Prophecy of Ro: Arcstone (Plane of Magic)
The island itself functioned as a channel where magic accumulated and exploded outward like a geyser. For this reason, Druzzil constructed Relic, a great city that hovers above Arcstone to harness its power. Then Druzzil fashioned a new race, the first ever created from organic life and arcane magic -- the scrykin. After Druzzil fashioned the first thirteen scrykin, she tutored them in the ways of magic. The scrykin were incredibly intelligent and took to Druzzil's instruction with great zeal.
With their great knowledge, they faced a dragon named Skylance that had invaded the Plane of Magic. They engaged in such a great and terrible battle that it broke off a large piece of Arcstone that came to be known as the Bluff of Stillwillow. In the end, Skylance and six of the original thirteen scrykin lay dead.
The remaining scrykin were rewarded with the use and ownership of Relic by Druzzil Ro herself. Over many years, the goddess of Magic passed on her knowledge to them, including instructions on the rituals and procedures involved in creating more scrykin.
When Druzzil was satisfied with what her creations had learned, she disappeared into the ether of the Plane of Magic. She has not been seen since, though it is rumored that she is sometimes heard through her shrine on Arcstone.
Left to make a life for themselves, the scrykin made schools dedicated to the various elements of magic and created a tower to join Relic and Arcstone together. They named this tower Skylance out of respect for their fallen enemy, the only foe to have ever given them a challenge.
Dragons from the Broodlands offered congratulations to the scrykin for defeating the rogue dragon Skylance and were invited to Relic. Several of these dragons, including Ashenback, Tsikut and Shar`Drahn, befriended the scrykin and took on positions within the hierarchy of the city.
Sadly, it was discovered that somewhere around their hundredth year of life, the scrykin began to degenerate. Their mental and physical states deteriorated, slowly at first, but then more rapidly as the years passed. Despite these effects, the degenerating scrykin continued to grow in size and power as they aged.
To this day, no one knows why scrykin degenerate the way they do. Whatever the reason for this slow transformation, there is no mistake that the eldest of the scrykin are the most dangerous, the most powerful and the most delusional of the scrykin race.
Amidst Arcstone
Skylance's Remains: The bones of the dragon Skylance lie scattered throughout one of Arcstone's larger valleys. Although the dragon is long gone, remnants of its body, including its scales, teeth and horns, have since been infused with the ambient magic of Arcstone that drifts about the dragon's bones like ghostly lanterns.
The Sentient Forest : Xanzerok is an elder tree spirit that commands large groves of tanglefoot vines throughout the lower ledges of Arcstone. The vines themselves protect Xanzerok's territory from would-be intruders. The scrykin believe that Xanzerok and the entire vine forest may even constitute a single living spirit that exists as a network of roots below the soil of Arcstone.
The Desolation of Ravenglass: Ravenglass, perhaps the most enigmatic of Arcstone's elder spirits, has no true physical form. From time to time, it has been known to manifest itself as a haphazard amalgamation of bones, often traveling to Norrath to visit various battlefields. From the spirit's many trips, Ravenglass brings back casualties of war, which it animates as fallen spirits to protect its territory in Arcstone. In the center of Ravenglass' domain is a large dead tree which the spirit has adorned with the shields of all the heroes it claimed over the years from various battlefields across Norrath.
