Ashelander
| Ashelander | |
|---|---|
| Creator | SKoW |
| Information | |
| Full name | Bringer of Ash, The Fire That Renews the Forest and Scourges Foes |
| Nickname(s) | Ashe |
| Species | Dragon |
| Gender | Female |
| Relatives | Kaina (Niece) |
| Location | Harvest Valley |
| Version Added | Version Added |
"I am Bringer of Ash, the Fire That Renews the Forest and Scourges Foes. Something a little too exhausting to... say often. Please, call me Ashe, or Ashelander."
Ashelander is a large golden dragon that you encounter during the quest A Teatime For Dragons. She was once friends and sometimes-lovers with Lady Iveryn var Rydell, the younger sister to Queen Atheldred, Etheryn’s grandmother.
Appearance
A brilliance you realize is missing from the rest of this creature; her scales are lackluster, pale imitations of the ones capturing scant light at the throne. You look around carefully, considering this... apparently-unwell dragon isn't speaking up; what might once have been immense wings, capable of blotting out the sky, are tattered and pinned together by a thick, sweeping-headed spear. This injury is the source of that scent of blood, and ancient illness, and every breath seems to tug on it.
First Encounter
When you first encounter Ashe, it’s during the quest A Teatime For Dragons. You are sent by Kaina, Ashe’s niece, to check up on her in Harvest Valley. When you enter her lair, you find her on the verge of death, wings speared and pinned and unable to move. She will tell you that her closest friend, Iveryn var Ridell, had ridden out while she slept off an injury and was consumed by a wraith. It returned to Ashe using the princess’ body and speared her wings, mocking her before going for the death blow with the mace Ashe had given her as a gift just a year before. Having seen no choice, Ashelander slew her lover and best friend with dragon fire, and has been trapped in her lair ever since.
Once you’ve chosen a royal to remove the Amazon Spear from her wings, Ashelander will tell you that the spear was the only thing keeping her alive and now she is dying. She admits that she is afraid of dying and regrets not being able to do more good deeds and lay in the sun again, before she begs you to place the mace in her mouth. Once you’ve done so, she will breathe her last breath into the magical mace. Her body then turns into golden dust and disperses with a breeze of wind.
Ashelander (weapon)
Quest Related
A Teatime For Dragons
You encounter Ashe during this quest, after Kaina asks you to check up on her aunt in Harvest Valley