Few written records predate the founding of the Empire of the Seven Dragons, and the crowing of Emperor Sithu I. So it falls to the Chanters of the Court to retain and tell the stories of the founding of the world, and the precarious victory over the great enemy, the Malloi.
It was this victory which led the Seven Dragons of Heaven to descend and anoint the seven founding Houses as the eventual rulers and guardians of the entire world. This duty has come down through the thousand years of the Imperial dynasty, and rests upon the hearts of every citizen of the Empire.
The Chanters of the Court commune with the ancestral souls, and help provide the Emperor with their accumulated wisdom. It is through the memories of such ancient spirits that modern men understand the origins of this world.
Over five thousand years ago, this world (along with many others) formed. Created like froth from a stormy sea of Chaos itself. Within this celestial sphere rose five groups.
