THE HERO WENGERIM THE DRAGONSLAYER |
(1673 b.S.-1650 b.S.) Wengerim may be counted to one of the most tragic human heroes in Santharian history at the Age of Awakening. In the wake of his unforgotten deeds in order to prove his love he was also the reason for utter distress and nearly caused destruction to the once prospering tribe he belonged to, the Erpheronian.
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In the year of 1655 b.S. Wengerim, a young Voldarian knave, set out to kill one of the
three adamant dragons, Seargon the Eternal, in order to gain the daughter of his
sovereign, Maengolth, the charming Lady Jenefra, the most beautiful of the beautifuls, as she is
described in many poems. Wengerim and Jenefra were already in love since their childhood
and had sworn never to leave each other until their death. Alas, Jenefra's severe father
wouldn't have permitted the marriage of his only daugther to a mere knave who hasn't
proven himself on the battlefield and earned his prize. So Wengerim challenged the dragon
at the Grotto of Engeroth, in the midst of the Tandala mountains and finally also managed
to seperate the adamant from the forehead of the dragon, thus making the beast vulnerable.
After a long and hard fight the brave Wengerim defeated Seargon and - in his hands the
adamant - returned home to the court of Maengolth, where he got knighted. Wengerim was
well known among the people of Voldar and appreciated everywhere for his braveness and his
strong belief in the power of love.
One year after the slaying of the dragon in 1654 b.S., Jenefra and Wengerim were wed, but
their time together shouldn't last very long: In the 37th year of the rulership of
Maengolth, a terrible assault of dragons came down on the territories of today's
Vardưnn
to avenge the destruction of Seargon the Eternal through the sword of the now Erpheronian
prince Wengerim. At the so called Dragonstorm hundreds of beasts crossed the Tandala
mountains, advanced to the Warnaka in the east, devastated the Silvermarshes in the south
and finished the assault near Ephirn's
Lake. Thousands of humans died from the fires of the
Winged Death, Wengerim the Dragonslayer too couldn't escape his fate. He was killed at the
first attack on the town of Voldar.
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