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Official Game Adventure

Dragons of Light

Jeff Grubb

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Wherein the tale is told, and the story explained.

The Elves of Krynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The Dragon Dargent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 6: Awash on Ergoth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

In which the Heroes of the Lance are shipwrecked on a distant isle.

Chapter 7: Into the Wild Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The heroes flee the elven lands, seeking to deliver the Orb to the Knights.

Chapter 8: Foghaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

In which the heroes find the Castle Foghaven and a curious gnome.

Chapter 9: The Stone Dragon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

In which the heroes find the tomb of the hero Huma and the secret of the Dragonlances.

Epilogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Wherein the heroes reach the lands of the Knights.

APPENDICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 28-32

In which special items, characters, and monsters of note are explained for the

Dungeonmaster.

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since the Cataclysm. Curse the High Priest

of Istar for his pride! Trying to command the

Gods, he called down their wrath. Krynn was

punished with fire and flood, and much is

forever lost. The greatest loss was knowledge of

the Gods themselvesthe world of Krynn has

sunk info blasphemy these many generations,

and clerics have lost the power to heal.

Mankinds separation from the True

Gods opened the door to renewed evil.

Dragons are once again in the world,

commanded by human Dragon Highlords and

assisted by bestial Daconians.

Dragonarmys fortress of Pax Tharkas.

The heroes entered Pax Tharkas and

rescued over 800 slaves, foiling the evil

designs of the Dragon Highlord Verminaard.

Refuge for the escaped slaves was found

in the Hopeful Vale, and the heroes braved the

dangers of Skullcap, fortress of the evil wizard

Fistandantilus, who perished in the Dwarfgate

War.

On that trek, the Seeker priest Elistan

became the second true cleric of Krynn. And

thus the High God Paladine re-entered the

world of Krynn.

The Dragonarmies have now conquered

The heroes entered the secret gates of

much of Kynn, and soon all the lads will be

their sway. Evil, it seems, may soon

triumph over good.

Through my Crystal Globe of Wisdom,

I send my spirit to gather knowledge. And so I

have found a glimmer of hope.

Five years ago, seven adventurers set out

from the town of Solace to seek the True

Thorbardin. There they found the tomb of

Derkin and defeated the Dragon Highlord

Veminaard. The Hammer of Kharas was

recovered and the dwarven tribes were reunited.

The newly-crowned dwarven king allowed

the refugees to pass through his kingdom to

safety. The Innfellows pressed south to Tarsis,

looking for ships to bear their people westward.

They found a city landlocked by the

Cataclysm, under attack by another wing of

the Dragon Highlords armies.

The heroes were sundered, one group

returning to their lodgings to discover the others

gone and dragons destroying the Inn. The

Heroes of the Lance fled south, seeking a

Dragon Orb, a powerful icon that defeated

the dragons during the first Dragonwars.

They found the Orb in Icewall Castle, a

forbidding ruin ruled by a bark elf and his

white dragon mount. Escaping with the Orb,

the heroes set sail in an ancient ship and

headed west for Sancrist Isle...

Gods.. They did not succeed. In time, six

returned: Tanis, Flint, Tasslehoff, Raistlin,

Caramon, and Sturm. Of Kitiara, the

seventh, beloved of Tanis, nothing was heard.

They were joined by Goldmoon and

Riverwind. Goldmoon possessed a gift from the

Gods: a crystal staff that healed any wound.

With its power, the Innfellows recovered the

Disks of Mishakal, the writings of the Gods,

and thus did knowledge of the True Gods

return to Krynn.

Armed with these powerful weapons, the

heroes returned to Solace, only to find the

people taken to a terrible slavery in the

F ROM THE ICONOCHRONOS OF A STINUS OF

P ALANTHUS L OREKEEPER OF K RYNN I N T HE 351 ST Y EAR

A FTER T HE C ATACLYSM .

Notes for the Dungeon Master

“Dragons of Light” is the seventh module in the

epic DRAGONLANCE ™ series. It continues the

second book of the DRAGONLANCE saga:

Tales of Winter Night, begun in “Dragons of

Ice.”

ters, each representing areas the PCs might

visit.

Some characters die permanently in the

story. This is noted in the text and the charac-

ter may die in this or later encounters. The

character will not reappear in later modules.

On occasion, an Ability Check is called for

using one of a character’s abilities (Strength,

Wisdom, etc.). Roll 1d20 and compare it with

the appropriate ability. If it is less than or equal

to the ability, the action succeeds; if greater than

the ability, the action fails.

If you are playing DL7 without having

played previous modules, set the stage for the

players by reading the Iconochronos on page

2. If you have played the DRAGONLANCE

series up to this point, this adventure follows

DL6, and begins a week later as the heroes are

making their way to Sancrist on the good ship

Windrider.

