DRAGON LANCE® World and Who Was My Contact for Who Once Again Provided Insights and Suggestions Regard- Several Months

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Sample file he DRAGONLANCE® World has gained a life of its own. There is no greater measure of its strength than in the number of people it has inspired. i was first introduced to Karen's work four years before I started at TSR, Inc.—when the DRAGONLANCE Saga was but a dream of mine. I had then been—and still am—impressed with her Atlas of Middle-earth) both for focus of graphic realization and its scholarly accuracy in detail. You can imagine my joy at learning that this same great talent would turn her attentions to the world of Krynn. It is with that same joy that I introduce her work to you. As I read through her words and pore over her lovingly crafted maps, I returned once more to the land of draconians and the Silvanesti. I followed again the paths the heroes trod and remembered all that I had thought . . . and dreamed . . . and felt. Even I (who have lived this world for the last four years) was often surprised by the new insights the book brought to me. Karen has captured in her own special way that magic that I have always felt in the DRAGONLANCE World. For those who enjoyed the novels, I think this book will bring you the same feeling it brought to me. And for those of you who play the ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® games, this book will be a special treat. Here are the maps of Krynn that will enable you to continue your adventures. This book opens the way for years of campaigning. It was a great pleasure to work with Karen, small though my contribution may have been. I promised to check everything for accuracy and only found that / had made a few mistakes which she caught. I would write more, but Tasslehoffis impatient. I promised him the first copy, and he's tired of waiting. ... I am sure you understandSample. file Here, then, is the true DRAGONLANCE world.

Tracy Hickman July 1987 Also by Karen Wynn Fonstad

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This book is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or other unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of TSR, Inc. Distributed to the book trade in the United States by Random House, Inc. and in Canada by Random House of Canada, Ltd. Distributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributors. All DRAGONLANCE characters and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks of TSR, Inc. DRAGONLANCE, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, AD&D, and DRAGON are registered trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. First Printing, October, 1987 Printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 86-51273 98765432 1 ISBN: 0-88038-448-4 All characters in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

TSR, Inc. TSR UK Ltd. P.O. Box 756 The Mill, Rathmore Road Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Cambridge CB14AD United Kingdom Acknowledgments

Although the quality of accuracy (or inaccuracy) of the The personnel of TSR who answered questions (and product within these pages rests entirely with the author, posed them), and continue to be enthusiastic in their sup- the work could never have been completed without the port of the project. Special thanks are due to Harold John- encouragement and assistance of many people: son, who initially suggested The Atlas of the My husband, Todd, associate professor of geography, DRAGON LANCE® World and who was my contact for who once again provided insights and suggestions regard- several months. Jean Black also kept me going when the ing physical geography for the regional and thematic task seemed overwhelming in the midst of two major maps. Of even more importance was the continuing sacri- moves, as well as Mary Kirchoff and Dave Sutherland, fice of the entire family, all of whom endured late meals both of whom saved my life several times in the last stages and a grouchy wife and mother when the days were too of the production of this work. short, and who pitched in to help. The authors and illustrators of the whole All the marvelous people we met in Johnson City, Ten- DRAGONLANCE series. Their work made this both nessee, during the 1986/87 school year while Todd was a the easiest and most difficult project I have completed visiting professor at East Tennessee State University. thus far, because of the sheer wealth of information and Their friendliness made us feel at home in a very short materials available. The greatest thanks, however, are due time, and prevented my being a house-bound hermit who to Tracy Hickman, who never once said he was too busy never left computer and drafting table. to talk when he received my unannounced phone calls Past mentors—especially Beatrice Frank, my junior and who always came up with the answers, being cheery high school art teacher; and James M. Goodman, my pro- all the while. fessor of cartography and thesis director at the University of Oklahoma. With each publication, I am increasingly thankful for their marvelous instruction.

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Introduction ix The East 57 The Geography of Krynn Pre-Cataclysm Effects of the Cataclysm Post-Cataclysm The Format of the Atlas Silvanost 62 Conclusion Port Balifor and Flotsam 64 Legend The Blood Sea 66 Istar 67 Pre-Cataclysm The South xix Post-Catclysm Abanasinia The School of Games and Qualinesti, Thorbardin, and Beyond the Temple 70 Solace 8 Inn of the Last Home 10 Tika's Houses 12 Crystalmir Lake 13 The West 75 Prayer's Eye Peak and Pre-Cataclysm Darken Wood 14 Post-Cataclysm Que-shu 16 Qualimori 80 The Cursed Lands 19 The Silver Road 82 Xak Tsaroth 20 Foghaven Vale 83 The Temple of Mishakal and Dragon Mountain 86 the Hall of the Ancestors Sample24 fileMount Nevermind 88 Descent to the Lower City 26 The Glade of Whitestone 90 The Lower City 28 Qualinost 30 Pax Tharkas 32 The Sla-Mori The North 91 The Fortress Towers Solamnia The Great Wall The Khalkist Mountains The Towers of High Palanthas 96 Sorcery—Wayreth 40 Major Buildings 98 Zhaman/Skullcap 42 The Tower of High Thorbardin 44 Sorcery—Palanthas 100 Delvings The Flying Citadel 102 Northgate and Southgate The Tower of the High Clerist 105 The Halls of Justice Kalaman 108 The Life-Tree of the Hylar Dargaard Keep Ill Valley of the Thanes Godshome 116 Tarsis 52 Sanction 120 Ice Wall 54 Temples and Tunnels 122 The Camp Neraka 126 The Castle The Temple of Darkness 129 Paths and Battles 135 Pathways-The DRAGONLANCE® Chronicles 137 Year 351 A.C. Year 352 A.C. War of the Lance 143 Pathways-THE DRAGONLANCE Legends 146 Year 354 A.C. Year 0 P.C. — The Cataclysm Yearc. 100 A.C —The Dwarf gate Wars

Thematic Maps 149 The Abyss 151 The Celestial Realm 152 Climate 154 Pre-Cataclysm Post-Cataclysm Population 156 Pre- versus Post-Cataclysmic Densities Racial Distribution Sample file Footnotes 158 References 165 Index of Place Names 166