7. Racial Questions (Dragonlance)
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This article is from the Dragonlance FAQ, by Stig Erik Sandø stig@ii.uib.no with numerous contributions by others.
7. Racial Questions (Dragonlance)
a. ? What are irdas?
* Edward Pollard, a known alt.fan.dragonlance dinosaur has
* written a piece (which is too long for the FAQ) which is available
* at:
* <http://rembrandt.uib.no/Dragonlands/Weblanthas/Library/Lore/irda.shtml>
b. ? Are kenders related to gnomes?
* Some elves might say so.
c. ? Are kenders related to elves?
* Some gnomes might say so. A good resource is mentioned under the
* Balif question.
d. ? Was Balif a kender or an elf?
* Yes. A good resource is Daronia...'s article in Palanthan Times
* which may be found at web on:
* <http://rembrandt.uib.no/Dragonlands/Weblanthas/Library/Lore/kenderorigin.shtml>
* Since Daronia is a gnome, her article is slightly biased.
e. ? Are gully dwarves related to gnomes?
* The dwarves say so
f. ? Do gnomish inventions work properly?
* Define properly, please.
g. ? Do they _work_??
* Oh yes.. beyond all imagination.
h. ? Can draconians reproduce?
* Most scholars claim that they are unable to reproduce, but rumours
* from the post-Chaos War indicate that draconians are able to
* reproduce.
i. ? Are there several types of draconians?
* Yes. :-) Cassandra has compiled the following list [slightly revised]:
*
* Baaz
* Baaz are created from brass dragon eggs, and are by far the most
* common and are used commonly as ground troops and foot soldiers in
* the dragonarmies. They have wings, but cannot fly, although they may
* glide for short distances.
*
* Kapak
* These draconians are created from copper dragon eggs. Kapaks served
* in the dragonarmies as skirmishers and assassins, mainly due to
* their poisonous saliva which they smear on their weapons.
*
* Bozak
* These draconians are created from bronze dragon eggs. Bozaks are
* skilled in magic and stay out of combat, using their spells granted
* by their dark queen.
*
* Sivak
* Sivaks are the largest and sturdiest draconians, and are created
* from silver dragon eggs. The sivaks were the elite-forces of the
* dragonarmies. Most distressing, is the sivaks' ability to
* shapechange into any humanoid they kill. This ability made them
* excellent spies. Unlike the lesser draconians, sivaks have strong
* winds and can are able to fly.
*
* Aurak
* Auraks are the most powerful and most seldom of the draconians, and
* are created from gold dragon eggs. Auraks served as the Dark
* Majesty's special agents and stayed a secret from the Whitestone's
* forces for a long time. Auraks have no wings and are naturally
* unable to fly.
j. ? What is a dragon?
* 1. Giant lizard who spits nasty stuff 2. Dinosaur with bad breath
* 3. A legendary creature known for it's charm, intelligence, good
* manners, style, magic abilities, and for appreciating beauty. 4. A
* legendary creature known for it's lack of charm, poor intelligence,
* bad manners, lack of style, overhyped magic abilities and hoarding
* everything it can find (including beautiful things, princesses, and
* so on). 5. All of the above.
k. ? What is with all these Elven Nations? I'm so confused.
* Edward Pollard, a known alt.fan.dragonlance dinosaur has
* written a very good description which due to it's length is not
* found in the FAQ anymore but is moved to:
* <http://rembrandt.uib.no/Dragonlands/Weblanthas/Library/Lore/elves.shtml>
l. ? Is a dark elf necessarily an evil elf?
* Morten Brattbakk, a prominent dinosaur says:
* No. In Ansalon, "dark elf" is a term used on elves who are outcasts
* from elven society, from Qualinesti or Silvanesti. Many of them are
* evil, since being/practicing evil is a crime punished with
* exile. (Dalamar being the most obvious example.) But good elves may
* also be outcasts, since both elven societies (especially Silvanesti)
* are very conservative and exiles elves for a number of
* reasons. Examples of good dark elves are Porthios and Alhana
* Starbreeze.
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