User blog comment:Swampman/SPOILERS----- Arisen Timeline/Speculation/@comment-62.25.109.196-20120612123749

I believe the Dragonforged indicates in-game that he is around (or over) 1000 years old, therefore I think we can assume that Savan has held office for a very, very long time indeed. Have to give the guy dues for his immense stamina!

As for the Dragon, my guess is that the Seneschal can make a new dragon as s/he wishes. I have heard a lot of support for the notion that "Grigori" is the entity which enters each Dragon, thus giving them the same voice (I deeply doubt this is a budgeting issue, if nothing else they could have altered the same voice to show distinction between the two).

Therefore, this suggests that the Dragon's body is the changable element and the 'will' or 'spirit' or whatever drives it to speak and act is a constant.

((I know the Ur Dragon has a different voice and I've heard reference to the "Ur" meaning 'original' (hence a suggestion that perhaps he was the first dragon to undertake the Seneschal's bidding) but there really isn't enough info regarding its namesake, and I feel that the Ur Dragon is non-cannon in terms of story though he is part of the world cannon.))

Also, when a new Seneschal is appointed I imagine they don't need a dragon immediately (or usually they wouldn't) because it would be expected that the new Seneschal's will should carry the world forward for a time (I'm guessing they don't expect the new steward of the world to suicide after a few mins). Therefore the Dragon could potentially manifest once the will of the current Seneschal starts to take a dip or begins to waver. Perhaps Savan has been longing for death for a long time (hence why there are at least 3 known Arisen before the current one). I like to think that the Dragon is a manifestation of the Seneschal's desperation, their 'will' calling out for absolution or something.

However, my interpretation of the ending is that once you, as Seneschal, take your life and end the "eternal ring" that is what it is. An end. So technically there shouldn't be a new Dragon and there shouldn't be a Seneschal sat in the Chamber of Chaos creating and forging and supporting the world - both things no longer exist and they need one another to create the other. Therefore, the ring is broken and thus 'God' is 'dead'. It implies that the world must now move forward without a guide. I interperet that everything after this point is just an NG+ setting because most games are expected to provide such content (and all your hard work should be retained..).

Sorry for the essay! Just my thoughts!