Millennia have passed since the dragons of Marrowoods defeated the monstrous Ashenmaw, the victory and the safety of the world coming at a high price. Millennia of dragon whelps being fed to the Devourer to keep him dormant, thousands of lives lost to protect thousands more.
But now you, a whelp meant to met this gruesome fate, have hatched just in the nick of time, getting to grow up in the mysterious Marrowoods and the ancient homes of Sildrys’ dragonflights.
Pure chance gives you the means to be the one to find out the secret behind Ashenmaw, the truth behind the Black and Blue Patriarchs’ betrayal, and to put an end to Ashenmaw’s horror.
Greetings, friends, here be dragons.
Ashenmaw is my newest project (my brain likes being able to jump between projects I found), so here we go:
Where to Play?
The WiP is Here
Current Status: Prologue Done, Ch1 incomplete. Wordcount Total: ~20200/ 5000 per playthrough (more as a red whelp).
There’s a bit more to read as a red dragon right now.
The Player
You play as a freshly hatched dragon whelp, navigating the odds and ends of the politics and mysteries of the five flights, intermingle with the younger races, and jump headfirst into uncovering the secrets of Ashenmaw and the Marrowoods.
You can, technically, play as male, female or non-binary. Dragons pick their gender by themselves, and as they have a natural talent for shapeshifting, details such as that are more of an afterthought, really.
The ROs
Vaelias: Red drake, male, a few years older than MC. Servant to Astia and Kassias, Kassias’ protege.
Teiabra (short: Tea, like the drink, not te-a): Green drake, female, bit younger than Vaelias. studious, no nonsense healer/druid, ambitious to become the either head of the druid circle of Marrowoods or of the witches’ coven of the Howling Morass. Either is fine.
Phyron: Black drake, male, same age as Vaelias, approximately. Hate the MC for some reason, stubborn, but possibly with good intentions. terrible flirt
Arsinoe/Akylhoi (still undecided on the name): Black drake, female, (rest would be spoilers, but she’s around Vael’s age)
Nyrabra (short: Nyra, rhymes with Ira): Blue whelp, female, a few months older than MC. A bubbly little thing with her head in the clouds and a talent for chaos. Has gotten it into her head to become the blue flights new Matriarch.
Wynnenos (short: Wynn): Grey/bronze drake, male/genderfluid, about Tea’s age, scatterbrained adventurer, terrible flirt like Phyron.
Other Important Characters
Alerhon: Black dragon, caretaker. He’s the MC’s guide and guardian early on. Might have a secret. (Human form below)
Astia: Leader of the red flight, Queen of dragons, MC’s mother if MC is a red whelp.
(High Elven form below)
Kassias: Prime Consort to Astia, doesn’t like the MC, old rival of Alerhon’s.
(High Elven form below)
Mimelumi: Leader of the Green Flight, Head of the Druids of the Marrowoods, MC’s mother if you play as a green dragon.
(Wood Elven form below)
Mubiru: Mimelumi’s Prime consort, currently missing in the dewlight wilds, MC’s father if you play as green dragon.
(wood elven form below)
Akylhoi: Ferhon’s widow, de facto leader of the black flight. MC’s mother if you play as black dragon.
(human form below)
Terhibra: Salbri’s widow, de facto leader of the blue/silver flight. MC’s mother if you play as blue dragon.
(half-elven form below)
Padamonos: Patriarch of the grey/bronze flight, trickster/conman, MC’s father if you play as grey dragon.
ROs and their personality are bound to change.
Hope you’ll find this to your liking.
(And yes, I had mused giving that option, but it felt a little ridiculous)
I only know hollow knight from the aesthetics and all, I was not aware of the story. Nice.
