The Sovereign Sage

The position of the Sovereign Sage has been a vital aspect of Dromaria since the inception of the Covenant. Intended to be a champion and warden, the Sage is the public representative of the agreement and the custodian of the Ley Prisons. Due to their responsibilities, the Sage is given both credit and blame for issues dealing with dragon kind and is the first one held liable for religious violations. To aid in this endeavor, the Sovereign Sage is gifted with many unique items and abilities, with the most important being the Sovereign Spire. The wizard’s tower is a font of power, an impenetrable stronghold, and a safe place to call home. For details regarding the Ley Prisons and their former inhabitants see the "Fugitive Horrors" section in Chapter Seven of Dromaria: The Covenant.
The authority of the Sovereign Sage equals that of nations. By default, they are a member of the Arcane Collective, giving them no limit to their available resources. In addition, the Sage may call upon dragon allies in times of need. Such power has led most Sages to focus on the Covenant, dragon, and mortal health, excusing themselves from matters of state. Those who see a Sage in action welcome their protection, witnessing the presence of a hero and legend. However, those who have been the victim of a Sage’s inaction are likely to hold a differing opinion. Since the Covenant’s inception, six Sages have carried the mantle.
Dromaria is at a tipping point in its new era. Governments are reeling and many of the individuals in power have changed. The biggest example of this is the Sovereign Sage. The role of the Sovereign Sage is that of “The Wizard.” The position was designed to represent characters such as Gandalf the Grey (The Lord of the Rings), Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter), and Elminster the Wise (The Forgotten Realms). They are the focal point of conflicts and are used by the world as an example of leadership and purpose.
For the last 1,500 years, the Sovereign Sage has been the same person, a human man named Harvie Ambrosius, known as “The Deadeyes.” Whether or not a person has encountered Harvie, everyone knows his name. He is synonymous with every great victory and defeat during his era. After the recent events at Emperor's Peak, Harvie has been deposed and removed from his post by the dragons. Since then Harvie has not been seen, living within a demiplane, doing whatever wizards do.
In Harvie’s place, a young ember named Malik Kincaid has taken over. Malik’s personal story and traits are covered in Chapter Nine of Dromaria: The Covenant. It is hard to quantify the immense impact of having one so young in a position of such power. The citizens of Dromaria expect the Sovereign Sage to perform miracles and save them from threats beyond their control. As a GM, Malik and his responsibilities fall on your shoulders, only if you wish to pick them up.
Whether or not Malik makes an appearance in your games, consider what it means to have someone so unseasoned, replacing someone who has been in a position for 1,500 years. There are ample story opportunities that can come from this, even if it happens thousands of miles away. Malik is capable, and the position of the Sovereign Sage is critical to maintaining the Covenant and more. When citizens and dragons think of the Sovereign Sage they will think of "The Deadeyes." Malik has big shoes to fill and how and if he does so is up to you.

Font of Power
The Sovereign Spire

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The Six Sages

Lei Shin. The first sage. Daughter of Elsinleyown Yam'hikir. Locked away the first Leyline prisoner. Executed by dragon tribunal for the undead dragon Benthu arising. Entombed in the School of Summer.
Maltavoris. The second sage. Human son of Matunas Tormontear. Betrayed the Covenant, framing Lei Shin for his crimes. Killed by Seveth Van Dem. Resurrected as the lich Jeth in service to Malus.
Tollu'tallaria. The third sage. “The Dragon Sage,” only dragon to be a Sovereign Sage. Locked away Senex Malus beneath Emperor’s Peak. Reestablished order and formed the nation of Thorn. Killed by Jeth and Benthu.
Azha Govstevania. The fourth sage. Upiryrial with descendants in Kalatearman. Short tenure but highly active. Took magic knowledge back from the elves, formed the Arcane Collective, and the city of Blarek. Captured Jeth and Benthu but died afterward.
Harvie Ambrosius. The fifth sage. World’s greatest living hero. Synonymous with his dragon companion Elovesor. Known as “The Deadeyes.” Most famous for the Band of the Sage and locking away the majority of the leyline prisoners. Deposed as Sage. Living in a demiplane.
Malik Kincaid. The sixth and current sage. A young ember. Killed the Prophet Stroud during the attack on Emperor’s Peak. More information and stat block available in Chapter Nine of Dromaria: The Covenant here.

