Games - War of the Lance

Home > Listing Index > Games > War of the Lance

	Games - War of the Lance

The War of the Lance is a fictional war in the Dragonlance setting.

Background

100 years after the Cataclysm, Takhisis, Queen of Darkness and goddess of evil, brought the destroyed temple of the Kingpriest to the Abyss, her realm. Using her powers she corrupted it, converting it into a gateway that connected with Krynn through a Foundation Stone in Neraka.

The Everman

The Foundation Stone was discovered by Jasla and her brother Berem, who decided to take one of the emeralds decorating it, accidentally killing his sister when she tried to stop him. The emerald fuses in Berem's chest, granting him immortality. Without the emerald, the Foundation Stone is useless, and Takhisis is prevented from entering Krynn. She commands her forces to search for Berem, who is known to them as the Everman.

The Oath

To prevent the good dragons from entering the next war, Takhisis commands her forces to steal the eggs from them, hidden in the mountains, and forces them to accept The Oath, in which she will return them as soon as the war is over if they stay away from it.

Unknown to the good dragons, Takhisis commands her clerics and wizards to corrupt the eggs, breeding a new race, the draconians.

The Companions

Friends since some time (some even since childhood), the companions were the group of persons Paladine chose through his avatar, Fizban, to combat the forces of Takhisis.

The group itself was formed by Flint Fireforge, a hill dwarf, Tanis Half-Elven, a ranger, Sturm Brightblade, a squire to the Knights of Solamnia, Caramon, a mercenary warrior and his twin brother Raistlin Majere, a red-robed wizard, Tasslehoff Burrfoot, a kender.

Although Kitiara Uth Matar, mercenary and half-sister to the Majere twins, was member of the companions in previous adventures, she joined the Blue Dragonarmy of Ansalon, fighting for Takhisis.

Sides in the conflict

The Dragonarmies

Lord Ariakas, son of a dark cleric, agreed to serve Takhisis. He became the first Dragon Highlord, Commander of the Red Dragonarmy of Ansalon, the most powerful of the five armies. He in time chose four assistants to command each of the other chromatic armies. The races in the Dragonarmies were the ogres, the chromatic dragons, the goblins and hobgoblins, draconians, and humans.

Knights of Solamnia

The Knights of Solamnia were the primary opposers of the Dragonarmies. The Knights, as their name implies, defended Solamnia from the Blue Dragonarmy. Their primary defensive fortress, the High Clerist's Tower, was where the Knights took the brunt of the assault, defending Palanthas from the invasion.

The Whitestone Alliance

Meeting on Sancrist, the remaining free nations formed a temporary alliance in order to fight back against the Dragonarmies. The nations that were part of the alliance were the Knights of Solamnia, the gnomes, the Neidars (hill dwarves), and the people of Southern Ergoth. Although no members, the mountain dwarves, the Qualinesti and Silvanesti elves, and the kender joined to assist the Alliance.

[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for War of the Lance ]

Searches on eBay

war of the lance