A+ character concept.
Removed by mod
I must have missed the part where the dragon funded infrastructure, hired knights to keep his populace safe, propped up the food stores and economy in times of famine, and negotiated with neighboring kingdoms when needed. Oh and funding research. Forgot how often dragons did that.
And for those asking about benevolent kings:
Aragorn
T’Challa/Black Panther
Mufasa
King Arthur
King Leonidas
King Tirian
Some real life good kings(and a queen)
Emperor Augustus(look up the slave who broke a crystal glass)
Empress Wu Zerian
Cyrus the Great
A yes, the benevolent ruler, almost as common as the benevolent slave owner.
Funded infrastructure
Or, returned a small amount of the value extracted in order to facilitate further extraction
Hired knights to
Keep his interests safe
(Hoarded resources and returned a pittance to prop up) food stores and the economy in times of famine
Negotiated with neighboring kingdoms
To further state interests
Funded research
At public expense for private gain
Still more common than the benevolent dragon though.
Show me this king that personally leads the road building crew
Well, I said funded so…
Show me this king that creates value.
Mufasa
Lol you cannot be for real
What? It’s a fictional kingdom based on Hamlet. You’re not going to split hairs over it being fiction when the second half of the equation is a dragon are you?.
