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Krynn has changed dramatically from the Fourth to the Fifth Ages, but I would argue it’s most dramatic change was between the Third and Fourth Ages with the first cataclysm. Let’s take a look at Prae Cataclius Ansalon.







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* 1:23 Sancrist * 2:09 Ergoth * 3:03 Hylo * 3:50 Qualinesti * 4:39 Thoradin & Thorbardin * 5:24 Kharolis * 6:04 Solamnia * 6:50 Silvanesti * 7:37 Balifor * 8:23 Istar







Transcript







It’s referred to as “a manifestation in soil and stone of the gods' hope for a unified world.”







Intro







Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam and today we are going to talk about Ansalon Prae Cataclius. 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 Tales of the Lance boxed Set for this information. If I leave anything out or misspeak, please leave a comment below.







Discussion







The unified continent of Ansalon was seen as a monument to the races that the gods put on Krynn. They intended unity and peace, but were clearly short sighted when it came to divine and mortal ambition. The sheer diversity of the civilizations were surprisingly comfortable in their mistrust, separate borders and isolationism. In fact, during the three millenia prior to the cataclysm, there were eleven nations that reigned simultaneously across the continent. Let’s take a deeper look at each of them.







Sancrist is an island off the western coast of Ergoth. It was populated by Gnomes chasing after the Graystone around 3050 PC. They discovered a massive dormant volcano and decided to excavate it, constructing a vast complex city for their glorious citadel.The original name is far too complex for any non-Gnome to understand let alone recite, so everyone just referred to it as Mount Nevermind. Ergoth stretched its borders to include Sancrist around 2500 PC, but it mattered little to the Gnome civilization, as the Ergothians gave them a wide berth,