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The Continent of Ansalon

The continent of Ansalon is Approximately 1,300 miles from east to west, and 900 north to south. Ansalon is the primary setting for the Dragonlance Saga®, and is the location where all the Dragonlance novels are set. As such, much more is known about Ansalon that is known about the other continent of Krynn, Taladas. In fact, few Ansalonians know of the existence of Taladas.

Before the Cataclysm, an event precipitated by the Kingpriest of Istar, Ansalon was a solid landmass. Great plains ran from Silvanesti and Balifor in the east to Ergoth in the west. In addition, the Blood Sea used to be fertile lands, which were farmed and which made the now decimated city of Istar prosperous.

The Cataclysm changed everything. When the firey mountain struck Krynn, it created the Blood Sea, separating the Minotaur Isles from the rest of the continent and plunging the plains of Istar far beneath the waves. The northern peninsula, near Kalaman, was forced up from the bottom of the ocean. Ergoth split into two separate isles, and the southern Ergothian and Solamnic plains became the New Sea.