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Trakanon -

The great dragon Trakanon's history is tied deeply to the
continent of Kunark, though his life began long before that
continent even owned a name. A member of Veeshan's brood
deposited on the frozen continent of Velious in the First Age of
the World, Trakanon later joined the group of dragons led by Jaled
Dar who left the Claws of Veeshan to forge their own way on
Kunark.
Backthen,Trakanonwasa differentsortof dragon- a great
blue dragon ofthe sky, favored ofVeeshanherself, and blessed (or
perhaps cursed) with the ability of foresight. Trakanon has seen
a great many things that will come to pass in Norrath's future. He
has shared few of these visions, and fewer still with mortal beings.
Whether he saw something that influenced him to join with
Jaled Dar is unknown, but he did, and he settled in Veeshan's
Peak. Time passed, the Shissar came and went, and then the iksar
rose to power. The iksar intrigued T rakanon. They were involved
in his visions, and he watched their victories and defeats with
great interest. The threat of the iksar against the dragons was
plain, and Trakanon wanted to take action against them, but he
was voted down, and the Ring of Scale waited.
No one save Trakanon himself can be sure if one of his visions
motivated him to do what he did next. From a few cryptic remarks
T rakanon has released over the ensuing ages, most believe he was
trying to prevent a greater wrong, and going against his own
foresight caused his doom later. Regardless of the reason, Trakanon,
and others he could win to his side, attacked an iksar armada of ships
upon the oceans of Norrath and summoned a terrible squall to
destroy them all. He and his allies sank all of the iksar vessels to the
ocean's floor, killing the iksar emperor, Rile Sathir, and his navy.
The incident sparked a war between the iksar and dragons that
lasted over half a century. Jaled Dar did not want this war, but he
would join his dragon brethren against the iksar, and he paid a
terrible price when slain by Ganak, the iksar emperor.
Trakanon also paid a terrible price. Vile and terrible magics
were unleashed, poisoning air, land, and Trakanon himself. He
took to dark magics to keep himself alive, some legends saying he
went so far as to make a pact with Bertoxxulous, the Plaguebringer.
For his part in starting the war against the iksar, Trakanon was
exiled by the other dragons. Trakanon ended up in the ruins of
Sebilis, an ancient iksar city. How he ended up there has been a
matter of debate. Some say he was imprisoned there, much like
N agafen and Vox were imprisoned in their underground lairs.
Some say he took the place himself, to rule over it as his own land.
Whatever the reason, Trakanon now rules Sebilis and the kingdom
of frogloks who inhabit it.
Trakanon used to be a great blue dragon of the sky, but the
devastation wrought on his body has transformed it to a sickly green
color. Diseased boils cover Trakanon, and his perpetually gangrenous
flesh emits the foulest of odors. His wings have long since
decayed and are but flaps of skin hanging onto a bony structure;
many years have passed since he could fly. Those few who have seen
Trakanon's rotting visage and lived believe him to be among the
undead, a zombie dragon. Such beliefs have spread from rumor and
legend to scholarly texts among the draconic sages ofN orrath to the
extent that it is now regarded as fact among such sages.
Beyond those few explorers and treasure seekers who venture
into the remote reaches of Kunark and come upon the ruins of
Sebilis, Trakanon's name has become more legend than reality to
the broader populace of Norrath. Yet the legends of Trakanon's
prescience continue to influence oracles, seers, and scholars, if
not kings and nobles, many of whom believe that, for good or ill
the gteat dtagon is not entitely content to temain in exile. Rather,
Trakanon's influence on Norrath is felt through his agents, who
happen to be at the right place at the right time when pivotal
events transpire on Norrath. Only in hindsight do scholars find
that the seemingly insignificant actions of Trakanon's agents
tipped the balance of power at those pivotal moments - when
the agents' actions are seen at all.