Editing Dragonlance (section)

=== Fictional history ===
The history of the world of Krynn, and thus the settings for both the novels and gaming supplements, is roughly split into five separate ages. The first age is the time of creation, when the gods are born and Krynn is formed. The Age of Dreams, the second age, is marked by the rapid growth of the world's first great civilizations and the appearance of myriad new races. This era is also marked by three great wars between dragons and their minions. Following the Third Dragon War, in the Age of Might, the Cataclysm obliterates the great empire of [[Istar (Dragonlance)|Istar]] and changes almost the entire surface of Krynn. A 300-year depression follows this event, in what is called the Age of Despair. This period also marks the [[War of the Lance]]. When Dragonlance was first introduced to ''Dungeons & Dragons'', events such as the Lost Wars happened during The Age of Despair.<ref>{{cite book | first1=Tracy | last1=Hickman | first2=Margaret | last2=Weis | author-link1=Tracy Hickman | author-link2=Margaret Weis | title=[[Dragonlance Adventures]] | publisher=[[TSR, Inc.]] | year=1987 | isbn=0880384522}}</ref> Later [[Age of Mortals]] novels and game supplements took Krynn into  the Fifth Age (the Age of Mortals).<ref name="Cook 1996"/><ref>{{cite book | first1=Margaret | last1=Weis | author-link1=Margaret Weis | first2=Jamie | last2=Chambers | author-link2=Jamie Chambers | first3=Christopher | last3=Coyle | author-link3=Christopher Coyle | title=[[Age of Mortals: Dragonlance Campaign Setting Companion]] | publisher=[[Sovereign Press, Inc]] | year=2003 | chapter=Foreword}}</ref>