[26], In The Dark Queen of Krynn, the player characters must save Raistlin who is imprisoned in the Abyss. As Caramon carries his brother out, the floating head of Fistandantilus appears, intent on taking what little life force Raistlin has left. 135 In Mereklar, the trio encounteredBast, the Lord of Cats, and undertook a quest from the council of Mereklar to uncover a murderer in the town. Raistlin Raistlin is also Margaret Weis's favorite character. (This appearance was originally invented by Dragonlance cover artist Larry Elmore, "because it would look just great"[3]). Crysania's presence was an effort to wake her from a coma brought on by a confrontation with the death knight Lord Soth, something only the Kingpriest of Istar could accomplish. In order to prevent interference from the Device of Time Journeying used earlier by the kender, Tasslehoff Burrfoot, and the mad gnome,Gnimsh, Raistlin teleported into the dungeons beneath Thorbardin and murdered the gnome, returning to Zhaman, where he kept the kender imprisoned in the depths. Raistlin, initially planning to warn Lemuel, agrees to go in after the elves tell him that they know of secret spellbooks hidden in the shop. On the road, they were attacked by strange clerics, who revealed themselves to bedraconians. Par-Salian did not want to kill Raist. [3] According to Hickman in the foreword to The Soulforge, "[we] were just settling in to the game when I turned to my good friend Terry Phillips and asked what his character was doing. Takhisis was responsible for the corruption of the Chromatic Dragons, and appeared in one form as a dragon with heads of blue . Birth There are conflicting stories about how Raistlin was admitted to the school; one suggests that he was admitted by being able to guess the name of the school,Poolbottom, while another indicates that he was interviewed by the archmageAntimodes, who also paid his tuition while he was at the school and whom he corresponded with for the duration of his time there. His soul is still lingering because he refuses to go on unless it is with his brother Caramon. For this reason, Raistlin believed he had been given the mind, and Caramon the body. Jealousy, red and molten, coursed through Raistlin's body and flamed out of his hands. Caramon tells Raistlin that the spell was something he could always do, but since he preferred sword and shield, he had never told Raistlin. Raistlin regains consciousness to find his brother, Caramon, walking towards him. Although he could have passed the Test without aid from the archmage, Raistlin accepted theDark Ones bargain. [16], Jason Heller, of The A.V. On one misadventure, Caramon managed to knock himself out, and Sturm and Raistlin teamed up to capture a gang of thieves that were operating in Solace, handing them over to the town sheriff. Finding himself magically transported back to the Tower of Wayreth, Raistlin believes his Test is over. Takhisis was known to have sent out a wail of disappointment when she discovered she could no longer reach Raistlin's soul to torture him in the Abyss any longer. In addition to creating theChamber of Seeing, which was a giant pool of water that he could use for scrying, the Chamber also served as theLair of the Live Ones: the home of many pitiful creatures that were Raistlins mistakes as he experimented with trying to create life. In essence, this bypasses the War of Souls trilogy resulting in a highly different Krynn. She woke her evil dragons and ordered them to steal the eggs of the good dragons . He was also frightened by another trait Raistlin possessed: the desire to control others. Despite Dalamar informing the Conclave of the archmages plan to challenge the Dark Queen for her position among the gods, the wizards decided to send Caramon and Crysania back in time to the time of the Kingpriest prior to the Cataclysm so that he might heal the cleric. In one timeline, Raistlin beat Takhisis in a true final fight, though the world would be left as little more then a blasted heath from the fallout. She has a pact with the 'yanki. Second: Evil doesn't think it's evil. His rasping voice, his sarcasm and bitterness all masking an arrogance and power that never needed to be stated suddenly were real. King Lorac Caladon is freed, but dies shortly after. Revealing himself to the Dark One, the two engaged in a pitched magical battle which Raistlin won. After dragging the memory from Caramon's experience of the future, Raistlin was convinced of what Caramon warned. At this time, the young mage was confronted by the archmage,Fistandantilus, and given a choiceeither he could pay the archmage with a portion of his life-force in exchange for helping him pass the test, or he could be destroyed by the dark elf. The instructions Raistlin gave Tasslehoff dismantled the device instead, as Raistlin's plan was to leave Tas dead by the Cataclysm so he could not alter history. Raistlin used a strange poison on Shavas, which caused magic to reflect back on the caster and tricked the lich into casting spells. 