DragonLance

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“DragonLance”



Opening Theme: "Canticle of the Dragon" by Lorenna McKennitt
Closing Theme: "Unlikely Heroes" by Danny Elfman

Category; Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Production company; KrynnStarr Joint Venture Ltd.
Running time; 60 minutes

~creators~
M. Weis
T. Hickman
M. Besler
D. Peoples


~series synopsis~
Dragons were just creatures of legend in the World of Krynn. Stories told to frighten children. But now dragons have returned, bringing with them darkness, war, and destruction.
Hope appears in a beautiful Barbarian woman's hands - a blue crystal staff. But true hope lies with a group of old friends, reunited after years apart. Together this odd lot begin a perilous quest for the legendary Dragonlance.

~Special Marketing Notes~
The technology of mixing live action with computer generated effects make this series a major financial undertaking for the fledling TBA Network. In order to help finance the project, extra scenes will be shot for each episode. In the summer a DVD box series of year 1 will be released for sale that will include the extra scenes (as well as other features) of this hopefully "hit" show. Even with the DVD sales the network still does not believe it will make money on this venture, and are willing to use it to bring viewers to the network as a loss leader, as well as to raise the prestige of the network.

~An unlikely group of heroes~
Tanis Half-Elven - leader of the companions.
David La Haye

Sturm Brightblade - Knight of Solamnia
Clive Owen...episodes 1.01-1.06
Darren Shahlavi...episodes 1.07 -

Goldmoon - Chieftain's Daughter
Naomi Watts

Riverwind - Grandson of Wanderer, protector of Goldmoon
Vinnie Jones

Raistlin - Magic user, Caramon's twin brother
Christopher Eccleston

Caramon - Warrior, Raistlin's twin brother
Kevin Sorbo

Flint Fireforge - Dwarf fighter
CGI

Tasslehoff Burrfoot - Kender, "handler"
Al Leong

and co-starring
Fizban - the forgetful wizard
Christopher Lloyd

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~Episode Guide~

Special: The Making of DragonLance
-A one hour exclusive look behind the scenes into the lives of the actors on set, the creation of the costumes, effects, animation, as well as the adaption of the books into the onscreen project.
Join us as we reveal how we make the storytime fables come to life.

1.01 - "Old Friends Meet"
A mysterious old man arrives at the Inn of the last home. Old friends meet on the outskirts of Solace, and come under attack by goblins. The oath is broken when Kitiara is the only of the companions not to make the reunion. The friends have to flee town by boat after everything goes terribly wrong. They leave with new friends and new hope; the blue crystal staff.

1.02 - "Search For Truth"
Goldmoon tells the story of the blue crystal staff as well as that of herself and Riverwind. The companions meet and fight some strange creatures posing as clerics. Sturm leads the group by follwing a white stag that only he can see. The group tries to survive in Darken Wood. The home village of the Barbarians is burned to the ground.

1.03 - "Death on Black Wings"
The companions travel over vine bridges to the ruined city of Xak Tsaroth. Attacked and taken prisoner by Draconians only Tas and Flint remain to save the friends. Tas enters a giant wicker dragon to help free the group.In Xak Tsaroth the group are attacked by black dragon right out of their childhood nightmares. Raistlin makes a new friend and the group recieve the greatest gift.

1.04 - "Sacrifice"

The group meet with and are betrayed by Highbulp Phudge I, the Gully Dwarf King. Raistlin reveals to Caramon what he is really looking for in the dragon's lair. The companions fall prey to the black dragon. Solace is burned to the ground.

1.05

1.06

1.07

1.08

1.09

1.10

1.11

1.12
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1.13

1.14

1.15

1.16

1.17

1.18

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1.01 - "Old Friends Meet"
A mysterious old man arrives at the Inn of the last home. Old friends meet on the outskirts of Solace, and come under attack by goblins. The oath is broken when Kitiara is the only of the companions not to make the reunion. The friends have to flee town by boat after everything goes terribly wrong. They leave with new friends and new hope; the blue crystal staff.


Details;

