Saved from certain doom by the timely appearance of Tasslehoff, Caramon and Tas descended into the depths of the fortress to confront Raistlin and Crysania prior to their traveling through the Portal. 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. And they have not opened again these past two years. The Mad Baron's army was sent toHope's Endto stop a rebellion, where Raistlin used the Staff of Magius to kill thered dragonImmolatuswho was there in human form. Raistlin manages to reach the castle, where he confronts Cyan Bloodbane and defeats him, ending the nightmare. By342 AC, Raistlin had been promoted to a novitiate at Poolbottom, and was growing into a considerably skilled young mage. This brings about the War of the Lance, where the dark goddess is ultimately thwarted by the Heroes of the Lance,[8] and subsequently contributes to the Chaos War and the War of Souls. "Did you..kill Takhisis?" "I wish I had," smiled Raistlin bitterly. As compensation for what he deems a necessary cruelty, Par-Salian gives Raistlin the Staff of Magius, one of the most powerful magical artifacts in existence, as well as a recipe for herbal tea that will help relieve Raistlin's now constant and wracking cough. Raistlin transformed his companions into animals, and they overpowered the renegade and forced him to leave the area. Kitiara, after much effort, persuaded the archmage to talk to Raistlin, who impressed the archmage with intellect and wisdom beyond what Antimodes felt should be possessed by a child of six. Caramon did so while Tanis and Dalamar looked on, the witnesses of Raistlins sacrifice to save the world. The twins were able to successfully mix magic and steel, and survived many a campaign as a result. [29] "Wishmaster", a song by Finnish metal band Nightwish also pays tribute to Raistlin. Amusingly, I was going to add something about this to my last post, and then dropped it. During the extraordinary events of theChaos War, Palin and Tasslehoff found themselves at one point in front of the Portal to the Abyss. [2][5] She also often uses the form of a beautiful temptress, said to be so lovely that no man can resist her. A reviewer for Dragon magazine complimented the work Ral Partha did in matching the appearance of their figures to the descriptions of the characters from the novels, and described his figure: "Raistlin is the picture of a mage casting a spell. But when he came there, the watchman bowed before him, the gates opened at his touch, then they shut behind him. Tasslehoff, at Raistlin's prompting, remained in Istar in an effort to stop the Cataclysm by activating a time-travel device given to Caramon so that he (alone) could return to their time, in the Temple of Istar. 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. They need a mage to go into the house of the town's mageware shop, owned by Lemuel, a friend of Raistlin's, in order to rob it of the treasures said to be there. 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. 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. After entering the house and going into the basement alone, Raistlin encounters the evil Fistandantilus. After Raistlin passed his Test in Brothers Majere, Ansalon was engulfed in the conflict that would be known as the War of the Lance. However, Par-Salian had one final portion of the Test which Raistlin had not completed yet. However, in the process of the Test, Raistlin was attacked physically with a knife and had no defense following which he laid in a corridor bleeding to death when suddenly and illusion of Caramon (Raistlin not realizing it for an illusion) appeared to help his frail twin. Feeling a breath of air hitting his neck, Raistlin manages to turn his body, changing what would have been an instantly killing knife thrust into one that does severe damage but leaves him alive. As the temple began to collapse, Raistlin supported his brother and demonstrated his significant power during the escape from the temple dungeon. Raistlin. Caramon Majere (twin), Kitiara Uth Matar (half sister) Which led, indirectly to Raistlin traveling back in time. 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. After the battle, Raistlin notices that his skin has turned a gold color, forming a magical armor that had protected him from the fireball. He gained control of a potent artifact known as the Dragon Orb of Silvanesti which he took from the dying elven King Lorac Caladon. During that fateful night, the Companions except for Kitiara were reunited at the Inn of the Last Home, and were joined byRiverwindandGoldmoonof theQue-Shutribe. Raistlin grabs at the mage's wrist, telling Fistandantilus that while he may take his life, he would serve Raistlin in return. His boots are plain, but his belt is woven. [16] The plans he has made drive the conflict in Time of the Twins, the first novel in the series. There they find Par-Salian, trapped as a half-human statue of marble, being tortured by the spirit of Raistlin. Although he could have passed the Test without aid from the archmage, Raistlin accepted theDark Ones bargain. In fact, the midwife felt that the baby Raistlin should be allowed to die as an act of mercy. It was there that Raistlin encountered the cult of the false god Belzor, and where he again met the Renegade Wizard, Judith, who was using magic to bamboozle the townspeople into believing in her. He's very caustic and solitary, which is quite understandable in my opinion. 