The Gods of Krynn | DragonLance Saga

Let’s examine the pantheon of deities of Krynn. Dragonlance is full of a vase array of gods that interact and influence mortals. Simultaneously they vie for power and manipulate each other.
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:26 Gods of Good
7:19 Gods of Neutrality
11:38 Gods of Evil

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Transcript
In the absence of the universe, dwelt the High God and Chaos. They are direct opposites in existence and intention. The high god strove to bring order to chaos and well chaos did what he’s named for. Together they created the universe itself on three pillars; Good, Evil and Neutrality. This great triangle defines everything within the universe, and the gods themselves exist within its order.

Exactly where the gods came from is unknown, perhaps another sphere of existence, out of the beyond or from chaos itself, but we do know Paladine, Gilean and The Queen of Darkness are siblings and the children of the High God. The other gods existed with them as well. Each was aligned with one of the three children of the high god. They all worked in concert to bring order to the universe, in stark opposition to Chaos.

Because this isn't a tale of creation, or a deep dive into The Age of Starbirth, I will pause retelling the myth there. Let us examine the gods of each pillar, but first let’s take a closer look at the High God, All-Father/Mother. It is a greater god of none, any or all genders. The high god either created or directed the other gods into the universe he created with Chaos.

The gods of the Pillar of good built and dwell in the Dome of Creation, part of the Outer Planes. All of our knowledge about the gods of good is derived from the Disks of Mishakal. Paladine, The Celestial Paladin, or The Dragon’s Lord, helped create the five rulers of the world, dragons, from the raw fury of chaos. He takes many forms, most notably as Fizban the fabulous, and gently nudges the inhabitants of Krynn to their destinies. He takes great care not to take control or remove their free will however. He is also known as Draco Paladin, Skyblade, Dragonlord, E’li, Thak the Hammer, Bah’Mut, the Great Dragon and Fizban His symbols are the silver triangle, pine tree and anvil. And his colors are silver and white. His alignment is Lawful Good. His portfolios are order, hope, light, rulership and guardianship.

Branchala, the bard king or Song of Life, he is Habbakuk’s companion and brings music and art into the world. His music is part of every living being's soul and evokes passion when heard directly. He is also known as Astarin, Astra, Bardilun, The Bard King, Bran, Estarin, Gardener, Song of Life and Songmaster. His symbols are the Bards Haro or silver flute. His colors are Yellow and Green. His Alignment is Chaotic Good and his portfolios are Music, poetry, and bards.

Habakkuk, The Fisher King is the son of Paladine and Mishakal and twin to Kiri-Jolith. Together with Paladine he and his twin helped form the Knights of Solumnia. Habbakuk created the order of the crown. He represents the eternal cycle of nature and can be fierce to evil and kind to good. He is also known as Abbuku the fisher, the blue phoenix, the fisher king, skylord, and sea lord. His symbol is the blue phoenix, his colors are deep blue and white. His alignment is Neutral Good and his portfolios are Animals, water, and passion.

Kiri-Jolith, sword of justice, is the son of Paladine and mishakal, and older twin of Habbukuk. Together with his twin and father they formed the Knights of Solumnia and he is the patron of the order of the sword. He is the god of war, but not bloodlust and is often favored by paladins. He is also known as Corij,Emperor, Jolith, Kijo the Blade, Krijol, Qu’an the Warrior, and sword of justice. His symbols are the bison’s horn or horned battleaxe. His colors are brown and white. His alignment is lawful good. His portfolios are War, courage, and honor.

Majere, Master of Mind, came from the beyond with paladine and is his closest friend. All gods heed his wisdom as It is said he is the closest to the high god in mind. He teaches self discipline and martial arts. He is also known as Mantis of the rose, manthus, master of mind, matheri and nadir the dreamsender. His symbols are the copper spider, single rose and mantis. His colors are copper and red. His alignment is Lawful good and his portfolios are Discipline, and loyalty.

Mishakal, the healer, is the wife of paladine, and mother to twin sons kiri-jolith and habakkuk. They also are the parents of Solinari. She brings healing to anyone who needs it but her compassion should not be construed with weakness...

[DLSaga]

Thank you for watching the video! Do you have a favorite god in Dragonlance? How about a least favorite? Leave a comment below!