Episode 1.01
0:00-4:00
~canticle of the Dragon – performed by Lorenna McKennitt
4:00-6:00
introduced to the Inn of the Last Home in Solace. Barkeep Tika and proprietor Otik as they prepare for another busy night. They talk of the dark clouds surrounding the town as they fear the theocrats who worship the New Gods and seem to rule by fear; people being taken for questioning never return.
-a mysterious old man arrives startling them by his stealth, and then even more when he starts to rearrange the furniture.
-Tika asks if he is giving a party, to which he responds “a party the likes of Krynn has not seen since before the days of the Catacalysm
6:00-6:45
theme music and credits
6:45-7:00
the sound of flapping leathery wings as we see a map of Abanasinia (the continent of Krynn on which the story begins)
7:00-13:00
-introduced to Flint Fireforge, a Dwarf who rests just outside of Solace, speaking to himself that he never should have left.
-meets old friend Tanis Half-Elven, also returning home after a 5 year absence
-they talk of Hederick the High Thoecrat in Solace and the rumors of fanaticism, religious persecution, inquisitions.
-Neither one found what they went looking for..a sign of the true gods.
-next introduced to Tasslehoff Burrfoot, a mischievous kender and another old friend who meets them.
-a bit of horseplay as Tas lifts Flint’s purse while they embrace..covers up the approach of harness and bridle. Horse pulling a wagon; Fewmaster Toede a Hobgoblin and four more goblin guards. He orders the guards to arrest them and seize the “blue crystal staff” if they find it.
-they have little trouble killing the goblins but can’t find out who hired them as they insist Fewmaster does not work for the Theocrats. Tas kills the second last one with a throw of a dagger, but the last one escapes.
-Tas says to leave the dagger as you can never get the smell of goblin out.
-Besides he chuckles, it was Flint’s dagger.
13:00-19:00
-the heroes go to the Inn of the last Home, which we see from the outside is built entirely in a huge Vallenwood tree,. In fact the whole town is built in the trees.
-the inn is very crowded, standing room only, and lots of tension in the air
-they meet two more of the friends in the Inn, twin brothers who are very different, the warrior Caramon, and the magi Raistlin. Raistlin seems to get pleasue out of making others uncomfortable with his very fragile appearance now accented by a nightmarish face, with golden skin, cheeks sunken to the bone, and hourglass shaped pupils.
-Raistlin recounts how he took the test of Par-Salian at so young of an age, which was responsible for his appearance change as well as his new weapon the staff of magius.
-They are reintroduced to Tika who they must have known 5 years ago before leaving town.
-She also gives them a scroll which arrived earlier in the day. It is from another of the original companions, Kitiara. She’s not coming to the “reunion”
-Flint the Dwarf bursts out that the circle is broken, the oath denied, bad luck, bad luck.
19:00-24:00
-they discuss Kitiara; she is a mercenary, has a new Lord, apparently she had a “thing” with Tanis, and is also half-sister to the Twins.
-they are met by another companion’s arrival, Sturm Brightblade, looking out of place in full armor.
-he is accompanied by two strangers, Barbarians from the plains, man and woman, who go their own way once inside the Inn
-Sturm talks of finding the Barbarians wandering near town, exhausted and led them here. They exchange more stories of the Seekers looking for a blue crystal starff.
-the strange old man is telling stories in front of the fireplace about the old gods. He draws the attention of the High Theocrat himself.
-The companions admire the beautiful plainswoman drawing a glower from the plainsman.
-the old man draws out the plainswoman as if he knows her,calls her Chieftain’s daughter. He convinces her to sing “the” song.
24:00-26:00
Goldmoon’s Song
26:00-32:00
-The old man tells a story about the old god Paladine and a knight of Solamnia (Huma) which draws the drunk High Theocrat to accuse him of blasphemy.
-He calls for his arrest as well as the Barbarians arrest, and tries to confiscate Gooldmoon’s staff. Goldmoon’s man, Riverwind pushes the High Theocrat away, who stumbles drunkingly into the fireplace, his robes catching on fire.
-the old man seizes the staff and hands it to Tas telling him to knock down the Theocrat so we can help him extinguish the flames.
-Tas does it but the blow from the staff causes it to glow crystal blue and not only does it completely heal him but it also repairs his clothes from the fire damage!
-the old man calls for the arrest of the companions, calling attention to their possession of the much sought after blue crystal staff.
-Tika helps the companions escape out the kitchen door, telling them to go to her place. Sturm, ever the Paladin, refuses to flee until Tanis convinces him that he brought the Barbarians into this and their safety is his responsibility.
-They climb down a rope, all except Raistlin who just floats down using his staff.
-Back at Tika’s Goldmoon says she doesn’t know much about the staff, she only had it a little while. She uses it to heal the hands of Tanis from his scrapes down the rope.
-true healing, the sign the companions had gone to find.
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32:00-37:00
-tensions rise between warriors, Riverwind and Caramon.
-the blue crystal staff can only be held by those of pure heart; it burns Raistlin’s hands whenhe tries.
-two guards doing house searches for the companions are killed by the group, necessitating them to make their leave, planning to lead the Barbarians to a crossroads
37:00-42:00
-Tas “finds” a boat to take them across Crystalmir lake where they plan to rest the night in caves across the other side
-time is short as goblin search parties are near, Caramon has to carry his frail brother, and Flint refuses to go as he has a fear of water after nearly being drowned by Caramon one day
-they have to wait though as pushing off, as Flint has a change of heart, being chased by goblins. He almost drowns again getting into the boat. The companions come under bow fire and return the same (Tanis is the marksman of the group)
-Raistlin saves them by casting a spell and the Goblins fall asleep one after another
-the friends are startled by an observation of the night sky; two constellations are missing. The Queen of Darkness has gone down to Krynn, and the Valiant Warrior has followed to fight her. Raistlin predicts war, death, destruction
42:00-45:00
-the companions arrive in the caves for the night
-we watch their preparations to short reprises of The Canticle of the Dragon, and then Goldmoon’s song.
-we see that Flint and Tas despite their bickerings have a long friendship and admiration for each other
-Tanis can not understand why Caramon puts up with his brother, but Strum can because the Knight of Solamnia understands family and service.
-Riverwind is apparently much more then just a companion to Goldmoon, Chieftain’s daughter
-Tanis’ thoughts and heart lays with Kitiara
45:00-46:00
-A preview of material that will be found only on the DVD version of this episode coming in the summer
46:00-47:00
-Preview of episode two
47:00-48:00
[closing credits]

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1.02 - "Search For Truth"
Goldmoon tells the story of the blue crystal staff as well as that of herself and Riverwind. The companions meet and fight some strange creatures posing as clerics. Sturm leads the group by follwing a white stag that only he can see. The group tries to survive in Darken Wood. The home village of the Barbarians is burned to the ground.

