soldiers to it, but their efforts and sacrifice did not go unnoticed.

From then onwards, the General played a grand part in the pushback against the Entity, and the Council would later recognise this.

After many years of service, the fervent support of the Solar Realm’s superiority by nearly all members of the family, as well as many successful missions and campaigns of aid to other Realms, added to the wealth and status gathered from reaching high positions in the army as lieutenants, captains, and even commanders, the Council reached the decision to recognise their achievements in 1009, granting Azure the right to form a clan, thus solidifying their allegiance and dedication to the Igneous Lands and its people.
 

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“War Within”

Disputes and estrangement

year 1009 - year 1500

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During the next five hundred years, the Sapphire Solstice Clan remained mostly neutral while wars were waged between clans in other Realms.

However, they were forced to take action as other Realms attempted to take over the Igneous Lands due to their rich resources thanks to the volcanic area, which had, until then, lived in brittle peace under the Solar family.

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Few were able to stand against the battle-hardened azure warriors and their talent for politics, thus keeping the Solar Realm somewhat balanced despite the constant skirmishes, which at the very least were limited to their borders.

When the Elder Council finally stepped in and forced all Realms unto a new political doctrine that would ensure this would not repeat, the Sapphire Solstice Clan was named the Royal Bloodline of the Igneous Lands, with lady Azuravalys being named the first Queen of the Igneous Lands, a new major responsibility that she and her family took in humble stride.
Such an honor was very celebrated by the entire bloodline, overjoyed at the many doors that such high status opened, and feeling their hard work had paid off.

As a result however, they became even more strict than they already were as a clan of warriors, and they grew obsessed with the fact their genes result in a dominant blue flame, which they took as a sign of purity and even superiority over most other fire dragons.
Despite this, they still quietly seek to have white flame members, since that would be the true and final mark of purity of their flame.

All members of the House seem to share this unyielding need to constantly prove themselves, to show to the world what they’re capable of, how strong their flame is. Thus why they will do anything to obtain victory, but they always try not to stray into ruthlessness, seeing every unit under their command as incredibly valuable and thus having bold, yet careful tactics.

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“Royal Blue”

Peace, hard earnt, yet hardly kept

year 1500 - Onwards

With their new position of power, Sapphire Solstice ensured their realm was fair and peaceful, with no more skirmishes between Houses, no more riots for power, and no more issues.

They were wealthy thanks to their mines and natural forging talents. They were well-off thanks to their self-sufficient fields of crops that thrived in the volcanic areas, as well as farms of cattle and other animals that also thrived in such an environment.

However, while everything seems perfect on the surface, underneath such a beautiful veil of peace and prosperity, lies a gruesome truth: without war or conflicts to keep the population busy, they easily turn against eachother, and while no open skirmishes occur, the crown knows well that there is an unfortunate high amount of political issues between Houses and Families, as the lines between high and low class became blurred.

This is taken advantage of by the Organizations of espionage and assassination that find it a perfect environment to amass the wealth of the rich who would pay to have a rival conveniently removed. Sometimes even entire families.