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As I mentioned before in my post on Dragonlance comics , work on adapting the second Weis and Hickman trilogy has been under way for some time. Tomorrow, the second of the three issue adaption of Time of the Twins (the first book in the Legends trilogy) should be available in comic and game stores. Devil's Due Publishing has a free preview posted on their site. While I liked the painted look of the Chronicles, I think the art work is even better this time around.

Arena At the end of the last issue , the boat Tanis, and party were on was caught the the maelstrom known as The Blood Sea of Istar . This issue starts with Loralon saving Tanis and Bas-ohn Horak (head of the minotaur delegation) from drowning with the aid of a magical air bubble. The three are under attack from a large sea creature just outside the ruins of Istar. As the air bubble pops, Tanis and the minotaur find themselves inside ancient building; Loralon, nowhere to be found. The two are attacked and captured by the people still alive in the underwater city. Meanwhile Kitiara and Lord Soth look out at the ocean and wonder if the half-elf is still alive. They also discuss their plans for attack should the minotaurs form an alliance with the Solomnic knights. Back underground, Bas-ohn and Tanis escape from their cell and encounter a pair of giant fire beetles before being recaptured. They are give armor and weapons and forced to fight in a gladiatorial arena for the amusement of dra...

For all their monstrous qualities, minotaurs, ogres, hobgoblins, and goblins all have established, recognized nations on Krynn. The minotaurs rule the two island nations of Kothas and Mithas (and on the content of Taladas, they lead the Imperial League). Ogres rule the warning nations of Kern and Bloten, while hobgoblins and goblins rule Throt and Sikk'et Hul, respectively.

After leaving the ruins of the temple, the party journeyed for two days to Dun Eamon, a city nestled in the nearby mountain range, also known as the Grey Citadel. Theo and Hunter had previous done some business there " a few months back ", but hadn't returned since. Since the Grey Citadel was closer than Flotsam, and they had already made a few contacts there, not the least of which was the artificer, Elinda Bannon, Dun Eamon seemed like the quickest place to gather supplies before return to confront the infernal red dragon in it's underground lair. Just outside Dun Eamon, where the road was narrow and close to the nearby marsh, the group was surrounded by a hunting party of jarak-sinn . The lizardfolk spoke to each other in strange gurgling sounds. If they were trying to talk to the party, it did no good, since no one could understand the foreign language. Clad in crude armor of animal skins, wooden shields (all emblazoned with the symbol of a red arrow), and wieldin...

Unlike most settings where there is just one monster known as "lizardfolk", on Krynn there are actually three such creatures that fall under that general category. Bakali: Thought to be an extinct race, these lizardfolk look more like bipedal crocidiles. Jarak-Sinn: This race probably looks more like the standard lizardfolk of other settings. In comparison to the Bakali, they are larger, more muscular, and more warlike. Troglodyte: These standard monsters also fall under the "lizardfolk" category, with no change to their game mechanics. Both the Bakali and Jarak-Sinn typically serve either the neutral godess Chislev, or the evil deity Takhisis. Both races are composed of mostly fighters, along with a few shamans in each tribe. All three types are covered in detail as PC races in the Dragons of Krynn sourcebook

Blood Tide This issue starts sometime after the end of the War of the Lance (as seen in issue 8 ). Riva Silvercrown (last seen in issue 4 ), now a knight of Solomnia, is riding a dragon and almost gets into an airborne fight with a dragonarmy officer. Both are quickly stopped when Highlord Kitiara arrives on the scene. It turns out Riva and Kit are part of separate delegations, each seeking to form an alliance with the minotaur nation. Later, minotaur delegates are talking with Tanis, Riva, and a mysterious black-robed person. Kit interrupts and begins to present reasons to ally with her dragonarmy. The war-minded minotaurs seem to agree more with her reasoning than that of Tanis. In an effort to turn the delegates toward their thinking, the robed figures, revealed to be an elven cleric of Paladine, offers the head minotaur a special offer; the chance to journey to the location where his brother died to pay a proper last respect. Since this is a big deal in minotaur society, the delega...

I need to change the schedule for the Dragonlance issue comics reviews. I had intended to do a new issue each week, but I'm finding it a bit taxing and taking away from other topics and items I want to write about, so I'm going to make the reviews an every-other-week event. Next week, I'll have my review for issue 9, part one of "The Arena of Istar". See you then...