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General Thoughts and Instructions

Basic Story Concept: In the Dragon Master storyline, Dragons who visit the human realm are hunted down, captured, and enslaved by both licensed humans (Dragon Catchers), by government enforcers (Dragon Masters), and by poachers. At the beginning you are given a choice of gender and race, which... depending on your choice will split you onto one of two main story branches.

If you are human, you are given the choice between being hired to work as a Dragon Poacher (i.e. you become a criminal), or being hired as an aide to a professional Dragon Master (think of them as being like special agents of the FBI who are tasked with handling all issues dealing with a specific kind of situation; in this case it's anything to do with Dragons and Exotic creatures) with the goal of becoming one yourself.

If you become a poacher, you try to capture and sell as many dragons as you can while evading the law for as long as possible.

If you choose the path of becoming a Dragon Master however, you are given various tasks that involve dragons in one form or another, and are tasked with gaining ownership/protective custody of as many dragons as you can in your free time, and then training and/or developing a relationship with them.

Regardless of which path the player chooses, they may choose to treat their dragon slaves with kindness or with cruelty, but doing so will have consequences. Ultimately the main purpose of this branch is to focus on the relationships between you and your dragons, and explore how it affects you. Possible endings would include: setting your dragons free, keeping them, dying in various mishaps or getting eaten by one, getting arrested, and so forth.

If you are a Dragon, then the storyline is a bit more linear in nature. You go into the human lands hoping to start a new and better life (The Dragon lands are in a state of perpetual famine), get captured by a Dragon Master (and possibly sold to another person), and are tasked with figuring out how to either escape and live in hiding in the Human Lands, befriending the Dragon Master and becoming his familiar, or convincing him to let you go.

Theme: In the Dragon Master, the theme revolves around and always deals with the relationships between humans and dragons. Whatever you add to the story should involve and focus on that above all else. Themes of Loss, Slavery, Hatred, Love, Revenge, Change, Strength/Weakness, Being Broken, Renewal, and Freedom are also appropriate and relevant themes that can and should manifest in this story as well.

Tone and Mood: The Dragon Master story is a story that should be well balanced in both humor and soberness. In this time period, Illnora has elements of grim and gritty fantasy in it, but those are not necessarily the only factors that you should consider. Joy and misery should both be present, though the degree to which you emphasize one over the other is us to you. Slavery is a thing in this world, and that does come with horrific treatment from some of the more cruel masters. Do not be afraid to make the horror of a character's actions known. If someone gets raped, touch on the horror and misery of that situation, especially if that is the angle you wish to take.

Above all else, make sure that everything advances the plot and provides character development or fleshing out. Nothing should be done just for the sake of doing it, it must have a distinct purpose in the story!

Possible Storylines

Dragon Smuggler

One storyline could be about being a dragon smuggler, a human who helps dragons escape to humanity and get better lives?

That might be a good angle to explore, possibly would fit best for the Female Human Rouge or Cleric storyline? Might need to think on the specific nature of that kind of plot and how that would interact with the world, but as a rough idea, its a good start. --Durzan 01:45, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

So, if dragons can be turned into humans, is it possible for humans to be enslaved as dragons, intentionally or not? What purpose do dragons serve as slaves when they've been turned into humans? What about enslaved dragons that haven't been turned into humans? What about slavery among humans and non-dragons?

Are there any defining marks to tell dragons-turned-humans from actual humans? Have dragons already made that leap into transforming into humans so as to be hidden?

Is enslaving humans a normality?

---Fredhot, March, 4, 2019.