A Modern Thought on the Sage

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The new Sovereign Sage was confirmed this morning. I pray I do not hold these thoughts in the years to come. Malik was the most unqualified candidate possible, yet the scoundrel was selected above the others!
Numerous times throughout Harvie’s span as Sage, the dragon requested Elovesor replace him. I implored them to consider the option once again. I suspect it was Elovesor herself who declined in the end.
How perfect could a candidate be for the most important position in the world? A gold dragon. Child of Tollu’tallaria, the first Dragon Sage. Companion to the longest Sage in history, by the Deadeye’s side for 1,200 years. Among the most powerful dragons who still take an active part in Dromaria.
A shame.

~ From the memoirs of Angus Noel,
Head Master of the Library of Asuendeai.
Written on the 7th day of the Amethyst
in the year 6,072 of the Draconic Age.

The Band of the Sage

The Band of the Sage is the most famous adventuring group in Dromaria’s recorded history. They operated during the early years of Harvie Ambrosius’s tenure as Sovereign Sage. Their deeds are credited with containing or imprisoning many of the world’s greatest threats and ushering in the longest sustained period of prosperity in the mortal age. Over time, their actions passed from history into legend, and public memory has blurred the truth.
In the modern era, confusion surrounding the fall of the Prophet Stroud has caused many to question the Band’s legacy. To most citizens, the Band remains a single, inseparable force rather than a collection of individuals, their names taught alongside mythic figures.

Known Members
Harvie Ambrosius
Mighty God
Elovesor
Stroud
Proelia Summus
Sturgis

History of the Sages

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The history of the Sovereign Sage spans millennia and encompasses acts, decisions, and consequences too numerous to fully account for in a single record. What follows is far from an exhaustive chronicle of every action taken by those who held the office. These entries trace the succession of Sages through the crises that shaped the Covenant, the Ley Prisons, and the balance of Dromaria. Many achievements, failures, and quiet acts of governance are omitted here by necessity and will be addressed in greater depth in the Sage's individual entries.

Lei Shin, First Sovereign Sage

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Lei Shin was the daughter of Elsinleyown Yam'hikir. Her uncle, Aenaryuu Kaless, later ruled as Emperor of Leng, operating outside the Covenant’s structure. Lei Shin was appointed as the first Sovereign Sage following the ratification of the Covenant.
She was principled, idealistic, and deeply committed to balance, but lacked experience navigating the competing pressures of politics. During her tenure, the first undead dragon appeared, and the Ancestor Seveth Van Dem was confined in an experimental Ley Prison. Lei Shin also enforced the punishment of Seinaru Kotodama, the long standing cleric of her grandmother Serithell. Seinar sentence by the first Sage has kept him in the Tower of Enneth to this day.
Lei Shin's inability to halt early elven expansion toward Erimata, combined with unresolved abuse of necromantic rituals, led the dragons to judge her as having failed her charge. She was executed by Dragon Tribunal. Her death caused widespread outrage, contributed directly to Elsinleyown’s political downfall, and accelerated the withdrawal of arcane knowledge by the elven Ancestors. She was entombed in the School of Summer.

Maltavoris, Second Sovereign Sage

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Maltavoris Tormontear was a human wizard and the son of the Ancestor Matunas. He assumed the mantle during the instability that followed Lei Shin’s execution.
Personally severe and ideologically rigid, Maltavoris believed the Covenant required heavy handed enforcement. He began by pursuing elven factions aggressively and committed actions later regarded as atrocities. Working to obscure his own crimes, Maltavoris placed responsibility for the position's failures on Lei Shin after her death. While he presented himself publicly as a loyal servant of the dragons, he was secretly colluding with the necromancer Senex Malus the entire time.
Senex Malus arranged the Sovereign Sage’s death through a staged act of heroism. Maltavoris was later raised as the undead entity Jeth and entered Malus’s service. In his time since, Maltavoris has become associated with the first undead dragon, Benthu. The two are responsible for countless atrocious acts, including the death of multiple following Sages. Among the elves of Leng, his name remains synonymous with betrayal and stands as a warning associated with the office.

