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From The Tobril- The Iconochronos -The River of Time
By: Dungeon Master Date: July 18, 2023, 5:59 am
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This Timeline is an amalgam of sources, but chiefly among them
Weldon Chen, and Uziel. Some Names will pop up in the timeline
and you will be asking who? This is from a grand unified source
of the World, and Characters from my games intertwine with the
History of the world.
[center]
Iconochronos
The River of Time
The First Age: Age of Starbirth
[/center]
Read the Lost Histories:
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Pre Cataclian
The Highgod came out of Beyond and drew the plans for a new
world. He called into Chaos, and two beings, Paladine and
Takhisis, king and queen of dragons, came to create the world.
Chaos called again, and Gilean was called as well. Gilean was
given the plans for the world, never to be shown to anyone.
The three gods called into the Beyond for lesser gods to help
them. Reorx, the greatest of these, came and struck Chaos with
his hammer, and shaped the world. The gods created life and
everything on the planet.
Takhisis and Paladine then asked Reorx to fashion dragons in
their image. He did so, but Takhisis coveted the dragons and
corrupted them. Paladine wept for his lost children and had
Reorx create five monuments to the lost dragons. Paladine
breathed life into these monuments, and the All-Dragons War
began.
The world was almost destroyed, and the gods withdrew to the
planes to give Krynn time to recover. They then noticed the
stars, spirits in the heavens, and coveted them. The All-Saints
War began over how the spirits should be ruled. Terrible storms
wracked the surface of Krynn.
The Highgod returned from Beyond and ended the war. The spirits
were given three gifts from the gods and placed upon Krynn so
that they might rule it. Ogres, elves, and humans were created,
as well as many magical creatures, to protect the ordinary
creatures of Krynn.
As a pledge to never wage war on Krynn again, the gods created
three moons to bless the world with magic.
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From The Tobril-The River of Time The Second Age: The Age of Dr
eams
By: Dungeon Master Date: July 18, 2023, 6:04 am
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[center]Dungeons & Dragons
DRAGONLANCE
The Tobril
Iconochronos
The River of Time
The Second Age: The Age of Dreams[/center]
Pre Cataclian
The Foundation Time
Note: Read the Lost Histories
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9000-8500 PC: Choosing Homes
Ogres claim the mountains, elves claim the forests, and humans
claim the plains.
8500-5000 PC: Birth of Civilization
the ogres enslave the humans.
8700 PC: Chosen of Reorx
Reorx takes some humans to his forge and trains them.
6320-5980 PC: Heresy of Irgraine
an ogre breaks away from the rest of his kind and becomes leader
of the Irda.
6000-5000 PC: Decline of Ogres
their civilization declines until they become brutes living in
tribal societies.
5000-3000 PC: Elves Ascendant
Elves begin to organize and settle in the forest of Silvanesti.
The Time of Light
4000 PC: House of Silvanos Rises
Silvanos holds the first Sinthal-Elish and many elves ally with
him.
4000 PC: Reorx Angered
when his chosen became too prideful, he changed them into
gnomes.
3500-3350 PC: First Dragon War
The evil dragons attack the elves. Solinari, Lunitari and
Nuitari create five
stones and capture the essences of the dragons. The war ends,
and magic is exiled from Krynn.
3500-3350 PC: Greystone Forged
Hiddukel tricks Reorx into creating a stone containing the
essence of magic. It is hidden on the moon of Lunitari.
3350 PC: Building of Silvanesti
The kingdom of Silvanesti is created.
3350-3100 PC: Graystone Returns
Milgas Kadwar, one of Reorx's chosen, retrieves the Graystone.
The Chosen become Scions.
3100-2900 PC: Kal-Thax Built
Scions and Chosen ones build Kal-Thax.
3051-3050 PC: Graystone of Gargath
A human mage captures the Graystone. An army of Chosen Ones
attempts to retrieve it. The stone escapes and creates every
other race on Krynn, as well as some magical creatures.
2900-2700 PC: Thorin Delved
The dwarves leave Kal-Thax and delve underground homes in the
Khalkist Mountains to escape the Graygem's effects.
2750 PC: Balif Dies
Kender hero, lieutenant, and friend of Silvanos, dies.
2710 PC: Dragon Stones Discovered
The stones are discovered by dwarves digging in Thorin. The
stones are brought to the surface.
2690-2645 PC: Second Dragon War
The dragons are released and attack Silvanesti. Three mages and
a Scion defeat the dragons, but many die. They are transported
into Beyond with the Lost Citadel.
2645-2550 PC: Magic Defends Itself
Magic users hide in the wilderness. The Orders of High Sorcery
are created by the three mages.
2645-2550 PC: Thorin Closed
The dwarves seal Thorin for causing the Dragon War.
2600 PC: The Rise of Ergoth
Barbarian chief Ackal Ergot founds the kingdom of Ergoth.
2600 PC: Hylo Founded
The second kender nation is founded near the Sentinel Mountains.
2500-2200 PC: Ergoth Dominant
Emperor Ackal Dermount expands Ergoth's borders and annexes Hylo
in 2200. The first half-elves are born.
2500-2200 PC: Gully Dwarves Arise
The Aghar appear and are outcast by the dwarves.
2515 PC: Death of Silvanos
Silvanos dies and his son, Sithel, succeeds him. The Palace of
Quinari is built. Tension between Silvanesti and Ergoth mounts.
2308 PC: Royal Twins Born to the Elves
Sithas and Kith-Kanan are born.
2192-2140 PC: Kinslayer War
Sithel is slain; Sithas assumes the throne and declares war on
Ergoth. After forty years of war, neither side has gained
ground; peace is negotiated.
2140-2100 PC: Elf Lands Sundered
Kith-Kanan's followers petition for social change and secede
from Silvanesti.
2150-2000 PC: Thorbardin Delved
Dwarves from Thorin reach Thorbardin in the southern Kharolis
Mountains and build a home with other dwarven clans.
2128-2073 PC: War of the Mountain
Thorbardin and Ergoth fight over border mineral rights.
2073 PC: Swordsheath Scroll
Kith-Kanan negotiates peace between the elves, dwarves, and
humans. The forest kingdom of Qualinesti is created.
2072 PC: The Hammer of Kharas
A replica of Reorx's hammer, it is passed from nation to nation
as a symbol of peace.
2050-2030 PC: The Great March
Kith-Kanan's followers migrate to Qualinesti.
2009 PC: Thoradin is Lost
The old kingdom of Thoradin disappears.
The Time of Knights
2000-1900 PC: Pax Tharkus
This fortress is built as a symbol of peace among nations.
1900-1750 PC: Rebellion Comes
Maqui Hellman is placed on the throne of Ergoth by a military
coup. The northern and eastern provinces revolt unsuccessfully.
1812 PC: Solamnus Promoted
Vinas Solamnus becomes Praetor (commander) of Ergoth's armies.
1801 PC: Great Uprising
Solamnus marches east to crush a rebellion.
1800 PC: Year of Waiting
Solamnus examines the rebels' reasons for revolt and joins their
cause.
1799-1791 PC: The Rose Rebellion
The eastern provinces march on Daltigoth behind Solamnus. After
a siege, the provinces are granted independence.
1793 PC: The Dargonesti (Novel).
Vixa, daughter of Kemian Ambrodel and Verhanna Kith-Kanan, leads
an expedition to return elven Ambassador Quenavelen from Ergoth
as the Rose Rebellion unfolds. Vixa, and the crew of the Elven
Star are magically transported to the Eastern Oceans.
Vixa is taken into slavery by an offshoot group of Dargonesti,
led by Queen Uriona and her protector, Coryphene.
The Chilkit, a crab-like race, attacks the city of Urione by
digging through the foundations of The Wall, designed to keep
them out.
Wishing to help her friend and fight off the Chilkit, Dargonesti
shapeshifter Naxos transforms Vixa into a Shapeshifter herself.
Vixa, with the help of fellow slaves and the Dargonesti people,
uses a flammable mix of undersea minerals called Gnomefire to
help kill off all the attacking Chilkit.
With the Chilkit forces killed and eaten by the Dargonesti,
Queen Uriona plans her dreams of ruling all elves. The slaves
are secretly killed, except for the dwarf Gundabyr.
Dargonesti forces attack Silvanesti shores and use a Kraken to
destroy Thonbec. Vixa and Gundabyr warn Silvanesti just as
Uriona and Coryphene lay siege to Silvanost.
Queen Uriona and her forces are defeated. Gundabyr and
Silvanesti militia gather to attack Dargonesti forces.
Silvanesti clerics dam the Thon-Thalas River, leaving Dargonesti
forces vulnerable in shallow waters. Captured, Uriona captures
the heart of Elendar, Speaker of the Stars, who later offers
marriage. The prisoner Coryphene kills himself upon hearing the
news. The ruling line goes to the Speaker’s nephew.
Upon returning to Qualinesti, Vixa makes peace with her family
and joins Laxos as a shape-changing Dargonesti under the seas.
1775 PC: The Knights of Solamnia
Solamnus receives a vision to create a knighthood based on honor
and truth. The Knights of Solamnia are created.
1750-1300 PC: The Birth of Nations
Sancrist, Solamnia and Istar are born.
1600-1560 PC: Minotaur Dynasty
Ambeoutin, Minotaur hero, founds a minotaur nation in northeast
Ansalon. After his death, his sons, Mithas and Kothas divide the
kingdom in two.
1480 PC: Istar Grows in Power
Istar becomes the center for world trade.
1399-1010 PC: The Dark Queen Plots
Dragon eggs are planted in Thorbardin and sold to merchants.
They hatch. Dragons return to Krynn.
1060-1018 PC: Third Dragon War
Armies of dragons, bakali, ogres, and minotaurs attack. The
Knights of Solamnia halt their advance. The Dragonlances and
Dragon Orbs are created.
