The City of Aladria [GothicPunk]

Circa 500 A.D. a volcano erupted in the middle of the ocean and formed a patch of small, desolate islands. Formed from the lava of the volcano, the islands were composed of the rarest minerals from Arogonite to Citrine Quartz. These special minerals unexplainably created the richest and most fertile soil never touched by mankind. 100 years later, two merchants discovered these islands on their rounds from country to county. They claimed the island as their own and created a small trading post for their goods on it. After a few years of living on the islands, the merchants discovered the precious soil and became two of the wealthiest and most famous merchants and earned their living off of the soil. As time passed, the little trading post turned into a small farming village and then to a bustling city of farmers living off of the rare soil. It was a prosperous trade village where merchants would stop to purchase and sell goods with the fellow townspeople when traveling across the sea. Many tourists flocked to the city to get a chance to purchase the priceless crops and to observe the wonderful miracle that the islands. Then one day the unthinkable happened. The volcano that once created the islands was now erupting once again and put everyone's lives in danger. Little did the villagers know that they were no the only ones living off of these islands precious minerals. A dragon named Ninarth also dwelled on a nearby island and was also in danger of the volcano. When the inevitable day came where the volcano erupted, Ninarth sacrificed itself and flew into the volcano to absorb the lava so it would not hurt the townspeople. The people of Aladria did everything they could to help the severely wounded Ninarth but it appeared to be in vein. Ninarth was in an eternal rest until 1000 years later when he reawoke and promised to always protect the town for the rest of eternity. Now he stays perched upon an island overlooking the islands and the townspeople pay their respect to him everyday.