Cemetery & Catacombs The Cataclysm & The War of the Lance The current year for our homebrewed Dragonlance campaign is set during 381AC. Inspired By Trampas Whiteman Just outside of Gateway, on the highest hill nearest the settlement stands a massive long closed cathedral: a gigantic structure of stone that stands in the center of the Cemetery, and it reaches fifty feet up into the air. Even though this structure is no longer used, it still has a magical light that appears right after dark which shines over the Cemetery until the sun returns each morning. The cathedral sits within a large grove which makes up the city Cemetery.

Legend has it that if one were to pledge his or her love to someone while standing on the main platform within the cathedral they would magically fall in love with them. This was no small feat since the cathedral was once always closely watched and looked over "being the noble cathedral of Gateway that it once was" by the groundskeepers that once maintained the location.

The seemingly harmless legend turned deadly one night when a young maiden named Erika braved the eerie night time glow of the cemetery in order to properly speak her loved one’s name so that they may be eternal. She climbed to the top of the cathedral near the everglowing night time light so that she could both stay out of sight of the nearby Cemetery Groundskeepers and bodly pledge her devotion to her love’s name highest that has ever been done. Unfortunately for Isadel, when she nearly completed her task, she slipped and fell from her high up perch at the top of the cathedral and fell to her death upon a magnificent grave stone resting near the structure.

When Erika let go of her last breath upon the grave of a stranger a dark energy burst into existence that cursed the poor girls soul to forever haunt the grove that surrounds the ancient cathedral. And through the generations, as her spirit wandered the dark, people learned to fear the area so much in fact that night time visits to the Cemetery came to a stop over time for no one could visit and feel safe with the spirit’s dark love songs dancing on the winds of the night.

The earthly remains of common citizens are interred below the cemetery in the catacombs, built upon the ruins of a former settlement. The clergy at the temple itself only maintains one section of the rambling catacombs; numerous tunnels branch out like a hive, burrowing ever deeper into the ancient ruins below. People exploring these tunnels often disappear.

The Cult of Takhisis The Cataclysm & The War of the Lance The current year for our homebrewed Dragonlance campaign is set during 381AC. Inspired By Trampas Whiteman

The Cult of the Dragon Queen, also called the Dragon Cult and the Cult of Takhisis, is a religious organization venerating Takhisis, founded by Draekis, a powerful Cleric and former Seeker lord. Their belief is they believe the evil chromatic dragons are destined to one day rule Krynn under the guidance of the Dark Queen: Takhisis.

They are considered to be a secret society or a hidden cult, albeit an overly large and powerful one, and as a mercantile and criminal enterprise. According to the prophecy of Draekis and his translation of the Chronicle of Years to Come, Takhisis would, and indeed should, rule over Ansalon and all of Krynn, reclaiming all the lands she is destined to rule.

Moreover, only in cleansing the lands could this be achieved. The Cult of the Dragon Queen's purpose was thus to help bring about the coming reign of Takhisis.

In practice, this meant the conquering of civilization and the destruction of the dragons of law. They direct all their efforts toward these ends. While in theory they revered all dragons, they had a preference for the chaos dragons and particularly those dragons who answered to Takhisis herself. All members of the Cult of the Dragon Queen are devoted followers of Takhisis. The Cult of the Dragon Queen is divided into a number of independent cells, varying in size from a few to scores of members. They are arranged in a web-like structure with only loose connections between them and a very high level of secrecy. These cells act autonomously and operate in different ways, some aboveboard and some not, as each has its own role and mission. They generally work together to further the ultimate goals of Yakhisis though it is not unknown for them to work against one another, whether out of madness or just to be contrary.

This is because each cell had its own views on several points of doctrine and practice, such as whether to focus on religious devotion to Takhisis, devotion to seeing the Dragon Armies conquer Ansalon or pragmatic self-interest, if and how they should deal with other races and monsters, and whether they should cooperate with the Church of Takhisis. Hence, each cell is unique and all were in ceaseless schism with one another.

The cult is loosely based out of Haven and Gateway within Abanasinia and try to maintain a vale of secrecy of the goings on within the cult's membership. The settlements of Haven and Gateway are aware of this cult operating in and around the region but have found no way to disrupt this quickly spreading organization.