Thread:The Second Age Server/@comment-30238907-20161119201045

Hi so I recently asked and got an answer about applying for creatures such as dragons balrogs Eagles etc. So here is my application for Melkarth the dragon.

When the dragons fled from angband when the valar a number of them moved to the withered Heath where the multiplied. One dragon was born there named Melkarth. Now no longer under morgoth so control the dragons fought regularly for dominance. Melkarth grew to adulthood there and became one of the strongest and biggest dragons of his time. He was a winged dragon with blackish purple scales and his eyes were as yellow as the gold he craved, his mouth was a furnace, his armor was steel, his claws and teeth were swords, and his wings were a hurricane. Melkarth was one of the most powerful dragons there and coveted gold. Finally at age 391 and in the year 1383 SA he flew down from mountains cold to bring his fiery death on the world. He was like a tornado of flames as he rampaged down the vale of anduin. He burned every village ate every human and collected all the treasure he could find. But his pride got the best of him for he had never lost. When he seemed to be unstoppable a man stood up him in a city in the northern gladden fields. The man was a lord of the city and was prepared to sacrifice himself to stop Melkarth. When Melkarth began to burn the city the man had the archers fire upon the dragon. Melkarth landed and tried to crush the man with his weight by stepping on him. But the man had an enchanted blade and forced it into Melkarth's foot when he tried stepping on him. It killed the man and injured the dragon. Melkarth roared in pain as the sword would not come out and felt like a thorn of poison and fire was in his foot and he flew back to the mountains to heal his wounds. Melkarth retreated to his den and began to brood for near 200 years. He rarely came out except to eat every couple of months. When he finally emerged in the year 1556 SA he flew out of his cave and flew north and found in the north grey mountains a small but wealthy city of dwarven outcast called Khelzed-Nargen. He sacked the city and came to live there with all the treasure. From then on he lived there guarding his treasure against all who try to take it. Many brave men and dwarves would go to his den to try to slay him, gaze upon his greatness (what he thought) or take his treasure. Some would return rambling on about strange things and not knowing who they are and some would not return at all.

Personality Melkarth was like most dragons he had a strong sense of pride thought highly of himself and loved treasure. But whenever someone came to his den in the dwarven city of Khelzed-Nargen he showed his curiosity. He would often ask the intruder many questions about who they were, where they were from, and why they were there. (Much like Smaug did with Bilbo) when he had all the answers he wanted and was no longer curious he would do what dragons such as glaurung would do and hypnotized his victims into fleeing back to where they came with no memory and only wild delusions. But sometimes he ate them. Melkarth was very intelligent and not a mindless beast many who went into his lair thought he was.

Hey thank you for taking the time to read my application. Sorry if it's a bit unorganized. My username is Greyhound9721. Also I'll post a picture of how big Melkarth was compared to some other notable dragons shortly. Thanks and have a good day!

-Greyhound9721 