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Raistlin committed himself to the Dark Queens service, guarding the final portal to the foundation stone of theTemple of Neraka, at the same time his former companions arrived in Neraka to rescueLaurana Kanan. Everyone else constantly assumes he's secretly planning something evil, even though he never does anything evil in Autumn Twilight. Clutched in his upraised left hand is his staff, which ends in a large gnarled hand clutching a crystal ball. Race Raistlin Majere attempts to destroy Takhisis and assume her role as head god of evil. In addition to taking theRed Robes, Raistlin was also given theStaff of Magius, a powerful artifact from before theCataclysmthat belonged to the famous mage of the same name. [9], These factors ultimately culminate in Raistlin's turn to evil. It was also at this time that they heard of an army of mercenaries (led by the Mad Baron of Langtree) - information given to them by the white-robed wizard Antimodes, a close friend of Par-Salian. On their travels, they encountered the kenderEarwig Lockpickerand theKnight of SolamniaGawain, and chose to aid the knight in breaking the curse ofDeath's Keep. "[37], Philosopher Christopher Robichaud considered Raistlin Majere to be "the greatest D&D character ever". "[10] Raistlin casts the spell learned from Fistandantilus and kills the three dark elves. On reaching a defensible valley, Raistlin used his magic to destroy the pass that led into the valley, ensuring the safety of the refugees for a time. Raistlin was changed as well; after the Test, his health was wrecked. Entering the Portal while the others watched, Caramon traversed the vast distance between he and the battle between Raistlin and Takhisis, and encountered the broken body of Lady Crysania where Raistlin had left her to die. I really understood Raistlin right off the bat. And all of them are ultimately actants, characters whose raison dtre is to provide the final threat". He was also one of the famedHeroes of the Lance, and was directly responsible for the defeat of theQueen of Darknessand herdragonarmiesduring theWar of the Lance, although his part in that was largely to further his own ends. Sending the other apprentices away, Fistandantilus began the ritual by placing theBloodstone of Fistandantiluson Raistlins chest and casting a spell that would suck out the mages life force to extend his own. Regardless, the twins relationship changed dramatically after that, with one twin having watched the other kill him. Shortly after their arrival in the city, the companions were split up while surviving an attack on the city by theRed Dragonarmyand a detachment of blue dragons, commanded by theBlue Lady. Both have one week of prep time. Only due to Kitiara's stubborn refusal to let him die (and subsequent treatment and care) did he finally overcome the infantile ailment and live. It was after Raistlin's recovery when Caramon was overcome by terrible dreams, that Raistlin finally learned what it took to use the magic and cast a sleeping spell over his brother. and others. Armed with the knowledge of the true gods on the Disks, the group returned to Solace, where they were captured by the dragonarmies, who had attacked and destroyed the town. Fistandantilus denies that he created the armor for Raistlin, telling Raistlin that it is an armor of his own making. His father, Gilon, was mortally injured in a terrible logging accident and was brought back to Solace just in time to say a few last words to his sons. The twins discerned that the mayor of Mereklar, LadyShavas,was the murderer and also discovered that she was, in fact, a lich. In348 AC, Raistlin and Caramon returned to Solace to reunite with the other Companions who had departed on their various journeys five years before. Not long after Raistlin left the Tower of High Sorcery, he and his brother found themselves in financial straits. Takhisis is a single-sphere power. . ForgottenLance -- Cast of Characters - Raistlin Majere Ariakas did not yet trust Kitiara, and he gave her a mission to lure Immolatus, a red dragon, to his command. [9] She is then killed by the elven king Silvanoshei. Raistlin played a major role in the ensuing Chaos War and the Battle of the Rift. Takhisis killed