AD&D 2E

This volume of the exciting Monstrous Compendium series brings you the unique creatures of Krynn: astral dragons, Krynn minotaurs, the various races and tribes of dwarves and elves, knights of Solamnia, kender, and dozens of other creatures and monsters from both Ansalon and the new continent of Taladas.

Good, Evil, Neutrality.

These three forces exist in a delicate balance, a balance crucial to the harmony of all things. Now that harmony is threatened and all of Krynn is in jeopardy.

For reasons unknown, the balance among Krynn's good, evil, and neutral dragons is shifting...

WHO DARES TO STAND IN THE PATH OF DARKNESS?

Five years ago, a group of adventuring companions went in search of the gods who had left the world centuries before. Now these friends gather at the Inn of the Last Home for what they believe will be their final meeting...

But what they face is instead a beginning. For the world of Krynn stands at a historic crossroads: Armies of darkness are sweeping across the land, and legendary evils have returned for a new and terrible purpose.

Your heroes find themselves on a demi-planar island in the Ethereal void, where a mysterious god enlists their help in his scheme to stop Erestem (Takhisis). The heroes must journey through space and time to recover the powerful cindergemsand forge a weapon to destroy Erestem. If your heroes fail, Erestem's evil minions will invade Taladas and destroy the Orthlox (Uninvolved) dragons, which is just the star of her plans for Taladas!

Someone or something is killing the Othlorx ('The Uninvolved') dragons of Taladas. Not only good dragons, but evil ones as well. Who or what would be so angered at these dragons as to slaughter them indiscriminately? To find out, The PCs must masquerade as dragon hunters and set out to destroy dragons. It's a dangerous game—if the dragons don't get you, your employers might!

Venture once more to the world of Krynn, but this time to the continent of Taladas, largely untouched by the war of the Lance.

The dragons here are Othlorx, the Uninvolved, because they remain neutral in the struggle against the evil of Takhisis and her minions. Then why are they being systematically exterminated? Who wants all dragons on Taladas dead?

Evil Grows in the Heart of the Ogre Lands

During the Age of Dreams, ogres were beautiful creatures who built fantastic cities and ruled over the greatest civilization on all of Krynn. They eventually fell prey to their own decadence--their culture collapsed into barbarism while the ogres themselves degenerated into their current repulsive forms. Recently, however, a new form of ogre has emerged. These titans are gigantic, highly intelligent creatures who claim to hold the key to regaining the ogres' lost beauty and power. Already the titans have begun to reclaim their former position in Ansalon through conquest and slavery!

For centuries, the Silvanesti elves remained aloof from the rest of Krynn. Many times they retreated to their sacred forest, taking no part in world events until some outside force invaded their sanctum. Soon after Chaos ascended to power on Ansalon, the Silvanesti took extreme measures--magically shielding themselves from humans, dwarves, dragons, and even other elves.

As the years passed, those outside the Silvanesti Shield wondered what was going on behind it. Some even attempted to penetrate the barrier or bring it down. But the shield never yielded.

Before the Cataclysm, the great Kith-Kanan and a band of brave elves separated from their Silvanesti brethren and founded the legendary realm of Qualinesti. Then, just prior to the War of the Lance, the fledgling kingdom toppled before evil dragon armies. Now the great war is over and new beginnings arise!

At long last, the Kagonesti elves are rising against their Silvanesti and Qualinesti masters. A prophet has come to deliver them from bondage; all of Southern Ergoth rings with the sounds of battle! The Kagonesti flee their arrogant cousins, heading toward a land of legend: The Valley of Perfect Silences. Here only Kagonesti are allowed; no longer will they suffer servitude and wrong. The Gate has been found and the way is open. Kagonesti pass through the gate and into the promised land. Or do they?

If the Silvanesti are experiencing rebirth, the Kirath are the midwives. The time has come for the elves to reclaim their homelands, the lands warped and ruined by Lorac and the Orb of Dragonkind. The Kirath, the elite scouts of of the Silvanesti, are in the vanguard of the returning tribes. What they find is familiar, yet unfamiliar - landscapes twisted by magic, once-verdant lands now gray and barren. It is the duty of the Kirath to assess the damages done, and report their findings to the rest of the Silvanesti. Only then can the tribes return to their woods and fields.

It is a continent of raw beauty and wondrous magics - of marauding hordes and avenging champions - it is Taladas, the forgotten continent of Krynn first revealed in the best-selling DRAGONLANCE supplement Time of the Dragon. Now, this incredible setting is brought to life and made ready for adventuring with New Beginnings. This essential adventure provides all the information necessary for new players to begin adventuring in the Taladas campaign setting.

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