From: "Lady Raist" <ladyraist@dragonlanceunderground.com>
Date: Monday, January 17, 2005 12:47 pm
Subject: Dragonlance Underground Volume I, Issue #20: Merry (late!) Yule

Yes, we did a Yule update, and we know it's late. But our attitude has always been "better late than never". Or was it "better lazy than sweaty"? Can't remember. No matter.

We have a mix of goodies for you in this update. A few Yule based articles, some of our own pieces, and quite a few submissions that have been gathering and we've done a great disservice to by not posting right away! But please! Don't let that dissuade you from contributing to the Underground! We're usually quite pleased with the submissions from our readers!

We're still looking for submissions for "Romances with Raistlin". It's a project that we're just itching to get out. But alas... we're still lacking enough content to make it look decent! Put your pens to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and bang out that fantasy you've always dreamed of about you and Raistlin! Make it funny, make it sad, make it poignant. Heck, even make it a poem or haiku!

At least make something, so I stop looking like a whiney twit.

We're still actively looking for Raistlins. W've added two new ones to the team, but they're still in training. Expect something from them with the next update though! We hope they won't bleed everywhere.

And with that, on to our present update!

Editorial Niltsiar has a message for the fans about the status of the Underground.

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Interview With A (Not So) Jolly Old Fat Man
Raistlehoff proves his worth as a private investigator (or is that a fancy word for stalker?) and tracks down St. Nick at his vacation spot.

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Draconians are Coming to Town
Weldon, the man behind the draconians, shows us how he celebrates Yule in his spare time.

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A 'What-If' Book and Movie
Two of our fans did some investigating into modern days books and movies with a Dragonlance twist.

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Santas of Ansalon
Did you know that each of the races have their own mythology about the fat man in the red suit?

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Who Could Be Krynn's Santa Claus?
Forget the stupid casting call for the movie. We're wondering who's the best jolly fat man in Krynn!

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The Soulforge (What You Never Knew)
Jules KD has a sneaky side. It didn't really help much when she went dumpster diving to find these two missing chapters from Raistlin's biography.

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Ruedolf The Red-Nosed Kender
We think this kender is far more worthy than Tas to be considered the most famous kender of all. At least we haven't heard his name done to death!

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Palin's Oreos
For the gamer in you, a spell for creating sweet treats!

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The Gift Exchange
A touching story of giving, love and friendship.

Crypts
What happens when you ask where to download the entire DL novel collection
Daryn has an answer for this question of complete stupidity.

Read these and more! At http://www.dragonlanceunderground.com

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