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|name = Fractured Plains
|image = Fractured Plains.png
|imagesizeh = 300
|release = 15 April 2025
|update = RuneScape: Dragonwilds is out!
|location = [[Dragonwilds:Ghornfell]]
}}
The '''Fractured Plains''' is a [[Dragonwilds:Power level]] 3 area in [[Dragonwilds:Ashenfall]], found just north of the [[Dragonwilds:Whispering Swamp]].

==Description==
The Fractured Plains is located in the eastern central region of [[Dragonwilds:Ashenfall]], east of the [[Dragonwilds:Stormtouched Highlands]] and north of the [[Dragonwilds:Whispering Swamp]]. The region is characterized by reddish grass and lush forests with multiple paths running through it. A notable feature is the presence of a strange purple energy flow cutting through the northern part of the region.

The anima in this region is less stable than in [[Dragonwilds:Brynmoor]], causing more pronounced anima twist effects. The local flora takes on the hues of dragonfire, creating a visual effect similar to an inferno when summer winds blow through the area.

A shattered tower stands in the distance, still containing ancient dragonkin magic. This structure serves as the lair of General [[Dragonwilds:Velgar]], a dragon whose roars can be heard throughout the region.

The Fractured Plains gained their name from the cataclysmic battle between the goddess Lougrim and the dragon queen Kuldra. This conflict literally fractured the landscape as described in historical records: {{CiteJournal|journal=Leathery Parchment|quote=The battle was swift and bloody; their clashing energies created cracks in the very earth. The entire continent buckled beneath their fury, but only one of them could prevail. Her many heads tore the goddess limb from limb, swallowing down the pieces of her divine flesh until nothing of the old queen remained.}} Using his newfound elemental powers, Brakka constructed a massive tower that would later become known as Brakka's Folly. Despite having abilities that could have benefited the entire continent, he chose to create a monument to his own glory. {{CiteJournal|journal=Fractured Cape|quote=With the power to shape stone and soil, by will alone, Brakka could have created great villages. He could have constructed aqueducts and watermills that could brought Ashenfall into a new, golden age. Instead, he made a tower.}}
The construction of this tower relied not only on Brakka's elemental powers but also on the forced labor of garou slaves. {{CiteJournal|journal=Fractured Cape|quote=A single tower that rose as far as the eye could see. Forged through his own power, and the blood, sweat and tears of garou slaves.}}

Atop a mesa in the Plains, something crystalline glistens in the moonlight, accompanied by a mournful sound carried on the wind.
Garou regularly patrol the pathways, and wolves guard the woods, Terrorbirds are present, hinting at the presence of Elves at some point.

==History==
Upon discovering the continent of Ashenfall, the architect Brakka saw Ashenfall as an opportunity to create a new dragonkin empire similar to Orthen, one not chained by the conventions of the elder Dragonkin. {{CiteJournal|journal=Dragonkin Journal Page|quote=This continent could be home to a kingdom. A new start, a new Orthen. One not chained down by the weakness and arrogance of our elders.}}
[[Dragonwilds:Rasthin]] taught Brakka how to obtain magical power from the [[Dragonwilds:anima|anima vents]] located throughout the continent; Brakkka used this new technique to gain mastery over earth. {{CiteJournal|journal=Fractured Cape|quote=When Rasthin shared with him the elemental power she had wrung from Ashenfall's mysterious vents, Brakka became a master of the earth itself.}} Brakka used this new power, along with slave labor from the Garou, to build a great tower, a monument to his hubris known as [[Dragonwilds:Brakka's Folly]].

Brakka met his end in the very tower he had built, slain by the dragon queen, Kuldra {{CiteJournal|journal=Fractured Cape|quote=It is, perhaps, fitting, that this is where he died. Kuldra, the godeater, crushed him beneath her great claw and feasted on his anima-rich soul.}}
After defeating Brakka, Kuldra absorbed his power bestowed it upon her loyal general, Velgar who had been used as a beast of burden after the [[Dragonwilds:Human-Garou War]]. As recompense, Velgar took Brakka's tower as his own, renaming it [[Dragonwilds:Velgar's Rise]]. {{CiteJournal|journal=Fractured Cape|quote=She gifted Velgar, her most trusted general, with the elemental mastery of the fallen Nodon architect, and, to mock the dragonkin further, Velgar took Brakka's monument as his new lair.}} One of the most defining moments in the history of the Fractured Plains was the battle between the dragon queen Kuldra and the garou goddess Lougrim. This fierce confrontation literally reshaped the landscape fracturing and reshaping it into what we see today, a great chasm surrounds Velgar's rise. {{CiteJournal|journal=Leathery Parchment|quote=The battle was swift and bloody; their clashing energies created cracks in the very earth. The entire continent buckled beneath their fury, but only one of them could prevail. Her many heads tore the goddess limb from limb, swallowing down the pieces of her divine flesh until nothing of the old queen remained.}}
The culture of the Garou changed significantly under dragon rule, becoming more brutal and focused on survival of the fittest rather than traditional values. Under Lougrim, they used to carefully select targets, but now the Garou patrol the area, attacking anyone on sight. {{CiteJournal|journal=Garou Druid|quote=In the age of Lougrim, the druids were tempered by tradition and ritual. They were encouraged to focus only on the right sort of prey. But under the auspice of the dragon queen, they are more prone to cruelty. Survival of the fittest is the chant they now sing.}}

