Dating back to the Age of Might, before theHeresy of Igrane, the Crown of Power has an illustrious history. Let’s take a closer look at Miceram, The Crown of Power. Buy Holy Order of the Stars: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/3239/Holy-Orders-of-the-Stars-35e?affiliate_id=50797

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Cold Open

It is a major artifact from the Age of Dreams, let’s take a closer look at Miceram, The Crown of Power.

Intro

Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam and today we are going to talk about Miceram, The Crown of Power. I would like to take a moment and thank the members of this 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 link. I am referencing the Holy Orders of the Stars and War of the Lance sourcebooks for this information. If I leave anything out or misspeak, please leave a comment below.

Discussion

The true origins of Miceram, The Crown of Power are unknown, however it is widely believed that it originates with Takhisis’ chosen children, the Ogres from the Age of Dreams. This would suggest that it is always a crown under Takhisis’ dominion, though the history of the crown includes those of good divinity wielding it prior to the Cataclysm, so on second thought, perhaps it's always been a tool of corruption.

We know that in The Foundation from 9000 to 6320 Prae Cataclius, the crown was worn by the king of the ogres, but between 6320 and 5980 Prae Cataclius, the Heresy of Igrane changed the Ogres irrevocably. The ogre Igrane chose not to punish a slave for disobaying an order. The catch was that by disobeying the order, the slave saved Igranes daughter. Hence the ethical dilemma. You see, Ogres weren’t twisted and ugly in this time, they were arguably the most beautiful of all the races, though let's not kid ourselves, they were an enslaving evil race. Their patron was Takhisis after all. So the refusal to punish the slave was anathema to the ogre culture. Those who chose to break away from their brothers and sisters renamed themselves Irda ogres and migrated north of Ansalon. This spurred the physical change in ogres as they degenerated more and more into evil, their physical forms began to manifest their beliefs and behaviors. This also degenerated the culture and the crown was lost to time. 

The Crown of Power would be lost to history, not without many searching for it, much in the same way our own human cultures saw scholars and adventurers searching for the Ark of the Covenant or the Holy Grail. It wouldn’t return to the historical record for another five thousand plus years! In the Age of Might, Symeon, head of the holy church, overthrew the Emperor Vemior, and ordered the creation of the Great Temple of Istar and “a crown of surpassed beauty, befitting the voice of Paladine on Krynn.” There was actually an old Istar proverb that arose around the crown: Site ceram biriat, abat.-- whoever wears the Crown, rules. This may seem to belie the origins of Miceram unless you take in the full context of the Kingpriest’s of Istar and their ultimate fate. Lending credence to its true unholy origins, at least to me. 

Now whether the crown mysteriously appeared on Symeon’s private altar, or whether it was placed there by the Dark Queen is unknown. There are even suggestions that the crown was crafted by Algando of Calah or even a commission from the dwarves of Zhakar. We know neither of those tales are true, and at best,