Creation (Dragonlance)
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The '''creation''' of the [[world]] of [[Krynn]], [[fiction]]al world of [[Dragonlance]] as created by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]].
== History ==
===The Calling of the Gods===
According to writings, out of the chaos the Highgod appeared, and designed a world. He wrote his thoughts in the [[Tobril]], the book of all knowledge. To achieve his plans, he created beings similar to himself called gods, who though powerful, were not as great as the Highgod. Of all the gods who were created, [[Chaos (Dragonlance)|Chaos]] was the greatest. His fellow gods who were created included [[Takhisis]], Queen of Dragons, [[Paladine (Dragonlance)|Paladine]], King of Dragons, and [[Gilean]]. The Highgod gave the ''Tobril'' to [[Gilean]] and taught him never to relinquish it. He became the ''Keeper of the Tobril'', also known as the Keeper of the Book{{Who|date=February 2008}}.
===Chaos's Interference===
The Highgod's position at this point is mysterious; little is known{{vague|date=March 2008}}. Chaos became obsessed with ruling the universe and tried to create the world designed by the Highgod in his own image. This was not possible since evil could not create but just destroy or corrupt. Trying to change the ''Tobril'' to his making, Chaos was eventually defeated by [[Paladine (Dragonlance)|Paladine]] and his siblings and forced to wander in the Beyond. While there, he persuaded himself that he in truth was the creator of the universe and the father of the gods. He fashioned himself the title Chaos, Father of All and of Nothing. Although defeated, Chaos was far from beaten. He eventually created a dominance in which he saw himself as the father to the gods. The gods could not truly defeat Chaos since he fed off of the disorder and chaos existing in the universe. But they separated themselves from him and existed in a certain alternate dimension{{Or|date=February 2008}}.
Before Chaos had been eventually defeated, he planted a seed of his evil into one of the three siblings, [[Takhisis]]. [[Takhisis]] became perverted like Chaos and became the leading evil deity in the universe.
The three siblings, [[Paladine (Dragonlance)|Paladine]], [[Gilean]], and [[Takhisis]], each saw that in order to gain power, they had to implement the plan set out by the Highgod in the ''Tobril''{{Who|date=February 2008}}. Nevertheless, they were scared of Chaos enough to think twice about defying him.
===More Gods===
By this time, many fellow gods had also joined the three siblings and the other gods created by the Highgod. Many of them included: [[Majere]], [[Mishakal]], [[Branchala]], [[Sirrion]], [[Reorx]], [[Chislev]], [[Zivilyn]], [[Shinare]], [[Sargonnas]], [[Morgion]], [[Chemosh]], and [[Hiddukel]]. Many others also crossed over from the Beyond, but are considered lesser beings{{Who|date=February 2008}}. Each of these gods took sides in the three orders: Good, Neutrality, and Evil. [[Paladine (Dragonlance)|Paladine]] became the leader for the good gods, [[Gilean]] took over the neutral gods, and [[Takhisis]] took control of the evil gods. Many gods chose consorts and some gods were created as the children. [[Paladine (Dragonlance)|Paladine]] and [[Mishakal]] gave birth to [[Kiri-Jolith]], [[Habbakuk]], and [[Solinari]]. [[Gilean]], though his consort is unknown, is the father of [[Lunitari]]. And [[Takhisis]] and [[Sargonnas]] birthed [[Zeboim]] and [[Nuitari]]{{Or|date=February 2008}}.
===The Creation of the World===
Unknown to Chaos, [[Takhisis]] asked support from her fellow gods to create the world without taking Chaos's permission{{Who|date=February 2008}}. She tricked her two siblings by telling them that, by creating a world, the spirits which had been merely placidly existing in the universe would have some purpose. [[Paladine (Dragonlance)|Paladine]] wanted the spirits to have bodies to be free under the side of good. [[Gilean]] wanted the let the spirits choose between the sides of good and evil to see what happened to them. [[Takhisis]], however, wanted to make slaves of the spirits to give herself more power.
To create the world, the three siblings called for help, and [[Reorx]], the forge, answered with the ability to fashion what they required. Out of gods, [[Reorx]] created a [[hammer]], and with it, began ordering the chaos, creating the stars, and the world of Krynn{{Or|date=February 2008}}.
When Chaos found out about the "plaything" of his children, he grew angry due to their rebelliousness. In order to punish them, he created the dragons who he gave the gifts of long-life, natural magical ability, and breath weapons. [[Takhisis]] grew possessive of them and corrupted them, creating the dragons of evil, also known as the chromatic dragons (red, blue, white, black and green){{Or|date=February 2008}}.
[[Paladine (Dragonlance)|Paladine]] was saddened by the loss and with the help of [[Reorx]] created statues of the lost dragons with metal. Paladine decided to give them life, creating the dragons of good, also known as the metallic dragons (gold, silver, brass, bronze and copper){{Or|date=February 2008}}.
==The All-Dragons War==
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The All-Dragons War was a great war fought between Takhisis's corrupted dragons, the Chromatic Dragons (red, white, blue, black, and green) and Paladine's Metallic Dragons (gold, silver, bronze, brass, and copper), created to counter Takhisis. The war ravaged the world of Krynn and the gods withdrew as to not destroy it completely. Upon withdrawing, they noticed the stars and grew covetous of them{{Or|date=February 2008}}.
===All-Saints War===
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The ''All-Saints War'' had begun over how the [[spirit]]s in the [[heaven]]s should be ruled, and horrible [[storm]]s ravaged the world of Krynn until the Highgod interceded. [[Paladine (Dragonlance)|Paladine]] pledged to nevermore enter the world in his full glory. The High God, the true father of the gods, broke the fighting and told the gods they were all to create life and bless the creatures with one gift. The gods of good grant them the gift of desire to control, the god of evil the gift of ambition, and the gods of neutrality the gift of [[free will]]. This led to the creation of elves, humans, and ogres, the first life on Krynn. In addition, the gods of magic were born at the end of the War{{Or|date=February 2008}}.
== References ==
* {{cite book | author=[[Margaret Weis|Weis, Margaret]] and [[Tracy Hickman|Hickman, Tracy]] | title=Dragons of a Vanished Moon | publisher=Wizards of the Coast | year=2003 | id=ISBN 0-7869-2950-2}}
* {{cite book | author=Several; Edited by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman | title=Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home | publisher=Wizards of the Coast | year=1993 | id=ISBN 0-88038-465-4}}
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