Dragonlance - War of Souls Vol 3 - Dragons of a Vanished Moon by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman

Author:Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Introduction

My name? Ah, I have so many. Paladine, El'i, Fizban, Bah'Mut, Draco Paladin-that last was a

special favorite. Forgive the digression; I sometimes find these academic discourses a little

disconcerting, even with old friends. In a way, though, all my friends are old friends, since I

knew you before you were born, not that you'd know that. In any case, I understand that you

desire a record of my observations on the War of Souls. I'm glad to help, especially since this

series of events spans times and concepts only the gods and High Gods fully understand. Of

course, because of that, I'll have to be careful how I put things. The gods don't experience time in

the same way mortals do; it sometimes frustrates us when you can't grasp the totality of

simultaneous existence and the stream of probability. You see what I mean? In any case, I'll try

to keep this simple.

Foundation of the World

The origin of the War of Souls traces its origins to a time just after the creation of the gods by the

High God, before the world was completed and the Order of Creation and the Destiny of Souls

fully established.

The Beginning

There is, forever has been, and forever will be the High God, who chose to bring forth spirits out

of love so that they might share in the glory, joy, and love He possessed. To this purpose, he

conceived the Order of Creation and the Progression of Souls.

As a vital part of this plan, souls are born into the mortal world. From whence these souls come

and what their condition was before their birth is not given to mortals to know. Nor is it given to

us to know to where these souls eventually depart and to what state they may exist in the life

beyond mortality. The progression of souls stretches into eternity-of which mortality is but a

single moment. Nevertheless, that part of the progression of souls we designate as mortality

consists of souls brought into the world to live, to learn faith in the gods and in each other. Thus

mortals learn to love the purposes of the High God, to draw closer to him as they follow the ways

of goodness and virtue, and to share in his glory and reflect it in their behavior. Yet some come

to reject the goodness of the High God, even stand against him.

The High God conceived the Order of Creation and outlined his plan for the world's development

in the Tobril. He created the gods, powerful beings who would help carry out the plan of

Creation and shepherd mortals in their evolution. Greatest among the gods was lonthas, chief

among the shapers of the material world, who possessed more might than any of his brethren.

Gilean, Keeper of the Book, held the Tobril and guided lonthas in the forging of the world, while

Reorx, Sirrion, and other gods aided the many tasks. Paladine and Takhisis arose to counsel the

mortals who were born to this world during the first ages. Majere served as advisor to Paladine

and Takhisis, and lesser gods helped with the spiritual guidance.

After speaking the world into existence, the High God commanded lonthas and the other gods to

shape it, bringing it to fullness.

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