Question: Which U.S. state was the cover artist for the Dragonlance(DL) series of "Dungeon's & Dragons" born in?

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Dragons of Mystery: Dragons of Mystery is a "Dungeons & Dragons" sourcebook published in 1984 as part of a series of modules for the "Dragonlance" (DL) campaign setting.  It is the fifth of fourteen Dragonlance modules published by TSR between 1984 and 1986.  Its cover features a painting by Larry Elmore of the characters Tanis Half-Elven, Laurana Kanan, Tasslehoff Burrfoot, and Tika Waylan standing in front of a dragon highlord and a blue dragon.  The sourcebook received middling reviews from "White Dwarf" magazine.

Dragons of Glory: Dragons of Glory is a "Dungeons & Dragons" source book in a series of modules from the "Dragonlance" campaign setting.  It is one of the 16 "DL" modules published by TSR between 1984 and 1986.

Dragons of Ice: Dragons of Ice is the start of the second major story arc in the "Dungeons & Dragons" Dragonlance series of game modules.  It is one of the 14 DL modules published by TSR between 1984 and 1986.  Its cover features a painting of a white dragon attacking sail powered ice boats by Larry Elmore.  The module launches players into the story of the second book of the Dragonlance Chronicles, "Dragons of Winter Night".

DL series: The DL series is a series of adventures and some supplementary material for the "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" role playing game.  These modules along with the "Dragonlance Chronicles" trilogy of novels, which follow one possible adventure series through the modules, were the first published items that established the "Dragonlance" fictional universe.  The original "DL" series was released from 1984 to 1986, with the final two modules added to it in 1988.  In the 1990s these roleplaying adventures from the original series were collected and revised for 2nd Edition "AD&D" as the three "DLC Dragonlance Classics" modules.  There were also versions of the module series released in 1999, 2000 and 2006.

The Girl Who Heard Dragons: The Girl Who Heard Dragons is a 1994 collection of short fantasy and science fiction stories by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey.  It opens with an essay on her celebrity, or lack thereof, and includes 23 drawings by the cover artist Michael Whelan.

Clyde Caldwell: Clyde Caldwell (born February 20, 1948 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is an American artist.  Self-described as a fantasy illustrator, he is best known for his portrayals of strong, sexy female characters.

Dragons of Flame (module): Dragons of Flame is the second module in the first major story arc in the "Dungeons & Dragons" "Dragonlance" series of game modules.  It is one of the 14 "Dragonlance" adventures published by TSR between 1984 and 1986.  Its cover features a painting by Jeff Easley depicting Tasslehoff Burrfoot peering at a red dragon and Verminaard of the Dragonarmies of Ansalon.

Dragons of Despair: Dragons of Despair is the first in a series of 16 "Dragonlance" adventures published by TSR, Inc. (TSR) between 1984 and 1988.  It is the start of the first major story arc in the "Dragonlance" series of "Dungeons & Dragons" ("D&D") role-playing game modules, a series of ready-to-play adventures for use by Dungeon Masters in the game.  This series provides a game version of the original "Dragonlance" storyline later told in the "Dragonlance Chronicles" trilogy of novels.  This module corresponds to the events told in the first half of the novel "Dragons of Autumn Twilight" by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.  Its module code is DL1, which is used to designate it as the first part of the "Dragonlance" adventure series.

Dragons of Faith: Dragons of Faith is the second of four parts in the third major story arc of the "Dungeons & Dragons" Dragonlance series of game modules.  It is one of the 14 Dragonlance adventures published by TSR between 1984 and 1986.  Its cover features a painting by Jeff Easley.

Dragons of Triumph: Dragons of Triumph is the fourth and final module in the third story arc of the 14-module Dragonlance (DL) series of the "Dungeons & Dragons" adventure role-playing game.  The series was published by TSR between 1984 and 1986.  The game's cover art work by Clyde Caldwell features Laurana Kanan chained on a platform before the goddess of evil, Takhisis.

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Answer: North Carolina