Dragonborn

Dragonborn are strange amongst the mortal species in that they were not created by gods. Rather, they were born from dragons; who themselves are often considered demigods. As old, or by some account older, than the orc, the Dragonborn were always a introverted species. There were no great Dragonborn empires stretched across the world, only ever small, hidden settlements.

At some point, the Dragonborn population began to dwindle. Infertility became increasingly common amongst successive generations, until Dragonborn almost reached the point of extinction. The remaining population mostly gathered in the city of Mattri, built partly into the legendary mountain home of Skarrinismet; the first dragon and Ranger of the Land.

For some time it seemed that the Dragonborn population was stabilisting, perhaps a gift from the oldest of their ancestors. Mattri itself became amongst the wealthiest settlements in the world due to rich resources in the mountain and surrounding land. The vast wealth and relatively small population of Dragonborn led to influx of immigrants willing to settle amongst the Dragonborn and work with them. This co-existence soon changed, as Dragonborn increasingly abandoned any manual work in favour of supervisory roles.

Non-Dragonborn in Mattri essentially became slaves to the native inhabitants. In time all but a small minority of Dragonborn made all of their money from the work of immigrant workers. An attitude of entitlement and superiority became a part of Dragonborn culture. Dragonborn seemed to not only be recovering from their declining population, but actually flourishing.

However, the  Legion of Rot, Tan's Army of Suffering, crushed any hopes of recovery. A brutal massacre occured and would have resulted in a virtual genocide if not for the intervention of Vurric, the Lord of Preservation and his Champion; Dalara who gave up her life to save as many Dragonborn as she could.

Living as refugees in civilisations around the world, many Dragonborn have succumbed to depression, a state only made worse by the poor treatment they receive in most places, a ironic mimicry of the same treatment they inflicted on immigrants to their own city. A small organisation, the Dragonborn Revolutionaries, tries desperately to improve the lot of the Dragonborn and to find a solution to their seemingly inevitable extinction.