Five hundred years ago, the gods abandoned the world.
In their absence, terrible plagues ravaged the continent of Ansalon, killing millions of men and driving the elves and dwarves away into their own kingdoms. Then came the earthquakes, and pests. Hungry and afraid, people fell deep into despair.
People turned on each other. Robbery and murder became commonplace. In a few decades, the once mighty kingdoms of Ansalon were reduced to wretched dens of inequity.
Now, a red star shines bright in the night sky, signalling change is about to come to pass.
Welcome home. Welcome to Dragonlance.