Raistlin in the Abyss, with the plan to torture him, kill him every day, and then bring him back to life to endure an eternity of torment. Karsus just wanted to save Netheril. Apr 9, 2002 #19 [38], In the Io9 series revisiting older Dungeons & Dragons novels, Rob Bricken described Raistlin as "The breakout character of the first Dragonlance series" and that although his red robes mark him as neutral (as white robes are good, and black robes are evil), "everyone except his brother mistrusts him. She was hoping to stop her half-brother Raistlin in his quest to defeat Takhisis as she believed the goddess would greatly reward her for this service. Corij 17th, 326 AC In the book Brothers in Arms, the first encounter with Immolatus is described as such: What Raistlin saw was a blurred portrait, two faces instead of one, two faces in a botched painting, as if the artist had allowed all the colors to run together. [21], In the later short story, The Legacy, Caramon's son Palin is summoned for his Test, winding up at the Tower of High Sorcery in Palanthas. His health, while never robust, was ruined further, leaving him weak and subject to frequent bouts of coughing blood. This in itself was astonishing for no one so young had ever taken the grueling test, which touted death as the price of failure. Raistlin appeared only one more time in the chronicles of Krynn; in the years following the loss of the world to Takhisis after the Chaos War, Raistlin worked with the gods to help them find their stolen world. His face is set in concentration. Raistlin's spirit also assisted the gods to find Krynn at the conclusion of the War of Souls, after Takhisis who was claiming to be the "One God" stole Krynn and transported it to another part of the galaxy. "[35], Lauren Davis of io9 commented on Raistlin: "The most memorable character from the Dragonlance series, the one whose name is almost synonymous with the books, is Raistlin Majere. [34], The character was popular enough for Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman to base the Dragonlance Legends Trilogy around the character's relationship with his twin. Then, with his brother Caramon and the Heroes of the Lance, Raistlin finally joined the River of Souls, and disappeared for the final time. Fictional character from Dragonlance books. Additionally, she has another form known as the Dark Warrior. [2] To recover knowledge lost during the Cataclysm, Raistlin travelled backwards through time to just before it, during the reign of the Kingpriest. The central focus of this thesis is the struggle of the human characters versus Takhisis. was arguably the most powerful mage who ever lived. The dynamic feels like it's lifted straight from Thor and Loki, and that archetypal resonance is what Weis and Hickman are obviously shooting for. He was about to beat Takhisis, Matron Goddess of Evil - She's the head of the Evil pantheon of Krynn, before he decided "Nah, it's not worth it". If somebody else was on the ladder to apotheosis in the name of world domination, they would see things the same way. And as for Raistlin wiping the floors with Takhisis, keep in mind that was one on one. Dr. Ekman compares Takhisis and other fantasy "dark lords," such as Lord Foul and Sauron, to the biblical Satan. She is gone for good (though further events revert this outcome). Raistlin Majere | Dragonlance Wiki | Fandom Hair Color When Gilon died, Widow Judith argued that it had been Rosamun's lack of faith, her daughter Kitiara's unsavory lifestyle, and Raistlin's study of magic which caused the god to forsake Gilon in his time of need. 'And now you have that, too.' Raistlin in the first time line would become the . Class Weis and Hickman have often commented that Hickman is better at writing noble characters and Weis better at writing darker ones, and Raistlin is Weis' signature. Hellers calls the twin brothers Caramon and Raistlin the series's most compelling characters: "Caramon is a large, powerful, goodhearted, slightly childlike warrior; Raistlin is a sickly, complicated, mysterious, morally iffy magician. Raistlin determined that he would challenge Takhisis for rulership of the pantheon of evil gods. Raistlin repeated the words to the chant back to him, and had discreetly replaced the jewel with a fake pendant so that he could learn the incantation from the other mage without suffering its effects. Here are two actual examples of Tiamat/Takhisis being killed on her home plane: In the Dragonlance Legends trilogy, we have Raistlin travelling to the Abyss (the outer plane where Takhisis is said to reside) and is able to kill her. is a quote from Raistlin. Weak from casting