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Geography
of Krynn
The Continent of Ansalon
The
continent of Ansalon is Approximately 1,300 miles from east to west,
and 900 north to south. Ansalon is the primary setting for the
Dragonlance SagaŽ, and is the location where all the Dragonlance
novels are set. As such, much more is known about Ansalon that is
known about the other continent of Krynn, Taladas. In fact, few
Ansalonians know of the existence of Taladas.
Before the
Cataclysm, an event precipitated by the Kingpriest of Istar, Ansalon
was a solid landmass. Great plains ran from Silvanesti and Balifor in
the east to Ergoth in the west. In addition, the Blood Sea used to be
fertile lands, which were farmed and which made the now decimated city
of Istar prosperous.
The
Cataclysm changed everything. When the firey mountain struck Krynn, it
created the Blood Sea, separating the Minotaur Isles from the rest of
the continent and plunging the plains of Istar far beneath the waves.
The northern peninsula, near Kalaman, was forced up from the bottom of
the ocean. Ergoth split into two separate isles, and the southern
Ergothian and Solamnic plains became the New Sea.
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