In the heart of a sun-scorched desert, nestled within a merciful valley, lies Djado—a town that burns brighter than the sun that seeks to oppress it. The very air seems to shimmer with an otherworldly heat, a testament to the town's most fearsome inhabitants: the Fire Swingers. Carved into the side of a cliff like a dragon's lair, their fortress stands as both a sanctuary and a warning. Below, the town itself is a blend of the transient and the eternal, with nomadic hunters and gatherers sharing space with wells, goats, and chickens.
At the apex of this pyre of power and mystery is Supreme Fire Sister Elara Sunfire, an elderly female Elf with skin the color of midnight and eyes like molten gold. Unmarried by choice but not without her consorts, Elara is a living legend, her name whispered in awe and fear across Dort. Her life is one of disciplined solitude, her only family being the Fire Swingers she leads.
Elara's inner circle includes:
Despite its isolation, Djado has three major businesses that sustain its populace:
In Djado, the line between myth and reality blurs like a mirage, yet the presence of the Fire Swingers and their enigmatic leader, Elara Sunfire, makes one thing abundantly clear: this is a town where fire is both a destroyer and a savior, a force of nature tamed by wills of steel.