the spell, Raistlin recuperated under the care of Crysania, who protected the mage from the demons of the Abyss by covering him with her body. Within Skullcap, Raistlin discovered he knew far more about the realm than he should, having never actually being there before, and realized it was Fistandantilus' influence. Razin Rebellion | Encyclopedia.com Although Sargonnas has generally been loyal to her, the actions leading up to her being made mortal lead Sargonnas to declare she has gone too far and to support the decision. His father was injured during a logging accident, and whilst dying the widowJudithdenounced Raistlin as an evil mage, and the family as lacking of faith, which caused the accident. Caramon did so while Tanis and Dalamar looked on, the witnesses of Raistlins sacrifice to save the world. Death. The Russian Revolution and the Rise and Fall of Stalinism - Marxist Contrary to his usual nature, Raistlin holds a soft spot for others who are treated poorly because of weaknesses that are not their fault (such as gully dwarves). The companions set out to travel to the city ofTarsisto see if they could commission ships to transport the refugees back toAbanasinia. 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He then took up residence in the Tower of High Sorcery of Palanthas, fulfilling an ancient prophecy that had foreseen his appearance as the Master of Past and Present. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The white wizard Par-Salian sent Caramon, the cleric of Paladine Crysania, and, by accident, the kender Tasslehoff Burrfoot to the same time period in a desperate attempt to stop him. His plans came closer to fruition when a high-level cleric of Paladine by the name ofCrysania Tariniuswas given a vision by her god that Raistlin would bring great evil to the world. Takhisis was responsible for the corruption of the chromatic dragons, and appeared in one form as a dragon with heads the colors of blue, black, white, red, and green. His brother Caramon, with the aid of a time-travelling device, dissuades him from this path; and Raistlin sacrifices himself to prevent Takhisis from leaving the Abyss. Raistlin and his comrades entered theBattle of the Temple, engaging and driving off the forces, which culminated in the death of Arman, and then the death of Dray-yan at Flint's hands. Raistlin found that he had no magic upon his re-entry into Krynn - a punishment for his evil attempt to defeat Takhisis years earlier. Good to their word, the Dewar killed those manning the gates of the great fortress in the ensuing battle, causing it to fall to the invaders. Working alongside several other black robes for many months in disguise, Raistlin was selected by Fistandantilus to participate in a secret ritual. Regardless, Raistlin was unpopular with the other students of Theobalds school, who had given him the nickname of Sly One and would constantly pick on him. Dragonlance Legends is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, which take place in the Dragonlance setting. Raistlin and Caramon, taking their wounded to a temple that had once belonged to Paladine, Leader of the gods of Light, found themselves exploring it, along with Scrounger. Raistlin's plan required Takhisis to get the boot, because neither of them could operate without taking what the other desired. The final book of the trilogy Test of the Twins appeared on the NY Times bestseller list for several weeks in 1986. Together, they journeyed with Flint on the road to protect him from bandits when he would travel to sell his wares. Takhisis was sister to Gilean and Paladine, and was the goddess of control and Evil. (11 & 12). Raistlin studied Fistandantilus' voluminous works on crossing the threshold between god and man, and decided to embark on an attempt to kill Takhisis, the Queen of Darkness, and take her place among the gods. It did not involve the most territory nor the widest diversity of population, but it lasted the longest, and the name of Stenka Razin has come to signify the very essence of Russian folk spirit. The Aesthetic's Guide to The Blue Lady's War - nearly there! Raistlin's skills continued to grow even as he developed a love for herbalism and played an instrumental role in saving Solace from a plague. Striking out across the Plains of Dergoth with the Dewar army in tow, the Army of Fistandantilus traveled south toward Thorbardin and the magical fortress of Zhaman, Raistlins true goal. In fact, the midwife felt that the baby Raistlin should be allowed to die as an act of mercy. Gilon died a short while later, and then Rosamun fell into a trance which she never came out of and later died. One tale is that Raistlin had a daughter with theIrdanamedAmberyl. He was able to locate Krynn because he could sense Tasslehoff Burrfoot using the device of time journey. Kitiara uth Matar - Wikibooks, open books for an open world Unlike his healthy older twin, Raistlin was sickly and small by comparison, and was constantly harassed by the other children, though he was protected by his older brother. "[22] It has been revealed by Margaret Weis that this "last debt" was to magic itself.