Aura

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Aura 446
Alias(es)	Aura Kingdom; Sacred Aura Empire; Sacred Aura 446 663 691
Occupation/Role	Dragon-ruled kingdom that later becomes an empire 446 663
Ruler	Garos Ignas, the Red Iron Dragon Emperor / Red Emperor 446 663
Status	Active 745
First Appearance	Chapter 446

History

Founding and consolidation

Garos established the Aura Kingdom through a formal enfeoffment ceremony, granting trusted followers and dragon lords authority and responsibilities while foreign envoys assessed the new state's government and military potential 446.

After defeating Theo, Aura occupied Iris City and maintained disciplined patrols while distributing food to civilians. The occupation was accompanied by active public-opinion management: bards across Aris Province were recruited to write songs and stories favorable to Aura and the Red Emperor 484 486 487.

Wars of expansion

Aura declared war on Theo after an attack on an Abyssal Rift, then obtained Lothern's Myriad Army Command Oath to strengthen its military formations 468 470. Its army breached the Emerald Ridge Mountains, defeated Theo at Dragonbreaker Pass, and killed or captured most of Theo's Legendary combatants 484.

The conflict with Lothern escalated into a major war on the Lain Plateau. Aura's forces destroyed Lothern's forward positions through repeated assaults despite severe losses, while Garos later obliterated a frontline position with a Dragon Aura Bomb 529 530. Aura's victory established it as a major power in the Romanian Plains, prompting Mattena and Rybos to pursue cooperation rather than hostility 535.

Imperial era

After reaching Heaven's Mandate, Garos renamed the Aura Kingdom the Sacred Aura Empire. He rejected immediately ruling as a deity, judging faith's influence over his will too dangerous to wield without control 663.

The empire later began planning a Great Expedition beyond its existing sphere of power, dispatching Galkro and Laria to establish a foothold in Faerûn 691. It also rebuilt Atlant after the Abyssal Summer war, developing the Aura Star Network and Cloud Rail system while overseeing Holden's resettlement 716.

Garos ultimately condensed his Godhood on the Ascension Stairway; its holy emblem manifested as the Sword of Victory and Glory 745.

Government and institutions

• Dragon Court — Aura's central seat of rule, where Garos receives envoys, directs policy, and oversees major affairs 446 594.
• Senior administration
  • Sorog manages military affairs and finances. 661
  • Samantha oversees industry. 661
  • Gordon commands vassal states. 661
• Heroic Spirit Sanctum — A soul-matter realm that stores and cultivates Heroic Spirits. Its planned functions include soul retrieval, spirit storage, and rapid battlefield deployment 484 594.
• Heroic Spirit Pact — Outstanding Aura chieftains, generals, and loyal individuals may leave a spiritual imprint in the Hall of Heroes, allowing their souls to be collected after death as Heroic Spirits 484.
• Aura Dragon Spirit — A giant-dragon-shaped Legendary entity created by Gordon. It dwells in the Sanctum, can fight independently, and enhances nearby Aura warriors 581.
• Public-opinion apparatus — Aura recruits bards and directs pro-Aura stories, hymns, and songs as a deliberate tool of governance and long-term rule 487.

Military

Aura Legion

Aura fields a mixed-species force including low-level monsters, Ogres, Trolls, cavalry, aerial units, Dragonkin, and Legendary combatants 529. Its armies are willing to absorb heavy losses to break fortified positions, as demonstrated during the first battle against Lothern 529.

Myriad Army Command Oath

Aura acquired Lothern's Formation Magic and began mass-producing Command Insignias for it. The oath concentrates power from across an army into its commanders and stronger combatants, raising the force's overall momentum in battle 470 533.

Dragon Aura Bomb

Garos's signature battlefield weapon condenses destructive energy into a sphere launched from his claws. A single strike annihilated a Lothern frontline position, including fortifications, war golems, and rune turrets 530 531.

Heroic Spirit deployment

Heroic Spirits can be sent from the Sanctum to battlefields through a planned space-platform system. As spiritual entities, they require less teleportation energy than physical troops and can return after death, making them a strategic assault force 484.

Society

Aura is inhabited and defended by multiple races, including Dragonkin, Centaurs, Snake Women, Wolf Women, Gnolls, Ogres, Trolls, Kobolds, and other monster peoples 486 529 661.

Aura's culture strongly favors physical strength, combat training, steel, and fire. Garos notes that most Aura citizens prefer becoming warriors over spellcasters, leaving the state with comparatively few mages despite its military and industrial growth 594.

Following the occupation of Iris City, Aura citizens distributed food to civilians; the supplies were funded through taxes imposed on nobles rather than taken from the recipients 486.

Diplomatic relations

• Garos Ignas — Founder and sovereign. Aura's strength, territorial growth, institutions, and political direction are closely tied to his will and power 446 594.
• Theo — Defeated by Aura during the Aura–Theo War; later described as Aura's closest partner and a vassal state 484 581 722.
• Lothern — Initially shared Formation Magic with Aura, later fought a major war against it; Lothern subsequently became one of Aura's vassal states 470 529 722.
• Rybos — Chose to establish friendly relations with Aura after the Lain Plateau victory 535.
• Holden — Its people were resettled under Sacred Aura's rule and received approval to establish their own nation 716.

Notable Quotes

“Gentlemen! The kingdom's chapter has now begun. Future glory and prosperity shall not be enjoyed by me alone, but forged by us, by every one of you present!” — Garos 446