1320 PC: The Sea Witch makes her move-
Sargassi the Sea Witch marshals koalinths, lacedons, sea
dragons, and amphidragons against Dargonesti in Watermere.
1018 PC: Huma Dragonbane
A young Knight of the Crown and his silver dragon Gwynneth
(Heart) discover the Dragonlances and defeat Takhisis in single
combat. Her armies withdraw.
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From The Tobril- The Iconochronos -The River of Time The Third
Age- The Age of Might
By: Dungeon Master Date: July 18, 2023, 6:06 am
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[center]Dungeons & Dragons
DRAGONLANCE
The Tobril
Iconochronos
The River of Time
The Third Age- The Age of Might[/center]
Pre Cataclian
1000-800 PC: Istar Dominant
Istar is untouched by the Third Dragon War and becomes the most
powerful nation.
1000-800 PC: Resurgence of Thoradin
Thorbardin dwarves reopens Thoradin. It becomes a major
manufacturing center.
1000 PC: Kender Treaty
Hylo allies with Solamnia.
980 PC: Thorbardin Opens Kayolin
Solamnia grants the dwarves mining rights in the Garnet
Mountains; Kayolin is founded.
967 PC: The Life Tree of the Hylar
The Hylar delves their city, Zakhalax.
948 PC: Hill Dwarves Rise
Hillow, a dwarven city outside Thorbardin, is founded.
940 PC: Elves Withdraw
The two elven nations become increasingly isolationistic.
910-825 PC: The Ogre Wars
Ogres attack the dwarves of Thoradin who ask the Knights of
Solamnia for help.
850-727 PC: Trade Wars
Kender of Balifor are angered by Istar's trade standards. The
Kendermeld is signed, exempting them from the standards.
673-630 PC: Istar and Elves Clash
Silvanesti sea merchants are threatened by Istar, leading to a
blockade. Solamnia intercedes and brokers peace, and Istar signs
the Swordsheath Scroll.
530-522 Kernen Skirmishes
Ogres from Kernen threaten trade. Thoradin signs the Swordsheath
Scroll.
490-476 PC: Raiders/Greatmeld
Barbarians from Khur, Nordmaar and Estwilde raid Istarian trade
caravans. Solamnia defeats the barbarians.
460-280 PC: Peace in the Land
Istar, cultural center of Ansalon, effectively rules the
continent.
280 PC: World Righteousness
Istar declares itself the moral center of the world and installs
the Kingpriest.
260-212 PC: The Temple of Istar
The seven-spired of the Temple of Istar is erected.
250-100 PC: The Corruption of Justice
Istar begins to repress those who disagree with them.
118 PC: Manifest Virtue
The Kingpriest issues the Proclamation of Manifest
Virtue, stating that any evil act is punishable by slavery or
death.
94 PC: Extermination of Evil Races
The Kingpriest declares a number of races-including wizards-evil
and orders their extermination.
80-20 PC: Istar's Clergy Dominant
The Istarian priesthood becomes increasingly totalitarian.
 
41 PC: The Turning Point
The Kingpriest begins planning his ascent to godhood.
19 PC: A Siege on Sorcery
Mobs attack the Towers of High Sorcery; Daltigoth's tower and
the Tower in the Ruins are destroyed. Istar's tower is given to
the Kingpriest; the Tower in Palanthas is cursed and the wizards
withdraw to the Tower of Wayreth.
6 PC: Edict of Thought Control
A reign of terror begins as the Kingpriest declares evil
thoughts a crime.
1 PC: The Last Days
The Kingpriest completes preparations for his ascent to godhood.
On the Night of Doom, true clerics are taken from Krynn by their
patron deities.
0: The Cataclysm
A fiery mountain is launched upon Istar, driving it to the
depths of the newly-created Blood Sea. The Temple of Istar is
transported to the Abyss. Ergoth is split from the main
continent and into two islands; central Ansalon is flooded
creating the New Sea; the seaport of Tarsis in the south is
stranded in the center of what will become known as the Plains
of Dust. Balifor is inundated with water, which recedes,
creating a desert.
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From The Tobril- The Iconochronos -The River of Time the Catac
lysm
By: Dungeon Master Date: July 18, 2023, 6:10 am
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[center]the Cataclysm
By Jeff Grubber[/center]
Most of the Dragonlance game material focuses on the period long
after the First Cataclysm. While these are interesting times to
be sure, the period during and after the Cataclysm can present
interesting and exciting situations for roleplaying. The meteor
shower that occurred during the Cataclysm had devastating
effects, but little detail is given as to the actual events that
transpired within it and as a result of it. This short piece
presents possible events that would occur shortly before,
during, and after such a catastrophe. Dungeon Masters and
Narrators can easily use these suggestions to help develop their
own campaigns.
Chronology of Events
Before the Cataclysm: The Thirteen Signs of Warning
• Disappearance of true priests throughout the land
• Green skies and the cyclone in Istar
• Fear and panic among the kender
• Moonless nights (only Nuitari present)
• Black flame of Thoradin
• Fires will not burn throughout the land of Solamnia
• Storms and wildfires across the plains of Abanasinia
• People turning on each other throughout the land (including
Lord Soth's actions)
• Unnatural fog in Palanthas
• Trees bleeding in Silvanesti
• Animals rampaging in Qualinesti
• Tides and floods of blood in the North
• Eruption of the Lords of Doom and other mountains
Immediate Effects
(1–2 hours before impact up to 7–10 days after impact)
• Thunder and fire in the heavens (meteors passing through
atmosphere)
• Stampedes and animal agitation
• Impact occurs, causing water and rock vaporization
• Shockwave, with a rain of molten rock
• Earthquakes, avalanches, mudslides, and volcanoes
• Firestorms, winds, and tidal waves, stampedes
• Dust cloud or rain of ash and blood (Istar region)
• Perpetual darkness
Long Term Effects
(From impact time to years after the event)
• Death of sea life
• Drought and forest fires
• Temperature drop
• Crop failure
• Animal starvation
• Epidemics
• Wars and raiding mercenaries
• Increase in undead
• Encroachment of animal life
Impact and Aftermath Timeline
0–10AC: struggle for survival, governmental collapse on all but
local (village) scale, epidemics, famine, crop failures
10–20AC: recovery begins (crop failures, famine end), wars,
purges, civil disorder, epidemics
20–50AC: minor recovery continues on a localized scale
50–100AC: low prosperity, population stabilizes (deaths =
births)
100–200AC: recovery begins on a regional scale
200AC and beyond: Cataclysm relegated to history, its immediate
physical effects no longer affect commoners
Geographic Effects
The initial impacts, since the asteroids struck earth and water,
had two effects. The white-hot asteroid vaporized the water,
creating a cloud of scalding steam, while the heat and force
generated from the impact threw pieces of the planet's crust and
the asteroid into the atmosphere. This led to a rain of molten
rock, which started fires of various types. The ground shockwave
from the various impacts fractured the planet along any fault
lines, causing volcanoes and earthquakes. The volcanoes caused
fires as lava crept across the land, as did the burning ash
thrown into the skies. Earthquakes turned soil slopes into
mudslides as rains and aftershocks liquefy them. In the high
mountains, avalanches resulted due to increased heat. All of
these destroyed many towns or cities that survived the initial
impact.
Weather Effects
As the shockwave moved outward from the points of impact, a wall
of air was pushed before it. Within this wall of air, storms of
hurricane force occurred, and the superheated air ignited
whatever it touched that was combustible for a range of several
hundred miles out from the impact point. In some locations,
precipitation did not occur, while in others monsoon force rains
became commonplace. The ash, dust, and water vapor thrown into
the atmosphere blocked out the sun for months, and as the water
mixed with ash, a black rain fell. This rain coated plants, and
buildings, causing further devastation as plants died and
buildings collapsed. The friction from the impact, as well as
the ash in the air, caused an initial rise in temperature,
melting glaciers, causing extensive lowland flooding, and
destroying crops and arable lands. A sudden drop followed this
rise in temperature as sunlight could not penetrate the blocked
atmosphere. When the temperature dropped, glaciers at the poles
and in the mountains expanded, further lowering water levels.
Cooler temperatures and a lack of sunlight destroyed remaining
plant life.
Social Effects
The social effects of an event like the Cataclysm cannot be
understated. Large portions of the population, especially in the
Istarian region of Ansalon, died in the impact of its immediate
effects. Those who survived faced food shortages, wars, raids by
animals, insects, and monsters, marauding undead, plagues,
fires, shortages of fresh water, hoarding, rationing, and
shortages of common items. Those who survived came to wish they
had not. The first few years following the Cataclysm also saw
mass migrations, ships full of dead bodies drifting at sea,
fields of shipwrecks lying in open plains, and religious
zealotry. Witch burnings and crusades were the most common
exhibition of this phenomenon. Large-scale society ceased to
exist for the most part, as the infrastructure was in ruins.
Few, if any bridges survived the initial event, making travel
across rivers difficult or impossible. Society was reduced to
the village level in most cases, as communication with outsiders
was difficult, pointless, and discouraged. The mass migrations
left many abandoned towns, forts, and keeps, while in other
places, the hopeful gathered, causing further shortages, riots,
and social unrest. The economy collapsed, leaving money
worthless, and in other cases, prices were beyond affordability.
Within cities, walls or buildings may collapse, and streets cave
in onto catacombs or sinkholes, giving characters new areas to
explore or rescue survivors. As the protection of what meager
supplies became of paramount importance, it is obvious why steel
became the most valuable coinage.
Floral and Faunal Effects
The initial impact generated so much heat through friction that
the oceans over a large area boiled, killing much of the
existing sea life. As these organisms decayed and washed up on
shores, waters would be poisoned, killing further life. The drop
in temperature retarded crop growth, as did the lack of
sunlight. As plants died, animals were forced further into
civilized lands to search for food. Those living things that
drowned in the floods decomposed, poisoning the water, and
eventually causing epidemics of diseases as insect and scavenger
populations exploded. Forest fires drove herds of animals into
stampedes, causing further devastation and plant depletion.
