Laharash

"My young lass, you are all alone, are you not? Seeing you cry, I can tell you have suffered an unfathomable pain — one that will not heal easily. Although this may seem as a minor consolation to you, I will adopt you and rasie you as if you're one of my own. I have been alone for quite some time; all those who were close to me have long since died. Maybe this is what people call "a chance meeting". Anyways, if you so desire, I will keep you comfort for as long as you need. A child like you needs proper guidance, lest you stray away from the righteous path; I've seen what this cruel world does to abandoned children, and it's something that isn't pretty. Now, will you take my hand and start this newfound journey in life?"

- Laharash to a younger Sahara upon meeting her for the first time.

"The mother's embrace which contradicts the desert's true nature."

- Lord Arceus

Laharash (ラハラッシュ, Raharasshu), often referred to as "Arid Tempest Dragon, Kulshedra" (乾燥嵐竜·クーシェードーラ, Kansouranryū, Kūshēdōra), is an ancient Dragon — recorded to be one of the oldest of her kind; it's known that she's the former leader of a now-extinct tribe of Earth Dragons, her power surpassing the rest of her ilk. This led her to be dubbed as one of the Dragon Kings, bearing the title "Queen of the Earth Dragons" (土竜の皇妃, Dōryu no Kouhi) — denoting to her position; even amongst the Dragon Kings, she's noted to be extremely powerful — if not the most powerful of them all due to her longevity and experience.

It's known that she was a participant in the Dragon Civil War — being one of the key figures in the faction that supported living alongside the humans; to this end, she and her tribe — who also supported her views, decimated a large amount of their kind mercilessly while defending many human villages. After the atrocities committed by Acnologia, she later backed out of the war — going into hiding with the rest of her kind. As time passed, and her tribe dying out due to age, she later wanders the continent — remaining in the desert areas of the world; due to many people seeing her in such locations, combined with the glow released from her body caused by the constant release of her magical powers, she's been dubbed as the "Desert Goddess" (砂女神, Sabaku Joshin).

At some point in life, she meets a then-young Sahara Patagonia — raising the lass as her own daughter and teaching her Dragon Slayer Magic in order to support herself; due to her origins, she was able to quickly master it in due time. After Sahara left her for personal reasons, Laharash decided to use Compact Regression on herself, stating that the era of Dragons were long-over. Since then, she's wandered Earth Land for quite some time until re-uniting with Ragras — one of her closest friends and fellow Dragon King. Upon her behest, she joins Wyrm's Breath — becoming one of its most prominent members.

Due to her status as an Independent Mage, she's often fought other mages of various standings; her magic is known to be devastating — though not as powerful as before, being able to destroy much of her environment, turning it into a barren wasteland as a result. Her magic was specifically savvy to mages who utilize moisture as their primary weapon. This led her to be dubbed as "True Bane of Moisture" (真潤いの天敵, Shin Uruoi no Tenteki); thus, it's rare for her these days to be challenged by a person who uses liquid-based magic or magic of a similar nature.

Quotes

 * "" — Laharash stating her reasons for joining the Dragon-Civil War.
 * "" — Laharash expressing her disappointment after hearing of her foster daughter's affiliation to Dragon Soul.
 * "" — Laharash upon joining Wyrm's Breath upon Ragras' behest.
 * "" — Laharash talking about her experiences in life.
 * "" — Laharash's battle catchphrase.

Trivia

 * Laharash would technically be the first-ever Dragon-based character that the author has created since being on this site, despite his immense edit count.


 * According to the author, she's meant be an earth-version of Grandeeney — something noticed with her relationship with Sahara and her positive views on human beings.


 * Both her Dragon and Human forms are from the anime/manga series, CROSS ANGE.