Details;
0:00-1:00
Opening music – “The Night Sky”
1:00-2:00
Review of last episode
2:00-2:45
[opening credits]
2:45-3:00
Map of Abanasinia
3:00-8:00
-the comanions make their way by boat and foot to a cave, its a dark windy night.
-Raistlin is very weak from casting the spell, but refuses all help except from Caramon, his twin
-tensions erupt between Sturm and Riverwind about setting watches, and trusting each other
-as they break camp in the morning they must decide where to go; all turn to Tanis, the unspoken leader to decide
-all paths lead to possible danger or confrontation, except one to thehome of the elfs, Qualinesti
-but the only way to Qualinesti the land of the elfs is through Darken Wood where the dead are said to walk.
-they decide to avoid Darken Wood and head through Solace Vale for now. Riverwind wants he and Goldmoon to go on their own, but she agrees to Tanis’ offer of help and stay with the companions for now
8:00-10:00
-the companions have to go slow and hack their way through Solace Vale
-they make their way to Haven Road, easier going but are exposed now
-Tas is sent out to scout ahead
10:00-11:00
Kender Trailsong
11:00-14:00
-Goldmoon tells of her and Riverwind’s story to Tanis. They were to be married but her father did not want her to marry under her station, so he as Chieftain sent his warrior (Riverwind) on an impossible task, to find the old gods. He was gone for years, she thought him dead. He did return but hurt, thin, and with fever. He talked in his dreams about a broken city where death flew on black wings. Riverwind presented the staff to the Chieftain saying it was from a godess, his sign of the true gods. He declared blashphemy and pronounced Riverwind to die. Goldmoon helped him escape using the blue crystal staff on him as he was being stoned, and it magically transported them to the road near Solace; that was only two days ago.
14:00-20:00
-Tas comes back telling of 8 clerics coming, it doesn’t look right
-They go to hide in the bush but Sturm won’t hide, so he waits on the road for their arrival
-Sturm tries to get information from them about the road ahead, they question him about a blue crystal staff, saying they need it to heal a nearly dead companion. Their cloaks conceal them completely but his voice sounds like a snake’s not a human's.
-Goldmoon comes forward from the bush offering to help their injured companion. Some of the friends follow onto the road while others remain hidden.
-Goldmoon goes to the wagon where the hurt one is, lets out a scream and a flash from the staff. A battle ensues and the clerics are revealed as reptilian in nature.The companions have never seen or heard of such creatures, complete with wings.
-when killed the reptiles turn to stone, encasing the blade within in, which slows down the momentum of the companions’ attack.
-Goldmoon is able to use the blue crystal staff as a magical weapon as well as to heal
-Raistlin sets the cart on fire with magic and the companions manage a fighting withdrawl
-they flee for high ground to Prayer’s Eye Peak
20:00-25:00
-the companions are being boxed in by the creatures, and reinforcements. Their only escape route is to skirt Darken Wood
-Riverwind says these reptile creatures are the ones from his experiences of the dark city
-Tanis tells the Barbarians about Sturm, and remind them how the people turned on the Knights of Solamnia when the true gods allowed the Catacalysm to happen. Sturm’s heritage which he has embraced has made him a pariah in most quarters
-Sturm sees a white stag which none of the others can see, and convinces the party to follow it, despite the fact that he is also suffering from a head wound sustained in the battle
-from high ground the companions see the dark smoke of campfires, so large it must be a large army to the north.
-the stag leads them into Darken Wood, a decision that is not popular and Tanis’ leadership begins to come into question
-Tanis and Flint have a sentimental moment about the two of them growing old, and needing each other more then ever
25:00-30:00
-the companions travel for a few hours until sundown following a path through darken wood made by animals.
-they come to an open glade to camp for the night and do so despite Raistlin’s objections that it is a bad idea to leave the path
-camp is set using Raistlin’s staff for light, with Tanis outlawing any hunting or disturbance of the forest
-before they are even down for the night, as soon as night falls, they are surrounded by undead skeleton warriors
-Raistlin casts a spell which enables the spectral minions to speak through him
-when Tas tells them the story of the blue crystal staff they demand to see it.
-they are summoned to a court where more of their kin are. They are undead charged with completing their failed earthly mission to keep evil out of Darken Wood
-the companions are taken by centaurs to the “forestmaster” and relieved of all their weapons, except the blue crystal staff
30:00-32:00
-the forestmaster, a unicorn, and the centaurs provide a feast for the weary companions
-Tas sings his Kender Trail Song, interrupted when Raistlin asks the Forestmaster about the winged creatures they fought today, destroying the mood.
32:00-37:00
-she says they are Draconians, from the order of Draco, and are not from any animal species of this world
-the armies to the north are more Draconians. No route is safe. She tells them that they must travel over the Eastwall mountains and have the staff in Xak Tsaroth in two days, where if they prove worthy they will be given the greatest gift given to the world.
-the companions debate where to go next, and whether to split up
-Tanis takes council with Raistlin who predicts that the armies will over run Solace and Haven, that bigger things drive this then the Seekers. He is very bitter with Tanis though because he see’s himself as the smartest and should be the leader. He speaks of a ruined temple to the old gods in Xak Tsaroth and the undoing of the armies will be by this gift they receive.
37:00-42:00
-the companions are provided pegasi by the forestmaster to fly over the Eastwall mountains
-the pegasi though have to leave the companions part way through the journey as they get word that evil is brewing that they need to attend to
-the Barbarians can see their town Que-Shu burning from the mountains
-at Que-Shu they find the charred bodies of plainsmen in the destroyed village as well as hung and burned Hobgoblins with a warning posted that "this is what happens to those who take prisoners against my commands – Lord Verminaard"
42:00-45:00
-to the instrumental “Burning of Que-Shu” we see the companions look for survivors to no avail. We see memories of the Barbarians with their kin; many now dead.
-we see many of the companions openly weeping, a very depressed Tas, an inconsolable Goldmoon, as they pack up and leave, making their way long after nightfall.
45:00-46:00
Promotion of the CD for the show “DragonLance”
46:00-47:00
Preview of next episode
47:00-48:00
[closing credits]

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1.03 - "Death on Black Wings"
The companions travel over vine bridges to the ruined city of Xak Tsaroth. Attacked and taken prisoner by Draconians only Tas and Flint remain free to save the friends. Tas enters a giant wicker dragon to help free the group. In Xak Tsaroth the group are attacked by a black dragon right out of their childhood nightmares. Raistlin makes a new friend and the group recieve the greatest gift.

