User:Veskin7/Dragon Warrior

Background
The motherland of the Dragon Warrior is Xiang in the Shardeur continent. Dragon Warriors live in the Dragon Wing Monastery high in the In Ten mountain. Their origin is described well in a story kept in the monastery library. Here it is.

"Centuries ago a young adventurer called In Yao went in the In Ten mountains of Shardeur to learn Martial arts in the In Ten Monastery. People who lived there were followers of Nature – men who had dedicated their lives to harmony with the surroundings. They taught their students the art of surviving.

In Yao had a hard life there, but he learned to live obeying the rules of natural balance. He achieved mastery in meditation, herbalist skills, different exotic weapons and secret techniques that provide safety in most dangerous situations. His teachers were very proud of him, because he was a swift student and had the unique ability to improvise. When the time was right he started teaching young students.

One day In Yao was sent to complete a task given by his master. He had to protect a dragon that was pursued by a group of dragon hunters. The creature had troubled its persecutors for months, so they wanted to kill it at any cost. They were stopped by the man. Then something extraordinary happened. The dragon “spoke” to him.

The creature used its mind to communicate with its savior. After showing his gratitude, the dragon explained that he was called The Elder. He said that he belongs to another world where dragons have the supreme power. It appeared that dragons that lived among the people were the ancestors of The Elder and his kind. But they were much earlier step of dragon’s evolution and were just animals, not intelligent creatures. They had passed The Bridge – a portal between the Dragon and Human world that existed since their creation. A huge cataclysm that happened ages ago in the Dragon’s world had closed the portal for thousands of years. As times had passed the dragons had evolved in their world. At the peak of their civilization the mysterious Bridge opened again. The dragons sent their scouts to the world of humans and they gathered all the knowledge they need. Their leaders made the decision not to mess with humans and forbade passing trough the portal. The Elder was a rebel, who had managed to enter the human world, because he believed that humans need dragons help – there was corruption among the people, war was everywhere and the dragon wanted to assist men and save them from their misery. His faith grew stronger when he learned that humanity had entered the Dragon Age.

There was no turning back now and the dragon revealed himself to the rest of the In Ten people. He told them what he told to In Yao. He explained that in his home world dragons were keepers of the natural balance by using their Divine Force and guided all other creatures that worshipped them as demigods. Years passed and The Elder gathered the knowledge of human world. Then he used his force to improve the abilities of the people of In Ten. They achieved ultimate skills that helped them survive trough all the terror spread in the world. The Dragon Wing doctrine was created and people dedicated to The Elder started calling themselves Dragon Warriors. In Yao was the first teacher - a founder of their new order. He wrote the Book of In Ten which contained all the precious wisdom and knowledge provided by The Elder. The warriors used the book to teach their students.

The doings of The Elder didn’t remain unseen by the Dragon Council back in his home world. The time passed in a different way there, so one month in the Dragons world had passed since his escape to the Bridge. In human world 19 years had passed. Three dragon champions were sent trough the portal to stop The Elder and wipe out all that he had done in human realm. Intervention in another world was a crime. They killed him and destroyed the monastery. Few of the Dragon Warriors survived.

The Elder had crafted a magical amulet that had allowed him to go round the guardian spells that prevented passing trough the Bridge. The magic in the artifact didn’t allow the dragon champions to take it with them even though it had been shattered in pieces. So they hid the parts in different places in the human world and cast trap spells to prevent obtainment even if they were found. Then the executors returned to their world leaving humanity “untouched”.

The survival Dragon Warriors rebuilt the monastery. They had a task now – to find the pieces of the Elder Amulet, forge it again, pass trough the Bridge and negotiate with the dragons to consider helping humanity."

Class Design
My idea for a new class is the Dragon Warrior. The idea is inspired by watching movies like Shinobi, The House of Flying Daggers, Tiger & Dragon, Hero, Basilisk (animation), the series of Kung – Fu: The Legend Continues and games like Samurai Shodown 4. The Dragon Warriors possess many unusual remarkable skills and I think they are worthy to be shown in Dragon Age

Dragon Warriors use exotic weapons like katana and wakizashi /short katana/, halberds, naginatas, blade rings like those in the Shinobi movie, Blades that the german guy from Hellboy had, blades on a chain like Basara's blades /a character in the Samurai Shodown game/, they throw shurikens, daggers, disks and bombs. They also use smoke veils, they can become invisible and summon the Spirit of Flames that helps them in battle. Dragon Warriors are skilled in using a bow. They can also kill their enemies with their bare hands and feet, using lethal Martial Art techniques.

Basically Dragon Warriors use light armor, but they are capable to wear heavier armors too. They use secret techniques that enchant the metal making it much lighter. Thus they can wear heavy plates and even perform acrobatic jumps and swim. Usually their armors are made of many segments. They can also use a shield.

Dragon Warrior Skills
I have divided the skills of the warrior in three categories.

Dragon Disciplines
The Dragon Disciplines are presented by many unusual abilities that warriors learned from The Elder. Some of them are magical and some of them are weapon masteries.

Bow and Throwing
The Bow and Throwing skills are masteries with firing and throwing different projectiles with different effect on enemies.

Martial Arts
The Martial Arts are the abilities of the Dragon Warrior to kill his enemies with his bare hands and feet. From lethal strikes with palm to acrobatic jumps to enemy.

Development
The class was created in October 2009.

Media
Drawings will be added soon