A dull, distant pain affects [[Balevon the Deep|Balevon]], a young [[Dragon Turtle]]. Surrounded by flesh, blood, and scales. One of Balevon's fins are wounded. A [[Ancient Vela King|Vela with a Crown]] approaches and picks up Balevon. Using some kind of healing magic, he heals Balevon, but begins to age rapidly in the process. The Vela says: *"I've learned many things young one, but us along with our wisdom returns to the sands if it is not acted upon yes? People believe that the [[chaos]] of the world is proof that there is free will. But those who ponder questions such as these for long enough will know that isn't the case. You are only a result of the actions cast upon you, the environment that coddles or suffocates you, and the people that cross your path. I was fortunate to have been molded into the creature you see before you today. Great sacrifice creates the circumstances for a more equitable world, and thereby people molded by it. But great sacrifices are oft only performed by those who were shaped to make them. This last act will hopefully shape you in the same fortune that I was."* The Vela places the restored Dragon Turtle in the waters of [[Balevon Lake]], takes his staff, and begins walking towards the city [[Laverasala]] in the distance...