Chapter 6: City of Lost Names - Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Chapter 6: City of Lost Names. The goal of the Red Dragon Army's invasion is not only conquering Kalaman, but also obtaining a weapon to aid it in conquering all of Solamnia. A contingent of the Dragon Army's forces seeks to restore the ancient magic of the City of Lost Names, raising it as a devastating, flying battle platform. With these forces go Lord Soth, who-following whispers from the Dragon Queen-seeks to raise an army of Undead dragons from the draconic graveyard beneath the city. While the characters' allies distract the enemy forces outside the ruined city, the characters infiltrate the City of Lost Names to discover the Dragon Army's plots and foil them. The City of Lost Names has known centuries of peace, but now the Dragon Army claims its streets and skies Running This Chapter This chapter begins as the characters venture through a hidden passage into the City of Lost Names. As they traverse this Path of Memories, they encounter an ancient magic-user who tells them much about the ruined city and the broken dragonlance they discovered beneath Castle Kalaman. Once the characters enter the City of Lost Names, they find it patrolled by Dragon Army forces. After exploring the city and learning of the army's goals, the party's quest leads the characters to the Threshold of the Heavens, where the black-robed wizard Lohezet and Belephaion, cleric of Takhisis, seek to restore the magic of the city and raise it into the air once more. Character Advancement In this chapter, level advancement is handled as follows: Characters start this chapter at 8th level, having gained a level at the end of chapter 5. They advance to 9th level during their exploration of the City of Lost Names-likely after reforging the dragonlance at the Temple of Paladine. After escaping the Threshold of the Heavens and the city, they advance to 10th level. History of the City The tragic history of the City of Lost Names began long before the Cataclysm. The characters might learn parts of...