0:00-1:00
Opening music – “Burning of Que-Shu” by Danny Elfman
1:00-2:00
Review of last episode
2:00-2:45
[opening credits]
2:45-3:00
Map of Abanasinia
3:00-6:00
-Tanis wakes from a nightmare about defending Que-Shu
-they have one more day to reach Xak Tsaroth
-according to a map of Tas’ they should be able to reach it in time, but the map dates pre-Catacalsym, before the lands shifted.
-Riverwind and Goldmoon have a fight, he does not like her being Chieftain’s daughter and now perhaps Chieftain if her father has parished. She doesn’t know what choice she has.
6:00-10:00
-travelling, Flint is almost brought down and suffocated by deathmirk (like quicksand)
-Riverwind knows another way, he believes he has been here before and that it leads to the ruined city from his nightmares, one and the same as Xak Tsaroth
-crossing a swamp where someone has built vinebridges across any spots too deep to walk.
-Flint and Tas share a flask, getting drunk and get far ahead of the rest of the group
-Flint and Tas are attacked by a draconian, they escape when Flint loses his balance throwing a dagger and tumbles them into the mirky swamp water
-the rest of the group is attacked by spellcasting Draconians, succumbing to spells of darkness, webs, and sleep
10:00-21:00
-Flint and Tas watch from cover as the Draconians take the rest of the party prisoner, and recognize the blue crystal staff
-Flint and Tas follow the Draconians back to their camp where they see what they believe to be a black dragon, that the Draconians are worshipping
-Tas is suspicious about it’s authenticity and goes to check it out
-the rest of the group awake in a giant suspended cage. The bamboo bars are thin and they could break out but they are in the midst of about 100 draconians, and they see the dragon as well.
-Raistlin is suffering from being poisoned by a dart. Goldmoon see’s her blue crystal staff laying at the feet of the dragon, and knows that she could use it to cure Raistlin. They are not sure if Tas & Flint got away or were killed
-Caramon loses control wanting to get help for his brother, and after the Draconians poke fun at his brother he rips open the cage and attacks.
-they subdue Caramon after he kills a couple, but then the black dragon speaks, commanding that the warrior be brough to him
-the dragon allows Caramon to retrieve his weapon
-Flint from the bushes whispers to Tanis telling him that the dragon is made of wicker and that it is Tas inside making the voices and moving the limbs.
-with the guards distracted by the immenent death of Caramon the party splits up, a few going out the back of the cage to where Flint is, the rest going to help Caramon
-with the Dragon;s imminent attack the Draconians let his friends join him, but they retrieve their weapons, the blue crystal staff and run for the woods instead
-the dragon breaths fire and starts some of the trees aflame
-the Dragon catches on fire and falls into the fire.
-Goldmoon’s staff does not work on Raistlin
-Flint and Sturm go back to try and help Tas
-it looked hopless as the body was burned, but then they found the kinder still alive in the head. The flames were beginning to lick away at the head now,and it was too heavy to move.
-Flint makes a decision to make his best guess where Tas is and chop the head off from the rest of the body with his axe to save him
-the Draconians are fleeing madly as they see the dragon destroyed
21:00-28:00
-the companions continue through the swamp until they find the ruins of Xak Tsaroth
-Raistlin believes the poison was not fatal and is feeling a bit better
-Riverwind believes it is the place of his nightmares, where he got the blue crystal staff
-they find lots of old Draconian prints on the ground
-they come to an old courtyard in front of a temple. They spot a draconian but it flees down a well.
-everyone starts to look around, feeling something is wrong, the draconian has gone to warn something.
-Tas is looking down the well as the ground begins to heave, and the well begins to crumble
-the companions are frozen in fear and don’t react as a Dragon bursts from the ground beneath the well
-the dragon casts a darkness spell and the screen is completely black. We here the sounds of the companions trying to find each other, get orientated, and scrambling but louder yet is the batting of wings and then the whoosh of air as the dragon is attacking in complete blackness.
-there is the sound of the dragon exhaling, the whoosh of liquid, and then screams and the sounds of sizzling
-the dragon is gone, the darkness lifts
-many of the companions had some acid burns but Riverwind must have caught it full blast. He lies screaming in anguish, his skin melted from his body. Tanis is the first to arrive and promptly vomits. Sturm arrives next and Tanis orders him to kill Riverwind to end his misery, he is beyond help now.
-Sturm chants the Solamnic death chant and prepares to drive his sword through Riverwind
28::00-30:00
“Solamnic death chant” with scenes of Huma the Solamnic god, as well as Riverwind’s travels with the friends and his love for Goldmoon
30:00-33:00
-Sturm is stopped by the voice of Goldmoon who tells him to stop and bring him to her
-Tanis tries to talk her out of it but she is resolute and tells him to bring Riverwind into the temple. She apparently had already been inside during the attack, not outside
-we go back in time a few minutes. Goldmoon was called into the temple by a vision of her mother. She is introduced to her mother’s goddess Mishakal, the goddess of healing
-she tells Goldmoon that the greatest gift is the truth of the gods, and directs her to retrieve the magical Disks of Mishakal which lie in the ruins under the temple but is guarded by the black dragon
33:00-38:00
-Goldmoon seems to have more power and presence then before, the staff more power. She still reacts when she sees the awful state of Riverwind but is able to lay the staff on him in ceremony
-miraculously the staff heals him completely and he is able to sit up and she holds him tight
-the party regroups in the temple and decides to go after the disks. They have heated words about the various races of Krynn including Elves and Dwarves having turned their backs on the true gods.
-Sturm takes first watch but falls asleep in the peace of the temple.
38:00-46:00
-the companions pack up in the morning, donning armor, and checking weapons for battle
-they pass a staircase that Raistlin tells them is the “paths to the dead”
-Sturm and Raistlin get into it, Sturm accusing Raistlin of having a hidden agenda, and Caramon has to calm them down
-they travel down some stairs, and soon the passageways are lit
-they hear strange metallic noises and send Tas ahead to scout
-they spot “Gully Dwarves” and Flint has to be restrained from giving away the party as he tries to attack them. He confesses to spending 3 of the last 5 years having been taken prisoner by gully dwarves
-the companions back a group of gully dwarves into a corner but Raistlin uses coin tricks to disarm them about their intentions. He then casts a spell of friendship over them.
-the gully dwarves tell the companions about the “big bosses”, and that they operate a lift to bring them up and down
-the companions think they must fight through only 4 draconian guards to get to see the Gully dwarf King, but the fight spreads and does not go well with draconian reinforcements on the way. They are surrounded with no way out.
46:00-47:00
Preview of next episode
47:00-48:00
[closing credits]

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1.04 - "Sacrifice"
The group meet with and are betrayed by Highbulp Phudge I, the Gully Dwarf King. Raistlin reveals to Caramon what he is really looking for in the dragon's lair. The companions fall prey to the black dragon. Solace is burned to the ground.

