Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 27 May 2007 to 29 May 2007 (#2007-58) From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system Date: 30/05/2007, 17:00 To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 3 messages totalling 147 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Mystara's Dragons (3) ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 04:27:26 -0700 From: DM Subject: Re: Mystara's Dragons On Tue, 22 May 2007 13:04:55 +0200, Marco Fossati asked: > How many "canon" dragons are detailed in Mystara? > I can recall only Raknaar (gold dragon who > shapechanged to Anton, Juliana's uncle, after having > killed him), one in the Savage coast (a red dragon > but I cannot remember the name) and Synn. Aside from the others already mentioned, there are also named dragons in X11 - Saga of the Shadow Lord (Brulefer and Vitriol), O2 - Blade of Vengeance (Khordarg), WotI (Calor, though this is dead), IM2 - Wrath of Olympus (one of the mortal identities is that of a gold dragon called Aurum IIRC, a heroic figure of Darokin's past), and I'm pretty sure there's another dragon in CM9 - Legacy of Blood too... > Do dragons live also in the Hollow World? uhmm... interesting question, I never pondered over it. I would say since HW was created to house members of exctinct races or ethnic groups, probably only dragons belonging to extinct races do dwell there (and IIRC in ancient times dragons did not bear all the colors they have today, as the background for the Great One reveals). So if some draconic race was threatened AFTER the HW was created, some of its representatives are prolly surviving there now, but I think that's unlikely... HOWEVER, since many monsters dwell in the HW because the Immortals placed them there as traditional enemies of some cultures (see all the classical Greek monsters in Milenia, and they're certainly not extinct on the surface of Mystara), probably the immortals placed also some dragons near some of the cultures more closely linked to them to reinforce the cultural bias (I'm thinking specifically of the Antalians, the Traldars, and even the Azcans). Cheers, Marco "DM" Dalmonte ____________________________________________________________________________________ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! 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So if some draconic race was> threatened AFTER the HW was creat= ed, some of its> representatives are prolly surviving there now, but I> thi= nk that's unlikely...> > HOWEVER, since many monsters dwell in the HW becau= se> the Immortals placed them there as traditional enemies> of some culture= s (see all the classical Greek monsters> in Milenia, and they're certainly = not extinct on the> surface of Mystara), probably the immortals placed> als= o some dragons near some of the cultures more> closely linked to them to re= inforce the cultural bias> (I'm thinking specifically of the Antalians, the= > Traldars, and even the Azcans).=20 There's also the (remote) possibility that dragons could have flown in via = the polar opening. Plus of course you have the primitive flapsails of the Schattenalfen. =20 Regards Gary _________________________________________________________________ Try Live.com - your fast, personalized homepage with all the things you car= e about in one place. http://www.live.com/getstarted= ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 15:39:22 +0200 From: Havard Faanes Subject: Re: Mystara's Dragons --- Gary Davies wrote: > There's also the (remote) possibility that dragons > could have flown in via the polar opening. > Plus of course you have the primitive flapsails of > the Schattenalfen. Why is that possibility so remote? An iteresting question ofcourse is whether Dragons need magic to be able to fly. If not they would have to walk. I would think it likely though, that many dragons know about the Hollow World, especially white and crystal dragons who are comfortable hanging out in the arctic regions. On a related note, Frost Giants may also have made expedition through the "Sunless lands"... Havard _________________________________________________________ Alt i én. Få Yahoo! Mail med adressekartotek, kalender og notisblokk. http://no.mail.yahoo.com ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 27 May 2007 to 29 May 2007 (#2007-58) ***************************************************************