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==Yasteria==
=== Asendavia ===
''Dragons'' in Asendavian folklore, not to be confused with real-life drakes, are the children of Kazhrumak. Unlike drakes, they retained the ability of flight and fire-breathing from their mother. Their appearance varies from story to story, though they are typically depicted as matching the colors of the environment they are found in. Unlike drakes, they are depicted as sapient beings, usually either indifferent or malevolent to the other sapient species of Urth. The dragon Tarki, as featured in the 15th-century poem "Ruin," is the archetypal malevolent dragon in Asendavian folklore, and often appears as the antagonist in older Asendavian poems and stories that feature dragons, as Tarki was especially known for his predilection toward wanton destruction and mayhem.
''Kazhrumak'', also known by her title ''Drahomaja'', is a legendary creature that originates from pre-Asendavian Dwarven mythology as a monster that emerged during the creation of the world. In both Asendavian folklore and the original Dwarven mythology she's depicted as a giant fire-breathing dragon and the mother of all dragons and drakes. After emerging from the depths of the Urth during its creation, she wrecked havoc until she was driven back beneath the surface and imprisoned. It is said that she remains imprisoned underneath the Ademarkorvu mountains, watched over by ancient dwarven heroes. Her children are said to tunnel through the urth until they breach the surface, at which point her fiery breath comes to the surface as magma.
''Kravlarozhu'', or ''Burrowers'', are another one of Kazhrumak's children. Born exclusively after their mother's imprisonment, their sole purpose is to burrow through the urth until they reach the surface, at which point Kazhrumak's fire can then pour through the tunnel they made, spilling onto the surface as lava. Kravlarozhu are often conflated with drakes, for they can neither fly nor breathe fire, unlike dragons but akin to drakes. It's often said that kravlarozhu are baby drakes burrowing their way to the surface to be born.
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