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Elegy for the Fis an ancient Draconic poem of

The elegy suggests that before the myriad

The story told in Elegy for the Fsuggests a

Many worlds have myths and legends about

Dragons of Many Worlds[–]

Whether it is regarded as interpretive myth

Forgotten Realms[–]

The most comprehensiv histories suggest Toril (the

Greyhawk[–]

Myths concerning the creation of Oerth (home

Dragonlance[–]

Legends say the world of Krynn (home

Eberron[–]

The myths of Eberron describe the involvement

Dragonsight[–]

A little-known phenomenon supports the central ideas

Dragons who develop dragonsight amass knowledge that

As one example, tales are told on

Given most people's limited understandingof dragons'

Subclass Opti allows monk and ranger characters to

Heroes of the includes inspiration for characters of any

Draconic Feat provides feats to forge connections to

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unknown origin, found with minor variations in

worlds of the Material Plane came into

number of truths regarding the nature of

Bahamut and Tiamat, though these primordial dragons

or historical record, Elegy for the Foffers an explanation

world of the Forgotten Realms setting) has

to the Greyhawk setting) are few and

to the Dragonlance setting) was created in

of the three Progenitor Dragons in that

expressed in Elegy for the FOccasionally, dragons develop a

spans the Material Plane, making them among

multiple worlds of the Material Plane regarding

beliefs and philosophies, let alone dragonsight, many

explore deeper ties with dragonkind.

class to portray their training or magic

the chromatic, gem, and metallic dragon families.

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the collections and traditions of dragons across

being, before Oerth and Toril and Eberron

dragons. First, it portrays the ten varieties

are sometimes known by other names. But

for the common elements that appear in

not always known dragons, at least not

often contradictory. Still, a number of those

the interplay between the High God and

world's creation: Siberys, the Dragon Above; Khyber,

sense known as dragonsight— awareness of multiple

the foremost experts on worlds beyond their

the red dragon Ashardalon. Less widely understood,

mortals are quick to describe dragons with

as derived from a connection to dragons.

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many worlds of the Material Plane. Various

and Krynn existed, the primordial dragons—Bahand

of metallic and chromatic dragons as the

Elegy for the Fdiffers from nearly all those legends

the legends and mythology of so many

in their current forms. Many scholars theorize

myths mention the dragon gods—or a single

Chaos. Its most important cosmic powers have

the Dragon Below; and Eberron, the Dragon

incarnations of themselves across different worlds of

own. With time, dragonsight can expand beyond

though, is the fact that as one

dragon gods"—which they are not. Still, some powerful dragons have so successfu
Dragons and Dungeons[–]

Just as individual dragons have echoes across multiple worlds of the Material Plan

Artifacts associated with dragons can also resonate across the different worlds of t
Character Creation[–]

From the folk hero dreaming of liberating their people from a tyrannical blue drago

This chapter is for any D&D character who hopes or fears that they might one day

The following sections present a variety of options for creating characters with a tie

heightened dragonsight as "Draconic Races

presents variant dragonborn

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creation myths told on different worlds echo

Tiamat—worketogether to create the Material Plane

first inhabitants of the Material Plane. Dragons

in its mention of Sardior, first-born of d The

worlds across the Material Plane. Dragons populated

that Toril's dragons evolved from some reptilian

draconic creator, Io, who shed his own

always been the three children of the

Between. These godlike beings are said to

the Material Plane. Dragonsight is most common

passive awareness to allow active communicatio between

Ashardalon developed his dragonsight, he concocted a

race options to give characters a draconic

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some of the themes and notions of

in the form of a single First

were made to populate the First World

poem suggests that Bahamut and Tiamat created

the First World from the time of

ancestor. And though it's possible to read

blood to inspire creation. Dragons have been

High God—PaladineGilean, and Takhisis, with Paladine

have created a microcosm of the multiverse

in ancient dragons, especially when their enormous

a dragon's incarnations. Some ancient dragons with

scheme to preserve his existence by consuming

heritage strongly linked to the three great

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this poem, particularly when they describe dragons

World. All the worlds that now constitute

before any other worlds came into being,

Sardior together, and that ruby-red Sardior then

its creation, and a variety of peoples

these theories as contradicting the story of

reclusive and rare for most of Oerth's

and Takhisis easily identifiable as Bahamut and

in the depths of the Ethereal Plane,

hoards include items from other worlds or

well-develope dragonsight begin to weave grand plans

his echoes on other worlds. All these

dragon families.