Large burned or flooded forests dotted the landscape, as did
seafloor areas that had been thrust above the surface.
Exploration of this alien world presents many unique
opportunities to characters.
Character Effects
Characters in this time face many challenges, but they also have
many opportunities. Supplies are costly, and money is worthless.
Bartering is the most effective form of commerce, and some items
are not available at any price. Weapons and tools are especially
valuable, as skilled craftsmen are few and far between.
Characters may find themselves forced to use crude iron or
bronze weapons if steel is not available.
Magic users face difficulty in obtaining their fabricated spell
components and until vegetation rebounds, herbal components as
well. Any minor magical ability display could be seen either as
a sign of a savior or as the mark of a witch. Both situations
have interesting possibilities. Priests have no abilities,
though, as with mages, herbalism skills could be useful. Legend
says that no true clerics walk the land after the Cataclysm, but
this need not be true. If a campaign begins before the
Cataclysm, a character could refuse the call of their god and be
stripped of their powers. This presents a challenge as a
character could still try to follow the teachings and spread his
or her god's message, to varying effects, without the aid of his
or her deity.
Warrior characters face little difference unless they were a
Knight before the Cataclysm. Knights of Solamnia, as is widely
known, were blamed for not averting the event, thus a character
may be forced to go into hiding or disguise themselves. This all
presumes that the characters survive the initial earthquakes and
floods. Characters may also be conscripted into civil militias
to aid in city defense or to look for survivors in ruins.
Adventuring Hooks
There are numerous possibilities for adventuring after the
Cataclysm. Accumulation of monetary wealth is relatively
useless, except in the least damaged areas. Retrieval of a
magical item, clearing a path for refugees, mapping an area,
protecting a village, and carrying messages to distant cities
are all possibilities for adventures in this new, dark age. As
mentioned, the Cataclysm resulted in many new unique areas for
characters to explore. Examples of these include undersea cities
and landscapes thrust above the surface, shipwrecks of all
types, from before or during the Cataclysm, and many abandoned
cities, forts, keeps, or cave complexes. There are also Bakali
and High Ogre cities, abandoned for ages, that the Cataclysm may
expose. There is no limit to the possibilities in this new
world. It truly is a time in need of heroes.
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From The Tobril- The Iconochronos -The River of Time The 4th Ag
e The Age of Despair - The Age of Dragons
By: Dungeon Master Date: July 18, 2023, 6:13 am
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[center]Dungeons & Dragons
DRAGONLANCE
The Tobril
Iconochronos
The River of Time
The Age of Despair
The Time of Darkness[/center]
Alt Cataclian
1-300 AC Shadow Years
Famine and plague of the Shadow Years; Persecution of the
Knights of Solamnia; Appearance of Zhakar Dwarves, Beginning of
the Seeker Movement, the Dark Ages.
3-140AC Takhisis finds the Temple of Istar in the Abyss
-39 AC: Legends War of the Twins
The Dwarfgate Wars- The Men and Niedar Hill Dwarves of Xak
Tsaroth flee southward, seeking refuge in Thorbardin. Humans and
Hill Dwarves demand entry into Thorbardin and access to its food
stores. The Mountain Dwarves bar the gates and turn back the
refugees with sword and spear. The Evil Mage Fistandantilus
builds the magical fortress of Zhaman in the shadow of the
Mountain. From there, he wages war on Thorbardin. When at last,
defeat is imminent, Fistandantilus casts four powerful spells,
destroying both armies, then destroys Zhaman, thus creating
Skullcap
141 AC: The Stone Is Planted The Foundation Stone of the Temple
of Istar is planted near Neraka.
142 AC
143 AC
144 AC
145 AC
146 AC
147 AC
148 AC
149 AC
150 AC
151 AC
152 AC: Dragons Awaken Takhisis's chromatic dragons awaken.
153 AC
154 AC
155 AC
156 AC
157 AC: Berem Finds the Stone. The Foundation Stone is found by
Berem. It becomes embedded in his chest, granting him
immortality.
204 AC
205 AC
206 AC
207 AC
208 AC
209 AC
210 AC: The Gate Is Barred Because of Its Missing Gem. Takhisis
can no longer use the Foundation Stone to enter the world.
244 AC:
245 AC
246 AC
247 AC
248 AC
249 AC
250 AC
251 AC
252 AC
253 AC
254 AC
255 AC: Wydara is Born to Eldrin and Arlyne in Frenost,
Qualinesti
256 AC
257 AC
258 AC
259 AC
260 AC
261 AC: Human Raiders storm into Frenost Qualinesti lands
262 AC: Talidaar is born to Arlyne
263 AC
264 AC: Human Raid into Frenost, Qualinesti lands, The Human
Raiders kill Eldrin, and abduct Wydara
265 AC Arlyne passes after the death of her husband and
abduction of her daughter, leaving Talidaar to be raised by his
Brown Robe Grandfather in the Forest.
266 AC Dalamar Argent is born in Silvanesti into House Servitor
267 AC
268 AC
269 AC
270 AC
271 AC
272 AC Wrynn Darkfeather is born
273 AC
274 AC
275 AC
276 AC Selene is Born in Silvanesti
277 AC
278 AC
3.21 Talidaar first meets Kira Silverleaf at the Spring Dawning
festival, along with Lashia Ambrodel
6.13 Talidaar and Kira Meet at the Summer Home festival
279 AC
280 AC: Talidaar’s Grandfather passes. Talidaar leaves
Qualinesti and enters the Realms of Man
281 AC
282 AC
283 AC
284 AC
285 AC
286 AC
287 AC: Egg Theft The chromatic dragons steal the good dragon
eggs.
Kalana Hiewind was born in Silvanesti
288 AC
289 AC
290 AC
291 AC
292 AC
293 AC
294 AC
295 AC
296 AC: The Dragons' Oath Metallic dragons awaken and discover
their missing eggs. They pledge to Takhisis that they will stay
out of the coming war.
297 AC
299 AC Hestia Nightlock is born in the Elderwoods.
300-320 AC: Agents of Evil, Minions of Takhisis search
unsuccessfully for Berem.
304 Inari is Born in Silvanesti
337 AC: Neraka Corrupts Its Neighbors. Evil from the Foundation
Stone draws evil creatures from nearby realms. Sanction becomes
the base of operations.
341 AC: The Dragonarmies' Offer An alliance is offered to Kern,
Khur, Blode & the Pirate Isles, who accept rather than be
destroyed.
342 AC: Draconians Created
Priests of Takhisis and Black-Robed mages corrupt the good
dragon eggs and create the dragonmen.
343-347 AC: Evil Gathers Its Forces. Armies are trained, and the
weak are eliminated.
346 AC: The Companions' Journeys. The companions undertake
separate quests looking for signs of evil spreading.
4.2 Karnea is born in Solamnia
347 AC:
348 AC: War of the Lance Begins
Dragonarmies invade Nordmaar and Balifor from Sanction.
Silvanesti brokers a deal to escape the invasion.
7.14 Analis is Born in Abanasinia
349 AC: Silvanesti Betrayed
Dragonarmies attack the forest nation; the elves flee to
Southern Ergoth. Speaker of the Suns, Lorac Caladon, uses a
Dragon Orb to stop the invasion, but corrupts the forest.
350 AC: Evil Rearms Itself
The Dragonarmies are strengthened by captured nations.
351 AC: Evil Turns West. Invasion of the eastern border of
Solamnia begins.
Karnea is pulled into the Earth away from her Parents by demonic
hands. Karnea is kidnapped and spends the next years in the
Outer Planes.
9.13 Dragons of Autumn Twilight: The Gathering of Heroes of the
Lance at the Inn of the Last Home.
9.30 Riverwind and Goldmoon marry
10.10 First Whitestone Council meeting
12.28 Council of the Whitestone Glade. Famine Day
Representatives of the remaining nations gather on Sancrist and
forge an alliance against the Dragonarmies. Dragonlances are
rediscovered. The High Clerist's Tower survives an attack by the
Blue Dragonarmy. Metallic dragons join the war. Tanis Half-Elven
kills Highlord Ariakas.
352 AC Dragons of Winter Night
2.23 Battle of the High Clerist Tower. Sturm Brightblade is
slain
3.2 The Good Dragons arrive in Palanthas at Dawn.
3.20 Dragons of Spring Dawning: Festival of Spring Dawning.
Forces of the Whitestone triumphantly enter Kalaman
3.26 The Foundation gem is destroyed. The Temple of Neraka is
also destroyed.
-353 AC: The War of the Lance Ends. The Dragonarmies are
scattered across Ansalon. Dragons’ retreat.
Draconian Activity
Draconians steal the good dragon eggs and flee south.
Harrying the Foe -Whitestone forces eliminate remnants of the
Dragonarmies.
8.17 Following the Treaty signings after the War, Grand Master
Gunthar Uth Winston sets about revising the Measure.
9.13 The Honorary Knighting of Tanis Half-Elven, Hero of the
Lance
-354 AC
-355 AC:
The Knighthood Evolves
Gunthar Uth Winston becomes Grand Master of the Knights of
Solamnia; the Measure is revised.
-356 AC:
Master of Past and Present
Raistlin Majere enters the Tower of High Sorcery in Palanthas.
Vorena was Born in Balifor
Solostaran Kanan passes (? PC - Early Spring, 356 AC)
-357 AC: Legends Time of the Twins
1.15 Ariakan Goes Free
Solamnic Knights release Lord Ariakan from captivity. He founds
the Knights of Takhisis.
