The Kingdom of Caledor is the location of Vaul's Anvil, the fiercest of all Ulthuan's volcanoes. Others point out that even before Caledor granted this boon, the Dragon Princes refused to lower their banners anyway. Such an act would be to offer far greater disrespect to the lineage of Phoenix Kings than ten thousand erect standards could ever achieve. They say that it is not for them to countermand the word of Caledor. When forced to remark upon it, Dragon Princes claim that this stems from the reign of Caledor the Conqueror, who granted them this right as a sign of respect for their noble sacrifice. For instance, the banners of the Dragon Princes remain upright whilst all the others are dipped to acknowledge the rule of the Phoenix King prior to battle. Indeed, "Prince of Caledor" is a byword for arrogance amongst Elves of other lands. Ĭaledorians are haughty even by the standards of other High Elves. Yet even in their weakened state, the Caledorians are still formidable, and their voices still carry much weight at the Phoenix Court.
Their grip on the Phoenix Throne slackened, and the old realm of Caledor was eclipsed by other kingdoms of Ulthuan. As the strength of the Dragons waned, so did the power of the Caledorian princes. One by one, they drifted into slumber, becoming ever more difficult to rouse. Īs the peaks lost their fire, so did the Dragons lose theirs.
Eventually, the mountains cooled, and the fury of the volcanoes ebbed. Though the Dragon Princes were few, the destruction they wrought was unmatched, and few dared court the wrath of Caledor. None could stand against them in battle, for the nobles of Caledor were fearsome mages as well as mighty warriors, borne upon Dragons that were terrible to behold. In the centuries that followed, great granite fortresses sprang up in the misty vales, and from them, the so-called " Dragon Princes" rode the thermals over sullen volcanoes. His descendants named their kingdom Caledor in his honour. Mightiest of the ancient Elven mages, he bound the fearsome Dragons to his will, using harnesses of enchanted truesteel smelted in the fiery heart of Vaul's Anvil. Here, long ago, came Caledor Dragontamer. Its sparse High Elven population has ever belied its power, for it is here, beneath the blazing peaks of the Dragonspine Mountains, that the Dragons dwell. Sarah’s website is Gems Precious Metals Exotic Animals ( Dragons)Ĭaledor, formally the Kingdom of Caledor, is a thinly-populated, mountainous realm of the island-continent of Ulthuan. For her dissertation project, Sarah commissioned and recorded a new song cycle for soprano and piano which pays homage to her family’s farming heritage through the writing of an influential Wisconsin woman from the turn of the century. Sarah enjoys collaborating with local performers, composers and performing new music.
She has also performed for UW-Madison’s annual Schubertiade and Le Domaine Musical concerts. Recent opera credits include Königin der Nacht (Die Zauberflöte) with Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro) with the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar, Germany, and Miss Wordsworth (Albert Herring) with UW Opera in Madison. Adjunct Instructor, Voice, Performance Richardson is a Wisconsin native and an active local performer and teacher, having worked with Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Florentine Opera, Bel Canto Chorus, Milwaukee Chamber Choir, the Milwaukee Choral Artists, East Side Chamber Players, and Ensemble Musical Offering.
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