Jeth Tormontear & Benthu

Tollu’tallaria, the Third Sovereign Sage

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Tollu’tallaria, known as the Dragon Sage, was the only dragon to ever hold the title. His appointment followed a period of severe instability and marked a reassertion of draconic authority within the Covenant.
A pragmatic choice, Tollu’tallaria focused on reconstruction and containment. The new Sage took the responsibility to heart, and sealed Senex Malus beneath Emperor's Peak, restoring large-scale order following the early Age of Horror. During the rebuilding efforts, Tollu'tallaria played a central role in forming the nation that later became Thorn. His tenure saw the rise of several mortal champions, including Angus Noel and Grunt-Grunt Orkishporkish, who acted as Covenant enforcers.
Tollu’tallaria was killed by Jeth and the dracolich Benthu. His death intensified mortal resistance to draconic authority while reinforcing the necessity of the office. His daughter Elovesor later served alongside the fifth Sovereign Sage.

Azha Govstevania, the Fourth Sovereign Sage

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Azha Govstevania was an Upiryrial with descendants in Kalatearman. Her tenure was brief but transformative.
Azha was initially considered for the role of the Sovereign Sage because of her celestial heritage, but she was picked due to her highly analytical and decisive mind. Toward the end of her time as Sage, seeing the end in sight, Azha worked tirelessly to correct the mistakes of her predecessors. In a matter of five years, she reclaimed arcane authority from the elves, founded the Arcane Collective, and established the capital city of Blarek as a regulated center of magical practice. In her last act of heroism, Azha successfully captured Jeth and Benthu but sustained fatal injuries during the effort.
Over the following year, as her condition worsened, Azha trained Harvie Ambrosius. She passed on institutional knowledge, political reality, and the deeper operational functions of the Sovereign Spire. Azha Govstevania died shortly after, leaving the office to her chosen successor.

Harvie Ambrosius, Fifth Sovereign Sage

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Harvie Ambrosius, also known as "The Deadeyes," is widely regarded as the most effective Sovereign Sage since the position's inception. His tenure lasted over fifteen centuries and coincided with the longest sustained period of Covenant stability.
Harvie focused on institutions and continuity, applying a long term methodical approach toward his responsibility. He strengthened diplomatic ties between nations, standardized Covenant enforcement, expanded the Ley Prison system, and refined the Sovereign Spire into a functioning arcane stronghold. His long partnership with the gold dragon Elovesor (daughter of the Dragon Sage) became emblematic of successful mortal–dragon cooperation.
The Deadeyes was closely associated with the formation and operation of the Band of the Sage. The Band acted as sanctioned agents of the Sovereign Sage, addressing threats beyond the reach of diplomacy. Their activities included the containment and imprisonment of immortal entities, dismantling of the early necromantic networks setup by Malus, and the suppression of regional conflicts. Throughout the beginning of Harvie’s rule, their actions were publicly acknowledged and broadly supported.
Harvie’s final year coincided with the execution of Prophet Stroud's long-planned ritual, resulting in the destruction of Emperor's Peak, the shattering of the leylines, and the loss of a generation of dragon eggs. The death of Stroud was carried out by Malik Kincaid and the Band of the Last Days, who located and destroyed the Prophet's phylactery after the damage had already occurred.
The fifth Sovereign Sage was deposed by the dragons following the disaster. Harvie has since withdrawn into a demiplane where he can remain outside Dromarian politics.

Elovesor. Companion to the fifth sage and daughter to the third.

Malik Kincaid, the Current Sovereign Sage

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Malik Kincaid, an ember cleric and hero of the Band of the Last Days, was elevated to the office after the destruction of Emperor's Peak. His appointment was controversial due to his youth, reputation, and the circumstances surrounding Harvie’s removal.
Malik inherited a fractured system. Leylines were unstable, prisons compromised, and trust between mortals and dragons severely damaged. His tenure has focused on emergency stabilization, restoration of the Sovereign Spire, and prevention of further collapse.
Ambitious and severe, Malik consistently accepts personal cost in pursuit of Covenant preservation. His bond with the umbral dragon Yami and his efforts to reactivate the Spire’s dormant systems define the current era of his office. The long-term judgment of his rule remains unresolved.

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_{Jeth and Benthu art by Yury Nikifarau.
Elovesor art by Kati Drinkwine}