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or draconic gods being involved in creating

the plane are, in the words of

but they were supplanted by the teeming

joined with Bahamut to craft the metallic

came to live in the First World

Elegy for the Fit's also possible to imagine that

recorded history, but ancient annals of the

Tiamat. According to the creation myths of

sequestered away from the Outer Planes and

powerful artifacts whose histories span multiple worlds.

that involve coordinating activities across multiple worlds,

different Ashardalons thus became a single, immensely

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the world. But the heart of the

the poem, seedling realit formed when the First

peoples that the gods of the Outer

dragons and with Tiamat to craft the

after their gods made war on the

the newly formed Toril, fragmented from the

Suel Imperium record that that empire created

Krynn, Paladine and Takhisis worked together to

all the influence of the gods and

Gem dragons, perhaps because of their connection

culminating in cosmos-shaki events.

powerful greatwyrm that fed on soul energy—and

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poem is a profound assertion not found

World was sundered in some unexplained catastrophe.

Planes brought to inhabit that world. The

chromatic dragons. Some dragons who have studied

dragons. As such, the similar natures of

First World, retained a hazy memory of

the mighty Orbs of Dragonkind for use

create five dragons to rule the world,

other cosmic powers. Viewed through the lens

to Sardior, are most likely to develop

that prevented souls from incarnating into newly

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in any of those individual myths.

elegy likewise suggests that dragons are living

the poem believe that Sardior was destroyed

the creatures now inhabiting the many different

the full ideal of dragonkind, which then

in a war against a powerful cabal

but Takhisis secretly corrupted them, creating the

of Elegy for the FEberron is thus not actually

dragonsight.

born creatures across the worlds.

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embodiments of the primordial energy of the

and shattered along with the First World

worlds of the Material Plane can be

took thousands of years to manifest. Certainly,

of shadow-wieldi red dragons.

first five chromatic dragons. Mourning the corruption

a fragment of the First World, but

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First World, which now flows throughout the

and that the Ruby Dragon's splintered consciousness

seen as a product of the First

the dragons of Toril cleave closely to

of his children, Paladine worked with the

a second-generaderivative of that original realm—yet

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Material Plane, and that they are thus

became the gem dragons on the new

World's sundering. And because dragons are so

the draconic archetypes described in the Monster

forge-god Reorx to create the metallic dragons.

even Eberron is profoundly shaped by dragons.

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inextricably linked to the magic of that

worlds of the Material Plane.

tightly linked to the essence of the

Manual, and although Bahamut and Tiamat have

Much of the history of Krynn involves

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plane. The religions of numerous worlds teach

Material Plane, they are thought to be

sometimes been known by other names on

the strife between Takhisis and Paladine and

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that Humanoids are creatures of a dual

the only creatures that appear on every

that world (such as Xymor and Tchazzar),

the ongoing effort to maintain balance between

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nature—part material and part spiritual, made of

world formed from the shattering of the

they have always had a part to

good and evil. Chromatic dragons have long

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the essence of both the Material Plane

First World, even when they take on

play in the world's divine drama.

been Takhisis's favored agents as she strives

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and the otherworldly Outer Planes. But dragons,

different forms.

to dominate the world, while metallic dragons

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at least in the view of Elegy for the F

have helped the peoples of Krynn to

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are wholly material, dwelling in the Material

foil her schemes. Meanwhile, Paladine, in the

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Plane and embodying its essential nature.

guise of a doddering old wizard named

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Fizban, walked among the peoples of Krynn

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to aid them—just as Bahamut has done

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on many worlds throughout their long histories.

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