Once the good dragons joined forces with the good races of the world, the evil armies were defeated and Takhisis was driven from Krynn. Ultimately, the Dark Queen's plans were thwarted when the good dragons leàrned of her betrayal. They were ideal soldiers, more predictable than humans and more apt to follow orders than the ogres and goblins that made up the bulk of the army. The draconians became an important part of the Dark Queen's forces when she attempted to conquer Krynn in the War of the Lance. Wyrllish opened a gate to the Abyss, and souls of the Dark Queen's minions, the abishai, rushed forth to inhabit the draconian spawn. Through arcane spells, they caused the eggs to grow and their occupants to multiply. The corruption involved foul magic performed by the evil triad of Wyrllish the cleric, Dracart the mage, and the ancient red dragon Harkiel, the Bender. Unknown to the good dragons, the eggs were not sheltered and protected as promised, Instead, Takhisis betrayed the oath by corrupting the eggs to create the evil draconians. To ensure the oath, Takhisis held the eggs of the good dragons hostage in the dark tunnels beneath the city of Sanction. Takhisis, the Queen of Darkness, managed to secure an oath from the good dragons that they would remain in hibernation on the Isle of Dragons, far from the mainland of Ansalon. To preserve the balance between good and evil, the good dragons agreed to depart as well. A great Solamnic Knight named Huma successfully drove the evil dragons to a negative plane, where they were ordered to sleep for the rest of eternity. Originally serving as special troops of the Dragon Highlords during the War of the Lance, the surviving draconians are among the most dangerous and repugnant in habitants of Krynn.īackground: In the year 2645 in the Age of Light, anti-dragon sentiment ran high in Krynn, thanks in large part to acts of terrorism by the evil dragons. These creatures were created from the corrupted eggs of good dragons. MC4 Monstrous Compendium Dragonlance Appendix (2105)ĭraconians, also known as dragonmen, are vile monstrosities resembling a cross between a humanoid and a dragon.
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