Dragonlance (Core Series)

"A man with nothing to die for has even less for which to live." -Guerrand DiThon

Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. The authors took an active stance against racist ideology and clearly assigned races as "good" or "evil"; emphasizing the need for tolerance and cooperation between the races. Dragonlance is one of the most popular D&D settings of all time, just behind the Forgotten Realms in terms of popularity.

Setting

Dragonlance is set on the world of Krynn, usually in the various regions of Ansalon, a small continent, though some have taken place on the continent of Taladas, located northeast of Ansalon. Depending on the time period, the evil chromatic and the good metallic dragons are rare or plentiful. Humans are Krynn's most common humanoid race, but elves, dwarves, kender, gnomes, and minotaurs occupy the world as well. Draconians are created by corrupting a dragon egg and used for armies.

Dragonlances are weapons designed to kill evil dragons, and are the only weapons with which mortals who cannot use magic can kill dragons. Dragonlances are rare and not commonly traded. There are lesser dragonlances, which are made when only one of the artifacts is used to create them, and greater dragonlances, which are made when both artifacts are used to make them. Greater dragonlances are blessed with the power of Good, unlike lesser dragonlances. There are two sizes of dragonlance. The smaller footman's dragonlance is around eight feet long and functions as a pole weapon, while the larger mounted dragonlance is around sixteen feet long and most commonly used when mounted on a dragon.

History of Krynn

The history of Krynn is roughly split into five ages.