It's only been half a century after the discovery of a race long dead from a time before the current era. The Bantioc expedition team expected only to find ruins and rich veins of valuable rare metals within the Ruined City of Taepan. What they encountered, was something even more valuable than all the riches of the world: Dae Yongs.
These giants of the past were thought to be extinct. Records from the Grand Archives document their conquest throughout the planet until a devastating, virulent disease began systematically wiping cities after cities. From such violent nature of this plague, it was commonly accepted that they would have died off if not from the actual pandemic, then from the sudden and harsh collapse of infrastructure.
Yet what the Bantioc expedition team found were living, breathing Dae Yongs, reviving each other from the long, isolated hibernation they subjected themselves to in order to escape the complete destruction of their race. These Dae Yongs weren't feral, nor where they disorganized. Systematically waking each other, already assigning positions in their social classes, everything was planned out for the race knew: in order to survive, everything must be preserved.
Of those who survived the devastation was an old, wise, elite of his race: Hyun Ryong. Born under the guidance of the winds and air, he took on the role of exploring this new frontier. The familiar smells, sounds, and sights of what was once his home is all alien to everyone of his race. But the Grand City of Taepan is being rebuilt; the five orders of Earth, Fire, Metal, Water, and Wind are restructuring themselves to what was once their pinnacle of power.
"We know what we have to aim for, and our wisdom shall carry us with the winds of progress."
Hyun Ryong, The Virtuous Dragon explores his old homelands, with the powers of a Windborne sage at the tips of his fingers. Always smoking a batch of special herb blends, he prefers to show his elite status than talk for actions speak louder than words.
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