 Dragonlance is set on the world of Krynn . The majority of the novels take place in the various regions of Ansalon , a small continent , though some have taken place on the continent of <unk> , located northeast of Ansalon . The world 's major gods are the High God and his children : good Paladine , neutral <unk> , and evil Takhisis . The gods are opposed by Chaos , who seeks to destroy Krynn . Depending on the time period , the evil chromatic and the good metallic dragons are rare or plentiful . Humans are Krynn 's most common humanoid race , but elves , dwarves , kender , gnomes , and minotaurs occupy the world as well . Clerics derive magical powers from their gods , and wizards derive their power from the three moon gods , <unk> , <unk> , and <unk> . Hickman had previously served as a Mormon missionary in Java for two years , and uses Indonesian in Dragonlance spells . During Krynn 's various wars , armies of draconians are used as troops . Draconians are created by corrupting a dragon egg , thereby creating a reptilian humanoid . The eggs of good dragons create evil draconians , and vice versa . 
