It’s to distract people from his missing moustache.Just also noticed something else - why is Soth wearing a crown in the cover picture? He was only a knight, never any sort of ruler to my knowledge.
I'm mostly sure that's supposed to be him wearing a helmet.Edit: Ariakus is here too, and looks quite different:
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Well, moreso the color - he is the Red Dragonlord (Overlord), after all. The red helmet (and presumably red armor) seems a better fit than him being in the bluish/black armor.I'm mostly sure that's supposed to be him wearing a helmet.
He was the ruler of Sithicus...Just also noticed something else - why is Soth wearing a crown in the cover picture? He was only a knight, never any sort of ruler to my knowledge.
He was also the ruler of his domain in Krynn.He was the ruler of Sithicus...
Not in 1987 he wasn't.He was the ruler of Sithicus...

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Rulebook featuring "high magic" options, including a host of new spells.