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Dragonlance is a large series of fantasy novels, with over 190 novels printed, and is accompanied by a supplemental campaign setting in the Dungeons & Dragons style. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming A campaign setting is usually a Fictional world which serves as a setting for a Role-playing game or Wargame campaign Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by The first Dragonlance novel was published in 1984. It was originally created by Laura and Tracy Hickman while driving in their car on the way to TSR, Inc. for a job application. Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955 Salt Lake City is a best-selling fantasy Author, best known for his work on Dragonlance TSR Inc was an American game publishing company most famous for publishing the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game. At TSR, Tracy met his future writing partner Margaret Weis, and they gathered a group of associates to play the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Margaret Edith Weis (born March 16, 1948 in Independence, Missouri, United States) is a fantasy novelist who along with Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. The adventures during that game became a series of gaming modules that spawned Dragons of Autumn Twilight, the first novel in the Chronicles Trilogy, a core element of Dragonlance. The DL Dragonlance modules are a series of adventures and some supplementary material for the Advanced Dragons of Autumn Twilight is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on a Dungeons & Dragons game session It was the The majority of the novels take place in the various regions of Ansalon, a small continent, though some have taken place on the lesser known continent of Taladas north of Ansalon. Ansalon is a continent on Krynn, the Fictional world of the Dragonlance setting Taladas is a Continent in the Northern hemisphere of Krynn, the Fictional world for the Dragonlance setting of the The continent Adlatum has yet to be used.

History and influence

Dragonlance Campaign Setting book cover

The series was originally published by TSR, Inc. during the early-to-mid-1980s as a supplement to their Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game products. TSR Inc was an American game publishing company most famous for publishing the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game. Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by It is currently published by Wizards of the Coast (WotC), which purchased TSR in 1997. Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of Games primarily based on Fantasy and In 2001, Wizards of the Coast licensed Sovereign Press to publish further Dragonlance game materials. Sovereign Press Incorporated is a Publisher and distributor of Role-playing games based in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. This began with the newly revised Dragonlance Campaign Setting in 2003, which used the new Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition. Over the years there have been a number of different versions of the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing game (D&D On April 23, 2007, Weis announced that no renewal with Wizards of the Coast was reached and that Dragonlance RPG game supplements and accessories would only be released through the end of the year when the license reverts back to Wizards of the Coast. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[1]

The world of Dragonlance was the first fictional world to be professionally produced as a role-playing game world with product tie-ins (novels, role-playing modules, figurines, etc. A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. ) during its release. Before Dragonlance, fictional role-playing worlds evolved from the amateur creations of the games' players (the most notable example being the Greyhawk campaign setting), or from previously existing fictional settings (I. Greyhawk, also known as the World C. E's MERP) or campaign settings based in the real world. Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP is a Role-playing game based on the writings of J The success of the Dragonlance series encouraged role-playing game producers to invent and market additional fictional game worlds, such as the Ravenloft game world. Ravenloft is a Campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying game.

The central books of the Dragonlance series were written by the authoring team of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, however, many other writers have made contributions, including Richard A. Knaak, Douglas Niles, Roger E. Moore, Don Perrin, Jean Rabe, Paul B. Thompson, Tonya C. Margaret Edith Weis (born March 16, 1948 in Independence, Missouri, United States) is a fantasy novelist who along with Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955 Salt Lake City is a best-selling fantasy Author, best known for his work on Dragonlance Richard A Knaak (b 28 May, 1961) is the bestselling Author of Dragonlance novels Dragonrealm (his own Douglas Niles is a Fantasy author and Game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten For the former acquaintance of Timothy McVeigh see Roger E Moore (dealer. Don Perrin (born 1 October 1964) is a Canadian writer and former military officer Jean Rabe is a Fantasy and Sci-fi Author and editor who has worked on the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and Paul B Thompson (born 1958 is a freelance writer and novelist Cook, Michael Williams, Nancy Varian Berberick and Chris Pierson. Michael Williams is an American author He is known for his Dragonlance novels Nancy Varian Berberick (born 1951 is an American Fantasy Author well known for her work in the Dragonlance series Chris Pierson is a computer game designer as well as an author for the Dragonlance saga

For most of Dragonlance's history, the "main storyline" referred to the books that were set in the world's "present" and moved events forward.

