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About Dragons: Worlds Afire
Dragons are myths in only some worlds.
Five writers from four different settings are brought together in this beautiful trade paperback book. There is one story each from the foremost authors in the Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Magic: The Gathering and Eberron worlds. Preceding each story is a gorgeous full-color plate illustration of a dragon, done in the distinctive styles of each setting by the premier artists of each line.
Video Script
Intro
Welcome to another DragonLance Saga review episode. It is Misham, Darkember the 6th. My name is Adam and today I am going to give you my review of Dragons: Worlds Afire by R.A. Salvatore, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Keith Baker, and Scott McGough. I would like to take a moment and thank the DLSaga members and Patreon patrons, and invite you to consider becoming a member or patron, links are in the description below. You can even pick up Dragonlance gaming materials using my affiliate links. This is my perspective only, and if you have any thoughts or disagree with mine, I invite you to share them in YouTube chat.
Review
If Ever They Happened Upon My Lair by R. A. Salvatore
* Ringo Heffenstone, dwarf
* Nordwinnil Fellhammer, dwarf
* Pergiss, dwarf
* Kazmil-urshula-kelloakizilian, black dragon, Urshula, beast of the bog
* Byphast the Frozen Death, elf, white dragon
* Zhengyi, Lich, witch-king of Vaasa
* Honoringhast, red dragon
* Lord of Damara,
* Bloodstone Lands
* Gareth Dragonsbane, Paladin
* Sir Donegan, senior knight of ht eorder
* Maryin Felspur, Knight of the Order
* Sir Bevell, Knight of the Order
* Master Fisticus, leader of trio of wizards
* Sir Gavaland, knight of the order
This story is set in the Forgotten Realms. As I am mostly unfamiliar with it, I am unsure if it has any special connection with other stories. It certainly reads as if it’s the ‘bad guys’ side of a greater story. It’s centered around the Witch-King of Vaasa, Zhengyi, a lich. He is battling for control of the Bloodstone Lands and is using the dragons in the area, promising them unlife as dracoliches when they die, if they assist him. He has already enlisted the white dragon Byphast, the red dragon Honoringhast, and countless other wyrms, though they don’t always seem happy about working with the lich. A black dragon named Urchula attacked a nearby town to his lair and drew the attention of Zhengyi. He approached the dragon and offered it the opportunity to join him, but was rejected. Then the battle against Gareth Dragonsbane began to turn against him. He sent Byphast against them but she couldn’t defeat them, and he eventually lured them to Urshula’s lair, where they went in and attacked the black dragon. They were doing it great harm when Zhengyi intervened, destroying their wizards, but that did not deter the Knights of th eOrder, they fought on and though they were all but wiped out,