Some of your players may have read the

DRAGONLANCE novels. The information

related there is similar, but not identical, to

that in the modules. A secret door in the

module may not be in the same location as the

book, and the heroes in the modules will not

act the same as their counterparts in the book.

This allows the game to have its own feeling

and texture.

Remember that the DRAGONLANCE

story is a complex saga. To run it well, read the

module carefully, anticipate your players’

actions, and think of how to motivate them to

move in certain directions. In DL7, the moti-

vation to get them to Foghaven Pass is sim-

ple-it is the only way to reach the Solamnic

colonies and the route to Sancrist. Do not be

afraid to improvise to make the adventure

enjoyable for your players.

For both Events and Encounters, those

portions of the text enclosed in boxes are to be

read aloud to the players.

These modules recreate the conditions of

the DRAGONLANCE story with the player

characters cast in the roles of the epic’s heroes.

Thus, it is recommended that the module be

played as part of the series using the player

characters provided. If players wish to use

their own characters, however, you should

allow them to do so.

The characters listed on the cover of the

module are some of the heroes of the

DRAGONLANCE epic. The equipment they

begin the adventure with is listed on their

character cards. Depending on their success in

previous DRAGONLANCE adventures, your

PCs may have different equipment.

In DL6, “Dragons of Ice,” the party was

split into two groups. This module deals with

the group that goes south-the Heroes of the

Lance. The remaining heroes will return in

DL10, “Dragons of Dreams.”

If you do not have enough players to take

all the DRAGONLANCE heroes as PCs, use

the others as NPCs, or allow players to run

more than one character. (All of the pre-gen-

erated characters figure prominently in future

modules.) In any event, it’s a good idea to

keep the party to a size you, the dungeon mas-

ter, are comfortable with.

Each chapter in this adventure begins by

listing several Events that occur at the times

indicated, regardless of the actions of the PCs.

Following the Events come the Encoun-

Two NPCs require special mention:

Theros Ironfeld was briefly introduced in

DL2 as a friend of Gilthanas and the

Qualinesti elves. He paid for that friendship

with the loss of his right arm to the draconian

invaders. In DL7, he reappears in the camp of

the Qualinesti with a magical arm replacing

the lost limb. Theros has a tale to tell regard-

ing the arm (see Appendices), and will accom-

pany the party to Huma’s Tomb.

Fizban the Fabulous is a powerful wizard

of indeterminate level. His powers are appar-

ently hampered by his befuddled mental

state, as his spells often result in spectacular

failures. Play him for laughs, but employ the

“obscure death” rule in situations where he

appears to die.

In the DRAGONLANCE multi-module

epic, some heroes and villains figure promi-

nently in later adventures. If “name” characters,

such as Fizban, Theros, or Theodenes the gnome

should be slain, invoke the “obscure death”

rule. This rule states that, as in Saturday after-

noon matinees, the circumstances of the death

of an important character should be confused

and the body should not be found. Later, the

hero or villain may reappear, usually with a story

about how he miraculously survived. Sivaks, a

new draconian race introduced in this module,

polymorph into their slayer’s likeness when

killed, providing a new way to explain the appar-

ent death of important characters.

The World of Krynn

There are several important differences

between the world of Krynn and the standard

AD&D ® campaign. While players who have

played previous DL modules are familiar with

these changes, new players should be made

aware of this information.

True clerics have been unknown on Krynn

since the Cataclysm, a mighty catastrophe that

destroyed the civilized nations and changed the

face of Krynn. Most “clerics” have no spell abil-

ity as they worship false gods. True clerics of

good, including Goldmoon and Elistan, wear a

medallion bearing the symbol of their god or

goddess. Only two of the true good gods have

been revealed, Mishakal, goddess of healing,

and Paladine, leader of good, the Celestial Pala-

din. All PC clerics brought into the campaign

must be of good alignment and follow

one of these two faiths.

pieces for steel-though they will find their

personal wealth greatly reduced.

Lastly, dragons have been absent from

Krynn for nearly 1,000 years. They are still

considered legend by people who have not yet

met the mighty juggernaut of the Dragonar-

my’s forces. Those who have seen the dragons

know them all too well, and their fear expands

the tales of the might of the draconian foes,

striking fear into the hearts of listeners.

All PC elves in the adventures are

Qualinesti elves. Two other elven races,

Silvanesti and Kagonesti, are discussed in this

module.

All PC dwarves are hill dwarves. Other

dwarven races were introduced in DL4.

The equivalent of halflings on Krynn are

Kender. Kender resemble wizened 14-year-

olds and (unlike halflings) wear shoes. See

Tasselhoffs character card for more informa-

tion on Kender.

The value of gold and other trade items

are completely different in this world than in

familiar campaigns. Steel is the main trade

metal and 10 gold pieces are worth only 1 steel

piece. PCs who enter Krynn from other cam-

paigns may be allowed to trade their gold

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