Divine Intervention

Since the earliest days of Krynn, the knowledge and wizdom of the gods has been brought to all races through the efforts of the clerics. The faces and names of these gods have been many over the centuries, their precise names, apperances, and demeanors varying from land to land and people to people. In some cases, a nation only recognizes a few gods, while elsewhere many gods are worshiped. However, despite these variances, the general philosophies, laws, and powers of the gods have remained constant and recognizable. And so it is that the history of the gods that is known to man depends greatly upon the culture in which the god is recognized. Here, however, are descriptions of the gods as they are known to the Knights of Solanmia. Twenty-one is the number of Krynn's gods, allied seven on each side of the triangle of good, evil, and neutrality, and presented as three seperate families.

The first family is that of Good. It consists of Paladine, Mishakal his companion and advisor, their twin sons Kiri-Jolith and Habakuk who administer to their own orders of the world, their third son Solinari who left the circle of the family as keeper of the magic, and the other two gods of good, Majere and Branchala, who were adopted into the family from Beyond.

The second family is that of Neutrality, and is Gilean's. He has no known companion, and holds a patriarchal position in the family. Zivilyn and Chizlev are companions, as well as Sirrion and Shinare. Both were united before the coming from Beyond. Lunitari is the daughter of Zivilyn and Chislev. Reorx came from Beyond alone, to be adopted into the family of neutrals.

The final family, the family of Evil, is that of Takhisis. Consort to Sargonnas, her daughter is Ziboim and her son is Nuitari. Morgion, Chemosh, and Hiddukel were adopted into the family when they were called into this univers by Takhisis, from Beyond. It has been rumored that Paladine, Gilean, and Takhisis are siblings.

Though these gods take an active and impassioned interest in Krynn, they generally allow man's destiny to be shaped by the free will of mankind, prefering to let their will and power be felt through their agents, rather than through direct intervention.

However, several notable occasions have occured in which the gods took a direct hand in the course of the world of Krynn.

Origins of FaithEach religion on the face of Krynn has its own version of the origins of their faith and their god. In general, though, all of them agree that this universe was created by the gods out of chos. Once it formed and creatures began to walk the face of Krynn, the gods instituted their faiths among their creations. Thus all learned the ways of faith in the unknowable. Three of the gods, Solinari, Nuitari and Lunitari, forsook their former positions and, circling close above the world, brought magic to Krynn in all its forms. This history is described more on the magic page.

The Whitestone GladeIt was here that Paladine and his sons Kiri Jolith and Habbakuk all appeared to Vinas Solamnus. They gave him the orders of the Knighthood that he would build, and left a sign as a remembrance of their visit; a great pillar of crystal.

Huma and the LanceThe legend of Huma tells of great deeds done with the gods themselves. Determined to impose her will upon the lands of Krynn by direct action, Takhisis dwelt upon Krynn and wreaked great havoc with her dragons and other minions. Though the forces of the Kights stood in her way, none of them had the heart of a true Knight or the courage required to stop the Queen of Darkness. None, that is, except for Huma. Huma undertook the long, dangerous journey to Godshome high in the Khalkist Mountains to the east of Solamnia. Here his dragonlance, forged in the mountains of Ergoth by silver dragons, was purified and endowed with special power over the Dark Queen. Huma, a knight who was barred from the highest orders of the Knights of Solamnia, gave the fullest measure of any Knight in banishing the Queen of Darkness from the world for a time.

The Night of DoomThirteen days before the Cataclysm that ended the Age of Might, the true clerics of Ansalon disappeared. According to legends, they were taken up by the gods to protect them from the calamity that was to come.

Mishakal's ReturnIn the year 351 AC, the princess Goldmoon of the Plains of Abanasinia was given the Disks of Mishakal when Mishakal appeared before her. Upon the disks are written the true words of the gods and their power. From these beginnings, the message of the gods went out across the land and re-established the people's faith in the true gods.

The War of the LanceTakhisis started the War of the Lance partly as a diversion from her true intent: to find the Everman. When the temple at Neraka was complete, her way into the world from the Abyss would be open, and she would be free to rule the world. However, the gods of good and neutrality opposed her. Paladine appeared on the face of Krynn for a time in disquise. In this way, he influenced men to choose the path of good to fight the evil. All the while, Paladine tried to maintain the balance of the world and limit the gods' interference in its workings.

DragonLance Gods
Good	Neutral	Evil
Paladine __Platinum Dragon __ Fizban Mishakal Majere Kiri-Jolith Habbakuk Branchala Solinari	Gilean Reorx, the Forge Sirrion Shinare Chislev Zivilyn Lunitari	Takhisis __Five-Headed Dragon __ The Dark Temptress Sargonnas Morgion Chemosh Zeboim Hiddukel Nuitari

Gods of Good

Paladine

The Father of Good and Master of the Law, Paladine is the spokesman for the gods of good. A supreme leader, he choses not to interfere with the affairs of his fellows as long as their doings to not counter the law of good. It was Paladine, during the age of Twilight, who led the gods of good from Beyond at the direction of the Highgod, to create this place and time. He led the gods of good in the All-Saints War and represented his order to the other orders of the gods, for he knew better than his brothers the need for balance and the interdependence of the three major orders of the gods. Paladine's constellation, that of the Platinum Dragon, traditionally guards the Gate of Souls, keeping the dragons from returning to Krynn, and it is of no small historic interest that his constellation disappeared at the time of the Cataclysm and that the dragons reentered the world soon afterward. The Gate of Souls no longer holds what Paladine described as the Balance of the World. During the time of the Cataclysm, he and his fellow gods withdrew their direct influence from the world and caused the Cataclysm. It is recorded that for 60 days after the Cataclysm, Paladine's tears filled the nighe sky with their brilliance. Whan the time came to reclaim Krynn in the name of good, Paladine took on the form of a befuddled old wizard named Fizban the Fabulous, who wandered the world to "prod those who could change the destiny of the world." Though Paladine often intervened in seemingly minor matters, he never directly used his powers in affairs of great consequence. He worked through men and their free agency to accomplish his desires.

The Platinum Dragon

When Paladine takes on the form of the Platinum dragon, he is truely impressive. Over 72 feet long, the Platinum Dragon can attack with teeth and claws or one of his breath weapons. These include a blast of cold that can freeze enemies, a cloud vapor that turns victims into a gaseous form, and a sonic vibration that disintegrates solid rock. Highly skilled in magic, Paladine can also cast clerical spells.