When the Red Iron Dragon slowly walked out of the Burning Steel Castle, what met his eyes was the ring of guards surrounding the fortress.
The fierce storm howled mercilessly at the valley's peak, kicking up a blinding flurry of snow.
But these loyal guards, whether they were low-flying dragons or the silent ogres standing tall... were like iron fir trees rooted deep in the earth. No matter how the wind and snow battered their heavy armor and fur, their bodies did not sway in the slightest.
Among them, the most striking were the particularly large and robust Earth Bears, clad in full Rune Heavy Armor.
These early followers of Galos, after decades of breeding and living, had seen their numbers multiply several times over.
In the fertile environment of Dragon Valley, their bodies developed far beyond those of their wild counterparts, and their intelligence significantly improved.
