Oh, Azgor is definitely not a good guy, haha. He might not be hostile toward the Warden, but there’s a reason he was called the Black Dragon of Calamity. As for whether the MC can actually get rid of him… well, that’s something we’ll have to discover as the story unfolds, haha.
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Random remark, before you (the author) mentioned Azgor has used certain means to grow to his size and powers I just assumed he’s a god and was born that way. He’d just been slumbering in the depths of the earth and the dwaves woke him.
Also, is there’s an explanation for why Azgor’s core wasn’t destroyed in the war? I feel it’s a sensible thing to do after they won.
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Because it’s an incredible source of power.
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Did I say that? I might be mixing things up, but I think at the time I was referring to how other dragons aren’t capable of growing as large or powerful as Azgor for specific reasons. The explanation for why Azgor is so much stronger and larger than the others will be revealed in his extra story in the next update.
As for why no one destroyed the core—when Emperor Rahatiel unleashed the combined magic of all the Aurelians present in a massive explosion, it vaporized all life within a several-kilometer radius. The area became a desolate wasteland, and not long after, dragons and other monsters began to flood in. The region, later known as the Dragonfell Mountains, became nearly impossible to traverse, and every expedition sent there vanished.
That is, until Idius led an expedition from Emberford and succeeded in reaching and retrieving the core. They were the first to make it that far, and they intended to harness its power—so no one ever had the chance to try destroying it.
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I do love how the plot, as it seems to be shaping up, is that there’s a classic sinister faction that wants to take over the world and instead of trying to stop them to preserve the status quo it’s “they can’t take over the world if I do it first!” We need more stories like that. Especially since the idea of preserving the sovereignty of nations as an intrinsic good and conquest as something to oppose on principle wasn’t really as much of a thing in medieval politics. It was there, but not the way we’d envision it.
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Update 7 (03/07/2025):
Hey everyone! Sorry this one took a while—life got in the way a bit more than I expected, and to top it off, my keyboard’s spacebar decided to start dying on me… so yeah, writing has been extra fun lately, haha.
That said, this update adds around 30k new words, bringing the total word count up to 256k! I originally planned to include a bit more, but since the update was already running late, I figured it was better to release what I have now and take my time with the next part.
One of the big additions this time is the first extra story! Normally, these extras will be released first on my Ko-fi and made public a bit later, but I wanted to make this one available to everyone from the start—just so you can get a taste of what future ones might be like.
Oh, and just to clarify—reading the extra stories is not required to understand the main story. There will definitely be a few nods and connections here and there, so those who do read them might catch some extra details or hidden context, but anything important to the main plot will always be fully explained within the main story itself.
The Codex also got a pretty big overhaul! There are a bunch of new entries in the bestiary, and I’ve added another race there as well. I’ll keep expanding it as we go, especially as more of the world is explored.
Also, the stat bars have been updated! Big thanks to @Bangdream for the suggestion—it’s way better now! (I’m just not sure if they’ll work properly, so if anyone notices anything wrong with the stats, let me know.)
A few more things I wanted to mention: I’ll be posting two polls soon about some things I’ve been thinking over. And just a heads-up: I haven’t had time to fully test this update yet, so if you spot any errors or weirdness, please report it here and I’ll fix it as quickly as possible.
As always, thank you all so much for the support—it really means a lot to me!
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Alright, here’s the first poll! Lately, I’ve been trying to figure out what my strengths and weaknesses are when it comes to writing—what’s working well and what might need more attention. So made this poll to get a better idea of what you guys think, and I plan to try putting some extra focus on improving the areas that get the fewest votes.
So, what would you say you enjoy the most in my WIP?
- Lore / World building
- Characters
- Romance
- premise
- Action scenes
- Pacing
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And for the last poll: Which of these characters are you least interested in as a romance option?
- Arael
- Zatus
- Ruby
- Walls
- Lyra
- Cassiel
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does the main plot also have new content or is it the extra story only? @RGHV
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Ugh, the spacebar, really? Might as well just go ahead and get a new keyboard, then. That’s the first of the most used keys to go; that, the shift and the period and comma.
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There is a bug, you’re always in a relationship with Zatus if you choose to not romance anyone when you skip to chapter 2
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Yes, the bulk of the update is in the main story—about 20k words in total. The extra story adds around 3k words, and the rest of the content of the update is in the Codex.
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Yeah, I’ll get a new one as soon as I can, constantly having to go back and fix all the spots where the spacebar didn’t work is not very fun… haha.
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Oh, that’s odd. The only time the romance stat for Zatus is set in the skip section is with this line of code:
Is the Warden and Zatus together?
*choice
#Yes
*set romance "Zatus"
*set zatus +40
*goto namezatus
#No
*goto news
So I think what likely happened is that an if condition didn’t trigger properly, and his romance scene showed up by mistake. Do you remember which scene it was where you saw the romance with him? That would help me track it down.
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Azgor asked if he’s the one the Warden choose to be their mate if you choose to sleep at camp and after ordering the soldiers to stay
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Word Building and Lore is always the prime for me
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Oh, I found it—lol, thanks for pointing it out! I totally forgot to add the if condition, haha.
Should be fixed now.
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Oh right, a few things I forgot to mention about the update!
There’s now a scene where players who haven’t romanced anyone can choose a name for themselves. Instead of creating separate scenes for each character, I decided to go with a moment involving Azgor. I felt like Lyra and Cassiel aren’t close enough to the MC yet to help with something that personal, and Ruby and Walls wouldn’t suggest a name either—so Azgor made the most sense.
There’s also a small follow-up for the poly route with Lyra and Arael. To see it, you’ll need a high relationship with Lyra and a high Arrogance stat. Nothing actually happens yet—it’s more about the tension building and feelings starting to get complicated.
I’ve also put together a very rough version of the world map! I no longer have premium on Inkarnate, and I’ll be honest—mapmaking isn’t my strong suit, haha. Eventually, I’d love to commission someone to create a proper world map, and maybe improve the current map of Aurelia while I’m at it.
Very rough first sketch. Just for reference in my writting for now.
This new map isn’t relevant to the main plot—for now, at least. My plan is to treat The Dragon’s Covenant as a standalone story with a complete, closed ending, so anyone can read just this and feel satisfied. That said, there’s a lot more of the world to explore, so at the end, there will be an option that hints at a possible continuation. So if I ever decide to write a sequel, it could continue from there.
Just to be clear: I already have the general plot for a sequel in mind. But I’m not committing to a big series just yet. I don’t want to get overwhelmed and risk dropping it halfway through, haha. So for now, it’s just one complete book, with the possibility of more in the future.
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I’ve been there, and feel your pain.
There are still a lot of instances where the pronouns are wrong for a female warden. And a lot of “hers” instead of just her, but I wasn’t sure if you were using that as a dialectic inflection or if it was an actual mistake. In the smaller villages where the people are supposed to be seen as kind of bumpkins, I can see it working. But it is a bit jarring, as hers does not correlate to his in English all the time. His and Hers bathrooms, yes. His shoes and hers shoes, no; it would be his shoes and her shoes.
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The bug is still there after ordering the soldiers to stay Zatus still react like he’s in a relationship with the Warden
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