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.