Background, Inspiration and Disclaimer

I read Paolini's great works when I was younger and was mesmerised by the world of dragons and magic. Ever since then I have always been fascinated by the idea of how a person from our world would react to being thrown into the world of Alagaësia.

My story will therefore be set across two different worlds at two different times. The sections in our world will take place during the Second World War, a period of great turmoil between 1939 to 1945. In Alagaësia, the time period will be sometime before the fall of the dragon riders and before the pivotal Battle of Doru Araeba.

The story will revolve around Lorenz Von Clausewitz, a German air force pilot during World War 2. A man of strong morals, Lorenz is dishonorably discharged from the air force after disobeying a controversial order. After numerous tragedies, Lorenz, now a shattered and bitter man at the end of his ropes after losing all that he loved, is offered a strange chance at redemption. The mission goes awry and he ends up in the magical world of Alagaësia. There he is faced with new challenges, encountering new friends and new enemies along the way, forging new alliances and life long bonds. Torn between his duty to his country back home and the new allegiances, will Lorenz have the courage to make the right decisions?

There will be references to real-life battles like the Battle of Britain and real-life aircraft like the Spitfire and BF 109. There will be NO references to real life characters at all as per the terms of the site. All characters in the real world will be purely fictional and any similarities in name or character is purely coincidental.

In Alagaësia, I will be trying to maintain the flow of events in the original story and the main character's interactions with title characters will be as unintrusive as possible. However, key figures like Brom or Morzan will certainly make an appearance at some point of the story. My story is tailored to assume no prior knowledge of the lore or history of Alagaësia. Therefore, you will be learning about the world through Lorenz's eyes as he learns about the world himself.

This story was NOT written in endorsement or support of Nazism and any of the terrible crimes they committed during the war. You will NOT see any references to Nazi ideology and the like. This story is purely for entertainment purposes only and is NOT intended to validate, downplay or otherwise deny Nazi crimes against humanity or other atrocities. The main character is NOT a fanatical Nazi. He is just a German soldier fighting to defend his homeland, the country he grew up in. The main character's German heritage will be backdrop for the story and will only be fleshed out for occasional character development.

Without further ado, hope you enjoy my story. Please do review and leave your comments. Thanks.

I do not own the cover image. Credit for the beautiful image goes to Wargaming and their team of talented designers and artists.