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Everyone knows of Draconians, but are you aware that the Bakali and Dragons are instrumental to their existence? Let’s look deeper into creating draconians.







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To understand the creation of Draconians, one must understand Dragons and Bakali before them.







Intro







Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam and today we are going to talk about the creation of Draconians. I would like to take a moment and thank the members of this channel, and invite you to consider becoming a member by visiting the link in the description below. You can even pick up Dragonlance gaming materials using my affiliate link. I am referencing the Dragons of Krynn sourcebook for this information. If I leave anything out or misspeak, please leave a comment below.







Discussion







The creation of Draconians is a simple enough tale, but I am more interested in the buildup to and evolution of the Draconian race, because it is anything but a linear, clear path from A to B. Of course in the latest age of Krynn, Draconians have liberated the female eggs and restored their natural reproduction methods, but when asked what came first, the chicken or the Dragon Egg, well, it was actually Bakali. It all starts in the Age of Starbirth, far before there were the mortal races of Elves, Ogres and Humans; even before the creation of Chromatic Dragons to be corrupted by Takhisis, and the subsequent creation of Metallic Dragons on behalf of Paladine. Yes, our story begins just after the forging of the universe, and the creation of Krynn, where the High God breathed life onto the surface of the world.







We must also clarify that the Bakali applies to not only the true Bakali lizardfolk, but also the Jarak-Sinn, Troglodytes, Kobolds, Slugs and Naga. As with any creature of intelligence, the Bakali evolved to understand their surroundings and even to worship the gods. They would gather in tribes and vye for the favor of the gods. These, the oldest of lizard species, were doomed by the will of the gods, for after their own inner tribal conflict began, so did the Dragons arrive on Krynn. Though the Bakali fought for dominance initially, they quickly realized the true might of the Dragons and in time, would forsake their old gods to favor these new godly lizard beings. The dragons pulled them from the jungles and taught them technology, civilization and magic! The Bakali would build temples to these new dragon gods. The Dragons would lose interest in their worshippers and seek to grow their domains. As the Dragons warred and expanded their domain, and they were seen as the gods of Krynn, the true gods grew angry.







The Bakali suffered the gods wrath as storms and disaster ruined their civilization. They were protected from total annihilation by Chislev and Sirrion. They would survive the time of ice, but never again rise to the greatness they knew under their dragon overlords. Once the starborn races arrived in the Age of Dreams, the Bakali had degenerated to primal beings of superstition and ritual. They were driven from their lands of millenia by these new races of Human, Ogres and Elves. By the time of the Second Dragon War in 2692 Prae Cataclius, they had been corrupted by Takhisis and Hiddukel who appeared to them in the forms of Chislev and Sirrion. The fallout of the Second Dragon War was horrendous.