#palanthas

[greenedera]

Raistlin Majere from Dragonlance and Yurielle, original character of the fanfic "The Star and the Hourglass" by SilverGlass83  To read the fanfic, click here: archiveofourown.org/works/1694… Original file on my DA: https://www.deviantart.com/elenazambelli/art/Raistlin-King-Spades-Yurielle-Queen-of-Hearts-846768140 Dedicated to SilverGlass83  , this piece exists thanks to her

[greenedera]

VOWS - @dragonlance-week prompt He vowed that, one day, fat innkeepers would bow in front of him. What if he becomes a God? What is he willing to sacrify to reach his goal? Raistlin Majere, black robe of the Dragonlance books by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, is regarding intently the dangerous artifact he stole from Fistandantilus: the Bloodstone. Original file download on DA: https://www.deviantart.com/elenazambelli/art/Raistlin-and-the-Bloodstone-846766904 Digital art (pencil sketch + digital redraw photoshop + mediatablet) JPG 4404 x 2237 px -  26/06/2020.Dedicated to SilverGlass83  , this piece exists thanks to her: this is an alternative version of another painting I did depicting Raistlin and her Original Character Yurielle.

[loreofkrynn]

The Bright Horizon

[loreofkrynn]

The History of Palanthas Pt. 1: The Wreck of The Bright Horizon

While I was going to start with the library, I instead opted for Palanthas. This is part one of, perhaps nine, detailng Palanthas's history from its start up until the Chaos War. And now fair traveler, enjoy.

“About two thousand years before the sinking of Istar, war raged across the face of Ansalon. Elf, Dwarf, and Human took arms against one another, making it impossible for peace-loving folk to eke out a living from the land or the sea. No one doubted that the battles were true, just, and neccessary, but quite a few farmers wished they would simply happen somewhere farther away from their fields.

One such group of farmers, tired of having their crops burned, looted, or trampled by the various armies, packed up their famillies and all their belongings and signed on to the crew of the good ship Bright Horizon. The ship sailed from Tarsis, first west then north, following the coastline. As she passed the tip of Hylo, she headed out to open seas, commanded by her captain, a fiery man named Agril Stargazer. Captain Stargazer had heard wondrous tales of the legendary Dragon Isles, and hoped that he could help his passengers find a peaceful new home there. Sadly this was never to be. After only two days on the open sea, the Bright Horizon sailed headlong into a storm the likes of which her crew (all able seamen) had never before seen. The Tempest tossed the ship around like a child's plaything, and the crew lost all sense of direction as waves hundreds of feet tall blocked out the sky. Soon, it became impossibe to tell day from night, but it made no difference, the storm raged unabated for days. Nearly half the crew disappeared over the rails, carried away to watery graves by back-breaking winds or impossibly huge waves. As the hold filled with water faster than the crew could bail it, the end seemed to be moments away. At that moment a tiny, hoarse voice pierced the storm. "Land Ho!" The lookout, who had lashed himself to the main mast, and whom everyone had given up for dead after the first wave swamped the ship, pointed straight ahead. The waves were carrying the Bright Horizon straight towards the stark, rocky shoreline. It took Captain Stargazer and three other men to turn the wheel hard and hold it there. Though the rudder urged the ship away from the rapidly approaching cliff face, the sea seemed to maliciously fight the crew's efforts. The entire ship lifted clean out of the water as it bounced off a submerged boulder. A yeoman reported anxiously that a twenty-foot section of the keel had been torn free, and the sea was rushing freely into the hold. Still, rather than sinking, the Bright Horizon sped through the gap in the cliff face, urged on by a strong tide and one last wave crashing over her aft railing. Once through the gap, though the storm raged on, the waters calmed almost completely. The crew could see the waterline rising on the hull minute by minute. Nothing could save the Bright Horizon, and captain Stargazer ordered all hands to stay on board until the ship was almost ready to go under. He feared that if they jumped out too soon, the tide mght carry the castaways back into the rolling sea. As it turns out, though, the crew never had to abandon ship. The Bright Horizon wdged herself between a large rock and a towering cliff wall, not three hundred yards from what looked like a completely hospitable, if somewhat rocky, beach. The crew and passengers quickly transfered all salvagable goods to the shore, since the captain believed a strong low tide would suck the ship right back out into the open sea. Only then did the captain and crew look at the place they had landed: a stark, grassy plain, surrounded on all sides by great mountains-stunning in its raw, natural beauty and unlike anything they had ever seen living on the plains. And there, set back a mile or so from the water, was a single, tall tower surrounded by a forest. When Captain Stargazer approached the tower and its protective grove, he found himself awash with waves of fear. Clearly someone didn't want them to visit the strange tower. The captain took this in stride, and promptly started ignoring the tower and its grove of trees. "Our quest is complete, ladies and gentlemen!' the captain bellowed, "We must have reached the Dragon Isles!" Of course, it wasn't long before the captain realized his mistake."

From the Dramatic Supplement,Palanthas

by Steven Brown.

I hope the formatting isn't too atrocious. Admittedly, I still have yet to get the hang of the HTML things(please someone tell me how to tab). But if you are interested in the history of palanthas, then I shall galdly continue.

[jenna-of-the-red-robes]

What is the most interesting thing you've seen in Palanthas?

That is quite an intriguing question, my friend. It truly depends on your definition of interesting.

The travelers who come to Palanthas occasionally spark my interest with their strange looks and customs.

However, in terms of the most interesting sight I have seen in my city, I would have to say it was when I watched the Lady Crysania walk through the streets of Palanthas with a great white tiger beside her. That was indeed a sight to behold.

I have also seen some fascinating spells cast within the Tower of High Sorcery in Palanthas, but those tales are for the ears of only my fellow mages.

[fuckyeahdragonlance]