In the beginning were The Mists. And The Mists covered all and connected all. The Mists saw fit to create all manner of life, and out of The Mists came forth all manner of beings, great and small, the powerful and the mundane. And so it was that that some of these beings gazed upon the land called Tyria, and being moved by The Mists, decended upon that land and resided there. It came to past in ages long forgetten that the Dragons, great and powerful beings from beyond The Mists, looked upon The Mists and desired to commune with them. And so it was, that when the Dragons tried to enter The Mists, they were repelled by The Mists and cast aside. A great fury arose within the Dragons at their rejection from The Mists and they swore vengance upon The Mists. The Dragons turned their gaze upon the land called Tyria, and seeing the manner of creatures that had been chosen to reside there, descended upon the land in great fury and wrath, seeking to destroy what The Mists had wrought. The Dragons ravaged the land in their rage, utterly consuming and destroying all upon it. And when the fires of their rage had been spent, the Dragons fell into a great slumber. Feeding off the magical energies of the world and storing their strength until such a time they would awake and bring destruction upon the land of Tyria once again.
-Book of Badwell 1327 AE.
“You know what the chain of command is?
It’s the chain I beat you with until you
recognize my command!”
After reading many of the posts, and back stories on the wiki and what not, I began to question the nature of the dragons. They were on Tyria ages BEFORE the gods, and were not of the mists. So I developed this theory as to the nature of the dragons. I hope you enjoyed it.
“You know what the chain of command is?
It’s the chain I beat you with until you
recognize my command!”
Interesting, to be sure. As fan-gen, I enjoyed it; as a theory, it suffers from the fundamental hole that, according to the knowledge we are given, there is no such thing as beyond the Mists.
R.I.P., Old Man of Auld Red Wharf. Gone but never forgotten.
Not stated as such no. However, we do know that “It is said that all forms of life, no matter how simple or complex, can trace their origins back to this one place.” (the mists)
And also that the dragons “are ancient, powerful beings of unknown origins.”
We do know that most of the races on tyria came from the mists, there are questions about some, but I think it’s safe to safe that the majority of the more significant peoples were/are products of the mist. However, if dragons are of unknown origin, then we can infer that they are not of the mists. Of course we don’t know anything about “beyond” the mists, but that doesn’t mean that it cannot exist. (Much like trying to imagine something beyond eternity, eternity itself is difficult for us to comprehend.)
Of course it’s just speculation, and there probably will never be anything in the form of lore to support anything about the nature and origins of the dragons. As keeping things of this nature a mystery it adds to the appeal of the overall lore.
“You know what the chain of command is?
It’s the chain I beat you with until you
recognize my command!”
I was referring to the “before there were even worlds or the stars that light the night sky, there was but one thing in the universe—the Mists. The Mists touch all things. They are what binds the universe together, past present, and future. They are the source of all good and evil, of all matter and knowledge” bit, actually, which was presented as an objective statement by the developers rather than the subjective beliefs of Tyrians. That doesn’t leave too much room for interpretation.
EDIT: I do grant, though, that certain other aspects of that passage, especially as pertains to the afterlife, have been retconned. It is conceivable that the devs would change their mind on this too.
R.I.P., Old Man of Auld Red Wharf. Gone but never forgotten.
The only way we’d really be able to infer a ‘beyond the mists’ is if we ignore some of the information in favor of the rest. making some of that information false.
If we take all the information into account, though, then none of the information would be wrong. Take humans for instance. Their origins are unknown even though they arrived in Tyria through the Mists. And Since we have confirmation that all life owes it’s existence to the Mists, it demonstrates that there isn’t really a “beyond the Mists” so much as a “beyond Tyria”.
So while there may only be one ultimate origin of life (Mists), there may be many worlds from which the Mists sprung that life.
So maybe the EDs DID come from the mists, they are on Tyria for a reason, a reason we don’t know, and may never learn. Although I like the idea that the EDs are angry at the Mists, or greater beings of the mists, and are exacting their revenge on Tyria, being banished there.
Unless the devs come out with a new piece of lore, or we learn something in game about them, I just like to play around with various ideas and stories as to their origins, and their ultimate intentions on Tyria.
“You know what the chain of command is?
It’s the chain I beat you with until you
recognize my command!”
This goes beyond speculation and into outright made-up.
Fan fiction is fine in its place. But if you confuse it with lore be prepared to be surprised when it gets contradicted by writers and designers who either never read it, or decided to ignore it.
So maybe the EDs DID come from the mists, they are on Tyria for a reason, a reason we don’t know, and may never learn. Although I like the idea that the EDs are angry at the Mists, or greater beings of the mists, and are exacting their revenge on Tyria, being banished there.
Unless the devs come out with a new piece of lore, or we learn something in game about them, I just like to play around with various ideas and stories as to their origins, and their ultimate intentions on Tyria.