0:00-1:00
Opening music – “Solamnic Death Chant” by Stewart Copeland
1:00-2:00
Review of last episode
2:00-2:45
[opening credits]
2:45-3:00
Map of Abanasinia
3:00-11:00
-the gully dwarves show the companions another way to avoid the Draconians, through a giant pipe
-Bupu, one of the dwarves gives Raistlin a large emerald which she claims will heal his bad cough. Raistlin accepts the token, despite it being very valuable and knowing it would not help his cough
-the companions abruptly fall out of the pipe, one by one, into some sort of bakery and are all covered by flour
-the companions must climb down 500 feet of vines. Goldmoon is motivated to overcome her fear of heights when she gets into another fight with Riverwind
-the group happens upon the dragon but are not seen. She talks with a draconian, they are still searching the city for the group. She knows they must be after the disks.
-Raistlin’s health is getting worse, coughing up blood. Sturm though believes he has an ulterior motive for coming to the city, he wants something other then the Disks.
-the gully dwarves take the group to see their King Highbulp, Phudge I, who they find cowering under his bed
11:00-14:00
-it’s obvious that the King wants them to kill the dragon. When they lay out the plan to steal the Disks, and even bring him the rest of the treasure he feigns to go along with it and sends for a map. But he also betrays them, sending word to the dragon.
14:00-18:00
-Goldmoon and Riverwind make up...ahhhh
-the map turns out to be useless but the gully dwarf Bupu knows where the lair is and agrees to lead them
-Raistlin confides to Caramon that there is a spellbook that belonged to Fistanddantilus, possibly in the lair that he wants his brother to retrieve for him. Caramon is angry but agrees to do so.
18:00-26:00
-the group splits from Raistlin and Bupu who go to create a diversion to draw out the dragon.
-they make their way through a wet tunnel to under the dragon’s lair. No sign of the diversion yet and as they wait, they are plunged into magical darkness. The dragon is waiting for them.
-they try to sneak into the lair, and suddenly the darkness is lifted. The dragon lays in wait, one huge paw directly overtop of a subdued Raistlin.
-the dragon calls for Goldmoon to bring her the blue crystal staff; she approaches bringing Sturm with her.
-Goldmoon tries to bargain with the dragon.
-when that has failed she suddenly feigns surrender only to attack, hitting the dragon’s paw with the blue crystal staff. It shatters and the blue magic engulfs the dragon and Goldmoon as well, disenegrating her!
-Sturm retrieves the disks as Caramon finds his brother. The entire city is crumbling and they have to get out but Raistlin insists his brother help him find the spellbook
-they convince Raistlin to leave, but then can't convince Riverwind who is in shock from seeing Goldmoon die. But when a slab of stone hits Tanis and nearly kills him, Riverwind carries Tanis and follows the group
26:00-30:00
-the companions must fight through more dranconians to secure a lift to the surface on a pot like elevator.
-Raistlin must cast a web spell to eliminate the last 2 creatures, leaving him to join Tanis in the too weak to walk category.
-they hobble back to the temple where it is safe, the mines having been ripped into the sea
-Tanis is beside himself with grief over Goldmoon and anger at Mishkal and the other gods for abandoning then in their time of need. Riverwind is also beyond despair and seems prepared to kill himself.
-Goldmoon appears from behind the statue of Mishkal wearing the necklace that formerly was part of the statue itself. She says that she is now a cleric of Mishkal. She heals both Riverwind and Tanis of their wounds.
-the group hears the war horns from the north; the war has begun
30:00-34:00
-the group leaves Xak Tsaroth and makes their way up the mountains, talking of what to do next. Until they know they must keep the Disks safe. Tanis suggests the Elven lands but most of the group don’t seem comfortable with that.
-that night Raistlin wakes hearing the sobs of Bupu. She misses her kind. After talking with her Raistlin releases her from the spell so she can return to her people, in an un-Raistlin like gesture of kindness.
-as a parting present Bupu gives Raistlin a treasure she took from the dragon’s lair; the spellbook of Fistandantilus
-Raistlin suddenly wakes up Tanis and shows him the view off the mountain. They see smoke rising and realizing where it is coming from pronounce “Solace is Burning”
34:00-35:00
-Inn of the last home where Tika is crying in despair, trying to scrub the soot off of the chairs and tables. Everything has been scorched
35:00-37:00
-Flashback to the burning of solace
-Evening at the Inn of the Last Home. Hederick receives cheers from most of the crowded Inn where he says he has made a bargain with Lord Verminaard allowing him to move his armies through Solace on the way to the Elflands in return for assurances they will not be harmed
-suddenly complete darkness engulfs the Inn, followed by wind and flame. Terror rips through the bar as the flames begin to burn inside
-Hederick is crying on the steps as he looks down to see Draconian armies marching into town and 5 red dragons circling overhead
37:00-45:00
-back to the present, we see that the Inn is no longer in the trees but on the ground
-Six draconians walk into the bar throwing the closed sign to the floor, pronouncing the bar open. Otik and Tika do not object. The town has been occupied
-that evening a week after the bar had been burned its very busy, mostly with draconians, hobgoblins, a few human mercenaries, and only a handful of wary townsfolk.
-the companions enter the bar, looking like refugees
-Tika wants to go with the group. She tells them that more and more people are shipped out to the mines as slaves every day
- a hooded stranger is passing by a table of Draconians who trip him up, revealing him to be an Elf
- Tika nailed a draconian in the face with a frying pan to buy the companions long enough to reach the Elf as the draconians were prepared to kill him on the spot
- A battle ensues and some draconians escape to get more reinforcements
- Apparently in the heat of the battle the companions recognize and know the elf, Gilthanas, who does not seem to bear any love for Tanis
- Eventually after a good fight the companions have no choice but to surrender, a decision which Sturm does not take lightly
- The group gives up their weapons and packs, including the Disks and lay them together on the floor. Suddenly Raistlin steps forward and casts a phoney spell using his staff, causing the items to glow. He pronounces a slow and horrible death by internal worms for any who touch the items.
-Fewmaster Toede tries to get his goblins to move the items but none will
-The group is led from the Inn as prisoners. Again.
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Instrumental – “Solace is Burning” by Danny Elfman
46:00-47:00
Preview of next episode
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[closing credits]

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1.05 - "The Speaker of the Suns"

