The Tragedy of Erinethria

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The Tragedy of Erinethria.

The Tragedy of Erinethria is a book found in the Eye of Ysera in the Emerald Dream.

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The Tragedy of Erinethria

In the days when the kingdom of dragons was young, brave Erinethria's emerald wings soared above the clouds.

The fastest flier of her day, she feared no enemy. Nor would she back down from any challenge.

Alas, her courage would be her undoing.


Erinethria had flown to the far corners of Kalimdor and back. She had witnessed wondrous sights, and loved to share stories of them with her kin.

Yet there came a day when Erinethria felt she had seen all there was to see of the world. She grew bored. Restless.


Erinethria sought the wisdom of Keeper Tyr.

"Great keeper, is there any mystery left for me to discover? Any riddle yet to be solved?"

"Everything you need is here, child. What more could you want to see? What else could you seek to know?"


As the dragon's brow furrowed, a cool wind blew in from the west.

"The breeze, great keeper. I wish to see the place from whence the winds are born."

Tyr grew solemn. "Beyond the Storming Sea lies only ruin. Stay close to home. Stay close to kin."


Tyr's warning hung like a shadow over Erinethria's heart. It clashed again and again with her deep yearning for answers.

One bright morning, the green dragon bid farewell to her clutchmates.

"Fear not," she told them, "for I can fly higher than any storm. Faster than any thunder. And when I know from whence the west winds come, I shall return home and tell you all!"


And with that, Erinethria soared into the sky.

Moons passed. And still more. Yet brave Erinethria did not return.

Even Ysera woke from her dreaming to aid in the search. But there was no sign to be found.


Most believed that Erinethria was lost to the Storming Sea. That her mighty wings grew tired and torn by the harsh winds, and that she tumbled into the roiling waters.

But some greens claimed that they saw her in their dreams. That she reached a land beyond, where she raised a brood of her own.


Surely, after all these ages, we must accept the truth of her loss. While we honor her courage, we must remember the wisdom she failed to heed.

Beyond the Storming Sea lies only ruin. Stay close to home. Stay close to kin.


Beware, beware, the wind from the west,
Its call holds only doom.

For if you take wing across storm and sea,
You shall share Erinethria's tomb.

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