2.20 Raistlin time-travels back to the pre-Cataclysm
3.2 The Blue Lady's War Legends Test of the Twins
Kitiara Uth Matar attacks Palanthas with the remainder of the
Blue Dragonarmy. She is defeated but destroys the city.
3.3 The Gate closes on Raistlin in the Abyss, barring his return
to Krynn
358 AC 7.5 Tanin Majere is born to Caramon and Tika
-359 AC
1.16 The Dark Quest- JMS First Campaign- 1991
Gathering of Damara Ambrodel, Commander in the Qualinesti
Windriders, Karnea-Dark Necromancer, Zeva the Greysword, Rilla
of the Chai'asi Wild Elves of Taladas, Palianess Darkhammer of
the Niedar Clan, and the Kender-Longshot
11.15 Sturm Majere is born to Caramon and Tika
Raina was born in Tarsis
-360 AC: Que-Shu Rises Again -Goldmoon and Riverwind rebuild
Que-Shu.
3.1 The Dark Reaver-DCR First Campaign
Introductions of the Irda- Rotas Irgraine, The Death Knight Lord
Rage, The Druid Talidaar Arbagon, Agent to Grand Druid Kyrel,
Elven Wiardess Windrider Lashia Ambrodel, younger sister to
Damara Ambrodel, and her best friend Kira Silverleaf
4.12 Twin daughters, Moonsong and Brightdawn, are born to
Riverwind and Goldmoon of the Que-Shu
-361 AC
2.23 The Dark Reaver Ends, the Druid Talidaar Half-Elven is
granted the status of Arch Druid, to serve as Emissary for the
Grand Druid
3.27 Wedding of Kirea of Qualinesti and Talidaar Quthusrn
Arbagon in Merwellyn Wood
5.4 Construction workers (Dwarves) begin work on Karnea’s Tower.
Karnea has located the area and made the arrangements to build
in the Barren Hills of Schallsea
6.17 Palin Majere is born to Caramon and Tika
12.3 Rise of Que-Shu under Chieftain Riverwind and Priestess
Goldmoon
362 AC
4.1 Union of the Elves
Wedding of Alhana Starbreeze of Silvanesti and Porthios of
Qualinesti
4.19 Damara resigns from the Qualinesti Military
4.21 A fourteen-year-old orphan girl named Analis. She is a
talented Chaos Mage. Karnea takes her to the Tower of Shallsea
construction site.
5.15 Siege of Karnea's Tower- JMS Flamdirk sets about to destroy
his daughter and her Tower. Talidaar and Zeva aid Karnea. The
First Gathering of the Trio
7.14 The Great Spelljammer Heist- JMS Damara, Talidaar, Kira,
Lashia, and Longshot steal Spelljammer Helm from the Blood Sea
Minotaur Empire
9.6 Damara’s Father and his associate, Kyros Ironthumbs of Clan
Hylar, sell their Tavern/Inn to Damara. She renames it the
Roaring Griffin after her Griffin mount Sovereign.
9.15 Talidaar, Karnea, and Zeva form a Security agreement
12.14 Twin Daughters, Marilee and Las, are born to Kira and
Talidaar
-363 AC
4.3 Plainness of Niedar Clan becomes Damara's partner and brewer
at the Roaring Griffin.
7.7 Zeva, The Greysword, establishes the largest Mercenary Army
on Ansalon with the Army of the Greysword
-364 AC
-365 AC Karnea completes her new Tower on the Isle of Schallsea
-10.3 A son, Nebriss, is born to Talidaar and Kira
-366 AC
3.21 The Tale of the Trio-DCR
Talidaar, Zeva and Karnea fight the mad Arch-Mage Elvingston
5.3 A Boy, Gilthas, is born to Tanis Half-Elven and Lauranathana
10.27 Kira is slain by a defeated Elvingston's assassins
11.6 The Grand Conjunction of Ravenloft heralding the return of
the Dark Lord Lucard de Ravensurer.
11.8 Dark Vengeance-JS
Arch Druid Talidaar seeks revenge for the death of his wife.
Friends and allies gather at the Roaring Griffin Inn to plan
their Attack.
11.10 Karnea gives birth to a daughter she names Aravis, amidst
dark rites
11.12 The Allies enter the Astral Plane and travel by Void
Jamming to Athas, World of the Dark Sun.
-367 AC
1.18 The Allies return from Athas and go their separate ways.
3.5 Karnea visits Merwellyn Forest and discusses Spelljamming
with Talidaar.
-4.14 A Grand Moot is held at the Ancient Stones, holy of
Chislev. Grand Druid Kyrel abdicated his position to move closer
to his Goddess and to serve her will as a Hierophant Druid. he
nominates Talidaar Arbagon to take his place. The Half-Elf is
chosen by Kyrel and Chislev to stand as Chislev's New Grand
Druid. Talidaar is challenged and wins against his opponent, and
becomes the Grand Druid of Chislev.
Wren is 95
-4.18 Analis leaves Karnea’s Tower and service and eventually
ends up in New Ports and opens a Wizards School.
-5.4 Karnea hires a crew in Flotsam
-5.12 Voyage to the Stars-JS
The Black Robe Karnea, The Revered Son of Zivilyn, Saden
Lifetree, The Revered Daughter of Paladine Maya and Longshot the
Kender travel to the stars to explore. They visit the Moons of
Magic, and then on to the Stellar Islands, where Karnea and
Longshot drink from the Fountain of Life, magically giving them
a near-immortal lifespan.
-368 AC
Karnea continues her investigation into the large number of
books and items seized from Raustin Flamdirk and the infernal
Demon Sym. Karnea discovers several new spells previously
unknown to Krynn. Among them are Worldwalk (an interdimensional
gate/transportation spell), Etherealness (a spell allowing the
user to shift phase into the Border Ethereal Plane surrounding
each Prime Material World), and Demiplane Seed (a spell allowing
the user to create a small enclave of physical reality in the
Deep Ethereal Plane). After several months of intense study and
research, she began the preparations necessary to use Demiplane
Seed.
-369 AC
-370 AC Zeva leaves to return to her home world of Soreel, as
she feels her work on Krynn is finished.* Karnea joins her for a
time.
*Note: See Zeva Timeline of Conquest
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6.22 The Dragon Queen’s counter move. The Knights of Takhisis
are born.
9.13 Prince Lucius is born on Soreel, son of Zeva and Rotas of
Krynn
-371 AC
-2.4 Draconians try to establish their own Kingdom
4.19 Karnea Returns to Schallsea Tower on Krynn
-7.2 Selene and five young girls arrive on Schallsea Isle and
walk to Karnea’s Tower in the Barren Hills, where they are
harassed by the Local Qué-Nal Barbarian Tribesmen. Karnea
arrives and walks the group out of Danger to the Tower. The
oldest among them, Selene, does the talking and explains that
their master died, the human girls are orphans, and the elves
cannot go back. Selene asked Karnea to take them in and allow
them to become her students. Karnea thinks about it until she
finally agrees.
-372 AC
-373 AC
-374 AC
-4.9 Talidaar Arbagon and Lashia Ambrodel wed in Merwellyn Wood.
-375 AC
-2.1 Darkness Falls Zeva, Karnea, Talidaar, and Lashia defend
Soreelspace from the Neogi and their vast hordes of Umber Hulks
-376 AC
-377 AC
-378 AC
-6.18 A Journey of Honor- Caramon and Tanis help Steel
Brightblade come to grips with his parentage and hopes to turn
him to the side of good, but the youth returns to the Dark
Knights
-379 AC
-380 AC
-381 AC
9.23 The Conclave assaults Storm's Keep. Justarius, Head of the
Conclave, dies in the attack.
The Dark Knight's Grey Robes repelled the Wizards. Dalamar and
Karnea are injured during the fighting, and Malakai the Viper
comes to their aid while they fight. Dalamar becomes the
Headmage of the Conclave, Mistress Jenna (Justarius’s daughter)
becomes the Master of the Red Robe, and Dunbarth Mastermate
stays on as Master of the White
Robe.
-382 AC
1.25 The Majere sons of Caramon and Tika, Heroes of the Lance,
Tainan, and Strum, are inducted into the Knighthood of Solamnia,
becoming the first Knights born out of the Solamnic Kingdom
besides the Honorary titles passed on through the years.
-4.4 The General of Silvanesti and a Senator of Qualinesti
strike a deal with Dalamar the Dark to aid them in a plot to
exile Alhana and Porthios from the Elven Kingdoms so that their
unborn child would not unite the Elven Nations. Tanis and
Laurana's child, Gilthas Solostarin, becomes the Speaker of the
Suns through trickery and deceit.
-383
-5.18 Knights of Takhisis scout an Irda Isle, they leave
believing the Island to be inhabited by degenerate humans, no
Honor in destroying. The Irda are momentarily saved by their
Illusion Magic, but debates begin among the people of the Irda
on the future. The Decider decrees that the Graygem will be
opened to harness the Magic inside against the Dark Knights.
-5.19 The young girl, Usha, is sent from the Isle to give a
letter to Dalamar, Master of the Conclave, at the Tower of High
Sorcery in Palanthus. That night, when none of the Moons of
Magic appeared in the sky, especially Lunitari, who is said to
covet the Graygem. With a single hammer blow, the Graygem is
split apart, the Father of All and Nothing is freed, the Chaos
God rages, He burns the Isle, the God Reorx looks in horror.
