Glacicle Range (Region)

An area easily identifiable for its strangely freezing cold conditions and its extensively peaceful coexistence between man and Dragon, Glacicle Range is not for the feint of hard but a very rewarding experience once you actually brave the cold and explore the areas it has to offer. When travelling to the area, it's most recommended to bring suitable clothing to ensure you don't freeze!

History
Glacicle Range, although covering only a small portion of Crescent Island, has had a much more extensive history with characters that once spanned and inhabited the island as a whole!

Giant Lizard's Ground/Era Dragon
After the events of the Crystal Griffin's corruption, dinosaurs and dragons eventually started evolving and roamed Crescent Island's lands. Dinosaurs were very offensive but weren't exactly the most intelligent, whilst dragons were more defensive, calculated and intelligent due to their diverse sets of skills (but that's not to say there were a fair share of reckless ones either, and similar to dinosaurs there were a fair amount of calculated and methodical ones).

The dragons would go on to form many different clans. It was decided amongst all the clans than, in order to establish their respective territories, that they would need to construct and activate Dragoport Spots, statues with gems infused with a respective Dragon's breath. Originally, this was just for the Dragon's use: all dragons are able to sense the power of the gemstones encased in the Dragoport Spots, and it would often provide an excellent meeting area between different clans whilst not treading into one another's territory.

Befriending Man
Eventually, more settlers arrived on the land that weren't dino nor dragon, but instead man. Some of these were Magicians from Knogho Island, whilst others had travelled far from other lands and had coincidentally stepped onto new territory. Some were hostile, others were friendly and, sensing the intelligence of the dragons, offered to assist them in their everyday lives. In return for protection, transport and an easier time hunting, man could help them carve out fancier homes, help them make advanced equipment and help them with a more tactical way of hunting (as Dragons had to be quick on their toes in order to evade other potential competitors or dinosaurs and didn't have much time to truly observe and learn their opponent's ways, so they hoped that with creatures as small as man that they could help scope out and learn more about the enemy without being caught).

Man and dragon would eventually become a powerful duo, and the two would see an friendship that would only blossom deeper in the years... until...

Not Everyone is Good
During the corruption Era, Dragons saw the arrival of boats with man that had nothing but ill intent for their kind. Additionally, it had been found out that certain species of man were secretly spies that had been sending messages to the civilisations that they had travelled from, documenting the dragon's whereabouts and their weaknesses. Not only that, but it was shows that there were also some dragons that were hoping to have capitalised on their strong and healthy relationships with the humans for something than just what they could offer; something much more edible, or something much more profitable. This drove a serious rift between much of the Dragons and man, and various civil wars broke about. Sure the dragons had the upper hand in terms of intellect and strength, but they had to be up against the tacticalness, stealth and the observant small eye of man. What was once a powerful, unstoppable force was turned against one another.

However, this didn't mean that there weren't a fair share of dragons and man that still remained on peaceful terms with each other. Those that had truly bonded with one another and stuck with each other defended themselves from the onslaught of aggressive dragons and/or man that were under the beliefs that they were traitors of their own kind for still trusting the other sides, and these dragons and man began to quickly form a barrier around themselves whilst fending off their opponents, creating a crater-like mountain range.

It's not safe, so Retreat
After the Corruption Era, Crescent Island was left in a rather large messy state with defeated dragons and man everywhere. Those who did survive came together to consult and make up for their errors, and decided that it would be best to permanently cremate the bodies in order to patch up and move past the events that had previously occurred. However, the past truly never left them as they would come to discover that afterwards many boats would come to arrive at Crescent Island, their riders keen to take on and profit off of the dragons in some way, either in necessity or want. The remaining dragons and man decided it was not safe for them and continued fortifying their defences in the mountainous crater range that they had already formed. Ice Dragons cast magic with their breath so powerful that it would result in the mountain range having to experience a never-ending amount of snow so cold that no one other than the people located within could get into or survive in, the rock dragons and mankind worked hard to create multiple tunnels and areas in the mountains themselves in order to ward off outsiders. Fire Dragons provided heat for those that couldn't withstand the cold very well, and water dragons helped supply water that could allow the growth of vegetation. Humans would go out every now and then in order to scout for and search for food and renewable food sources that could ensure both the survival of them and their draconic friends.

Over time, enough resources were gathered to the point that the humans had no more need to go outside to venture for anything else, and it was decided that the little mountain range would be sealed off for good.

As the Years Passed
As the years passed by, oxygen levels began to drop and dragons eventually became smaller in size. Civilians eventually became resistant to the cold but still chose to wear cold clothing to fit with an aesthetic they had acquired. They continued to cater for dragons, building decently-sized stone structures and homes for them to live in. Over time, some ventured out with their draconic companions, gathering resources from afar in order to sustain their village: seeds, wood, lights, and various mineral resources. In doing this, they eventually shaped and built current time Glacicle Village.

Relevance to the Story
See: Chapter 4

In Summary: Mario and his partners travel to Pastel Bay to retrieve the next Crystal Griffin piece, and are joined by a young Ice Dragon in order to uncover the town's recently tensive and fishy behaviour between man and dragon.

Places of Interest

 * Crystalline Caverns: Dug out by the dragons in order to help man cross to greener pastures, the Crystalline Caverns are a vast maze which serve as the first line of defence against invaders seeking to profit off of the dragons, trapping them within the caverns. Over time, various crystals have developed within the caves giving it an almost mystical-yet-haunting atmosphere
 * Glacicle Range: The second line of defence against invaders, the environment of Glacicle Range is harsh and unforgiving with harsh blizzards created from Ice Dragons blow from all angles. Certain organisms have evolved to withstand the harsh environment: they remain stagnant and unmoving when left alone, but will happily and (without haste) attack anything they deem prey whenever they have the chance. It is rumoured that a certain type of clothing equivalent to what the inhabitants of Glacicle Village wear can help you resist against the cold, but as of yet none have really lived to tell the tale.
 * Glacicle Village: A small village located at the heart and centre of Glacicle Range, it is said that nearing this village the blizzards will stop and the atmosphere will start feeling a lot more cozy. The residents here, although now out of touch with the rest of the world, are coping remarkably well. With the help of their draconic friends, they have been able to cultivate crops and wildlife, stay well protected and continue to grow as a community.
 * The Dragon's Domain: Scattered at four points throughout Glacicle Range are the Dragon's Domain, artificially built houses for the dragons which caters for all of their habitual needs. Each pillar has inscriptions that tells the tale of the dragon's past, how they got to know man, how certain ones betrayed them, and what ended up happening to them afterwards.

Trivia

 * Glacicle Village initially was not going to be a part of the original story way back during the first connivance of the worlds; it was replaced by the Chapter 3's story which was initially divided into two separate Chapters. This was presumably changed in 2017, where a beta drawing of Aurora, his mother, and the then boss were drawn above a caption of "Chapter 4".
 * Glacicle Village was originally called Glacicle Mountains, and was located in the centre of Crescent Island (then named Storbordia and designed differently) as opposed to its current south western location.