Well of Dragons

The Well of Dragons was a citadel operated by the Cult of the Dragon, built atop an ancient dragon graveyard.

Description
The citadel was built at the bottom of the caldera of a once-active volcano. The walls descending down the cavity were lined with hundreds upon hundreds of dragon's remains, which were inaccessible an protected by the graveyard's protector. Natural caverns wound through the earth surrounding the caldera, alongside crude tunnels that were dug by the Cult's laborers.

The site was a legendary graveyard of dragons, shrouded in shadow magic. Historically it was the place many dragons would travel to to when they were ready to die a natural death.

Geography
It was located the canyonlands north of the Sunset Mountains, southeast of the Battle of Bones and some ways east of Skull Gorge.

Activities
activities which mainly involved attempting to transform dragons into dracoliches.

Leadership
As of 1374 DR, the Well of the Dragons was overseen by the cult leader Vargo Kent.

Defenses
The citadel was well defended as it often came under attack from treasure hunters and dragons angered by the cult's beliefs.

History
The origins of the dragon graveyard's discovery varied between scholars. Some said it was initially uncovered by the Cult of the Dragon cell based in the Western Heartlands, in the, while other accounts attribute that feat ti the Sembian cell in the. Regardless of who arrived first, the dragon cultists found the site was guarded by an undead shadow dragon known as Uthagrimnoshaarl, the Dire Dragon. The shadow dragon allowed the cultists to propose an an initial alliance before refusal, and graciously allowed them to leave with their lives.

After dragon cultists freed the guardian Uthagrimnoshaarl from the magic that bound it to the dragon graveyard,, they began construction of their citadel. Their initial efforts were fraught with missteps however, as construction plans were poorly thought out and the disruption of the site led to numerous dragon attacks. Other groups attempted to interfere for their own interest as well, including bands of adventurers, sages, different dragonkin, and even yuan-ti. Eventually constriction of the citadel became overseen by the Sembian cell of the Cult. Over 250 laborers worked tirelessly for years, and the Well of Dragons was finally completed in the.

It was that same year that Vargo Kent's apprentice Reveilaein Brant uncovered an ancient tablet of Kalzareinad that detailed the process of how a half-dragon could undertake a process to become a dracolich.

In the late 15th century DR the citadel was co-ruled by a death knight named Naergoth Bladelord and a lich known as Vargo the Faceless.

Notable Inhabitants

 * Arleanda, an especially academic Wearer of Purple and cleric of the god Velsharoon.
 * Arsekaslyx, the "Guardian of the Well", a pseudonatural red dragon that offered much protection to the cultists at the Well during its early years.
 * Uthagrimnoshaarl, the great shadow wyrm that transformed into a dracolich.