[nonnayerbusiness]

I like the Dragonlance pantheon because it is a good spread of portfolios without it being overwhelming in number like the Forgotten Realms. I also like that each culture has different names for each god.

[cuckmckneelburgst]

So glad to find a dragonlance specific channel, so much is unknown about krynn with the domination of the forgotten realms

[keltonjones]

What I like about dragonlances Neutral Pantheon is how omnipresent in everything and yet they seem to take more joy in the childrens everyday lives no need for flash

[joshuanolan]

I love your channel! After 25 years I've finally read all of the Dragonlance. I had to find a check list online to make sure. Keep up the good work. Hopefully, more content will continue for a long time.

[rosscotheredroo]

I'd love Peter Jackson to get his hands on this and do it justice like Lord of the Rings.

[danielgriff]

I havent read the books or played any games in that realm, but of all the Pantheons available in the game, this pantheon is my favorite. I like pantheons being unique to D&D and not interpretations of known, historic pantheons of the real world. Mishakal seems like the go-to diety for healers, but I can see a Divine Sorcerer or Zealot Barbarian choosing that diety or branch of Gods.

[chiarabutteri]

Very interesting video 😃 I'm a newbie in the Dragonlance universe, things like these are quite helpful!

[vertigov]

Hopefully you will be able to do more in-depth videos for these gods and their doings throughout the timeline.

[joshuapine]

Can't wait for a video on the Hero's of the Lance!

[victorvirtue]

Also Nuitari is visible to black robed mages as well fyi :)

[redinthesky]

Dragonlance is one of all time favorite settings, more nostalgia inducing than anything for me. If you like settings with more active pantheons give Malazan a try :)

[librapaladin]

The great debate: Are 'Gilean' and 'Astinus' one in the same? I believe they are... at least as much as 'Fizban' is an avatar of 'Paladine'...

[jamiescamihorn]

In the Elven Exiles Trilogy, The Clerics of Khur called Mishakal Elir-Sana. It is the first place I have ever seen that revealed, I don't think it is stated anywhere else what Mishakal's name is in Khur.

[andrewthemaroon]

Who came first the Majere family line or the God Majere? Why was that name reused? Is there a connection there or is it just coincidental?

[Kromanox.the.exiled]

I know I'm late. But, how about The Great Worm? I'm willing to create a warlock. Can The Great Worm be a patron or he is a powerless false god? How kinda of patron it should be (Great Old One)?

[djbslectures]

Favorite: Chemosh because my first D&D character was a homebrew vampire mage. Although I also played paladins so Kiri-Jolith is up there for me too.

Question: I can't actually remember a time when the neutral gods sided with evil against good. It seems that Takhisis has always been scheming and Gilean has been working with Paladine to stop her. Is there a time when Gilean actively opposed Paladine?

Also, I'm not sure if this is canon or not, but do you know if the other continent in "The Dark Queen of Krynn" game had different names for the gods? There's "Ersteem" for Takhisis, but there is also "Hith" who I can't figure out if it's another name for Chemosh or Hiddukel and "Myslaxa" who is presumably either Paladine or Mishakal.

[JoseMolina-ijxx]

I find it completely hard to believe that Takhisis is truly dead in Krynn, but merely incapacitated indefinitely. Babylonian mythos on Tiamat does indicate she must eventually die to form a new world. But it's odd that no such thing happened in Forgotten Realms, when it came to Tiamat.

[mrscary]

I run 4th age, as I assume that is the true spirit of the game before TSR was mismanaged. My favorite goddess is Mishakal. (I have run this world for 30+ years)

[abolishgender]

I love the names of all the gods, but the that always strike a a chord in me are those derived from Hebrew, and the one i always thought derives from Hebrew: Habbakuk (Chavkuk the prophet), Chislev (Kislev, the third/ninth Hebrew month), and those that just make sense, Mishakal (especially with the context of discs), and Chemosh (in the context of his realmw of sovereignty, especially death). Zivilyn sounds like a slight change from Zevulun/Zvulun, one of the patriarchs of the 12 tribes of Yisrael. Hiddukel was written in the Hebrew translation as חידוקל, which adds only one letter to the words חידקל, the name of the Tigris river in the bible.
These always jumped up to my mind when i researched a bit about DL.