*grins* I'll warn you in advance, the Red Dragon Disciple is a
very rare Prestige Class in-game. So rare, in fact, that there's only ever been
one. (Largely because it involves getting buddy-buddy with someone big, red, and scaly, who's inclined to eat visitors.)
But what
I would recommend (aside from Stephen's entirely accurate comment) would be to give the
Handbook a read. That was the first thing I did when I joined Layonara, and it gives you that first sense of immersion into the world that will make you think of the kind of characters that populate such a place.
Now, the Handbook isn't entirely up-to-date; some place names have changed, and a few events have transpired to change the cast of characters, sociology, and even geography of Layo. However, that's what
LORE (the Layonara Online Reference Encyclopedia is for. A tireless crew of volunteers keeps it constantly up-to-date with the latest information available.
However, to save you some time, here's a quick rundown of the important things that have changed since v2 of the Handbook:
- Sinthar Bloodstone is dead, slain by a group of heroes.
- In so doing, a large section of mountain range was destroyed. This resulted in a cloud of dust and soot blocking out the sun for eighteen years. This, in turn, resulted in a nuclear winter effect, and Layonara descended into a minor Ice Age until another group of heroes determined how to clear the skies. This period, however, lasted from 1402 to 1420 (it's currently 1430), and resulted in the usual ice age problems: reduced temperatures, crop death, famine, population reduction.
- After Bloodstone's death, it has been rumoured that Dragons are coming back to the world... and this has been backed up by a number of sightings, though the creatures are still vanishingly rare.
- Queen Allurial of Mistone has died.
- Late in the war, one of Bloodstone's generals, Lord Rael, attacked, pillaged, and captured the great city of Pranzis on Dregar. Many heroes fell that day. The city is now known as Prantz, and is ruled with an iron fist by Rael.
Those are the highlights. If there's anything else terribly important, it will be in LORE - or, I'm sure, some more of the community will point it out.
As a final source of inspiration, have a look at some
Recent Approvals and some
past Approvals, to get an idea of what the cast of characters
already contains... perhaps you'll gain an idea of what or who you wish to create there!