0:00-1:00
Opening music – “Solace is Burning” by Danny Elfman
1:00-2:00
Review of last episode
2:00-2:45
[opening credits]
2:45-3:00
Map of Abanasinia
3:00-8:00
-the companions wake in the morning and they are in a cage on wheels, part of a slave caravan being prepared to ship out led by Fewmaster Toede himself being delivered to Lord Verminaard
-the cage is opened momentarily to admit one more slave, a friend of the companions, Theros Ironfeld the town’s blacksmith. His crime was helping Elves escape the death sentence put on them by Lord Verminaard
-Goldmoon, much to the amazement of Gilthanas, cures a fatal headwound on Theros.
-The caravan reaches Gateway, but instead of a thriving town they are greeted by another burnned out town
8:00-15:00
-Goldmoon and Tanis examine the Disks of Mishkal, they have odd ciphers on them, but nothing the two can discern
-Raistlin has a flashback remembering a trip to the fair as a child with Tika, Caramon, and his father. It was there he first saw a magician and found his true calling
-Tanis also remembers his upbringing as the half-breed son of The Speaker of the Suns in the Elflands, half brother of Gilthanas, best friends. By the time Tanis had grown older though he was more aware of the embarrsment of being a half-breed and his father and brother were not unhappy when he left for other lands.
-the caravan stops to take another prisoner, a demented old man who is found wandering around talking and yelling at trees and rocks. He’s thrown into the cage with the companions where he introduces himself as Fizban and says he is going to Qualinost.
-Fizban tends to Raistlin’s cough, and Raistlin recognizes him as magi
15:00-21:00
-Tas and Tanis make friends with Setsun, a gully dwarf who is serving as one of the guards
-suddenly the caravan is besieged by arrows. Gilanthas tells Tanis that it is an Elven rescue attempt led by his brother Porthios.
-the companions convince Setsun to help them escape the cage, but the gully dwarf’s small axe is not forceful enough to break the lock. The draconians are closing in, and with escape possible they have weapons poised and ready to kill the companions rather then risk them escape
-Fizban stood up, and muttered away before casting a fireball, which caught some of the woods on fire, and the floor of the cage on fire, but did not break the lock. But now that it was heated one good shot from Setsun and it was broken.
-Caramon and Sturm fight off some Draconians covering a retreat into the woods, but have to retreat themselves when two dead ones suddenly begin to emit some poisonous gas into the air. The companions are met by Gilthanas and some elves who help them retreat into the Elflands, against the desires of Riverwind.
21:00-31:00
-The elfs, the companions, and the other freed prisoners gather in a glade. Poirthos tells the freed slaves to travel southeast to where the dragonlord does not rule. Goldmoon gets in a heated argument with him saying they are just simple folks who can’t do that trip on their own. Gilthanas speaks with his brother in Elvish about Goldmoon and her healing. Poirthois “requests” that the companions go with him to Qualinost (they are surrounded by elven warriors)
-Gilthanas leads the group to go speak with the Speaker of the Suns. Gil and Tanis have an opporuntity to talk, and after a few terse words make their peace. Gil tells Tanis that the Elves are preparing to leave Qualinesti, it is in its last days, dying out.
-They are led to a meeting with the Speaker and the heads of each Elven household. After introductions are made Gil is asked about his raid at Pax Tharkas.
--His story tells of Elves and freedom fighters from Gateway, by bad luck meeting an advance group of draconians. They were defeated and many taken prisoner to Solace. There they brought in dragons and Lord Verminaard. Verminaard said that many of the former seekers have converted to his side, an option open to the human prisoners, but not the Elfs who will never change. He says that only he has the ability to heal, proving he is the only real representative of the ancient gods. Verminaard pronounces that all Elfs shall die. They were then burned at the stake by a red dragon. He tried to rush to his own death out of fury, but was held back by Theros Inronfeld until he passed out, and was then brought to Theros’ home. Gil spoke of Theros’ head wound and of it being cured by Goldmoon.
-The Speaker does not belive Goldmoon to be a healer and when she shows him the medallion around her neck he calls blasphemy and attempts to remove it only to be crumbled by a blue flash of light.
-tempers flare but the bumbling old magi Fizban manages to sooth the mood
-the Speaker adjourns to have time to think and consult
-as they break up they are greeted by a lovely elf maiden “Laurana” who its obvious has history with Tanis. Laurana is Tanis’ sister but only because they were raised in the same house. Tanis was born from the Speaker’s sister-in-law, a bastard half-breed that he took in as his own.
31:00-34:00
-Laurana introduces herself to each companion
-She greets Tanis with love, belieiving he has come back for her, and apologizing for her brothers' actions
-Tanis has to tell her that his coming back was a coincidence, and when she doesn't believe it he tells her he loves a human woman named Kitiara
-He says he can't marry her, his heart is divided between two woman, just like his blood. He returns her ring.
34:00-42:00
-a feast is held, but most of the companions just feel awkward amongst the elves for various reasons
-Gilthanas sings and is joined by the other elves, singing goodbye to their homeland
-Meeting with the speaker of the suns to go over the Elven plan to abandon the city. But they need to buy time from the armies. He asks the companions to go to Pax Tharkas to free the human slaves there and to buy the elves time
-the companions confer. Tanis wants to break up the group, sending some with the Disks with the Elves for safety, but the companions refuse and stick together.
-Fizban insists on going with the companions
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-That night Laurana sneaks into Tanis' bed trying to persuade him to go with her and the Elves, saying he will die otherwise
-Tanis explains to her that he will not let his friends go without him, and that sometimes you have to stand for something greater then yourself
-Tanis sends her away
44:00-46:00
-Reprise of the Elves's Goodbye song
-while we watch the companions prepare for the suicidical task of attacking an army at Pax Tharkas
46:00-47:00
-preview of next episode
47:00-48:00
-end credits

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1.06 - "Betrayal"

0:00-1:00
Opening music "When Autumn Ends"
1:00-3:00
Review of previous episodes
3:00-3:45
[Opening Credits]
3:45-4:00
Map of Abansinia

4:00-6:00
"When Autumn ends" plays
-Gilthanas leads the party out of Qualinesti at first light
6:00-12:00
-Raistlin disapears for a bit, to collect herbs for his magic, but many are suspicious, believing he is betraying them. Fizban alerts Tanis that someone is following them but no one belives the old man.
-They come to an old camp site, with signs of a battle. They find a survivor, Eben, an elf known to Gilthanas. But this distraction allows a dozen draconians to attack them from the woods.
-the companions win the battle without serious injury, and Tika battles for the first time with sword and armor. After the battle Caramon and Tika share a first kiss that makes Caramon's brother Raistlin angry.
-Gilthanas gives Eben the 5th degree, and obviously suspects him of being a traitor, as he was the sole survivor of the battle

12:00-15:00
-the companions arrive and study the big mountainside city of Pax Tharkas, that looks impenetrable. Gil says there is a secret entrance and that is how they will enter
-Sturm tells Tanis that the old man was right, they are being followed.

