Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

When Goldmoon pushed a Seeker named Hederick into a hearth, he was severely burned. She used the Staff to heal him completely, which proved it was genuinely connected to the goddess Mishakal. The Seekers had been searching for the staff precisely because they knew it was a divine instrument, and this miracle confirmed what they suspected, it was the real thing they had been hunting.

• blue crystal staff
• goldmoon
• mishakal
• holy artifact
• healer
• seekers

Raistlin observed that the two major constellations representing the gods Paladine (the good god) and Takhisis (the Queen of Darkness) had vanished from the night sky. This signaled that the gods themselves had descended to Krynn to take direct part in the cosmic battle between good and evil. The disappearance marked the beginning of the true war and explained why the Dragon Highlords were suddenly so powerful.

• raistlin
• constellations
• paladine
• takhisis
• omen
• gods
• sky

The Disks of Mishakal were ancient tablets containing the lost teachings of the True Gods. The Forestmaster charged the Companions with retrieving them because Krynn had forgotten these divine truths during the age of darkness. The Disks were needed to restore faith in the gods and rally the peoples of Ansalon against the Dragon Highlords' invasion.

• disks of mishakal
• xak Tsaroth
• forestmaster
• true gods
• faith
• quest

When the dragon Onyx attacked in Xak Tsaroth, the staff's holy power struck the creature down, killing it. Goldmoon was then consumed by the dragon's fire and seemed to die, but she was later found alive at the base of a Mishakal statue. The staff had blessed her with genuine clerical abilities, transforming her from someone who merely possessed the artifact into a true priestess of the goddess.

Foreshadowing: The Staff had already proven its holiness when Goldmoon healed Hederick in Solace.

• goldmoon
• blue crystal staff
• clerical powers
• dragon onyx
• mishakal
• blessing

During the assault on Pax Tharkas, Verminaard rode a dragon against the Companions. However, the Queen of Darkness Takhisis abandoned the battle to confront Paladine directly, leaving Verminaard vulnerable without divine support. This allowed the heroes to strike and kill him, marking a major victory against the Dragon Highlords.

Foreshadowing: Raistlin had noted the missing constellations, showing the gods were directly involved in the war.

• verminaard
• pax tharkas
• dragon
• takhisis
• paladine
• battle
• defeat

The Seekers had aligned themselves with the Dragon Highlords and their goal of conquering Ansalon. They knew the Blue Crystal Staff was a genuine holy artifact connected to the goddess Mishakal, and they wanted to possess it to validate their false religious authority. When Goldmoon used it to heal Hederick, they immediately pursued the Companions to seize the staff.

• seekers
• blue crystal staff
• dragon highlords
• kitiara
• artifact
• holysymbol

After the Companions retrieved the Disks of Mishakal, the gully dwarf Bupu entrusted Raistlin with an ancient spellbook that had belonged to Fistandantilus, a powerful mage from Krynn's history. This spellbook would become a significant asset for Raistlin's magical development throughout the adventure.

• raistlin
• bupu
• spellbook
• fistandantilus
• xak Tsaroth
• magic

Pax Tharkas was a fortress and mining complex controlled by Dragon Highlord Verminaard. It served as a key base for the dragon army's operations, where slaves were forced to work mining ore. The Companions planned to incite a rebellion there to free the enslaved people and undermine the Dragon Highlords' war effort.

• pax tharkas
• verminaard
• dragon highlord
• slaves
• fortress
• mining
• rebellion

The Companions were captured and chained in a slave caravan bound for Pax Tharkas. They were freed by Gilthanas's brother Porthios, an elf who helped them escape. The brothers came from Qualinesti, and their alliance strengthened the heroes' position as they planned their next move against Verminaard.

• gilthanas
• porthios
• qualinesti
• slave caravan
• escape
• pax tharkas
• elves

After the victory at Pax Tharkas and with the Disks of Mishakal read by Elistan to restore the True Gods' faith, Goldmoon and Riverwind married as a personal triumph amid the larger war. Their union symbolized hope and the renewal of faith and love on Krynn, closing one chapter of their journey while the quest against the dragon armies continued.

Foreshadowing: Riverwind and Goldmoon had been traveling together since the Inn of the Last Home in Solace.

• goldmoon
• riverwind
• wedding
• marriage
• pax tharkas
• hope
• true gods