Swallowing Treasure

Dragon Ascendant

[Class Description: Dragons were undoubtedly among the most powerful creatures native to the Prime Material Plane. They occupied a unique position in the multiverse's ecology and stood as apex predators of the Material Plane.

Those who became Dragon Ascendants sought to transcend the limits of material existence, striving to rise above all other dragons.

Their progress in this class represented their advance toward their ultimate goal.

Dragon Ascendants were proud and indifferent. They viewed the journey toward divine ascension as a brutal competition, and as they progressed, they became increasingly like true deities.]

To qualify as a Dragon Ascendant, a dragon had to meet all of the following requirements:

Race: Any True Dragon.

Base Challenge Rating: 27+

Special Ritual: Devour the treasury.

To begin the process of divine ascension, a potential Dragon Ascendant had to devour its treasury, turning all its wealth into its own power in pursuit of a pure ascension strong enough to overcome a dragon's greedy nature.

[Note: Once you decide to begin divine ascension, your alignment and beliefs can no longer be changed! Your soul will develop in the direction of a deity!]

[Would you like to begin divine ascension? Yes/No]

"Dragon Ascendant."

The Red Dragon Emperor lightly licked his lips as he carefully reviewed the wealth of information that had appeared on the system panel.

Having traveled to many Outer Planes and witnessed the might of deities, Keosius understood all too well the chasm-like gap between gods and mortal beings.

If the next era arrived and the gods walked the mortal world in their true forms, then given the conduct of Embers of the Burned Empire, Keosius would inevitably face a complete reckoning if he had not become a god by then.

Therefore, so long as he retained the