For a nearly a thousand years, the nation of Istar viewed itself as the moral center of the universe — home to the people chosen by the gods themselves as the champions of Good and caretakers of morality and justice. If there was any truth to these beliefs, the nation… Read More
Istar’s rise and demise. Read More
The notes and reference that Chris Pierson created for the Church Istaran language used in the Kingpriest trilogy. Read More
Dear Astinus, Prior to the fall of Istar, bounty hunters, working under the Proclamation of Manifest Virtue, would bring in those the Kingpriest deemed to be “evil.” The following is a sample bounty list recuperated from the pages of the Lorebook of Jonas Steelforge detailing prices placed on such fugitives.… Read More
Editor’s Note: Originally posted on the Dragonlance-L mailing list on March 17, 2001. Both hubris and the Sodom and Gomorrah tale were inspiration touchstones for the fall of Istar. Of course, the entire Istar situation, while foundational to the War of the Lance and the Chronicles story, was not something… Read More