6.3 Dragons of Summer Flame (Novel)
The dread Dark Knights make landfall at Thordin Bay, near
Kalaman. As the Knights Solamnia take to the field, they are met
by the Knights of Takhisis. Tanin and Strum Majere, sons of
Caramon and Tika Majere, die with Honor. Palin Majere, who is
captured and then detained by the Thorn Knights. Steel
Brightblade, son of Kitiara uth Matar and Strum Brightblade,
sets out to repay his debt of Honor to Caramon Majere for
helping Steel escape from the High Clerist Tower
-0- The Second Cataclysm
The Gods Leave Krynn, Wizard's Magic, and spells granted to
priests no longer work. Dalamar the Dark goes missing after
closing the breach in the Tiburius Ocean
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From The Tobril- The Iconochronos -The River of Time The Summe
r of Flame - The Chaos War
By: Dungeon Master Date: July 18, 2023, 6:15 am
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[center]The Chaos War
and the Beginning of the Fifth Age
By Peter Archer[/center]
Several astute readers, poring over Dragons of Summer Flame and
the Dragons of a New Age trilogy, have asked a reasonable
question: How long was the first year of the Fifth Age?
The answer's not quite as obvious as you might think. Since the
Summer of Chaos ended in the Second Cataclysm, the year was only
partly over when the Fifth Age began. The problem is connected
to the question of when the Chaos War began and ended. Sue Cook
and I have put our heads together over Dragons of Summer Flame
in an effort to come up with an answer to this question.
Dragons of Summer Flame is not, unfortunately, a book that's
very heavy on dates. The only firm mention of a date in the
entire book, in fact, is when Raistlin tells Palin to find Usha
and take her to the Great Library of Palanthas. "I will meet you
there the day after tomorrow, on midnight of Midsummer's Eve,"
the mage tells his nephew.
Since we know that Midsummer's Eve on Krynn fell on June 21, we
know that this conversation occurred on June 19. We also know,
looking at the events described in the rest of the book, that
the Second Cataclysm occurred two days after Raistlin met Usha
and Palin in the Library. Therefore, the Second Cataclysm
occurred on June 23. (Although we should keep in mind that the
"days" grew longer during this time, for our purposes, even a
longer day still counts as one day!) Effectively, the moment of
the Cataclysm (that is, the moment when Usha imprisoned Chaos's
blood in the Graygem) was 0, and the Fifth Age began immediately
after that point. Thus, the first year of the Fifth Age was only
six months long: from June 24 to December 31.
Trying to calculate backward from this to the point when the war
began is trickier. What fans of the Dragonlance Saga are
accustomed to call the Chaos War in fact refers to two different
wars: the invasion of Ansalon by the Dark Knights under the
command of Ariakan, and the conflict with the forces of Chaos,
which occurred later in the year. Weis and Hickman give a few
dates that we can use to estimate precisely when these events
happened, but some of this is necessarily guesswork.
Dragons of Summer Flame opens with a visit to the island of the
Irda by two Dark Knights, at a point that the book describes as
late spring. Two days after that, the Protector sends Usha away
from the island; later that night the Irda break the Graygem,
releasing Chaos. From that point to the siege of Kalaman,
approximately three days pass (enough time for Usha to make the
journey to Palanthas, meet Tasslehoff and Jenna, and be
introduced to Dalamar; also, during this time Steel Brightblade
travels to Solace in the company of Palin).
The other events of Books 2 and 3 take place in approximately
four days to a week. At the beginning of Book 4, we're told that
a month has passed since the taking of Palanthas (that is, since
the battle at the High Clerist's Tower and the death of Tanis
Half-Elven). Several paragraphs later Weis and Hickman write,
"Within a matter of weeks, Lord Ariakan was ruler and master of
more territory than the Dragon Highlords had been able to gain
during the War of the Lance." I think we can allow for
approximately six weeks between the fall of Palanthas and the
time the story again picks up with the appearance of Raistlin at
the Inn of the Last Home.
If we calculate back six weeks from June 19, we get May 8. If we
go back another week, allowing for the time of Books 2 and 3, we
get May 1. Three more days makes April 28 the day Usha arrived
in Palanthas. Therefore, it seems reasonable to suggest that
Dragons of Summer Flame begins on or around April 26.
Such are the conclusions we have come to about the timeline for
this book. What do you think?
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From The Tobril- The Iconochronos -The River of Time The 5th A
ge The Age of Mortals
By: Dungeon Master Date: July 18, 2023, 6:29 am
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[center]The Age of Mortals
The 5th Age
River of Time
[/center]
Sear Cataclian
Second Cataclysm
384 -1SC
-9.9 An Unknown Black Robe walks to the Tower of Shoikan Grove
and casts a spell that would destroy the Tower.
-10.12 The Last Hero’s Tomb is erected in Solace. Tanis
Half-Elven, Steel Brightblade, and the slain Knights of Solamnia
and Takhisis of the last battle are laid in state. Tasslehoff
Burfoot's body, though never found, is remembered as his Hoopak
is put to rest inside the Tomb.
385 -2
6.7 The Coming of the Great Dragons-Malaystrix the Red Marauder
lays claim to the Dairy Plains of Balifor and terrorizes the
Kender there. Kender searches out the living Heroes of the Lance
to help them against the Red. Riverwind answered their plea;
Goldmoon would stay to hold their Tribe together. Riverwind sent
a group of Kender to warn the Solamnic Knights of the Giant Red
and then went to his Friends of the Lance. Caramon Majere felt
he was too old to go on such a quest so Riverwind and his
daughters, Brightdawn and Moonsong embarked on a journey to aid
the Kender of Kendermore.
7.10 The birth of Ulin Majere to Palin and Usha and making
Caramon and Tika grandparents.
386 -3
2.16 The Destruction of Kendermore and the Kender flight.
Riverwind and Moonsong die in battle against The Red Marauder.
3.2 Wydara Arbagon helps escort the Kender Flight from Tarsis
to the Gates of Thorbardin where they are left outside to wait
in misery. Talidaar leads them around the Mountains and to ships
in New Ports to Hylo
6.12 The Herald appears- A new bard known only as the Herald
becomes recognized throughout Ansalon. He claims to have no
memories of his own-only the memories of Krynn and tells his
listeners of the Past and of other lands in the world.
387 -4
3.21 Linshia is born to parents Palin and Usha Majere
4.30 The Dragon Purge begins-
Using a freighting arcane ritual, Malays begin to destroy the
Dragons of Ansalon, consuming their life energy and thereby
becoming more powerful with every victory. The lands of Balifor
of been burned and altered into what is now known as the
Desolation.
Her domain is littered with bodies of slain dragons. Over time,
other Wryms learn her secrets and begin destroying Good and Evil
dragons alike in their desire for personal power. Human lands
become mere battlegrounds for these titanic clashes. Most
Metallic Dragons vanish to the Dragon Isles to the North of
Ansalon Khellendos the Blue, famed Skie of the War of the Lance
and the Blue Lady's War, seizes the Vingaard Mountain region,
including Palanthus.
His realm comes to be known as the Blue Waste.
6.2 The surviving Knights of Takhisis found their dark legion's
new stronghold in Neraka, forming tenuous alliances with local
dragons.
6.16 Lady Sara Dunston, former Knight of Takhisis, visits the
Last Heroes Tomb to visit her fallen adopted son Steel
Brightblade, she is Inspired to form a Knighthood in the name of
Steel, committed to no principle but Justice, not Power beyond
each other.
By Year's end, every city on Ansalon contains a cell of her
Legion of Steel.
388 -5
1.1 Goldmoon's Epiphany
Still distraught by her loss of her beloved husband and
daughter, the departure of her Goddess Mishakal, and her loss of
clerical Magic, Goldmoon embarks upon what she believes will be
her last journey: a trip to the Inn of the Last Home in Solace.
On her way, she meets the Sage, an old man who tells her to look
inside her heart to find the new Magic.
A Battle of the Dragon Purge erupts above the Inn, and the great
Green dragons' attack destroys the much-loved landmark.
Desperate to save a young Niedar priest wounded in the fray,
Goldmoon calls out the power in her heart and soul to heal the
dwarf much to the amazement of both of them for Goldmoon had
healed, a passing gift from Mishakal.
The Sage Vanishes.
3.14 Talidaar sets about training his powers in the Forest.
5.17 The Ogre Mage, Dauroth receives a vision after 5 years of
questing from an unknown force, of a new and triumphant Age of
Titans.
389 -6
2.13 The Grand Druid goes to Que-Shu to meet with Goldmoon.
4.22 Restored to a fraction of their former power, the Knights
of Takhisis began spreading their influence out from Neraka.
Sanction, now a walled fortress of a city resists and defends
itself.
The Dark Knights cling to power in Qualinesti by maintaining
power over the Qualinesti Speaker, Gilthas Solostarin.
A Draconian Nation: Draconians claim the city of Teyr,
establishing the first (and only) draconian nation. The
draconians rebuff attempts made by the Dark Knights to ally with
their former comrades, preferring to build a different life than
the one they had as servants of the Dark Queen.
6.29 Onysablet the Black conquers her foes, winning the right
to take the eastern New Sea.
She begins transforming New Coast and Blodehelm into swampland.
390 -7
4.6 The Sage returns to help Goldmoon grow in her powers of the
Heart. Word of the new Mystic power begins to spread across
Ansalon
7.18 From his home in Solace, Palin Majere becomes the leading
voice of the former mages of the Conclave.
As head of the of the Order of the White Robes, he finds himself
butting heads with the leaders of the other two Orders regarding
the Conclaves emerging philosophy in a world without Magic.
No wizard can cast rudimentary spells without Magical Items;
mages begin to abandon their art.
(391) -8
1.5 Goldmoon and Jasper Fireforge, the Hill Dwarf she saved and
nephew of Flint Fireforge, set out for the Isle of Schallsea to
survey a site for a Temple to teach the new Mystic Arts.
Goldmoon and Jasper explore and find the Mythic Silver Stair of
Solinari.
3.7 Goldmoon Construction begins on the Citadel.
6.30 The Red Dragon Pyrothraxus takes Mt. Nevermind.
392 -9
1.1 The Tent city that surrounded the construction site for the
Citadel, is becoming more like a shantytown of 200 of Goldmoon's
students.
4.21 The death of Grand Marshall Gunthar Uth Winston forces the
Knights of Solamnia High Command to call a Knight's council.
