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The History of Taladas

The History of Taladas

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 Let’s learn about the history of Krynn’s second continent. Taladas is either wholly unknown or misunderstood. But their history is not entirely dissimilar to Ansalon’s. Buy Time of the Dragon: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/16960/time-of-the-dragon-2e?affiliate_id=50797 https://youtu.be/3B07fV_4bF8 Transcript Cold Open In Taladas, history is not written in ink. It is carved in lava. Whispered through plague. Carried in the smoke of a shattered sky. While Ansalon remembers with parchment… Taladas remembers with scars. Tonight, we cross the sea to the forgotten continent of Krynn — and uncover the history of Taladas. Intro Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam, and today we’re taking a look at the history of the continent of Taladas. I’d like to take a moment and thank the DLSaga members and Patreon patrons, and invite you to consider becoming a member or patron–you can even pick up Dragonlance media or get $10 by signing up to StartPlaying.Games using my affiliate links. I’m referencing the Time of the Dragon boxed set for this information. If I leave anything out or misspeak, please leave a comment below. Discussion Today we journey beyond Ansalon… beyond Palanthas and the War of the Lance… to the second great continent of Krynn: Taladas. This is the History of Taladas. In Ansalon, history is carefully chronicled by Astinus in the great tome known as the Iconochronos. Taladas has no such luxury. Most cultures on Taladas rely on oral tradition. Written histories exist primarily among three groups: The gnomes of Hitehkel, The Lost Silvanesti, and The cities of the League. Even their dating systems are borrowed from Ansalon — using Pri-Cataclysm and Post-Cataclysm conventions brought by the minotaurs and elves who crossed the seas. The gnomes, however, divide history differently: The Birthing Age — from Reorx’s creation of them to the release of the Greygem. The Cursed Age — from the Greygem’s release to the Cataclysm. Reorx’s Gift — the current era. But for clarity, we’ll follow the familiar divisions recorded by Astinus: the Age of Dreams, Light, Might, Darkness, and Dragons. The Age of Dreams. This is the most mystical era — the age of gods. The gods awaken from the Beyond. The Highfather remains apart but commands his children to create. They establish the Balance — dividing into Good, Evil, and Neutrality to slow Chaos into Order. According to Taladan gnomish tradition, it is here that Reorx begins forging mortal forms. Sparks from his hammer become the stars. Impurities from the forge become the world. This differs from Ansalon’s telling, where Reorx forges Krynn itself. Before the mortal races can inhabit the world, divine conflict erupts — the All-Saints War. The gods of good argue that spirits must have dominion over the world. Reorx resists, claiming he did not create it for conquest. The evil gods exploit the disagreement, plunging the infant universe into war. It ends only when Blindel — known elsewhere as Habbakuk — convinces Graylord, or Gilean, to reveal secret knowledge to Reorx. Reorx joins the forces of good, and together they drive back evil. The Highfather intervenes to preserve the Balance. The spirits enter their mortal forms. Who came first? The minotaurs claim ogres. The elves claim themselves. Humans say all at once. The gnomes and dwarves insist they were last — the final children of Reorx. Already, we see Taladas’ defining trait: History depends on who is telling it. The Age of Light. Around 4000 PC, Reorx attempts to teach humans the arts of forge and machine — after already teaching the gnomoi. They disappoint him. In frustration, he curses them, transforming them into the minoi. In Ansalon, these minoi are the gnomes of Mount Nevermind. In Taladas, they are something different — a separate branch of Reorx’s flawed experiment. Then comes the forging of the Grathanich. Atop Mount Garath, Reorx creates a gem of immense magical power, drawing upon Lunias. Udras the Alchemist infuses it with arcane energy. It is gifted to the gnomoi king Aldinanachru. In Ansalon, this gem is known as the Greygem of Gargath. In Taladas, it is the Grathanich. And like in Ansalon, its release changes everything. Tricked by Hiddukel — known here as Hiteh — a minoi releases the gem. It drifts west, warping life wherever it travels. As punishment, Reorx banishes the Kadwar clan to pursue it across Ansalon. When they reach Ansalon, they abandon the minoi name and become the gnomes of Mount Nevermind. Taladas loses them. Ansalon gains them. The continents begin to diverge. The Age of Darkness — The Cataclysm. Year 0. While Ansalon suffers multiple meteor strikes… Taladas suffers one. A single catastrophic impact tears apart the central plains. The land splits. A molten sea forms at its heart. This begins Hiteh’s Night. For twenty years, ash blocks the sky. Volcanoes erupt. Mountains rise overnight. Seas ...
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