15:00-24:00
-Eben has a side conversation with Tanis, telling him his men had suspicisions that Gilthanas was a traitor and led them into the Draconian's clutches. Tanis has known Gil for a long time so he doesn't believe it but many of the companions over hear it, and they already disliked Gil, so they seem to take it to heart.
-they reach the entrance only to find out it is a burial chamber of a former Elven King. Raistlin senses great evil within, but there is no other way into Pax Tharkas.
-the companions make their way though dark and spooky catacombs until they come across the skeleton of Kith-Kanan sitting on a gold throne.
-they are attacked by a giant slug who badly injures Tanis, and the companions fall back behind the throne as their attacks seem unable to penetrate his thick skin.
-whoever was following them is revealed to be Laurana, the elf, because she has to run ahead of the slug to avoid it, and is chased into the room where the companions are.
-As Tanis falls back, wounded, trying to protect Laurana he leans agains the skeleton and throne, and feels Kith-Kanan's sword in his hand. Taking it as an omen he uses the glowing sword to destroy the slug with one vicious swing.
-Gilthanas tries to get Laurana to go back home, but that is not practical now, she can not turn back. She will have to join them.
-Tanis calls her a spoiled brat that needs to grow up, that she puts other people in danger. She again tells Tanis that she loves him, and that she will not disapoint him.
-Raistlin tells Tanis that it was Kith-Kanan himself who gave his sword to Tanis.

24:00-31:00
-they reach the crypts of the Royal Guard, elven soldiers charged with protecting their King, even after they are dead.
-the spectre Royal Guards do appear, and remembering Darken Wood that there is no way to battle the dead, the friends prepare for the worst.
-but Fizban tells Goldmoon to reveal the necklace of Mishkal which she does, and the magic of the ancient gods makes the spectres stop and retreat, allowing the companions to pass
-they make their way to the chain room, the famous defense mechanism of Pax Tharkas
-they find only one unexplored way out, but Raistlin tells them not to take it, as he senses great evil. Gil takes it anyway, and they find themselves in a gold filled treasure room.
-however, they are not alone, as Raistlin was right, they are dealing with the spirit of a dark elf.
-they manage to sprint through the room, only Eben suffering damage from her deadly touch. But as they close the door and Raistlin attempts to seal it with magic, the dark elf tries to counter from behind the door, battling wit and might with Raistlin.
-the dark elf begins to materialize coming through the door, winning the battle. But Raistlin seems to find new strength, speaking in a loud voice not his own, as if possessed, and he manages to seal the door, as the dark elf wails from the other side.
-Raistlin passes out and is carried by his brother Caramon. They find a door to a stock room, and they are now in Pax Tharkas. But then they realize that in the commotion Fizban and Tas have disappeared.

31:00-36:00
-Tas and Fizban escaped the room by going back to the chain room and climbing up the chain. Fizban is prodding Tas along. While he seems crazy you get the feel that he is setting something up.
-The other companions regroup and look at a map of the city supplied by Gil. They come up with a plan to free the children that are being held hostage by the Draconians, as without them the miners will never revolt.
-Eben again tries to pain Gil with suspicion making Tanis angry
-Goldmoon says she "knows" that Lord Verminaard is aware of her presence here, his evil godess is the counterbalance to her godess Mishkal. They must get going and act fast before she is tracked.
-Tas and Fizban find themselves in a room directly above the private chambers of the Dragon, Ember and Lord Verminaard.

36:00-39:00
-Fewmaster Toede brings Verminaard two prisoners; Setsun the Gully Dwarf, and an old man who Toede thinks is a spy. Verminaard is not impressed.
-A draconian reports secretly to Ember that "the spy" has been succesful in bringing the cleric (Goldmoon) into the city. Fizban and Tas realize that there is a spy in the group and the have been betrayed.

39:00-43:00
-The companions snuck into the lodgings of the women who are held prisoner, seperate from the men. They basically have all day, and the women are able to put together enough clothes to try and disguise the companions as women.
-Both Sturm and Riverwind are very opposed but compromises are reached.
-The companions find out that the Dragon that they will have to fight to free the children, a red called Flamestrike, is nothing short of a mothering old beast, who loves the human childen and treats them like her own kin
-Tanis apologizes to Laurana for the way he spoke to her, but Laurana tells him he was right
-When it is time to go, the women take supper to the men in the mines, Raistlin does not join them. He says he is still too weak to walk and they leave him huddled up resting in a corner.

43:00-45:00
-Tas and Fizban crawl along the tops of the rooms looking for a way out. They come across an art display, and Tas sees a picture of knights fighting dragons, but with chromatic dragons fighting alongside the knights. Tas has a sudden realization that if the evil dragons have come back then so should the good dragons. He also sees the long forgotten "dragonlance" in the picture. Fizban though tells him it is too early for him to remember that, and he uses a spell to wipe it from Tas' memory.

45:00-46:00
Promotion for the release of DragonLance on DVD
46:00-47:00
Preview of the next episode
47:00-48:00
[Closing credits]

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1.07 - "The Green Gemstone Man"

0:00-1:00
Opening music "Flamestrike"
1:00-3:00
Review of previous episodes
3:00-3:45
[Opening Credits]
3:45-4:00
Map of Abansinia

4:00-7:00
The companions make their way to the male slaves uneventfully but find they are resistant to their plans, not wanting to chance dying. Included in their number are many of the theocrats from Solace. However one theocrat named Elistan who is dying asks Goldmoon to tell him about word of the gods returning. She does better then that she heals him. This convinces and rallies the slaves. However, Sturm tells Tanis they must move as both Gilthanas and Eben have slipped away.

7:00-9:00
The gully dwarf Setsun is brought to Ember, who refuses to eat him, saying Verminaard has lost his senses. A cloaked figure appears and gives an update on the companions. We do not see who it is but above, spying, Fizban and Tas do and are so shocked they almost give themselves away. The cloaked figure says the "green gemstone man" is within his reach, the one the dark lord herself seeks.

