Dragonbane Castle

Since the meeting was dismissed, we were free to explore Amera until we began our first mission. Damaris and the other officers escorted Queen Draella to her political appointments since she was in charge of Amera's politics. King Rilo is primarily in charge of all things having to do with the military or the economy. King and Queen Dragonbane shared all other areas of power, including the shared responsibility of the Research & Development branch of government. According to what Damaris told me during our trip, Amera primarily specializes in science. They benefit from above-average prosperity thanks to the popularity of their scientific creations.

"While Draella is busy with conducting foreign policy, I can show your party around my castle! I need to go see my daughter Ena anyway!" Rilo said.

As we followed Rilo, we noticed that the walls were of great design. I could tell that the artwork and architecture were made with the principle of the golden ratio. It seemed that Amera was either as advanced or more advanced than the earth that I came from. The thing that differentiated the two was the fact that Amera made their technology with magic. For example, my fortress has a refrigerator but it doesn't run on electricity or modern technology. The fridge runs on ice magic that is set to loop continuously. With that in mind, it's significantly easier to progress technology-wise in Yggdrasil than on earth. It was evident by the fact that Amerans have their very own status screens. We don't even have that on earth yet!

"Ena is currently training with one of our colonels. If she is to be a Dragonbane, she needs to be able to defend herself. As a princess knight, I'm expecting great things from her!", Rilo said proudly.

Rilo told me that his main class was "King" and his subclass was "Multi-Class". Apparently, it is one of the blessings that the dragonbane's are able to take advantage of. It lets them not only choose their subclass but also lets them have a max of three subclasses. When they turn 18, they have the ability to choose from three categories: Assault, Defense, and Magic. Once they choose their three subclasses, they are shown the skill tree that is associated with each one. Through deliberate practice and experience, they are able to move up the skill trees. This blessing was given to the Dragonbane's in order to make sure that the bloodline would persist against all odds. I cautiously asked him if the Queen was his biological family but he said that she wasn't. Apparently, after a dragon bane chooses a spouse, a conversion ritual is done to covert the spouse's chemical makeup into a dragon bane. The ritual requires the approval of Omus in order to work since he is the one who has the power to do so.

"Ok! We have made it to the Royal Training Room! Let's see how Ena is doing!", Rilo said.

We opened the silver and matte-black door that had the dragonbane seal on it. Upon opening it, we could see a cute woman, around 20 years old, with beautiful orange hair and eyes. She was currently fighting a high-ranking officer, who was parrying her blades.

"C'mon, Princess Ena! Is that all you got? How do you expect to face the Paladin God if you can't beat an old man like me?!" he said, smiling.

"Shut up, Rubin! As if 35 is old! Stop being an ass and focus on our fight", Ena pouted.

They didn't notice us so we decided to watch their duel for a few minutes. The princess, although 20, was very skilled with her Royal dual-swords. She used it as a means of defense and offense in her duel with Colonel Rubin. It was clear from watching her that her problem was her stamina and her hasty fighting style. She lacked coordination in her ability to fight effectively. As Ena tried to attack, Rubin was able to block any attack with only one sword. He looked to not be exerting much effort, while Ena was trying her best to land a hit.

Ena stabbed the two swords in the ground and held them as she took a knee. She was breathing hard, exhausted with the duel she had with Rubin.

"I think we've seen enough Rubin! Say hello to the Paladin God Of Yggdrasil, Brice!", Rilo said smiling.

"Eh?! He's here now? I thought he was supposed to come later! I'm not prepared for the meeting let me-"

"Don't worry about it, Ena. Brice has already agreed to help us. You know, I see him like my son now. He has a really great-"

"I won't a-a-accept this e-e-embarrassment! You! Paladin! We will have a duel before we face Ringdrex! P-p-prepare yourself! I won't hold back!" she said blushing.

She ran out of the Royal Training Room, her face red with embarrassment. Rubin began to laugh, as he walked towards Rilo.

"Hahaha! She's as prideful as ever! Loves to be seen when she wins but hates to be noticed when she loses! She still has some work to do on her stamina but I think she is progressing Rilo!", Rubin said joyfully.

"Thanks, Rubin. I know you are busy with your subordinates but she doesn't want anyone lower than a colonel. The brat is only lvl. 230 so I don't know why she doesn't fight the captains instead. No matter how hard she works, it'll take time to reach her full potential", Rilo said.

"I don't mind! I'll do anything for King Rilo! You helped my child get scarce medicine from Kani when everyone else left her to die. I would happily lay my life for you!", Rubin said bowing.

"Hahaha! Don't embarrass me in front of Brice's party Rubin! It's weird to see a 35-year-old colonel bowing to someone", Rilo said embarrassed.

Rubin got up, shook Rilo's hand, and told him that this was what made him so likable: his humility. Rubin dusted off his armor and walked towards the throne room, where he left his subordinates to wait for him.

"Now that you've seen the Royal Training Room, you are free to train here anytime! We have a variety of weapons, practice dummies, and space for you to prepare for your next fight!", Rilo said.

We walked with Rilo towards the dining hall, where hundreds of soldiers were getting their meals. We saw that there were cooking golems who were preparing the food and human servers who were distributing it. There was also a door that led to the officer's dining hall, which had higher quality food, service, and seating. The general dining hall reminded me of the one at my university, while the Officer's dining hall reminded me of a premium restaurant. As we passed by the hall, the soldiers began to chant 'King Rilo!' before Rilo told them to settle down and enjoy their food. He stopped by the officer's dining hall to say hi to the Generals, Colonels, Majors, and Captains who were eating there. They smiled and waved at him, before returning to their conversations.

After we left the Officer's dining hall, we saw the armory, barracks, rooms, bathhouse, and storage for the general army. Rilo then showed us the Royal versions of the previously mentioned spaces, which were also utilizing the golden ration concept of design. He also showed us many other locations, too numerous to name with such a large castle.

Finally, to end his tour, he showed us to our rooms. As we got there, two Captains were waiting for us at the location.

"I hope you enjoyed the hour-long tour of the Dragonbane Castle! You should have all the information you need to properly navigate this place! I have prepared these 4 Royal Guest Rooms for your party. The day is still young so I shall speak to you later Paladin!", Rilo said.

As he walked away, the two captains escorted the King to his next appointment. Judging from what I was able to pick up, he was going to meet with his wife and daughter, who were currently discussing foreign policy with the government officers.

It seemed that Elu was the topic of discussion...