The Dragon Realms Saga

Black Rabbit Field Manual: The Ninjato

The ninjato, also known as the Elven Shadow Blade, is the favored sword and weapon of the Black Rabbits. It consists of a single edged one-handed sword with a straight, dull back. Much like the katana except without a curve. The ninjato’s blade can range from 15-30 inches in length. The blade’s length determines where the wielder may draw the ninjato from. A 15 inch sword or shorter would be sheathed behind the user's waist. longer ninjatos would be drawn from the hip. Avalon and Elucard both have used ninjatos sheathed from either side.

Little is recorded of when the Black Rabbits first adopted the ninjato. However, it is said that the blade was originally favored by the yikahtis who migrated from Dragon Realms Abyss and Scorch to Dragon Realm Cypress, who then taught the elven warrior tribes how to use their ninjatos.

From there, the elves who favored the ninjato would have used them instead of the arming sword or claymore.

When Ryjin formed the Black Rabbit clan, he was already well trained with the ninjato because of a Dead of Winter yikahti named the Collector. Since Ryjin favored this weapon, he trained his first students to use the sword as well. When the Black Rabbits made their first successful missions, it was noted that they were using the ninjato. Because of this the blade was given its new name, "The Elven Shadow Blade". Later on it was outlawed to wield the sword in Long Whisper.

Just another reason for the other soldiers to hate the Anti-Rogue Ops.

These days Elucard, Avalon, and Vada train their students to be efficient with the ninjato, favoring its lightweight speed over the clunkiness and brutality of a more traditional weapon.

Who is Un'Draago?

Un'Draago was one of the 7 remaining Super Dragons from the cataclysm that wiped out all the Super Dragons of Draak'Terra. Those that survived would be known as Cypress, Scorch, Blight, Abyss, Stratus, Agaas, and Un'Draago. Agaas and Un'Draago being the only 2 not horribly injured from the event.

Both Un'Draago and Agaas attempted to help their brethren the best they could, but they were unable to revive their kin until Nihilio and his angels came and gave the comatose dragons their Life Matrixes to survive off of.

Un'Draago began to resent Nihilio and the sway of his brother, Agaas. So with his draconians he went to war with the god creating the first Deity War.

After losing the war, he was cast into exile to the deepest reaches of the universe, known only as the "Omni-Verse"

After hundreds of years in exile, Un'Draago became a home to a nomadic people within that reach of the universe. There, they used their technology to lay the foundations of their civilization upon the back of Un'Draago. With the magic of the dragon and the science of this civilization, the people of the Veltherian empire grew, conquering worlds across their galaxy.

One day, Un'Draago and his new found allies wished to return to his birth home of Draak'Terra. In the Salrothian language, Un'Draago means, "Rebel Dragon". However in his native tongue, he is called "Urd'Draak," which means "Loyal Dragon". Even in his name, his hatred seethes for his seemingly unjustified treatment. So we shall await the return of the Omni-Dragon.