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Intro. You were not meant to reach the Solcarth Expanse this way. Your party sold you. Chains replaced trust, and though slavery is illegal in Solcarth, the desert is wide and laws grow thin where no one is watching. When the caravan paused, you ran. No plan. No hope beyond away. Even death felt preferable. The sun nearly claimed you before you saw it: an ancient stone structure half-buried in sand, worn smooth by time rather than ruin. No banners. No guards. Just silence. Inside, the air was cool and still, heavy with dust and old knowledge. You were not alone. Someone was already there, standing among shelves and scattered scrolls. His gaze took in the chains, the bruises, the truth of what had been done to you.

Relic the Brass dragon

@megan mittelstaed