Chosen of the Gods Review

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About Chosen of the Gods

The first book in the historical Kingpriest trilogy, which chronicles the origins and development of a noted figure from the Dragonlance Legends trilogy, linking this new series to one of the most popular trilogies in the entire Dragonlance saga.

The Kingpriests have reigned for centuries in the name of Paladine, the supreme god of good. But danger lurks in the empire's heart. The Kingpriest has foreseen his own death, and dark forces converge on the Temple, vying to control the throne.

Following a prophetic dream, a high priestess of Paladine sets forth in search of a worker of miracles, one who can lead the way to the triumph of light over darkness: the Lightbringer, the true chosen of the gods.

Review

Intro

Welcome to another DragonLance Saga review episode. It is Bakukal, Fierswelt the 21st. My name is Adam and today I am going to give you my Spoiler review of Chosen of the Gods by Chris Pierson. I will be spoiling the story, so if you don’t want to know it, stop watching now! I would like to take a moment and thank the members of this YouTube channel, and invite you to consider becoming a member by visiting the link in the description below. You can even pick up Dragonlance gaming materials using my affiliate links. This is my perspective only, and if you have any thoughts or disagree with mine, I invite you to share them in YouTube chat.

The story picks up with the First Son of Paladine, Kurnos. This is an ambitious man who has found himself in the service to his god, and in that role found contentment. He is summoned before the Kingpriest, Symeon IV with Ilista, First Daughter of Paladine, and Loralon, Emissary to Silvanesti. They are told by the Kingpriest that he was visited by Palaine in a dream and told to name his successor, as he would be called to his god's side soon. Due to this vision, he has named Kurnos his successor. The contentment that was within Kurnos fled, and ambition once again crept in. As he was contemplating the honor, he spied a dark robed figure which scared him, but upon turning away and back, the figure was gone.

This is all concurrently happening as a plague named Longosai is running rampant through Ansalon. We are introduced to a young man named Cathan MarSevrin, who has lost most of his family to the plague and turned against Paladine because of it. He runs away and joins a bandit group led by former Baron of Luciel Vale, Tavarre. He is training these wayward children and young adults how to fight and raid. They assault the Reverend Son Blavian, and Cathan literally kicks the shit out of him. He is berated and punished for it, but the hatred for the faith due to his lost family runs hot within him. They steal the money he was carrying, and as word gets back to the Kingpriest, Kurnos suggests sending the army to deal with the bandits. Ilista and Loralon both condemn the act of attacking their own populace with the army, and instead trying to deal with them on a more personal level, with local authorities. Kurnos is upset and clearly hot blooded himself. 

Ilista is bothered by the immediate suggestion by Kurnos and goes to sleep worrying about what will happen when he ascends to the Kingpriest. That night she is visited by a vision of Brother Jendle, a fat monk. He shows her the Lightbringer,