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"Before Dragons and Drewyn walked the land in human forms. At the beginning of time, there were many different races. Most belonged to the earth side of the veil, they were creatures of substance. Those on the Telluri side of the veil were creatures of spirit. But the veil was thin, and many walked into our world, and chose to stay. Whole races disappeared into myth on the Earth side, but thrived here where spirit is easier to meld with.
Dragons kept to themselves, humans had proved to be inimicable to our true forms and we had no use for the younger races, apart from curiosity. And not many among us thought the risk worth the rewards. The Drewyn also held themselves apart, but not as much. Many of them found the humans debased desires much to their liking, and many half bloods were born.
One who hated humans with a passion was Quirin. There is speculation that he was scorned by a human woman, but I know no basis for this rumour. Whatever the case, Quirin hated humans and wished to rid our lands of them. He started many wars, humans will fight each other over the smallest of things, so he had no trouble provoking mass slaughter.
And then he discovered he could control the Magi. That he could twist them to his bidding, some he turned into soul slaves. Others he forced to war upon each other. That was the start of the Magi Wars. Even then we Dragons did nothing, never suspecting how far Quirin would go. Now he has every free Magi hunted down and enslaved. He uses their power, their essence to kill Dragons.
When Quirin killed the first Dragon I didn't believe the rumours. Dragons and Drewyn both are immortal, it shouldn't be possible to kill us. But after he had killed two more and maimed another I took human form and walked among the humans. What I saw appalled and frightened me.
He had an insidious presence in everything. From the twisted history of the Magi wars to the blood trackers taking away every other child. He was sending Drewyn to rape women, to cast a glamour on them and impregnate as many as possible. Some not even aware what had been done to them, believing their child was their husbands offspring. He was creating an army of blood slaves to kill Dragons with. I knew then I had to oppose him somehow. That was when I found you." -Wraith
From Across the Veil By S Thomson, c2013.