The Mystery Love of Dragon: Story, Characters and World

The Mystery Love of Dragon is the second vertical series from Natali Production: a photorealistic fantasy romance about a Dragon King, a kind-hearted princess and a single moment in a forest that neither of them has forgotten. Like our first series, it is told in short daily parts of about a minute each. This guide introduces the story, the world and the characters. It covers the released episodes, Part 1 and Part 2, and only hints at what lies ahead.

The story so far

The series begins with a prologue. On a mossy rock above a forest gorge, a baby dragon named Baudraen is trying to fly. His wings are still too small, golden sparks flicker and fade around them, and when he leaps, the stone crumbles beneath his paw. He tumbles into the forest and gets tangled upside down in the vines of a huge tree. A little girl in a pale-blue dress hears his cries, runs to him and patiently frees him. When he lands safely on the moss, he turns into a small boy with golden rings in his eyes. “You saved me,” he says. A woman’s voice calls his name in the distance, and the girl runs away without telling him who she is.

Sixteen years later, Baudraen is the Dragon King, and he is still looking for her. On a stormy night at his palace he gives his oldest friend Nicolas an order: “Sixteen years… and I still don’t know her name. Find her.” In Part 2: The Poisoned Roses, Nicolas swears to do it, whatever it takes, and the story crosses into the kingdom of people. There we meet Princess Natali, who secretly slips out of the castle in plain clothes to bring bread and medicine to the villagers, and her envious friend Christabel, who has prepared a bouquet of white roses for her.

At its heart this is a story about recognition. A king who commands dragons cannot find one kind stranger, and the people around him may know more than they say. The title promises a mystery and a love story, and the series is built to reveal both slowly.

The world: two kingdoms and a treaty

The kingdom of people

The human kingdom has a medieval look: a royal castle with blue banners bearing a golden griffin, a throne hall, a castle garden of rose bushes and stone arches, village streets with timber houses, and a deep forest that runs up to a gorge. Village life is simple and often hard.

The kingdom of dragons

The dragons live in a dark gothic palace on a rock surrounded by the sea, often seen under thunder and rain. Inside are candlelit halls and a special place called the green room, a small chamber of books, glass vials and incense smoke. Here Baudraen and Nicolas talk over the most important matters of the kingdom and experiment with magic that could strengthen a dragon’s power and its control over fire.

The gorge by the forest

The gorge near the forest is where young dragons learn to fly. It is where the story begins, and the series suggests that it will matter again.

The treaty

The two kingdoms are bound by an agreement: the Dragon King protects the kingdom of people from its enemies, and in return the human King pays an agreed price. Treaties like this one only work while both sides keep their word.

The characters

Baudraen, the Dragon King

Baudraen is twenty-one, strong and quietly intense, with dark, almost black wavy hair, a neatly trimmed dark beard and grey-blue eyes with golden dragon rings around the pupils. In human form he wears a burgundy shirt with a stand-up collar, a black leather jacket and black trousers. In dragon form he is a great, photorealistic beast with dark wine-red scales and a smooth head without horns. Legend says that no one can come close to a dragon without catching fire, and yet a dragon is not meant to be alone. That loneliness is the shadow behind his search for the girl from the forest.

Natali, the princess

Natali is the daughter of the human King, twenty years old when the main story begins. She has long wavy dark hair with a straight fringe, warm brown eyes, a soft closed smile and a small beauty mark on her right cheek. At court she wears a light-blue gown with silver embroidery and a tiara; in the village she hides under a dark green hooded cloak. She feels guilty for sneaking out (“Forgive me, Father. They need me more”), but she goes anyway. Her kindness is her greatest strength, and perhaps the key to the whole mystery.

Nicolas, the head guard

Nicolas is the head of the palace guard and Baudraen’s most trusted adviser in running the kingdom. He is a brutal, battle-hardened man of about forty with a shaved head, stubble and a heavy gaze, dressed in blackened steel armour over black leather with a burgundy cloak and a long sword. He can also become a dragon: a massive, scarred veteran with steel-dark plates and a torn wing. He and Baudraen always fly into battle together. When his king gives an order, he answers with an oath: “I’ll find her, my king. Whatever it takes.”

Allaryx, the palace steward

Allaryx manages the dragon palace and is married to Nicolas. She is a warm, elegant woman of about forty with glossy black hair and a heavy fringe, dressed in burgundy silk and velvet with gold, and she too can turn into a graceful garnet-red dragon. She is also on friendly terms with the human King. Allaryx seems to know a great deal about the past, and some of her bonds reach further across the two kingdoms than anyone suspects.

Christabel, the “friend”

Christabel has very long copper-red hair, grey-green eyes, red lips and a rich lilac-violet gown with silver and amethysts. She calls Natali “dearest”, but behind the sweet smile lies deep envy: she believes everything comes too easily to the princess. In Part 2 she watches Natali in the village and murmurs, “Always the saint… Everyone loves you.” Then she offers her a bouquet of white roses: “For you, dearest. The finest roses in the kingdom.” What she put in them is something the next episodes will answer.

The King of people

Natali’s father rules the human kingdom and depends on the treaty with the dragons to keep his lands safe. He is a powerful, commanding ruler in a blue and gold court, and he will face hard choices between his treasury, his kingdom and his daughter.

The Unicorn

Somewhere in this story there is a unicorn: a tiny newborn foal, no bigger than a lamb, with fluffy white fur and a horn just beginning to show with a pale-blue glow. It was a gift, and it is able to tell one kind of magic from another. Watch closely at the end of Part 2, when a soft pale-blue light flickers among the rose bushes.

The Ravens: Maximilian, Paul and Yarvena

The Dragon King has servants that few people ever notice: ravens with the skills of ninja spies, who can take human form. Maximilian Raven is tall, lean and meticulous, the one who always tells the truth. Paul is a little nervous, with short dark hair and a sceptical squint, and his heart may lead him into trouble. Yarvena, with very long dark hair and green-grey eyes, loves to be in control, and even her king often struggles to find her. All three dress in matte black leather and wool with short capes of raven feathers. When the ravens take to the sky, expect secrets, gifts and complications.

How the series is made

The screenplay of The Mystery Love of Dragon is written by our team, and the storyboards, editing and music choices are our own work. AI tools are used to create the photorealistic images, animation and voices. Dialogue is in English, with Russian subtitles.

Where to watch

Start from the beginning with Part 1: The Little Dragon Who Couldn’t Fly, then continue with Part 2: The Poisoned Roses. New parts appear here and on our YouTube channel, @nataliproductionfun. If you enjoy elves as much as dragons, you may also like our first series, Natali and Baudouin.