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“Long ago, before the Empire, kobolds served dragons.”

“Every adult dragon had at least a small tribe under their power.”

“Before they got too big, they’d steal some eggs from their sire’s kobolds to found their own little kingdom.”

“Then they would direct their servants to do whatever they didn’t want to do themselves.”

“Clean, cook, dig, build, patrol, protect…”

“As we kobolds would multiply over time, founding new villages and spreading farther and farther away from our master’s lair, the dragon’s territory would grow.”

“Eventually two dragons’ territories would overlap, which would result in terrifying battles.”

“They would bite and claw and breathe at each other, roving back and forth and devastating the countryside.”

“And the kobolds would have to fight as well.”