[23]. In347 AC, the twins joined the service of theBaron of Langtree, otherwise known as the Mad Baron. His ambition, however, was such that he betrayed the Dark Queen, ultimately bringing the War of the Lance to an end and leaving him as the most powerful force on Krynn. Test of the Twins (Dragonlance: Legends, #3) - Goodreads It was the intent of the wizards for Crysania to either follow the true priests who were gathered unto the gods prior to the Cataclysm, or die when the fiery mountain struck Istar, thereby thwarting Raistlin's plans. He only follows Tanis Half-Elven, the unofficial leader of the companions, because he feels that doing so will ultimately benefit him (At one point, early in Dragons of Winter Night he tells Laurana: "I do not follow Tanis. "The Soulforged", by German metal band Blind Guardian, is another song inspired by Raistlin's story. It burst harmlessly, its effects dissipated, showering him with sparks and globs of flame that struck his hands and astonished face and then vanished in a sizzle, as if they were falling into standing water. However, the boat was pursued by the Blue Lady and several blue dragons across theBlood Sea of Istar. Raistlin tended to the sick and dying, and soon after was offered an invitation to take theTest of High Sorcery. This central role is crucial to how creation myths are presented. Although he could have passed the Test without aid from the archmage, Raistlin accepted the Dark One's bargain. Raistlin had arrived in Istar months before, and had joined Fistandantilus in his fortress as an apprentice. Raistlin had to lure Takhisis to the Prime Material Plane, where she was heavily weakened to the point an 8th level fighter once had her subdued. "[39], Bricken later commented that in Dragons of Spring Dawning, "Raistlin finally goes full black robes, first by teleporting himself off the maelstrom-bound ship, abandoning everyone else, including his devastated twin brother Caramon" but noted that "Weis and Hickman manage to give the new black mage shades of gray by having him join the forces of Takhisis, only to help Tanis kill the goddess' most powerful acolyte, Emperor Ariakis. The trio found theHelm of Grallen, and Sturm became possessed by the spirit of PrinceGrallen. Karsus vs Raistlin | Page 2 | SpaceBattles Forums However, his quest was not entirely over, as the archmage delivered to his nephew the key to defeating Chaos in the final battle: the spellbook ofMagius, from which Palin cast a spell to defeat the chaos minions that not even Magius himself was capable of casting. It would be several more years before Raistlin finally learned to cast his first spell. [5], This ultimate source of the theme of evil is discussed again in a presentation by Dr. Stefan Ekman of Lund University in Sweden. Gawain returned to take care of his family, while the twins and Earwig traveled to the city ofMereklar. [10], In the neo-pagan press, a series of books published by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, looks at Takhisis in the Dragonlance world and compares her to the Babylonian and Dungeons & Dragons version of Tiamat. General Caramon recruited an army ofPlains Barbariansled byDarknightandHill Dwarvesled byReghar Fireforgeafter the crossing, and the Army of Fistandantilus swelled in size as it began its march south across Abanasinia. Caramon denied the story, though if it were true he would have no memory of the event. After the battle, Raistlin departed on the wings of the green dragon, Cyan Bloodbane, while the other companions were left to fend for themselves. During this same period, Kitiara had traveled to Sanction and met Ariakas: the man who was currently favored by Takhisis. Unable to create new life, Raistlin becomes the sole living creature in the universe, a snake devouring its own tail. With the Test of High Sorcery under his belt, Raistlin and Caramon traveled across the land, selling their services as mercenaries to whoever might grant them employment. Unlike the Tower in the present time, the Tower of Palanthas had not had its curse lifted, and theTower Guardiansnearly killed the trio before Raistlin was able to command them.