DEDICATION
This newsletter is dedicated to SGT Richard E Kinnison, who is
currently deployed in Kuwait. Thanks for the kind e-mail. May you
ever find your way back to the Inn of the Last Home.


WELCOME TO THE INN
Greetings, friends and fellow companions, and welcome back to the
Inn of the Last Home. Now that everyone is back from GenCon and
DragonCon, we're all hard at work once again.

So grab your hoopaks, my friends. The road to adventure awaits!


AMBER AND ASHES/MARGARET WEIS BOOK TOUR
Amber and Ashes is the latest novel by Margaret Weis, and a
fantastic read if I may say so! This is book one of the Dark
Disciple trilogy, which focuses on Mina after the War of Souls.
There's also a monk of Majere named Rhys Mason and a kender
nightstalker named Nightshade Pricklypear who are involved in the
story as well. And just who are the Beloved of Chemosh?

Margaret is on tour promoting the book. The tour schedule can be
found here:

http://www.margaretweis.com/news/archives.php?id=30

I believe that there will be some promotional Mina miniatures given
away as well. Be sure to stop by our new forums (see below) for the
Dragonlance Book Club in October, as our featured guest is none
other than Margaret Weis! We'll be discussing Amber and Ashes at
length, so be sure to be there.


D20 DRAGONLANCE
Towers of High Sorcery, the definitive sourcebook on the Wizards of
High Sorcery, is now available from Sovereign Press. There's info
on all 5 towers, magic items, a guide on the Test, and a slightly
updated Wizard of High Sorcery prestige class that clarifies
enhanced specialization (now called Arcane Focus). Plus some new
prestige classes, and a ton of other information as well.

War of the Lance will be out around October 1st, so be on the
lookout for that. There were copies at GenCon this year, and a lot
of good response from those who have it already. It's 320 pages,
with a ton of info on the era. I consider it to be the best
Dragonlance gaming product to date.

Coming soon, the Dragonlance Adventure Game, Spectre of Sorrows
(sequel to Key of Destiny), and Holy Orders of the Stars!


DOUG NILES INTERVIEW
I had the honor to chat with Doug Niles recently regarding Wizards'
Conclave, 20 years of Dragonlance, and his upcoming book, Lord of
the Rose. Be sure to check out the interview here:

http://www.dl3e.com/features/interviews/12603.aspx

Thanks to Doug Niles for taking the time to speak with us.


THE NEW DRAGONLANCE.COM AND DRAGONLANCE NEXUS
As many of you have seen by now, we've made a few changes with the
websites. I'm sure a few of you are curious as to why they've
changed.

Basically, we wanted to have an entire site, rather than a small
corner of a site, dedicated to official d20 Dragonlance materials.
You will notice that Dragonlance.com has some new features, not the
least of which will be the return of the Legends of the Lance
newsletter!

Yet we still wanted to show our support for the fans, and to have a
place central to Dragonlance fandom. What better place is there
than the Nexus, a site "by the fans, for the fans". All of the
great features from Dragonlance.com that you've known for all these
years is now at the Dragonlance Nexus (www.dl3e.com).


DRAGONLANCEFORUMS.COM
We didn't stop with the websites. We felt it was time to do
something bigger and better with the message boards, and so we
created a new set of boards at
http://www.dragonlanceforums.com/forums/ .

The same forum layout that you know is still there, but now we have
the latest VBulletin software running the show. We're having a lot
of fun discussing gaming, novels, and with the book club, so be sure
to stop by.


UPCOMING NOVELS
Coming soon from Wizards of the Coast is Lake of Death, the latest
novel about Dhamon by Jean Rabe.

And because you demanded it, the Elven Nations trilogy is being re-
released! Thanks to everyone who signed our petition to make this
happen, and thanks to Peter Archer and Wizards of the Coast.

There's a couple of novels coming your way early next year to be on
the lookout for, too. The first is Lord of the Rose, part one of a
new series by Doug Niles detailing the rise of Solamnia in the
current age. Also, be sure to look for Blades of the Tiger, by
Chris Pierson. This will be the first novel in the Taladas
Chronicles, detailing the other known continent of Krynn.


20 YEARS OF DRAGONLANCE
I'm not as qualified as many other people, to talk about 20 years of
Dragonlance, as I've only been working with it for the last 4
years. However, I wanted to share some of my thoughts.

I've been a Dragonlance fan since college. I got into it towards
the beginning of the AD&D 2nd edition days with the Tales of the
Lance boxed set. My actual first Dragonlance product was nothing
short of Dragonlance Adventures, which I bought at a pawn shop, of
all places, in Independence, MO – the very town that Margaret Weis
hails from.

I've been a fan for many years now, and have developed a great love
and passion for the setting. Little did I realize that I would be
able to go beyond being a simple fan! Since January 2001, I've had
the honor of working with many talented people in the Whitestone
Council and Sovereign Press. I've been blessed to be able to work
with this talented group, and to get my name in print both with
games and comics.

In this time, I've seen many changes with Dragonlance. I've seen
the release of Dragons of Summer Flame, the birth of the Fifth Age,
the War of Souls, and the current era. I've seen Dragonlance gaming
nearly die, only to be picked up by a group of dedicated fans, and
then having Sovereign Press carry the torch.

The common theme I notice is that Dragonlance endures. Each time
that it looked like Dragonlance may not make it, it endures
nevertheless. You see, my friends, it wasn't any one person who
keeps Dragonlance alive. It's all of you. With your love and
support for the setting, Dragonlance continues to live on, to
thrive, and to grow.

So here's to you, the fans of Dragonlance.


FAREWELL FOR NOW
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. This is a good time to
be a Dragonlance fan. We're seeing some real history here with
Dragonlance, and it feels good to be a part of it.

So join us here next time, my friends, as we travel together down
the roads of Ansalon, to new places, new locales, and new adventure.

Long Live the Lance!

Trampas Whiteman
"DragonHelm"
Dragonlance Nexus