This makes sense. The EWF appear to have used the energies of their people to create Dragons that would serve as the higher levels in their pyramid structure for the collection of power into the draconic world dragon.
The EWF long term plans may well have needed much of Genertela under their control to finish their Dragon rituals although the mind boggles at the kind of Dragon that would have been created for Seshnela.
Certainly the success of the EWF against Dara Happa largely rests at the feet of the Sun Dragon or the Emperor Dragon. His knowledge of Dara Happan magics made victory almost certain and although I think this was an unusual circumstance given the role of Sothenik, it is certainly repeatable in other lands.
Frex, how difficult is it to find a disposessed noble from any land? Find one, get him to join the EWF, give him followers and powers and before long (well quite long) a new Dragon awaits.
As for Alakorings victory it seems unlikely that he could defeat a True Dragon in combat so he must have won by other means. I think that he may have severed its connection with the "pyramid" of support that maintained Drang ie he caused the Orlanthi who had formed him from their thoughts to leave the cycle and take back their Draconic energies.
Alakorings greatest legacy is his breaking of the priestoods control of the large tribal kingdom by the creation of smaller tribal kingdoms on the Ralios model. This logically indicates that the removal of those people from the Storm Dragons support structure is the "Dragonbreaking" he should be really famous for. I am sure he did defeat the Dragon physically but not before removing most of its strength.
Martin Laurie
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