9:00-11:00
Back at the woman's quarters the companions prepare to spend the night. Eben and Gil are both back when the companions return. Eben says he went to investigate a noise and ended up getting into a fight and killing two draconians. The companions report having seen the bodies on their way back, so his story is plausible. At first Gil doesn't want to say where he was, but finally admits to returning to the quarters early to check on Raistlin, and found him to be gone. Raistlin admits to being gone but refuses to say where he was, claiming they all think he is guilty anyway.

11:00-13:00
In the morning Tas and Fizban wake up, having fallen asleep before hatching their plan to save Setsun. However they decide to do it anyway. Fizban attempts to levitate Setsun up, but ends up levitating the sleeping Dragon up a bit on the first attempt, but then suceeds on the second attempt to resuce Setsun. Before they can leave though Verminaard enters Ember's chambers to say that trouble is brewing with the slaves...their conversation ends abruptly as they see Fizban's hat floating down in the air.

13:00-15:00
The companions go with the woman to where the children are kept with the aging dragon Flamestrike. But there are draconian guards posted which is not normal, and they insist on searching the woman. The companions strike first and fast beating killing them, but the gully dwarfs who were leading the woman manage to escape.

15:00-17:00
Ember flys up as Tas, Fizban, and Setsun run away along the higher levels. Ember blasts them three times with his fire but Fizban has cast a spell to protect them from the flames effects. They reach the chain room and begin to climb down. Ember blasts them again, but again it has no effect. So the dragon changes tactics and blasts the chain instead. He heats one part until it breaks and the three climbing down fall far below.

17:00-20:00
The companions try and sneak past the old dragon Flamestrike still in disguise with the woman. But Tanis' sword he got from Kith-Kanan begins to glow and hum alerting the dragon. Tanis and Raistlin stay to fight the dragon, who is waiting for the children to be evacuated before striking, while the rest of the companions join the woman in escorting the children. Its a chaotic scene as the children are escorted outside to their play area, as they are fond of the old gentle dragon and are crying and trying to go hug it. Finally they exit only to see flying in the air above them Ember.

20:00-21:00
Fizban tries to cast feather fall to save them but only gets off the word Feather. They are enveloped in millions of chicken feathers. Tas and Setsun are okay but can't find Fizban and presume he is dead.

21:00-23:00
Tanis and Raistlin quickly leave the room instead of staying to fight Flamestrike, joining their friends and the woman and childen in the courtyard. Soon they are joined by the males who have overcome the guards. But Ember circles above. Tanis and Sturm realize that Eben is missing, reportedly gone to the mines, and they seem to figure out why.

23:00-25:00
Eben searches amongst the slaves until he finds Berem, the green gemstone man, who turns out to have been one of the prisoners all along. He tells the man he is his friend and is helping him escape the mines.

25:00-27:00
Tanis, Sturm, and Raistlin caught Eben and Berem before he could make his escape. But as Sturm was about to kill Eben he was stopped by Berem, who's shirt then ripped open to reveal a green gemstone embedded in his chest. In the shock and confusion Eben and Berem managed to escape. However, Ember and Verminaard landed on top of the tower that they were exiting through and in his fury Ember destroyed the tower, sending debris falling down and crushing both Eben and Berem.

27:00-29:00
Ember and Verminaard swooped in down low to attack, only to be blindsided by the old dragon Flamestrike. The two dragons collision caused Ember to roll and Verminaard fell out to the courtyard below. He was shaken but still okay, and most fled, except for the companions.

29:00-31:00
The slaves suddenly realized their peril and began to flee to the mountains, fighting the draconians in their way with whatever weapons they could find.

31:00-34:00
Verminaard called upon the power of the dark lord to fall Raistlin with merely a touch of his hands, then used his mace to funnel more of the dark lords powers and blind Caramon, then dropping him with a follow up swing of the mace. Tanis clashed with him sword to mace, but Verminaard was much stronger and hurled Tanis to the ground. Sturm made the mistake of saluting to his opponent before attacking, and Verminaard used that delay to hit him with a poison dart that caused him to drop with muscle convulsions. He was about to swing and finish off Sturm when his hand was grabbed and stopped in mid-swing, by Goldmoon.

34:00-38:00
Verminaard tried to call down the powers of the dark lord on Goldmoon, but her own goddess protected her. He cast a darkness spell though as Riverwind was closing in. In the darkness he was able to fall both Goldmoon and Riverwind with shots of his mace, but he was not ready when Tanis attacked him from behind with the sword of Kith-Kanan. This was followed up by Sturm striking a blow from the front. As he died he asked his goddess why she forsake him. In the air, Flamestrike managed to duck under a flame attack by Ember and tackle the younger dragon into another tower. The two dragons toppled the tower and were crushed underneath the debris.

38:00-42:00
Weeks later, on the last day of Autumn, Elistan presided over the wedding of Goldmoon and Riverwind, attended by all the companions. There during the celebration Sturm and Tanis spot Berem, the green gemstone man. Amazed that he survived they go to talk to him but he slips away.

43:00-46:00
"The Song of Huma"
..the hero of the Dragonlance

46:00-47:00
Preview of next episode

47:00-48:00
[end credits]

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Promo




TBA would like to take a moment out to recognize the work of a few of our fans over in Turkey who have put together a little DragonLance trailer of their own.

We at TBA love the encouragement of our fans, and fully support this type of amateur production as well as fan fiction. Unlike some productions we will not send our lawyers out to squash this type of material. Hats off to our loyal fans.



Actually I much prefer this second one

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Promo

For almost 20 years a legion of fans have been subverted to industry trends, political favors, and finally the dust of ages. With the spawn of the internet this legion has communicated their desire, their fantasy to see the greatest Fantasy franchise not from Middle Earth come to life. We, the industry failed them. As they did script mock-ups, as they did fantasy casting, we ignored them.

For years, Dragons were creatures of myth. Bedtime stories to frighten small children on Krynn. The Dragons lay in wait, collecting dust.

This fall it's time to blow the dust off and open a new chapter of one of fantasy's all time best selling series'.






...8 unlikely friends begin a perilous journey for the legendary Dragonlance. But before they can find the weapon they must first understand each other, and themselves.

The Dragons are coming...Fall 2006...On TBA Network

It's Time.