They elect Sir Liam Erhling, who unveils Lord Gunthar's revised
Measure.
6.18 Ladies Crysania, and Biretta, Revered Daughters of
Palidine, travels to Schallsea to see Goldmoon and learn from
her. A contingent of Solamnic Knights comes to Schallsea with
the Revered Daughters.
10.30 The Solamnic High Command conscripts a Fore of Knights to
protect the Citadel and Mountain Dwarves of Garnet to build
Sentinel Base, home to the Knights on Schallsea.
There have been some attacks by the Que-Nal, apparent exiles of
the Que-Shu since before the War of the Lance.
398 -10
4.16 Dezra's Quest (Novel)
Dezra Majere causes havoc through Solace, stealing, and
brawling. Tired of her antics, Caramon throws her out of the
house. The suddenly destitute Dezra is approached by the centaur
Trephas, who offers her a large amount of steel coins to aid him
in Darken Wood. Dezra agrees and leaves with Trephas. Caramon
worries that the centaur has abducted his daughter, setting
forth to find her and bring her back. The bard Borlos and young
Uwen accompany Caramon on his quest. In Darken Wood, Dezra and
Trephas are attacked by a group of strange-looking centaurs.
Caramon, Borlos, and Uwen arrive and aid in driving off the
centaur warriors, who Trephas refers to as Skorenoi. Trephas
then explains that he hired Dezra as bait to draw Caramon into
the forest so that he could help the centaur warriors defeat
Lord Chrethon, who has captured the Forestmaster.
He goes on to explain that Lord Chrethon is aiding a servant of
Chaos, the daemon tree Grimbough, who is corrupting the forest
and has already altered Chrethon's tribe into the evil Skorenoi.
The group begins to journey to Ithax, the meeting place of the
centaur chieftains. En route to Ithax, Skorenoi ambushes the
party again and Uwen is killed in the assault. The group defeats
the Skorenoi and reaches Ithax, where the surviving four
chieftains ask Caramon to bring back the magical axe
Soulsplitter, to destroy Grimbough. The corrupted satyr Hurach,
spies on the meeting and reports back to Lord Chrethon. The
Skorenoi chieftain determines to locate the axe and use it on
the Forestmaster to kill her.
Grimbough and Chrethon Undone: Caramon and his group find
themselves before a group of dryads, who aid them in journeying
to the land of the sprites, who are believed to be the ones to
last possess Soulsplitter. The king of the sprites, Laird
Guithern, tells the group that his ancestors left the axe in an
old tower, protected by a stone golem simply called the
Guardian. Dezra manages to get into the tower and recovers the
magical axe. In the meantime, Chrethon and his Skorenoi attack
Ithax, cutting down chieftain Menelachos and a large number of
the centaur forces. Caramon and his group return, and are soon
joined by the sprites Fanium and Ellianthe. Learning of Ithax's
destruction, Trephas leads the group to the secret centaur
hideout Lysandon. Hurach tracks the group to Lysandon, steals
Soulsplitter, and flees back to Lord Chrethon. Dezra decides to
take her money and leave Darken Wood to its fate, however,
Borlos tells the selfish girl off for her callous behavior.
Dezra, somewhat cowed, joins Caramon, Trephas and Borlos in
making their way to Grimbough's Vale.
As the group leave, the Skorenoi launch an attack upon Lysandon.
However, Fanium and Ellianthe lead the sprite army to aid the
centaur defenders, and the combined forces defeat the Skorenoi.
Lord Chrethon uses Soulsplitter on the Forestmaster, weakening
her. Arriving in the vale, Caramon kills Hurach, and then
Trephas slays Chrethon in battle. Caramon grabs at his chest,
whilst Grimbough tries to claim Trephas. However, Dezra takes up
Soulsplitter and kills Grimbough with it. Caramon dies from a
heart attack, however the Forestmaster is freed and uses her
horn to bring Caramon back to life. With the fighting now over,
Borlos decides to remain in Darken Wood, whilst Caramon and
Dezra return to Solace, offering a farewell to Trephas and the
centaurs.
5.4 Sentinel Keep is completed on Schallsea. Jasper Fireforge's
entire clan from Hillhome arrives on the Isle. They help
Goldmoon work on the Citadel. All calls Goldmoon First Master.
399 -11
5.17 The Purge continues across the land. Over the skies of
Qualinesti serve as a battleground between Green dragons, still
the Qualinesti remain free from the Dragon, but not from the
Dark Knights rule. A Magical Shield appears around Silvanesti
lands preventing both dragon and man from entering the enchanted
wood.
6.12 The reconstruction of The Inn of the Last Home begins under
the supervision of Caramon and Tika Majere.
8.2 Priests of the Qualinesti, stealthily relocate to the
Citadel on Schallsea.
12.13 Gillidus the White is sighted over Southern Ergoth.
400 -12
2.9 Southern Ergoth is indeed claimed by Gellidus and creates a
glacier over the continent. The proximity of Frost's new realm
to the prevailing warm currents creates vicious winds and storms
in the straits of Algoni and Ergoth. Sailors begin calling the
vast channel "The Gale".
401 -13
1.18 The Citadel-The first wonder of the Fifth Age is completed
4.26 Billee Juniper, a veteran of the Kender Flight, changes her
name to Belladonna to reflect the sorrow of her race. She claims
power over all Kender of Hylo.
402 -14
4.21 Three war-weary soldiers on Schallsea. They said they were
hoping to find an oasis of peace. Goldmoon and Jasper Fireforge
personally taught them, and they befriended many of the Citadel
peoples. When they felt they had learned enough, these warriors
revealed themselves as Skull Knights by slaying four Citadel
aspirants and trying to assassinate Jasper and Goldmoon, then
murdered an innocent fisherman, so they could steal his ship.
From then on, all comers to the Citadel are screened thru
Mysticism, if they are evil; they are barred from entering and
the teachings.
6.3 The Blue Dragon humans have called Thunder, and a Brass
nicknamed Splendor; take up adjoining realms in the eastern
Plains of Dust. Splendor becomes the first Metallic dragon to
seize territory in the Dragon Purge.
403 AC (20 SC)Shadow Sorcerer: A mysterious figure known as the
Shadow Sorcerer emerges from the Desolation with magical powers.
1.31 The Knights of Takhisis hail the return of the Vision and
the promise of the return of their Dark Goddess. Goldmoon
dismisses the claim, saying it is the works of twisted
Mysticism; the leaders of the Dark Knights are lying to their
soldiers.
5.14 The Death of Sara Dunstan, Founder of the Legion of Steel.
405 AC (22 SC)Elf Disappearances: Qualinesti elves begin
disappearing. Although the cause is not determined for some
time, they are being killed by Beryllinthranox, the green dragon
overlord, who is hiding in the region.
4.11 Fenalysten the Red slices a land for himself in Estwilde
and the Throtl Gap
403 -
6.7 The Green Dragon Lorrinar takes command of the forest of
Lahue and Astivar Mountains.
6.19 Mohrlex the Black takes Nordmaar's southern swamp.
407 AC (24 SC)Sorcery in Chaos: Wizards of High Sorcery, faced
with faltering magic and jockeying for control of their orders,
battle one another for power.
1.3 Twin White Dragons, Cryonisis and Frisindia take up
residence in the Ice Wall Glacier. They tear apart the other
Whites for complete control.
5.8 The Knighthood sends patrols into the Desolation to explore
the realm of the Great Red.
12.31 No Knights have yet to return from Malys's land
408 AC (25 SC)Qualinesti Bows to the Green: Beryllinthranox, the
green dragon overlord, takes control of the elven kingdom of
Qualinesti by demonstrating her power to steal the elves life
force.
410 AC (27 SC)Terror of the Deep: The Dimernesti sea elves
residing in the underwater kingdom of Dimernost, find themselves
under attack by a massive sea dragon Brynseldimer.
411 -28 The Last Conclave: Palin Majere, head of the Conclave,
along with the Shadow Sorcerer and the Master of the Tower at
Wayreth, discuss the future of magic. The Shadow Sorcerer
demonstrates magic that is felt rather than memorized,
introducing sorcery to Ansalon. Palin holds the Last Conclave
and dissolves the Orders of High Sorcery.
413
414
6.2 Elves begin disappearing from the Qualinesti Wood. One
specific Green Dragon has been sighted in the area, but has
evaded elven hunting parties.
415
2.11 Members of the Conclave wrestle for power, endangering what
little magic they have left. Palin Majere, Head of the Conclave,
tries to quell the Violence before it spirals out of control.
416
4.18 The Green Dragon, Beryllinthranox, finally claims control
of Qualinesti Forest. The Dark Knights there swear fealty to the
massive Green. She demonstrates her horrifying ability to steal
the life essence of elves to form items of power. Speaker
Gilthas has no choice but to bow to the Green until he can
figure out how to best the Dragon and the Dark Knights, then his
people could be free. Gilthas appeals to Palin, who has no
answer for the elven lord. Beryl begins her rule by forcing
bands of elves to search for the elusive Tower of Wayreth. Elves
continue to vanish. Alhana and Porthios vow to free the
Qualinesti and place their son, Silvanoshi or "Hope of
Silvanos," on the throne of the united elven nation.
417
4.4 Palin Majere, the Shadow Sorcerer and the Master of the
Tower, convene the Last Conclave to solve both the Elf and Magic
dilemmas. Palin has learned to pull magical energy from Items to
power spells, but most spells won't work. The Shadow Sorcerer
reveals that the mages must restructure.
418 Night of Blood occurs in 418 AC.
419
420 AC 37 SC
-General Mirielle Abrena is assassinated through the actions of
Sir Morham Targonne. Sir Targonne becomes the next Lord of the
Night. The Knights of Takhisis are renamed to the Knights of
Neraka. The Knights of Neraka moved their headquarters from
Nereka to Jelek.
