Zalakargon

Zalakargon is a Gold Dragon that lives in the mountains above Aurumburg. He is old and dying, and mostly keeps to himself. His disease is the source of the never ending supply of gold found in the Rising Dawn river

Appearance
Zalakargon is an Ancient Gold Dragon, nearing the end of his natural life. He is afflicted with a disease, Metallamorphosis, causing his scales to transmute to gold and then fall off. This leaves him with a spotted and weak scale formation all over his body. Zalakargon was born with this disease, but it has become more apparent as time goes on.

Personality
Due to his disease, older Zalakargon tends to be reclusive, leaving his lair very infrequently.

In his younger years, he often traveled, amassing gold, valuables, and treasure for his collection, growing his power. In the process of doing this, he ended up seeking and growing his power, forming connections with the locals, and using his draconic will to elevate himself.

As he grows, he begins to become less self serving, seeking to give back to the world. This prevents a challenge, as he is weak and frail.

Abilities
Due to his immense magical power, Zalakargon is able to sustain himself magically, eliminating the need to eat regularly, allowing him to always rest in his lair.

Zalakargon has the ability to grant his powers to individuals, as a warlock patron.

Relationships
Ellawin Aurum - Warlock of Zalakargon. Ellawin tends to be manipulative towards Zalakargon, using his dying good will to further her own exploits in Aurumburg.

Unnammed - Wizard associate who helped him deal with his disease, the first warlock of his

History
Zalakargon formed a connection with a wizard, Unnammed in the Capitol City to research his disease. This wizard was a ancestor of Gwenevere Aurum. The wizard took down some notes, hidden behind his arcane cypher, which were later passed down through the family, into the hands of Gwenavere. As Gwenevere found herself with more time on her hands after the creation of Aurumburg, she spent some time decyphering these notes, revealing the details around Zalakargon's location and condition. Prior to her death, Ellawin Aurum was told the details of Zalakargon's location by her mother.

During the time that Aurumburg was being established, Zalakargon was approached by Gwenavere Aurum, who, at this point, was the only living humanoid who knew of his location.

As he grew older, Zalakargon retreated to the mountains exclusively, as protection for his weakening scales. As he became less active, many people came to believe that he had died. Over time, people began to think less of him, until he became a thing of the past.

When Ellawin contacted him, he wanted to begin to give back to the world that he found himself in, and saw that Ellawin showed similar goals (by tricking him), as well as a resemblance to her mother, so he granted her warlock powers