Dragons, the indigenous inhabitants of Teyvat, were synonymous with power and strength.
Even the weakest adult dragon could reach the level of Liyue's Adepti, while stronger ones could go toe to toe with Gods. As for the most powerful dragon kings, they were beings capable of exchanging a few blows with the Heavenly Principles.
Ursa the Dread Dragon had a particularly strong connection to Mondstadt, but it was an ill-fated one! For the people of Mondstadt, it was far from pleasant.
He differed from Durin, the Dread Dragon who had attacked Mondstadt five hundred years earlier. Although both were called Dread Dragons, Durin was an artificial dragon created by Gold, Rhinedottir. In Durin's case, "dread" referred to the aura of curses and calamity emanating from his entire body, which set him apart from ordinary living beings.
Ursa the Dread Dragon, meanwhile, was an elemental being like Dvalin the Wind Dragon. In Ursa's case, "dread" referred to his savage, cruel, man-eating nature.
Ursa the Dread Dragon's first attack on Mondstadt dated back over a thousand years, to the reign of the Lawrence aristocracy. Unfortunately, the aristocrats of that time had already forgotten their duty to protect Mondstadt and had lost the strength to do so.
Thus, the Lawrence aristocrats reached an agreement with the Dread Dragon: they would take the initiative to offer those who opposed their rule as sacrifices for Ursa the Dread Dragon to feast on.
Over this long-standing relationship of supply and demand, Ursa the Dread Dragon came to regard Mondstadt City as his dining hall, while the aristocrats of the Lawrence Clan turned him into a powerful tool for ruling Mondstadt.
Sometimes, members of the Lawrence Clan could even order Ursa the Dread Dragon to attack the humans who resisted their rule.
Unfortunately, Ursa the Dread Dragon's