Dragonwilds:Imaru

{{#vardefine:pagename|Dragonwilds:Imaru/Strategies}} Template:Multi Infobox Imaru the Soul-Eater is an Dragonwilds:undead blue dragon infused with the wild anima of Dragonwilds:Ashenfall and the energy of the Underworld by drinking from the River Noumenon. She was one of Dragonwilds:Kuldra's generals, who rules over Dragonwilds:Fellhollow, a boss monster who was introduced with the 0.10 update.

Her lair is located within the Dragonwilds:Hope's Fall region of Dragonwilds:Fellhollow and is magically sealed. For the player to enter her lair, they have to find three curse fragments and use them to dispel the barrier that prevents entry. If you have faced Imaru (and defeated her), you will need to re-collect all of the curse fragments to unlock the magical seal. Unlike Dragonwilds:Velgar's world events, Imaru only attacks the player out in the world if they are soul-rifting for too long.

History

Early life

While origin unknown, Imaru, like all other dragons in Ashenfall, was created by the dragonkin. With her mate, Dragonwilds:Xikotal, Imaru had settled within the region of Fellhollow. Soon, human settlers would find their way to the dragons, who at first ignore the humans, but later befriended them. Imaru and Xikotal would soon help their new friends, helping them helps cities, farmland, and control the weather. Those under who she and Xikotal protects would be given some sort of blessing, an enchantment woven over each of the settlers. She also appointed guards to protect her and Xikotal when they go into a long torpors.

After the Dragonwilds:Dragon Rebellion, Kuldra had issued an extermination to the human settlements in Ashenfall, minus a few. She took notice of Imaru's and Xikotal's mercy. Finding this as betrayal, she would descend onto the region to handle it herself. Imaru and Xikotal would deny Kuldra, rejecting her demands and rise against her, the humans would rise with them. But, even with numbers on their side, Kuldra proved too powerful. In Imaru's horror, she witnessed her mate's heart get ripped out of his chest, and be devoured by Kuldra. Instead of killing Imaru, Kuldra leaves her to her grief, considering this as punishment for disobeying her.

Imaru sought out Dragonwilds:Ravanna, a sorcerer who had practiced in the magical arts, including necromancy . She begged for her beloved back, but Ravanna declined, as she was not powerful enough to reanimate things to that degree. Instead, she offered her a different solution, a curse to allow her to take vengeance on Kuldra. As such, she bestowed a curse, that would turn Imaru's grief into power, a blade for the Godeater. However, this was not enough to even stand a chance against Kuldra, who killed her quite easily. However, due to the very curse put on her, Imaru did not give up, she instead drank from the River Noumenon, and clawed her way out of the underworld, resurrecting herself to continue her vengeance, however, that came with a cost...corruption.<ref name="imaru" /> Wedging her way out of the underworld had caused the the river to somehow be blocked, with some starting to leak into the surface of Fellhollow. This would give her a hunger for souls, and decides to give into it, feasting on those she swore to protect, turning them into undead. Soon, this curse and rot would start spreading, even those who were not blessed would start becoming undead, as this necrotic magic would infect those bitten.

With Imaru continuing to consume the souls of Fellhollow, her strength grows. Soon, Fellhollow became a place of rot and wither, with undead ruling the region.<ref name="imaru" /> In her guild, Ravanna attempts to fix her mistake, knowing that Imaru would never stop consuming souls, she decides to seal her in the tower, to prevent her from heading to the rest of Ashenfall, and Dragonwilds:Gielinor. After successfully locking her away, she separated the essence of Imaru's curse into three fragments, spreading them across Fellhollow, in hope that in the future, someone more skilled and powerful than her would be able to use the very curse against Imaru.

Sixth Age

In the Dragonwilds:Sixth Age, Death would recruit some Adventurer(s) to enter Fellhollow, where they would work with Dragonwilds:Cathan and search for the curse fragments to confront Imaru. Despite being sealed within her tower, she is was still able to use her specter form to command the tormented souls and Ghost Wolves to attacking them when they are Soul Rifted, as well as appearing when she grows impatient. After gathering the fragments and removing the seal, the Adventurer(s) confront Imaru, empowered with the same curse, and defeated her, ending her reign in Fellhollow, putting all the souls to rest.

Drops

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Journal

The following text is transcribed from the Journal.

Once, Imaru was a gentle creature. She and her mate, the black dragon Xikotal, would dance through the air together, lost in their love. Although the dragon's rage still burned inside her, the cooling power of the water she was infused with, calmed herand brought the reason and clarify that she enjoyed

Dragonkin experiments had robbed her of the one thing she craves, to be a mother. So when the humans came to the region, she convinced Xikotal that they should take them under their wing, becoming protectors and, perhaps, even parents to the fragile things.

Together, they built a society with peace and cooperation at its core. The villagers thrived, and Imaru and her mate thrived with them. She used magic within her to bless her new pets, making sure that she could protect them wherever they were

How cruel a thing is fate? once protector, Imaru became the threat. After being slain by Kuldra, Imaru became a blighted thing. She refused to pass into the afterlife and wedged herself within the river of souls, feasting on the dead of Fellhollow in search of power. Once the guardian of her beloved adopted children, Imaru was lost to everything but the rage and grief. She would have torn apart the world for one more shot at Kuldra.

Fortunately, that won't be an option.

Gallery

• Imaru concept art.
  Imaru concept art.
• Imaru appearance in the trailer.
  Imaru appearance in the trailer.
• Imaru and her mate.
  Imaru and her mate.
• Imaru and her with Kuldra in the background.
  Imaru and her with Kuldra in the background.
• Ravanna empowering imaru with a curse.
  Ravanna empowering imaru with a curse.
• Imaru confonrting Kuldra.
  Imaru confonrting Kuldra.
• Imaru's death.
  Imaru's death.
• Imaru drinking from the river of souls in the underworld.
  Imaru drinking from the river of souls in the underworld.
• Imaru returning as an Undead
  Imaru returning as an Undead
• Imaru's specter's form
  Imaru's specter's form
• Imaru in her spectral form charging up an powerful attack
  Imaru in her spectral form charging up an powerful attack

Music

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Trivia

• Imaru's appearance is similar to that of Vorkath, an undead dragon from both RuneScape and OldSchool RuneScape.
  • They share a similar backstory to RuneScape's Vorkath. Neither was aggressive towards humans and shielded them from danger. Both later became undead.