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{{Main|Dragonlances}}
According to the Dragonlance campaign setting, dragonlances are weapons first created in the Third Dragon War, designed with the purpose of killing evil [[dragon]]s, and are the only weapons with which mortals can kill dragons.<ref name = "W23">[[#References|Wolf (2010)]]. p. 23</ref> Dragonlances have this power because of the way in which they are created, which requires the use of "two god-blessed artifacts".<ref name = "W23"/> The weapons clearly draw upon Christian iconography, as the two mythical figures shown defeating dragons, [[Wikipedia:Michael (archangel)|Archangel Michael]] and [[Wikipedia:Saint George|Saint George]], are often portrayed wielding lances to do so.<ref name = "W23"/>
[[Huma Dragonbane]], a character spoken of in many Dragonlance novels, uses one to defeat [[Takhisis]], an evil goddess consistently causing strife in the novels. The dragonlances are rare and not commonly traded, according to the campaign setting. There are Lesser Dragonlances, which are made when only one of the artifacts are used to create them, and Greater Dragonlances, which are made when both artifacts (the [[#Hammer of Kharas|Hammer of Kharas]] and the [[#Silver Arm of Ergoth|Silver Arm of Ergoth]]) are used to make them. Greater Dragonlances are blessed with the power of Good, unlike Lesser Dragonlances.<ref name="dragonlancesDCS288">{{cite book | author = Margaret Weis |last2=Perrin |first2=Don Cite_Pub| title = Dragonlance Campaign Setting |date=August 2003 | accessdate = 2007-03-14 | edition = 1st edition | publisher = Wizards of the Coast | isbn = 0-7869-3086-1 | chapter = Chapter 3, Magic of Krynn, "Dragonlances"}} p. | page = 288}}.</ref>
In the stories, the [[Heroes of the Lance]] flee to [[Thorbardin]], the kingdom of the mountain dwarves, where the ''Dragonlance'' is being forged; the heroes are eventually able to use the ''Dragonlance'' to prevail over the villains.<ref name="LZW">{{cite book |editor1-first= Detlef |editor1-last= Wienecke-Janz | year = 2002 | title = Lexikon der Zauberwelten - Gandalf & Co. | publisher = Wissen Media Verlag | isbn = 3-577-13505-0 |page=62}}</ref>
However, in the ''[[Dwarven Kingdoms of Krynn]]'' module ''Songs of the Loremaster'', which relates in extreme detail the true history of the dwarven peoples of Krynn, the tale is much different. It is told that the [[Smiths]], the precursor peoples of the dwarves, once dwealt on the continent of Taladas, and were natural masters of elemental magic. Which they used to build and craft amazing things. They constructed a ladder from [[Krynn]] to the red moon [[Lunitari (moon)|Lunitari]], where the Greygem was, and attempted to retrieve it. As the one carrying it descended to the ground, the gem flared its power, and flew off (wreaking the chaos as noted in the other tale). The circle of smiths at the base of the ladder were turned into the [[Scions]] (of which one is in fact narrating this story to the reader), golden skinned beings with great magical abilities, and the Smiths lost their elemental abilities and became known as dwarves. The dwarves were driven from Taladas and chased the greygem to Ansalon. Eventually the tale tells of the battle of Gargath, where armies vied for the Gem. An army of Dwarves was transformed by the gem's power into gnomes, and an army of [[elves]] was transformed into the first kender.<ref>{{Cite_Pub|Dwarven Kingdoms of Krynn}}</ref>
[[Palin Majere]] and his brothers attempt to capture the Graygem, and succeed, but their companion loses it again in a wager. The [[Irda]] find it and break it, accidentally bringing about the Chaos War.<ref name="GraygemDCS288">{{Cite_Pub|Dragonlance Campaign Setting}} p. 288.</ref> ==Hammer of Kharas==<!-- This section is linked from [[Dragonlance]] -->
==Hammer of Kharas==
