Aurelius is one of the feared and respected dragons that once was worshipped by people. 

Until he got greedy and his lust for power grew stronger that the gods cursed him, the eternal imprisonment. 

Aurelius was sealed as a stone statue to be made fun of or be mocked by the future generations... Until one day, a mortal (accidentally?) woke him up and broke the curse in which he was now indebted to... Or cursed to be a slave to a lesser being.