The series has inspired different works outside literature including "Wishmaster," a song by Nightwish based partially on the relationship between Raistlin and Dalamar as a master and apprentice. Wishmaster is the third album of Finnish quintet Nightwish, released on July 18, 2000 by Spinefarm Records. Nightwish is a symphonic Power metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee, Finland. Raistlin Majere is a Fictional character from the Dragonlance series of Books created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Dalamar Argent (born in 265 AC) also known as Dalamar the Dark, Dalamar of Tarsis, and Dalamar Nightson is a Fictional The Swedish metal band Lake of Tears also recorded a song called "Raistlin and the Rose" in their 1997 album "Crimson Cosmos," while the German group Blind Guardian wrote "The Soulforged," another song inspired by Raistlin's story, which appeared in the band's 2002 album "A Night At the Opera. Lake of Tears is a Swedish band generally considered to play gothic metal and doom metal. Blind Guardian is a German heavy metal band which is often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in Power metal and Speed metal "

Main storyline

Fourth Age

The Dragonlance story is set over 300 years after the Cataclysm, an event in which the gods grow angry at the Kingpriest's arrogance and drop a fiery mountain onto the nation of Istar, rearranging the face of the planet Krynn. In the Dragonlance books the Cataclysm (Great Destruction was a catastrophic event that occurred when the Kingpriest of Istar demanded to be given godlike Ionthas redirects here For the Moth Genus, see Ionthas (moth. This is a list of major Dragonlance characters and their early life in the series The List of Dragonlance locations tries to enumerate the most important cities towns castles and villages found in the world of Krynn, from the Dragonlance setting Krynn is the Fictional world of the Dragonlance setting Creation Takhisis, the head god of evil duped her brothers into condoning Mankind believes this is proof the gods had abandoned them, bringing us to the present War of the Lance where the ancient gods are little more than legends. As a new war is developing, a group of friends encounter a barbarian couple carrying a Blue Crystal staff. These travelers, later called the Heroes of the Lance, or the Companions (before these names, they had been known among the authors as the Innfellows, as the game started at The Inn of the Last Home), begin a journey in which they learn of the staff's secret, the real meaning of the departure of the gods, the return of the dragons, and the fabled weapons known as dragonlances. The Heroes of the Lance are a group of fictional Heroes who appear in the Dragonlance series of novels In the Role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, dragons are an iconic creature used as either enemies or allies of Player characters The following are fictional artifacts from the Dragonlance universe The Companions eventually defeat the Queen of Darkness, and end the War of the Lance. Takhisis is a Fictional character from the Dragonlance universe The War of the Lance is a Fictional war in the Dragonlance setting created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.

Some years after that, in the Legends trilogy, the mage Raistlin Majere, who became very powerful during the War of the Lance, begins an attempt to ascend to godhood. The Dragonlance Legends are a trilogy of fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Raistlin Majere is a Fictional character from the Dragonlance series of Books created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman He weaves into his plan his brother Caramon Majere, the cleric Crysania, and the Kender Tasslehoff Burrfoot. Caramon Majere (326 AC - 38 SC) is a Fictional character from the Dragonlance series of books Tasslehoff Burrfoot (often called Tas is a fictional character of the Kender race from the Dragonlance series of novels written by Margaret Weis However, he eventually halts this plan at the last second, after his brother sees and reveals the future. Realizing that although he would succeed, he would lead a life of eternity in a barren world. Comforted in the knowledge that he has obtained the power to defeat even the gods, Raistlin allows himself to remain in the Abyss, giving Caramon and Crysania time to escape back to their plane of existence. Raistlin is killed once by Queen Takhisis but is granted peace in eternal rest afterwards, and remains in the Abyss waiting for Caramon, his twin, to pass on as well.

Book list

Main article: List of Dragonlance novels

The main storyline of the original Dragonlance series has been written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, with multiple books written by several authors including the aforementioned ones covering different years in between and sometimes during the main events. The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming

