dracolich

Yeah, Severin is well aware that the Dragon Empire is falling.

Severin hates Ibelin and knows she is a Dracolich, not a living dragon.

Her soul vessel is unknown.

Severin is using an empty soul vessel.

And then eventually, after you fight a bunch of these guys, it's almost like its own, you know, self-contained dungeon area.

That opens up, like, this just straight-up Dracolich fight.

Which, it's not in its lair, but it's still like...

I like that you have to fight essentially a boss-level dragon before you even make it to the boss, so that's appropriate.