Cataclysm (Dragonlance) - The Thirteen Warnings

The Thirteen Warnings

For thirteen days prior to the Cataclysm the gods sent warnings to the fanatical Kingpriest and his followers, all of which went unheeded. Following is a list, in order.

  • The true clerics left the land for the realm of the gods beyond. This night became known as the Night of Doom.
  • The Durro Jolithas, the Tower of the Temple of the Kingpriest dedicated to Kiri-Jolith, was destroyed by a whirlwind.
  • Dark fog spreads and settles in Balifor and Hylo, the kender realms, breaking their spirits.
  • In a full night eclipse, Nuitari hides both Solinari and Lunitari.
  • The dwarves of Thorbardin were hunted by an ancient beast of darkness.
  • In Solamnia, no fires would burn.
  • In Abanasinia, fires spread, destroying everything.
  • In Dargaard Keep, Lord Soth raised his arms against the Knights of Solamnia.
  • Palanthas was covered in mist. The weather was oppressively hot and the seas were unsettlingly still. The mist was so thick the scribes in the Great Library stopped working.
  • In the elven kingdom of Silvanesti, trees wept blood.
  • The forest animals near Qualinesti suddenly turned savage.
  • In northern towns like Pesaro and Tucuri, the fish disappeared, and the water turned red.
  • In the Khalkist Mountains, dormant volcanoes became active again.

The warnings had been prophesied by the First Son Revando before taking his own life. Emissary Quarath, though knowing about the warnings, did not tell the Kingpriest their true meanings.

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