==Notable locations==
* [[Dragonwilds:Velgar's Rise]] - A shattered but still magically imbued tower where General [[Dragonwilds:Velgar]] makes his lair.
* [[Dragonwilds:Fractured Ruins]] - A village to the east of the Fractured Plains entrance, overrun by the Garou.
* [[Dragonwilds:Crystalline Mesa]] - A mesa with something that "glistens in the moonlight" and produces a sorrowful sound.
* [[Dragonwilds:Ashien's Watch]] - A fortress that protects [[Dragonwilds:Skeklac Kara]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Takla Kara]] - A [[Dragonwilds:Dragonkin Vault]] to the west, on the Crystalline Mesa
* [[Dragonwilds:Skeklac Kara]] - A [[Dragonwilds:Dragonkin Vault]] in the northwest, part of Ashien's Watch
* [[Dragonwilds:Crystal Tree]] - A tree that marks the start of the [[Dragonwilds:Heartstrings]] quest
* [[Dragonwilds:Anima Tree]]s - Trees that have [[Dragonwilds:Anima-Infused Bark]] surrounding these trees

==Resources==
* [[Dragonwilds:Anima-infused Bark]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Ash Tree]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Copper Ore Node]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Dwellberries]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Oak Tree]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Onion]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Sandstone Rock]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Stone]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Tin Ore Node]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence (Rock)|Rune Essence]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Blurite Ore Node]] (in [[Dragonwilds:Takla Kara]] [[Dragonwilds:Dragonkin Vault]])

==Enemies==
* [[Dragonwilds:Garou Berserker]] - Ferocious warriors of the Garou Pack with weakness to Magic, Fire, and resistance to Ranged, Earth.
* [[Dragonwilds:Garou Hunter]] - Swift trackers of the Garou Pack with weakness to Melee, Air, Stab, and resistance to Magic, Earth, Slash.
* [[Dragonwilds:Garou Druid]] - Spellcasting members of the Garou Pack with weakness to Ranged, Fire, Slashing, and resistance to Melee, Water, and Earth.
* [[Dragonwilds:Garou Thane]] - Powerful noble-born Garou Pack warriors with weakness to Magic, Crush, and resistance to Ranged, Stab, and Slash.
* [[Dragonwilds:Chinchompa]] - Small explosive creatures that have a weakness to Melee, Fire, and resistance to Magic.
* [[Dragonwilds:Terrorbird]] - Large aggressive birds with weakness to Magic, Crush, and resistance to Ranged, Air.
* [[Dragonwilds:Wolf]] - Predatory canines with weakness to Magic, Crush, Fire, and resistance to Ranged, Slash.
* [[Dragonwilds:Dire Wolf]] - Larger, more dangerous wolves that have absorbed more ambient anima.
* [[Dragonwilds:Deer]] - Herbivores with weakness to Ranged, Stab, and resistance to Magic.
* [[Dragonwilds:Sheep]] - Passive livestock with weakness to Magic, Stab, and resistance to Ranged, Crush.
* [[Dragonwilds:Velgar]] - A dragon general who makes his lair in the remains of an ancient dragonkin tower.

==Journal==
{{journal entry|
The anima of Ghornfell is less stable than that of Brynmoor, and the anima twist's effects are more pronounced. Plants take on the hues of dragonfire, making the entire region dance like an inferno when the summer wind blows.

Towering in the distance is a great tower, shattered now yet still imbued with ancient dragonkin magic. A terrible roaring can be heard from this structure and a shadow passes over it when General Velgar returns.

The dragon makes his lair in the remains of a dragonkin's hubris, a monument to an architect long since dead.

Garou make their homes across this region, sending out hunting parties to slaughter anything that crosses their path.

Atop the mesa, something glistens in the moonlight and a mournful sound carries on the wind. A sorrow that resonates in shimmering crystal.
}}

==Quests==
* [[Dragonwilds:Dragon Slayer]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Heartstrings]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Granite Mauled]]

==See Also==
* [[Dragonwilds:Ghornfell]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Whispering Swamp]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Stormtouched Highlands]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Bloodblight Swamp]]
* [[Dragonwilds:Velgar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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