Talk:Post-Game/@comment-121.73.247.249-20130726120201/@comment-172.15.5.59-20130807033741

When you go through a New Game+ pay attention to the dialogue during the dragon encounter. The dragon explains most of this. The Duke never actually killed the dragon, and the implication is that none of the past Arisen did either (you encounter at least three in the game who didn't). The Dragon's bargain is a sort of truce where the dragon holds back the Everfall in exchange for a tribute every x number of years. The dragon gives you the choice, free yourself and Gransys from the cycle, but live with the consequences...