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They were originally created as the equivalent of a halfling in Dragonlance but in comparison they are so much more...
Intro
Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam and today we are going to talk about kender. I would like to take a moment and thank my collaborator patrons, the Heroes of the Lance, and invite you to consider becoming a patron or member of this channel by visiting the links in the description below. You can even pick up Dragonlance gaming materials using my affiliate link. I have referenced sourcebooks from every edition including the original modules for this information.
Discussion
In DL1 Dragons of Despair, Kender are introduced for the first time in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. They are originally described as looking like wizened 14-year-olds and unlike halflings, they wear shoes. These folk have two special abilities (in addition to the usual halfling abilities): 1. Taunt. Any creature a Kender taunts may end up wildly attacking immediately and at a disadvantage. Kender are masters at enraging others by verbal abuse. 2. Fearlessness. Kender are immune to fear, magical or non-magical. They are, however, curious about everything: a tendency that often gets them into trouble.

In DL5 Dragons of Mystery, we are introduced to the idea of the kender’s Wanderlust. It is described as thus: At some time in their lives, all kender suddenly get the uncontrollable urge to travel and “make the great map of every land”. No kender going through Wanderlust has ever completed the full map of his or her wanderings. Most kender have a great collection of maps—some useful, most obsolete. It is also in this sourcebook that we are first introduced to the Greystone of Gargath, and the detailed history of Krynn. You see, though not all races agree with the details of who came first and who was created from whom, it was because of the Greystonee that kender exists at all, and in some versions of the story, dwarves as well. You see, when gnomes were assaulting Gargath’s keep to recover the Greystone on behalf of the god Reorx, as the story goes: Under the power of the gem, the gnomes changed. Those who lusted after wealth became the dwarves. Those who were curious became the first kender. There is a splinter group of scholars that disagree with this, asserting that kender sprang from elves instead.

It isn’t until the Dragonlance Adventures sourcebook that we get the full picture of this truly one-of-a-kind race. All Kender are small enough to resemble muscled human children, rarely growing taller than four feet in height. They seem to be fond of a variety of braids or ponytails. They have pointed ears, and wear their emotions on their faces! They have vulgar sensibilities when it comes to taunting, with their appearance turning slightly devilish for the time. They are referred to as wizened as they accumulate a fine network of lines about their faces as they near forty years of age. This makes them appear curious to all but other kender, who find the lines attractive. When excited, kender can speak rather quickly, not as quickly as gnomes mind you, and they tend to ramble in their stories, making it difficult for others to follow their tales. In their countless pouches, pockets, and belt packs, kender carry a wide assortment of junk: feathers, stones, rings, string, teeth, toys, whistles, paper, charcoal sticks, ink, tinderboxes, buttons, chalk, figurines, handkerchiefs, marbles, mice, dried meat, bones, dried fruit, coins, candles, and so forth. Kender live to 100 years and beyond, always retaining their youthful flair for life.

The race spread all across Ansalon during the Age of Dreams. The earliest kender of note was Balif, close friend to the elven lord Silvanos, who swore allegiance to him at the first Sinthal-Elish. Bailiff founded Balifor, the first kender kingdom. He died in 2750 Prae Cataclius. In 2600 Prae Cataclius, the second kender kingdom was established in northwestern Ansalon. This was called Hilo, named after either the flying citadel they crashed into the Sentinel Mountains, or the geographical ranges of towering mountains and sea level plains...

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