‘Duty before Glory.’ So says the inscription on the gates of Ka’rhashan. Our ancestors carved this when they fled the western lands and returned to watch these dusty ruins. For a hundred generations we have been told that this is all we can aspire to, that we must guard these cursed cities until the end of time. I say no more! I say it is our duty to regain the glory we once possessed, to fulfill the promise of our blood. We have fallen from our path, and it is this that makes our children weak. Join me. Heed the call of battle. Let us know glory once again!
In southwestern Q’barra, a threat grows against the settlers of that land that could one day spread to the rest of Khorvaire. A prescient dragonborn leader, Mishva Garodya of the Stormhorn Clan, has taken the stories of her people’s lost empire and glory to heart. With vengeful eyes trained on Hope, she dreams of seeing the dragonborn raised to a mighty power in Khorvaire, no matter what the cost.
Q’barra dragonborn dissatisfied with the lot of their race are assembling under the banner of Mishva Garodya, leader of the Stormhorn Clan. The dragonborn warlord has erected a fortress in the forested foothills not far from Stormhorn Clanhold and Wyrmwatch. Her forces have conducted raids on settlements in Hope, as well as forays into Valenar and the Blade Desert. King Sebastes is watching the situation, seeing a potential threat to New Galifar.
Stormhorn elders are at odds with Mishva, who claims that honor compels the clan to seek redress for past wrongs, and to lead the Q’barran dragonborn to glory. Though her detractors claim that Mishva’s only goal is personal aggrandizement, she has announced her plan to attend the upcoming ritual war in Ka’rhashan with a contingent loyal to her vision. A victory will place her in an influential position, perhaps even birthing a new dragonborn clan.
Mishva was an undistinguished warrior of the Stormhorn Clan until her brother Shamash was killed in Wyrmwatch a decade ago. When a trade dispute turned violent, the local militia drew weapons against Shamash and his compatriots, who killed several guards before being subdued. Elder Nevillom ordered Shamash and two other dragonborn executed, and Mishva has sworn to take vengeance on the Silver Flame zealot and his followers.
Mishva’s true motivations are more complex than even her closest allies know. Shortly after Shamash’s death, Tarmahkan, an elder blue dragon of the Vast in Argonnessen, sent envoys to Mishva. The elder blue plans to use the young dragonborn warrior to establish a new dragonborn kingdom in Khorvaire, seeing that as the first step to placing his own dragon clan in control of Haka’torvhak. With the power of Argonnessen behind her—including a magic sword and a number of young dragon allies already provided by Tarmahkan—Mishva is a more dangerous foe than any in Q’barra realize.