Archive:Greenwood's Grotto/2023-02/Kalzareinad

{{SC Kalzareinad grew and grew in power as draconic selfishness did (that is, as more and more dragons hurled magic heedless and uncaring of the results, or exulting in destruction and calling on Kalzareinad to achieve or maximize it. Kalzareinad took to boosting the power and area of effect of magics cast while invoking his name, which of course led to dragons calling on him more and more. Eventually he doomed himself, by aiding mortals (Sammaster was neither the first or the only one, just the only persistent one; one of the others got swiftly destroyed by the first dracolich he created) in creating dracoliches, and by other creative new magics—which brought him into competition with the dragon goddess Kereska, and under her power (he unwittingly used “casting strings” or spell elements she’d created, and was linked to), so she subsumed his power, drank his life, then cast aside his corpse. Which was later torn apart by various adventurers seeking draconic body parts for various magical uses (and resale). He's still dead. ;} }}
 * query     = I'll keep asking about dragons, can you tell me anything about Kalzareinad?
 * questioner = Lucio#3569
 * answer    = Kalzareinad is a dead demipower, who  was made stronger every time a dragon unleashed reckless or destructive magic. Eventually dragons took to invoking his name when they wanted to create widespread destruction with a spell they were unleashing.