The Lux Aeterna is an ancient draconic rite that condenses centuries of growth and experience into a single lifetime. Those who undergo it are called Aeternal Dragons — beings who channel their vast potential inward, refining essence and will until their strength grows as swiftly as mortals. Where traditional dragons rely on age and instinct, the Aeternal master discipline and deliberate evolution.

Odra knows only this much: the ritual was meant to empower, not enslave. Yet the symbols found in Ismaren carry a darker resonance — sigils bent toward binding rather than liberation. Whatever the Syndicate uncovered, it isn’t the true Lux Aeterna. It’s something twisted, a perversion of draconic ascendancy turned toward control.

In her dreams, Odra can still feel it — a pulsing light behind her ribs, something ancient and unfinished.