Database and Lore

Druk

If it is one thing that is obvious in the world, it is dragons. Virtually every society has its own variation of them. Among one of lesser known dragons is that of Druk, but who is he and what does he do? Druk is the grand dragon of the high mountains of the Himalayas. Known so well in the areas of Tibet and the neighboring nation of Bhutan that he is beyond sacred to the people. Asiatic dragons are considered to be holy, benevolent (for the most part), and powerful. Perhaps it is only their physical features are the things that make them genuinely different in the end when it comes to dragons from Europe and even Africa. Druk is a thunder dragon of the great stream of mountains. It is here that he has a fantastic amount of territory to himself as only a few would honestly know of his existence. In reality, Bhutan holds Druk in such high regard that he is actually on the flag itself. In fact, it actually goes so far that the word Bhutan is officially known as the Kingdom of Druk. It is here that the great dragon has made a home. Worshipped by the people and idolized, Druk has been the symbol to the people of Tibet and Bhutan. A guardian and great power, the thunder dragon seemingly has the entire landscape of mountains to himself. The flag often depicts the dragon holding round jewels that represent wealth. In Tales of Heroes, dragons very much exist, but usually in different forms. The dragons of Europe and Russia typically have three forms that they can take. The example of these forms can be their most powerful form, an in-between form, and human form. For most of the dragons of Asia, they can have a form of a human or a dragon. This may seem to be a limitation as characters like Druk, have to always be in his human form when associating with other human beings. This isn’t entirely the case for him. Druk is by all standards, the most powerful thunder dragon to exist on Earth. Even other mythics that use lightning cannot compare to his power. The fact is, Druk really did have the place to himself. The nation of Bhutan and Tibet are not a heavily populated area. The endless stream of mountains of the Himalayas is probably one of the lowest density areas for human populations that there is. The jewels however, are not exactly a representation of wealth but are much more than that. Druk is capable of breathing lightning and even channeling it in his very hands. The jewels that he uses are actually channeling crystals that reflect and amplify his lightning. It was said that he could redirect his lightning and even use the powerful gems to level the mountains itself. Sadly, much like many of the mythics on Earth, the terrible foe known as Cataclysm would result in many deaths of the deities, mythical creatures, and characters on Earth. Druk was initially part of the 6th wave that was sent to go after the destructive entity. Many witnessed him going into the creature and vanish, much like the rest of the known mythics. He was assumed dead ever since…… However, word is often told in Bhutan that the great dragon exists. The occasional eyewitness often warrants the attention of the Coalition of Deities that send teams to explore the endless sea of mountains. While nothing is found, it doesn’t mean that the dragon doesn’t exist. The Himalayas is probably one of the most annoying areas to explore for the Coalition. Dragons such as Apalala, still exist and walk the Earth, which often attracts attention to the other mythics. Where is the great thunder dragon, and how did he survive? The greatest piece of evidence was found during the exodus of the Tibetan Dalai Llama when he was forced to leave Tibet in 1959. The Tibetan Rebellion that resulted in China taking over Tibet would warrant a search by the mythics of the surrounding area for anything that may be out of the ordinary. Surprisingly, something unusual was found far from the capital. One of the fabulous jewels of Druk was discovered. Further search for the great dragon still exists to this day. Perhaps he is with the people of Tibet as the Dalai Lama went to India. Who knows?