Baelerion

A wanderer who told tales from the Ice Sea in the North to the Jungles of Axplo from the Endless Sands to the Pirate Island, there were few stories Baelerion the Bard did not know. There were just as many stories about where Baelerion came from. Some claimed he grew up in Nerath before The Cataclysm. Others say he spoke his first words while under the tutelage of the Eladrin of Tel Avandi. And a few even say he came from a different realm and traversed the Planes themselves before arriving in Rhonnos.



The greatest of these stories is of Baelerion the Bard and Kellivarastyrx the Volcano. Hundred years ago, the northern expanses of the Nerathi Empire were being attacked by a mighty red wyrm by the name of Kellivarastyrx. The Volcano was called so because of his inferno breath, able to melt away the solid stone of castle walls and obliterate the flimsy metal of a knights armor.



From the mountain peak of Skyreach, Kellivarastyrx laid waste to acres upon acres of land, killing all who encountered him. As his terror reached further and further, the beauty of Tarth, the Emerald Isle, was threatened. Perhaps Baelerion grew up there. Perhaps he had a love who lived there. Or maybe he was just furious at the idea a place so beautiful would be destroyed. Whatever the reason, Baelerion rode north to confront the dragon.



He set out from the city of Usard, alone and armed only with his wit and voice, and rode straight on towards Skyreach. While none but Baelerion and Kellivarastyrx could say for sure what really happened, those whom looked across the desolation at night saw flashing lights from the mountain's summit.



The next day, Baelerion, grievously injured, rode back into town. Perched upon his shoulder was a small red lizard. The mystical voice of Baelerion so convinced the Volcano that he was not an enormous and powerful dragon, but a mere mindless lizard, that Kellivarastyrx transformed into a tiny lizard that Baelerion kept as a pet for the rest of his days.