• The Chronicles Trilogy relates the events since the meeting of the Companions until the end of the War of the Lance and the defeat of the Dragonarmies of Ansalon, covering years 350 to 353 A. The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming The War of the Lance is a Fictional war in the Dragonlance setting created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Ansalon is a continent on Krynn, the Fictional world of the Dragonlance setting C.
• The Legends Trilogy covers the Blue Lady's War in 357 A. The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming The Blue Lady's War is a fictional war set on the continent of Ansalon on the world of Krynn, as told in the Dragonlance novels specifically the C. , as well as Raistlin Majere's and Caramon Majere's adventures in the past culminating in Raistlin's attempt at godhood. Raistlin Majere is a Fictional character from the Dragonlance series of Books created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Caramon Majere (326 AC - 38 SC) is a Fictional character from the Dragonlance series of books The books feature time travel, and focus on events in Istar shortly before the Cataclysm, and the Dwarfgate Wars afterwards. This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. The List of Dragonlance locations tries to enumerate the most important cities towns castles and villages found in the world of Krynn, from the Dragonlance setting In the Dragonlance books the Cataclysm (Great Destruction was a catastrophic event that occurred when the Kingpriest of Istar demanded to be given godlike The Dwarfgate Wars, also known as Dwarven Wars is a Fictional war in the Dragonlance settings
• The Second Generation is a single compilation book which picks the most important tales from the Tales series and details the children of the Companions, all of which become players in the later story. The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming This book is considered in the main storyline, as it is needed to be read in order to understand events that happened between the War of the Lance and the Chaos War. However, it is possible to read Dragons of Summer Flame without reading The Second Generation. These two novels developed characters that would later be seen in the War of Souls trilogy. The War of Souls is a Fictional war set in the popular Dragonlance Fictional universe.
• Dragons of Summer Flame (originally intended to be a trilogy but shortened to a single book due to publisher's pressures) covers the Chaos War, also known as the Second Cataclysm, in the year 383 A. The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming The Chaos War, also known as the Second Cataclysm, is a Fictional war in the Dragonlance setting C. The gods and mortals join forces to defeat Chaos in his attempt to destroy Krynn. Chaos is a Fictional deity in the Dragonlance universe who is also known as Ionthas The war ends with the withdrawal of Chaos and the gods of Krynn, in a divine agreement to keep the world safe.
• Dragons of a New Age describes the rise of the Dragon Overlords and introduces the Fifth Age of Dragonlance. The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming It leads into the War of Souls Trilogy.
• The War of Souls trilogy begins as a strange storm courses through Krynn, beginning the War of Souls in the year 421 A. The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming The War of Souls is a Fictional war set in the popular Dragonlance Fictional universe. C. (38 S. C. in the new year nomenclature), The end of the war brings the return of the gods, the death of Takhisis and the departure of Paladine as head of the good gods in order to maintain the balance between Good and Evil. Takhisis is a Fictional character from the Dragonlance universe Paladine is a fictional major deity from the Dragonlance fantasy series of novels and role playing games, originally published
• The Dark Disciples trilogy follows the death of Takhisis and the departure of Paladine, when the lesser gods strive to maintain dominance. The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming Takhisis is a Fictional character from the Dragonlance universe Paladine is a fictional major deity from the Dragonlance fantasy series of novels and role playing games, originally published
• On July 11, 2006, the first book of Lost Chronicles trilogy was released,^[2] detailing the events surrounding the recovery of the Hammer of Kharas. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming The following are fictional artifacts from the Dragonlance universe The events in this book fall between the first and second books of the Chronicles Trilogy. The second book in the Lost Chronicles series fills in gaps from Dragons of Winter Night, namely how the Companions retrieve the dragon orb from Ice Wall and how Kitiara Uth Matar and Lord Soth became allies. Dragons of Winter Night is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dungeons & Dragons gaming modules Kitiara Uth-Matar is a fictional character from the Dragonlance Campaign setting created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Lord Soth, the Knight of the Black Rose (full name Lord Loren Soth of Dargaard Keep is a Fictional character in the Fantasy realms of Dragonlance The third is set to describe how Raistlin Majere took the Black Robes in Neraka. Raistlin Majere is a Fictional character from the Dragonlance series of Books created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman The List of Dragonlance locations tries to enumerate the most important cities towns castles and villages found in the world of Krynn, from the Dragonlance setting The first one of this trilogy is called Dragons of the Dwarven Depths. Dragons of the Dwarven Depths is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dragonlance fictional campaign setting These books will fill gaps left in the original Chronicles Trilogy, and may be considered to fit in the main storyline. The second book in this trilogy, "Dragons of the Highlord Skies", was released On July 10, 2007. Dragons of the Highlord Skies is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dragonlance fictional campaign setting The final book of The Lost Chronicles was to be titled "Dragons of an Hourglass Mage", but Wizards of the Coast appears to have no interest in any manuscript handed in by the bestselling authors. Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of Games primarily based on Fantasy and Pre-orders for this proposed book have been cancelled, and given the lack of interest in even reading, let alone approving, a manuscript^[3], it is likely the book will never be published.

