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Balaur - Version 3 vs Version 4
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11The Balaur are the dragonkin who occupy Atreia outside the Bulwark. They are AION 2's primary hostile force and the reason the Elyos and Asmodian war stopped being the only war. They are not a playable faction; the Steam Japanese store copy frames the Dragon race as the third side of the story, alongside the two Daeva factions, without any statement that players can join it.22The Dragon Lords44Dragon LordWhat the story attributes to themIshtarConsumed Poeta in fire and darkness. Ordered Daevas hunted and turned into fuel for Surana. Commands the Ishtar Legion, which destroyed Verteron's Barrier Tower from the air.FafnirTrampled Ishalgen and devoured the continent on the Asmodian side. Tears Daeva souls apart and binds their light into gems, producing Fafnites. Commands the Fafnir Legion.66Both advanced without interruption until the Empyrean Lords raised the Bulwark, and both still hold the land beyond it. NCsoft's global marketing presents the Balaur as newly empowered rather than as a static background enemy.77Balaur Legions and Forces99ForceWhat it doesIshtar LegionDestroyed the Barrier Tower on the lower Ellun River in Verteron in an air raid.Fafnir LegionCrashed a Dredgion warship into northern Altgard . The impact scorched the land and leaking Drakana corrupted the soil.Draconute WarriorsOccupy the ruined Sanctum Outpost and capture Daevas to convert them into Fafnites.BakarmaA Dragon High Commander who encountered an otherworldly power inside the Abyss that swallowed the Draupnir Caves, and emerged as something past the natural order of Elyos, Asmodian and Balaur alike. He is the boss of the Draupnir Expedition.1111Servants and Byproducts1212GroupRelationship to the BalaurAullaeuServants of the Balaur, gathered at a settlement on the edge of Tolbas Forest. They also guard Urugugu Canyon, which makes them both enemy and custodian depending on where you meet them.FafnitesFormer Daevas whose souls Fafnir shattered and sealed into gems. They are not Balaur by birth; they are what the Balaur make out of captured Daevas.Surana-fuelled aberrationsDaevas turned into fuel on Ishtar's order, whose experiments produced mutants that attack their own kind.1414Where You Fight Them1515Balaur forces hold territory inside both starting regions, so the faction is present from the first hours rather than gated behind endgame. Beyond that they anchor a large share of the PvE roster, and Dragon-aligned bosses appear across the Expedition and Sanctuary tiers.1717The Balaur are also the reason Elyos and Asmodian players end up sharing objectives while remaining at war with each other: the PvE pressure is on both sides at once. See Factions: Elyos and Asmodian.1919Naming Note2121Balaur is the faction. Dragon Lord is the title of its two rulers. Draconute is a rank of Balaur foot soldier. Drakana is the substance a Dredgion leaks when it crashes, not a creature. These four are distinct and are used precisely in NCsoft's own English material.2323Related Pages2525Story and Lore for the war that put them here. World and Regions for where they hold ground. PvP and the Abyss for the contested middle layer.
