Dragonlance Elmore's 'The Four Women of Dragonlance' Painting Is Finished

Alzrius · Apr 21, 2021

Dungeonosophy said:
What is the name of that Black woman pirate who appears in some Dragonlance art?

R_J_K75 · Apr 21, 2021

Alzrius said:
From left to right, they are:

Goldmoon, one of the Heroes of the Lance, she brought knowledge of the gods of goodness back to Krynn after becoming a disciple of Mishakal, the goddess of healing.

Tika, who joined the Heroes of the Lance late in their quest to stop Takhisis (the goddess of evil) from conquering the world.

Kitiara, Highlord of the Blue Dragonarmy, one of the five main military forces that tried to conquer the world for Takhisis.

Laurana, princess of the elven nation of Qualinost and one of the Heroes of the Lance.

Also, the dragon in the background is Skie, Kitiara's dragon partner during the War of the Lance who later become one of the Dragon Overlords during the Age of Mortals.

I have little knowledge of Dragonlance. Never played in the setting or read any of the novels. This painting seems odd if Im interpreting things right from your description; if the other 3 are good and Kitiara and Skie are evil, why are they all just hanging out together? What was the original picture?

imagineGod · Apr 21, 2021

Nice but less punchy that earlier artwork by Larry Elmore. And less serene than the classic campfire scene of Dragonlance Tales of the Lance boxset.

Ralif Redhammer · Apr 21, 2021

Was just thinking of the "Goldmoon wears pants!" story.

Paul Farquhar said:
Well, 75% of the women have pants.

GlassJaw · Apr 21, 2021

WisdomOfWombats said:
I really like the Elmore art back in the 80ies, 90ies, but this whole picture looks seriously dated. Like it was painted 30-40 years ago... I know that it's been recently painted. But somehow it doesn't live up to today's art standards. Nice retro piece though. Though Laurana doesn't even look like Laurana. And I am really missing Chrysania here.

Dated is the word I was looking for.

I love Elmore - some of his works are what brought D&D to life for me - but this one is a bit lackluster to me.

DaveMage · Apr 21, 2021

GlassJaw said:
Dated is the word I was looking for.

I love Elmore - some of his works are what brought D&D to life for me - but this one is a bit lackluster to me.

Same.

In fact, this is the first Elmore I can recall that didn't wow me....

Maybe he's set too high a bar.

Edit - or maybe it's because the women look bored....

Torquar · Apr 21, 2021

steeldragons said:
That said...Why does Laurana look like a pissed off Stevie Nicks?

And why does she look about 7 feet tall? Nostalgia aside, not a fan of this one.

Dire Bare · Apr 21, 2021

R_J_K75 said:
I have little knowledge of Dragonlance. Never played in the setting or read any of the novels. This painting seems odd if Im interpreting things right from your description; if the other 3 are good and Kitiara and Skie are evil, why are they all just hanging out together? What was the original picture?

The painting does not represent a scene from the novels, or adventure modules. It's a portrait-style, just showcasing important female characters from the stories.

They did all interact . . . Kitiara was evil, but was a part of the friend-group of adventurers before the main story began.

R_J_K75 · Apr 21, 2021

Dire Bare said:
The painting does not represent a scene from the novels, or adventure modules. It's a portrait-style, just showcasing important female characters from the stories.

They did all interact . . . Kitiara was evil, but was a part of the friend-group of adventurers before the main story began.

Makes sense, thanks.