Dragon Princes

These lands are ruled by powerful dragons who are constantly warring with their neighbors, seeking to extend their realms.

History
Dragons roamed the lands of Aegeron before men, dwarves or elves even came to these shores. But they were always solitary creatures who bothered little with the trivialities of humans and elves. Their might allowed them to be independent and free for ages, but even they could not contend with the might of the Imperium. In the end all dragons had to make a choice: serve or flee into exile. The vast majority chose the latter, and spent centuries hiding in their remote mountain lairs, trying to outlast the Imperium.

Once the Imperium fell most returned to their original domains as if the past four centuries never happened. But a group of dragons chose a different path. They realized that the mortal races will always pose a threat to them through united force so they decided to join forces and form an empire of their own where each dragon is granted dominion over a land and their inhabitants. These Dragon Princes descended upon the Dragon Tail Islands and installed themselves as rulers over the "lesser species". Since then they have been waging a war against their neighbors trying to expand their realms.

For the past decades the Dragon Princes have been fighting for the Wild Coast. At first the locals stood no chance against the draconic onslaught, but they managed to halt their advance with the arrival of the Golden Lance and massive aid from other realms. Now the war is at a stalemate with both sides waiting for a weakness to exploit.

Life
The Dragon Princes modeled their realm after the feudal kingdoms of humans with each individual dragon ruling over their own land and serving as vassals of the more powerful dragons. But there is no king at the top of this hierarchy, instead there are the Dragon Princes, a ruling council made up form the most powerful dragons.

Contrary to the horrific tales spread all over Aegeron, the common people live a very similar life they would live in any other feudal society. Most settlements are left to take care of themselves, the dragons only demand taxes and (in time of war) levied troops, who make up the ground troops of the princes' army.