These books are considered to be the core Dragonlance books, although other books may contradict them. In particular, The Meetings Sextet and the Preludes novels contain many inconsistencies with regard to the original trilogy. The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming Nancy Varian Berberick, a Dragonlance author, explained that authors had to work with the written novels and gaming modules, which accounted for some continuity issues. ^[4] An example of these problems can be found in the Dragons of a New Age trilogy by Jean Rabe, which was written before the War of Souls trilogy. The Anvil of Time The Sellsword (April 2008 by Cam Banks, (ISBN 0-7869-4722-5 The Survivors (Forthcoming Jean Rabe is a Fantasy and Sci-fi Author and editor who has worked on the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and

Dragonlance movie

For more details on this topic, see Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight. Dragonlance Dragons of Autumn Twilight is an Animated film, the first to be based on the Dragonlance Campaign setting of

On January 15, 2008, the animated movie Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight was released direct to DVD. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The cast for it includes:

• Michael Rosenbaum as Tanis Half-Elven
• Kiefer Sutherland as Raistlin Majere
• Lucy Lawless as Goldmoon
• Phil LaMarr as Riverwind
• Michelle Trachtenberg as Tika Waylan
• Fred Tatasciore as Flint Fireforge
• Rino Romano as Caramon Majere
• Jason Marsden as Tasslehoff Burrfoot
• Marc Worden as Sturm Brightblade
• Neil Ross as Fizban the Fabulous

Dragonlance audio books

Abridgements for many of the Dragonlance novels have been released in Audio book form. Michael Owen Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1972) is an American Actor. Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland He has Scottish ancestry from both parents and is the grandson of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas. Lucy Lawless (born Lucille Frances Ryan; 29 March 1968 is a New Zealand actress and Singer best known for playing the title character Phillip "Phil" LaMarr (born January 24 1967 is an American Actor, Comedian and voice actor, as well as one of the original cast Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (born October 11, 1985) is an American Television and Film actress Fred Tatasciore (Born New York New York) (last name pronounced Tata-shore is a Voice actor and animator Career He also voiced the character Alexander Munro in the Star Trek Voyager Elite Force series and as Luis Sera, a prominent character in Jason Christopher Marsden (born January 3, 1975) is an American screen and voice actor largely known for numerous voice roles in animated films as well Marc Worden is a Canadian Actor. David Marc Worden was born on the 5 June 1976 in Toronto to Susan and the late David Worden Neil Ross (born December 31, 1944) (sometimes credited as Neilson Ross) is a British Voice actor and Announcer, now The Chronicles Trilogy and Legends Trilogy were published by Random House Audio Books in audio cassette form. Dragons of Summer Flame, The Doom Brigade, The Soulforge, and Dragons of a Fallen Sun were released by Soundelux Audio. There is no information on why the rest of The War of Souls Trilogy was not released in audio form.

In 2006, Brilliance Audio released an unabridged version of Dragons of the Dwarven Depths on audio CD.

Games based on Dragonlance

Role-playing games

• AD&D campaign setting
• SAGA Dragonlance Fifth Age setting

Video games

• Dragonlance on the original Nintendo Entertainment System
• Personal computer games by Strategic Simulations, Inc.:
  • The Silver Box series of action games based on DL1-4 AD&D game adventures
    • Heroes of the Lance
    • Dragons of Flame
    • Shadow Sorcerer
  • War of the Lance. The SAGA System is a Role-playing game system that uses "fate cards" to determine the effects of actions The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather Strategic Simulations Inc (SSI was a Computer game developer and publisher with over 100 titles to its credit since its founding in 1979 The DL Dragonlance modules are a series of adventures and some supplementary material for the Advanced Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Heroes of the Lance is a Video game released in 1988 for various Home computer systems and consoles Dragons of Flame is a Video game released in 1989 for various Home computer systems and consoles Shadow Sorcerer is a Video game released in 1991 for various Home computer systems and consoles
  • Champions of Krynn
  • Death Knights of Krynn
  • The Dark Queen of Krynn
  • Dragonstrike

See also

• Dragonlance timeline
• List of major Dragonlance characters
• List of minor Dragonlance characters
• List of Dragonlance creatures
• List of Dragonlance locations
• List of Dragonlance novels
• List of Dragonlance modules and sourcebooks
• List of Dragonlance artifacts
• List of Dragonlance deities
• Dragonlance: The New Adventures set of young adult novels
• Creation of Krynn
• Ansalon
• Taladas
• Krynn
• Krynnspace, the area of Spelljammer devoted to Dragonlance
• Dragonlance Nexus fansite
• ArcticMUD
• Forgotten Realms, another AD&D Campaign Setting

References

External links

• Dragonlance.com (Official Gaming Site)
• Dragonlance - Official The Fifth Age Online Comic
• Dragonlance Movie Site - official site for news about movies based on Dragonlance.
• Dragonlance Nexus (Major fan site)
• ForgottenLance (Reference site)