-The Academy of Sorcery was destroyed by Beryllinthranox's
forces when they attacked Solace. The area was annexed into her
territory. Palin Majere was captured, tortured, and then
released.
-Dhamon Grimwulf became a Shadow Dragon.
-All across Ansalon, spirits are becoming more prevalent,
clinging to life through magic and grief.
421 Tides of Blood occurs from the summer to the autumn of 421
AC
Bertrem passes away at the age of 100. (321 AC - 421 AC) Head
Aesthetic after Astinus left at the beginning of the Fifth Age.
(422) 33SC: The Eve of the Maelstrom (Novel)
Malys calls the dragon overlords together for a secret ritual.
Krynn shall have a new goddess, and it shall be Malystryx! Using
her own power and the latent magics within the tributes brought
by the to her overlords, the Red begins her powerful spell, just
as Palin Majere and the Heroes of the Heart arrive to disrupt
the ceremony. They manage to distract Malys and her comrades
long enough for Skie to deal her a crushing blow. The Blue
dragon seizes the arcane energies and uses them to activate a
portal into another realm, where he seeks the shade of his
long-lost rider and partner, Kitiara. In this battle, sung by
bards and recorded by scholars, Goldmoon is reborn through the
sacrifice of her dwarven protégé, Jasper Fireforge, and a
penitent Dhamon finds forgiveness.
Empire of Blood occurs in 422 AC
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(423)34: Fate of the Forest
Keen observers of the Silvanesti Shield have seen the once
verdant land around it begin to wither in recent years. The
trees, grass, and other plants on both sides of the shield have
turned brown and dead, and locals fear the same fate soon will
befall the entire forest. Despite decades of trying, no one has
been able to penetrate this magical barrier.
General Mirielle Abrena, head of the Dark Knights and governor
of Neraka, survives an assassination attempt—not the first to
target her since her rise to power at the dawn of the new age.
As the assassin was killed in the attempt, no one has been able
to determine the identity of the culprit or the motivation for
the attack.
The Dark Knights themselves conspire in an attack on another
powerful figure: Princess Meredith, the only daughter of the
Emperor of Ergoth. Not long ago, the emperor sent Mercy to the
Citadel of Light, so that she might learn to control her latent
magical power—the ability to see and speak with spirits. During
her time on Schallsea Isle, the girl grows strong in her talent
and, with the help of classmates, foils a kidnapping attempt by
the Knights, working as agents of the black dragon Sable.
Meanwhile, in the common room of the Inn of the Last Home,
Elderly Caramon Majere pens the Bestiary. This engaging tome
recounts this hero’s encounters with creatures both kind and
cruel during his adventuring days. The Great Library of
Palanthas publishes the book, featuring editor’s notes from
Bertrem the Aesthetic.
(424) 35 A Kagonesti maid returns to the wild:
Marshal Medan organizes for his old friend, Lord Eamutt Thagol
to keep order in Qualinost and report to him directly. Lord
Thagol sends out Sir Chance Garoll (nicknamed Headsman Chance)
to behead any elves deemed enemies of the knights and the green
overlord and brings the heads back to Qualinost to be staked.
The elfmaid Kerianseray, lover of Gilthas, discovers the head of
her cousin Lania staked in Qualinost and determines to find her
brother Iydahar, to warn him of the danger of the dark knights,
believing that he may be a target of theirs.
While on the road, she is aided by the dwarven trader Stanach
Hammerfell, who leads Kerian to Sliathnost. Reaching her old
town, she finds that the elves in the Hare and Hound Inn treat
her with suspicion. Shortly after two dark knights enter and
mistreat a Kagonesti prisoner until Kerian intervenes and
strikes down one knight before fleeing with the prisoner. The
two Kagonesti flee into the hills, where the prisoner introduces
herself as Ayensha of the White Osprey tribe.
Kerian chooses to stay with the Kagonesti woman, and they make
their way back to Ayensha's camp. With the death of one of his
knights, Thagol sends his knights out in force to kill larger
numbers of elven dissenters. Those in the Hare and Hound Inn are
all targeted and butchered, and the inn itself is burned down.
Kerian's childhood friend Bueren Rose sees her father's inn
destroyed and escapes into the forest. Ayensha leads Kerian to
her camp, where she meets the half-elf Jeratt Trueflight, the
mysterious Elder, and her brother Iydahar. Kerian is surprised
to learn that Ayensha is her brother's wife and that her brother
wishes to have nothing to do with her. Jeratt takes Kerian under
his wing, training her in the ways of the forest again.
On one such training exercise, they encounter the boy Ander, who
chooses to follow Kerian. Amongst the elven farmers, the three
find fellow elves who are tired of the knights and willing to
join their cause, beginning a campaign of killing dark knights
and disrupting their activities and control over the region. The
elves under Kerian and Jeratt become known as the Night People,
and soon become a plague on the dark knights, with Kerian
herself becoming known as the Lioness.
(Source: The Lioness)
425 AC 36 SC
The Lioness Appears:
Qualinesti elves begin to disappear from the forest. Sir Vytrad
Redlance, Knight of Takhisis, is charged with the mission of
tracking down missing elves by his superiors. Brigands ambush
Vytrad and his knights and then flee to the port town of
Blancopa to escape by ship. Vytrad and his men are aboard a ship
to track down the brigands, believing that they are drowning
elves instead of leading them to safety to take their money.
Vytrad's knights kill the brigands and then claim the elven
captives they find onboard. However, a large armed ship suddenly
approaches and forces the knights to surrender. The leader
introduces herself as the infamous elven rebel commander, the
Lioness. She spares the lives of Vytrad and his men since they
saved the elven captives from being killed by the brigands.
Vytrad returns in defeat to his commander, Lord Liveskill.
However, his commander gives him another chance by giving him
the mission to capture the Lioness.
Source: Freedom's Pride (Rebels and Tyrants)
(426) 37 SC Hunt for the Lioness:
Lord Thagol sends his dark knights and uses his magical powers
to try and locate the Lioness and the Night People, however, he
cannot track them down. Kerian leaves her outlaw band, handing
over leadership temporarily to Jeratt, and then returns to
Gilthas, telling him of her plans and activities. Gilthas asks
Kerian to go to Thorbardin for him, to meet with the dwarven
king Tarn and ask for his aid against the green overlord Beryl.
Kerian agrees and uses a magical emerald necklace, which
transports her to the dwarven kingdom. She lands in Stanach
Hammerfell's bar, where he helps her meet with King Tarn. Kerian
presents her case to King Tarn and the Thanes of Thorbardin. The
Council of Thanes is undecided on whether to aid the elves or
not, and orders Stanach to return to Qualinost with Kerian to
assess whether their aid is truly needed. Kerian returns to her
outlaw band with Stanach and resumes the fight against the dark
knights.
In one of their raids, they come upon the fearsome Headsman
Chance, and Kerian strikes him down. With his death, Thagol
becomes aware of Kerian's location and musters his knights in
large numbers to destroy them. Through the forests, Thagol and
his knights pursue the Night People until they finally have them
trapped. Heavily outnumbered, the Night People fight bravely but
cannot hold the knights. Thagol himself launches an attack that
almost kills Kerian, however, Ander throws himself in the way,
sacrificing his life to save that of the Lioness.
Kerian orders the surviving Night People to retreat, so they can
regroup for the final fight. The following day, Thagol's forces
charge the Night People, however, Iydahar appears amongst the
dark knights, using his shaman-like powers to distract them.
Kerian, Jeratt, and their remaining band attack the dark forces
from the other side.
Jeratt is cut down in the initial charge, however, the Elder
appears as a giant elemental and lays waste to the knights
around her. Kerian faces off against Lord Thagol and kills him.
At the close of the battle, the Elder vanishes, and Kerian finds
the corpse of her brother Iydahar. Kerian and Stanach return to
Qualinost to see Gilthas.
Stanach pledges to return to Thorbardin and ensure that the
dwarven thanes and his king extend their aid to help the
Qualinesti people. Gilthas proposes to Kerian, and the pair are
secretly wed, with Stanach and Gilthas' mother, Laurana, as the
two witnesses.
(Source: The Lioness)
10.2 The Sun Hawks launch an attack on a Supply Caravan, sent
to support the Goblin Siege.
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[center]The War of Souls[/center]
(427)38 S.C The War of Souls
3.2 The Storm
The War of Souls begins/A Hero Returns: A girl named Mina
appears from out of a mysterious storm. She takes leadership of
a talon of dark knights, after the previous talon leader Ernst
Magit is struck down by lightning. She restores the missing arm
of the minotaur Galdar, and speaks of being the servant of the
One God. Inspired by her power, the knights willingly follow
her. She has her own horse Foxfire gather the missing mounts of
the knights, and begins to lead them to the besieged city of
Sanction.
In the town of Solace, Solamnic knight Gerard uth Mondar is
surprised by a kender claiming to be Tasslehoff Burrfoot. The
kender eludes him and reaches Caramon Majere, in the Inn of the
Last Home. Caramon confirms Tas is the true hero, as the kender
explains how he used the Device of Time Travelling just before
Ionthas (Chaos) could squash him during the Chaos War. Caramon
has a heart attack and dies in Gerard's arms, begging him to
promise to take care of Tas and lead the kender to Dalamar. On
his honor, Sir Gerard agrees. Lord Warren, local commander of
the Solamnic Knights, advises Gerard to consult with Palin
Majere in Qualinesti, to learn of Dalamar's whereabouts. The
pair depart soon after for the elven nation.
(Source: Dragons of a Fallen Sun)
A New Speaker/Sanction's Defeat: Whilst trying to prove himself
to his mother Alhana Starbreeze and the elf Samar, Silvanoshei
races off on a mission and unwittingly falls through the
Silvanesti Shield. He is discovered by the kirath (elven
scouts), who are amazed that Silvanoshei has passed the shield.
