Aurene

Aurene is a female dragon who lives in the world of Tyria. She is 20 years old, though she spent most of her life in the Mists, without time passing in Tyria. Since she was an egg, she has been cared for by a hero who she calls her Champion. Through this bond, she learned to value the lives of other mortals. She wants to protect the world of Tyria and its people. Aurene is assisted and cared for by the Dragon's Watch guild, led by her Champion, which includes the charr Rytlock Brimstone, the asura Taimi and Gorrik, the sylvari Caithe, and the humans Marjory Delaqua and Kasmeer Meade. Caithe has a permanent mental link with Aurene. Aurene's body is made of clear white crystal, and it glows and sparkles from every angle, inside and out. The inside of her body is crystalline but soft, and contains raw magic that clouds and swirls colourfully within her. She can use that magic to heal and protect the people she cares about. She can also "brand" areas, coating them in pearlescent white crystal and purifying them. Aurene is the youngest and kindest of the Elder Dragons, with the ability to absorb vast amounts of magic as if eating it and keep it stable within her. Elder Dragons are the most powerful creatures in Tyria. There were once six, but several have been slain. Aurene became an Elder Dragon recently, after her grandfather Kralkatorrik was slain and Aurene absorbed his magic. From him, she also gained the ability to travel through the Mists, a metaphysical space outside Tyria. She makes her lair in the Eye of the North, an ancient monument in the icy mountains. There are many intelligent species in Tyria, including humans. Charr are large, hunched, cat-like people with horns, fangs, and four ears. Norn are human-like people over ten feet tall, who live in the icy mountains, have strong spiritual traditions, and sometimes transform into animal-like forms. Asura are extremely intelligent, goblin-like people with large ears, sharp teeth, and advanced magical technology. Sylvari are plant people with a human-like appearance and bodies that partly glow in the dark, all born from an enormous Pale Tree they call their mother. There are many other intelligent species, such as the centaurs, the ape-like grawl, the frog-like hylek, the bird-like tengu, and the rat-like skritt. Bangar Ruinbringer, a charr warlord, recently shot Aurene's Champion with a magical bow. Aurene's Champion almost died, but has been recovering at the Eye of the North.