The Hammer of Kharas or Hammer of Honor was one of the two artifacts originally required to forge the Dragonlance during the Third Dragon War. It can be used alone to forge a lesser dragonlance, or in combination with the Silver Arm of Ergoth to make a greater dragonlance. Legend stated that it was forged by Reorx, the patron God of the Dwarves and the Forger of the World. After the war, when Takhisis took her dragons from the world, it was kept by the Knights of Solamnia as a holy relic. Shortly before the Cataclysm, a young and heroic dwarven warrior fought with the Solamnics in one of the Kingpriest's wars to rid Ansalon of evil. The Solamnic knights were so impressed with this warrior that they named him [[Kharas]] or "knight" in Solamnic and they gave him the Hammer. Afterwards, Kharas returned to [[Thorbardin]]. Then the night of the Cataclysm came and the dwarves locked the gates to their kingdom and allowed no one, including their cousins the Hill Dwarves, to enter. The Hammer and Kharas stayed in Thorbardin until Fistandantilus and his army of humans and dwarves came to [[Zhaman]]. This became known as the [[Dwarfgate War]]. The pitting of dwarf against dwarf destroyed Kharas. He believed that all dwarves should get along in peace. However, Kharas was above all of a dwarf of honor and duty. So when High King [[Duncan]] gave orders to give battle, Kharas did not shirk his duty. The ensuing battle left both armies destroyed as Fistandantilus unleashed an unimaginable force of magic that shattered Zhaman turning it into Skullcap and ruining the Gate of Thorbardin. All were killed, except Kharas. The battle killed the heirs to the High King. So when High King Duncan passed, there was much fighting and bickering among the thanes over who would lead. Disgusted for the last time, Kharas took his hammer, declared that there would be no more true kings until his hammer was found, and left. The Hammer was found in the tomb of Duncan where the [[Heroes of the Lance]] recovered it. They used it as a bargaining chip to secure a place for the refugees of Pax Tharkas in Thorbardin.
<br />The hammer itself multiplies the strength of the user. The dwarves revere the Hammer (an artifact of their god) in much the same way as healers would revere the Blue Crystal Staff (an artifact of Mishakal, goddess of healing).
* ''[[The Annotated Chronicles]]'' (1999), by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
* ''[[The Thieves' Guild]]'' (December 2000), by [[Jeff Crook]]
* ''[[The {{Cite_Pub|War of the Lance]]'' (November 1992), edited by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]}}
* ''[[The Soulforge]]'' (January 1998), by [[Margaret Weis]]
* ''[[Brothers in Arms]]'' (August 1999), by Margaret Weis and [[Don Perrin]]
* ''[[Dragons of Summer Flame]]'' (November 1996), by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman* ''[[{{Cite_Pub|Dragons of Autumn Twilight]]'' (April 1984), by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]}}* ''[[{{Cite_Pub|Dragons of Winter Night]]'' (April 1985), by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman}}* ''[[{{Cite_Pub|Dragons of Spring Dawning]]'' (September 1985), by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman}}* ''[[{{Cite_Pub|The Second Generation]]'' (February 1995), by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman}}* {{Cite_Pub|Dragons of Summer Flame}}* ''[[{{Cite_Pub|Dragons of a Fallen Sun]]'' (April 2000), by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]}}* ''[[{{Cite_Pub|Dragons of a Lost Star]]'' (April 2001), by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman}}* ''[[{{Cite_Pub|Dragons of a Vanished Moon]]'' (January 2002), by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman}}* ''[[Firstborn (Dragonlance)|Firstborn]]'' (February 1991), by [[Paul B. Thompson (novelist)|Paul B. Thompson]] and [[Tonya C. Cook]]
* ''[[The Kinslayer Wars]]'' (August 1991), by [[Douglas Niles]]
* ''[[The Qualinesti]]'' (November 1991), by Paul B. Thompson and Tonya C. Cook
==External links==
*There is an article about [http://dragonlancenexus.com/lexicon/index.php?title=Artifacts artifacts] at the [http://dragonlancenexus.com/lexicon/index.php?title=Portal:Lexicon Lexicon] of [http://www.dlnexus.com/ Dragonlance Nexus].
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