The kirath lead him to Silvanost, where he is soon hailed as the
new Speaker of the Stars. Military-Governor Reyl Konnal defers
to Silvanoshei, under the advice of his friend Glaucous,
believing they can control the new ruler.
Mina and her talon arrive outside of Sanction, where she earns
the respect and allegiance of Captain Samuval and his mercenary
company. The Solamnics lead an assault against the forces
outside the city, which Mina manages to rout through her battle
tactics. Emerging from the bloodiest section of the battle
unscathed, Mina prays for the souls of the dead, whilst the
soldiers of the collective armies praise her as their leader,
disregarding the commanding knight Lord Milles and his officers.
Lord Targonne learns of the girl Mina and send a messenger
welcoming her into the ranks, and requesting that she lead her
army against Silvanesti, allowing General Dogah and his army to
claim Sanction.
In despair, Lord Milles kills himself, whilst Mina alters the
message to request that Dogah lead his men to Silvanesti
instead, requesting Galdar to deliver the missive to Dogah in
Khur. Galdar leaves and Captain Samuval is temporarily promoted
to Mina's second-in-command in his absence.
(Source: Dragons of a Fallen Sun)
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From The Tobril- The Iconochronos -The River of Time Dragons of
a Fallen Sun
By: Dungeon Master Date: July 18, 2023, 6:35 am
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King Tarn aids the Qualinesti: Commander of the Qualinesti dark
knights, Marshal Medan, speaks with Prefect Palthainon about
Speaker Gilthas. Palthainon, an elven senator, aids the dark
knights in the manipulation of the speaker, constantly reporting
back to Medan. Disguised as a dark knight, Gerard convinces
Knights of Neraka in the Qualinesti region that he is one of
them. He escorts Tas through the forest, where they are waylaid
by the elves Kalindas and Kelevandros, as well as a mysterious
human.
In an isolated area, the human reveals himself as Palin Majere,
who is astonished to hear Gerard's tale, and even more surprised
on seeing Tasslehoff. Laurana appears shortly after, also
surprised when listening to the pair. Tas explains about the
alternate future, which he visited, and is confused over why
everything is different now.
As the group puzzles things over, the draconian Groul reports to
Beryl about Palin's acquiring of a powerful magical artifact.
The draconian tells of his elven spy in both Laurana and Medan's
houses, and of their validity of their report. Beryl sends Groul
to order Marshal Medan to have Palin arrested and brought to her
for interrogation.
Whilst Medan muses over more reports of the elven resistance
leader, the Lioness, Gilthas drinks with the lovely Kagonesti
elf Kerianseray, who also disguises herself as the Lioness and
leads the elven resistance. Kerian and Gilthas, who secretly
married in Laurana and Planchet's presence (Gilthas' friend and
chief aide) some time ago, meet with the noble dwarf Tarn
Bellowgranite, High King of Thorbardin. Tarn reveals the secret
tunnels that his people have built with the Urkhan worms, to aid
the Qualinesti elves in spiriting their people to safety.
(Source: Dragons of a Fallen Sun)
Inside the Shield/Goldmoon's Youth: On their march to
Silvanesti, Mina's force comes across a blind beggar. Mina
speaks with him, realizing that he is Solomirathnius (Mirror)
and was struck blind during the magical storm. Mirror asks why
she left the Citadel of Light, and her adopted mother Goldmoon.
Mina tells him it was because she answered the call of the One
God, and allows Mirror to go in peace.
Mina's force reaches the border of Silvanesti, where ogres
attack them. The young girl calls upon the power of the One God
to aid them, and her entire force are transported within the
Silvanesti Shield, as the ogres rage against the barrier, unable
to penetrate it.
Gerard gets Tasslehoff and Palin to safety on the back of a
griffon. Distracting the knights, Gerard is eventually captured
by Marshal Medan, as Palin and Tas fly back to Solace. Near the
ruins of the Academy of Sorcery, Palin meets with Jenna, talking
to her of magical artifacts. Palin experiments with the Device
of Time Travelling to find that there is no past, just
nothingness. The last event that he can travel to is the battle
against Chaos, all events before that are gone as if they never
happened. Palin accuses Tas of being the cause of time being
messed up.
Tas flees, upset by Palin's outburst. Jenna reveals that she has
clues where Dalamar may be found, as Palin determines to visit
Goldmoon and speak with her about the strange revelation about
time and the kender. Tasslehoff arrives on Schallsea and meets
the gnome Conundrum Solitaire, as he is attempting to map the
Hedge Maze. Palin also arrives in Schallsea and finds Tas, so
the pair decides to speak with Goldmoon about the subject.
They are surprised to find that after the magical storm,
Goldmoon has had her youth restored. Goldmoon is horrified that
she can now see the dead swarming around people, trying to claim
any magic loosed in the world. Palin accidentally breaks the
Device of Time Traveling, whilst tinkering with it.
(Source: Dragons of a Fallen Sun)
Beryl's Plot/Cyan Revealed: Medan has Gerard's wounds healed and
offers to harbor his secret of being a Solamnic, if Gerard will
pledge his life to protect Laurana for him. Gerard accepts,
noting Medan to be a man of honor. Medan tells Gerard that he is
concerned that Beryl will attack Qualinesti since her plans to
capture Palin have failed. Groul delivers a message from Beryl
to Medan, which tells him that she wants the head of Laurana and
the magical artifact delivered to her, or she will destroy
Qualinesti. Gerard escorts Groul out of Qualinost, learning from
the draconian that Beryl's offer is a ruse, and that her army is
already marching towards Qualinost to destroy it. Gerard
surprises the draconian and kills him, returning to Medan,
Gilthas and Laurana to tell them of the news.
Konnal, Glaucous and Silvanoshei discuss mounting a Silvanesti
army to confront Mina's force. Silvanoshei leads the force,
whilst his friend Kiryn (and Konnal's nephew) is forced to be a
messenger, and is not allowed to partake in the militia.
Silvanoshei captures Mina, who tells him about the Silvanesti
Shield and that it is not protecting the Silvanesti, but causing
them to waste away. She warns that Glaucous is not who he
appears to be. Konnal prepares to have Mina executed, though
just as she is about to be killed, she calls upon the One God to
remove the illusion around Glaucous.
The elf is revealed to actually be the fearsome green dragon,
Cyan Bloodbane. Seeing the green and realizing that he had been
duped into raising the shield, Konnal suffers from a heart
attack and dies on the spot. Mina orders her men and the elves
to attack Cyan, who in a united attack bring down the dragon
with arrows, finally killing the large green dragon.
Silvanoshei, infatuated with Mina, follows her around, as she
waits for General Dogah's forces to meet with hers, so they can
claim Silvanost for the One God. Beryl's forces attack the
Citadel of Light, as Goldmoon escapes with Conundrum in his
submersible, the Indestructible. The Green Dragon Overlord's
forces destroy the Citadel of Light, but the magical artifact
eludes them.
(Source: Dragons of a Fallen Sun)
The Qualinesti Traitor/Targonne's Fall: Lord Targonne receives
word of the fall of Silvanesti Shield, and sends out reports to
the Dragon Overlords to assure them of his allegiance. Targonne
also orders Marshal Medan to imprison the Qualinesti royal
family and to hand over Qualinost to Beryl.
In the destruction of the Citadel of Light, Palin and Tas flee
from draconian forces. Palin uses the Device of Time Travelling
to power his spells and defeat their pursuers before they flee
into the Hedge Maze, race up the Silver Stair and witness the
spirit of Caramon. Caramon advises them to leap from the Silver
Stair, which the pair do and are magically transported to the
Tower of Nightlund, where they meet with Dalamar.
Gilthas and Medan agree to join forces against Beryl's armies
who are marching on Qualinost. Gerard speaks with Medan about a
possible traitor in the Queen Mother's household, and Medan
admits that Kalindas is a spy who he has used in the past.
Marshal Medan orders Gerard to take his blue dragon Razor and
fly directly to the Solamnic Council in Solanthus to request
their aid on behalf of the Queen Mother of Qualinesti. Medan
then advises Gilthas, Laurana and Planchet of Kalindas'
duplicity.
When confronted, Kalindas attempts to kill Laurana, however he
only wounds her before his own brother Kelevandros manages to
strike him down.
Mina enters Silvanost with Galdar and her soldiers, much to the
delight of the elves. She heals wherever she walks and soon all
except for the kirath are enamoured with her. The kirath are
scorned for not trusting Mina, and soon return to the forests.
Kiryn arranges a meeting between Silvanoshei and Samar. Samar
attempts to convince Silvanoshei to leave the capital, so the
dark knights do not turn him into a mere puppet. However, the
king refuses to leave, sending Samar on his way.
Targonne has a ring given to one of his elven slaves and sends
her to Silvanost, planning to visit the elven city himself on
Mina's death. The ring is delivered to Gilthas, with a missive
saying it is from his mother Alhana, and to give it to the one
he loves. Gilthas plans to throw a banquet in Mina's honor, at
which point he determines to give her the ring and declare his
love for her. On giving the ring to Mina, she collapses and
dies. Galdar discovers that the ring had a poison needle on it
and carries Mina away.
Galdar, Samuval and Dogah struggle to keep Mina's army in line,
whilst they reveal the potion Mina took to give the appearance
of death, to lure Targonne to Silvanost. On his arrival Mina
arises and strikes down her would-be murderer, assuming total
control as the Head of the Knights of Neraka. Leaving General
Dogah in charge of her forces controlling Silvanost, Mina leaves
with the bulk of her army in the direction of Solamnia. On
leaving, she tells Silvanoshei to worship the One God and they
will be together again. In private she tells Galdar that she
told the elven king this so that he is in their control,
otherwise he could rise to become a great leader.
(Source: Dragons of a Lost Star)
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