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. Raistlin was given to one of the players, Terry Phillips, to play. As her life was spent, Raistlin left Crysania to die, having used her fully. The fire flared, billowed, and engulfed Caramon."[11]. Raistlin snaps: "It wasn't the physical pain that clouded his mind. The other gods did not know it still existed. At 20 years old, he would be the youngest mage to ever take the Test, but with evil spreading across the continent in the form of the Dragonarmies, the head of theWhite Robes,Par-Salian, needed a sword to combat the coming evil. Takhisis isn't in it for Evil; she's in it for Takhisis. 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. Jealousy, red and molten, coursed through Raistlin's body and flamed out of his hands. In the animated movie adaptation, Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Raistlin was voiced by Kiefer Sutherland. "[37], Philosopher Christopher Robichaud considered Raistlin Majere to be "the greatest D&D character ever". 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. She has a pact with the 'yanki. Although the Conclave had previously believed that Raistlin harbored plans to conquer the world, they later learned, through Raistlin's apprentice (and Conclave spy), Dalamar, that Raistlin's ambition stretched much further than this. As Margaret Weis describes in the foreword of her prequel book, The Soulforge, Terry Phillips is the man responsible for much of Raistlin's sarcastic and caustic character, taking it to depths that neither she nor Hickman had ever imagined. The book is written as a school book for young wizards and witches of the neo-pagan sort. His relationship with his much stronger, better-liked, and good-natured twin brother Caramon is fraught with tensions as Caramon seeks to protect and shelter his weaker brother while denying his cruelty and penchant for hurting any others while in pursuit of his goals. The central focus of this thesis is the struggle of the human characters versus Takhisis. Raistlin was changed as well; after the Test, his health was wrecked. At her funeral, driven nearly senseless and hallucinating with his grief, Raistlin showed great disregard for the inclement weather that oversaw it and fell into a deep fever. 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. The twins returned to Solace to find that a plague has struck the town, killing Sturm's mother. Conditions: Elminster is pre-spellplague. 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. Immolatus mistakenly thought that Raistlin was a descendant of Magius, for he possessed the Staff of Magius. [8] Caramon, conversely, holds Raistlin in high regard and tries to protect him. Birth Raistlin Majere(RAIST-lin mah-jeer) (Corij17th,326 AC?) Death. 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. Human Hair Color "[10] Raistlin casts the spell learned from Fistandantilus and kills the three dark elves. Some even speculated this wasUsha Majere, but Raistlin later denied ever having made love as this was something he would have remembered. Race "[36], Raistlin Majere was #2 on Game Rant's 2020 "10 Must-Have NPCs In Dungeons & Dragons Lore To Make Your Campaigns Awesome" list the article states that "Many regard Raistlin as the most powerful mage who has ever lived. Raistlin accepts, and when Fistandantilus unlocks the basement door after teaching Raistlin a spell, the elves attack, casting a magical fireball too quickly for Raistlin to react. Defeating Takhisis, and then going on to destroy every other god in existence. However, through a series of events set in motion by anOld Man, the companions were forced to flee through the kitchen, when they made their way toTika Waylans house. Terry Phillips, who played Raistlin as a player character in the games Tracy Hickman ran as part of developing Dragonlance, authored the Super Endless Quest gamebook The Soulforge. Placed in a caravan of prisoners to be taken to the mines ofPax Tharkas, the companions were saved by an ambush set by theQualinestielves outside their borders. [20], Caramon and Tasselhoff attempt to stop Raistlin by returning to the time when Raistlin is on his way to lure the Queen of Darkness out of the Abyss, at the Tower of High Sorcery in Palanthus. She would periodically return home with small gifts for Caramon, such as a wooden sword, and though she felt great affection for Raistlin as her first battle, she did not relate well to Raistlins intellectual pursuits. "All the spells I created to slay her, none of them could defeat her." "We escaped, that's what matters," soothed Crysania. Among other references, the song uses the word "Shalafi" (the elven word for "master", used by Dalamar toward Raistlin), and there is a lyric that reads "if you hear the call of arcane lore / your world shall rest on earth no more. The group encounteredArman Kharas, and the helm was removed from Sturm, allowing him to come back to his senses, only to be worn by Flint, who was then possessed by Grallen. 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. We can relate to feelings that nobody loves us, to the struggle for recognition and acceptance. Raistlin determined that he would challenge Takhisis for rulership of the pantheon of evil gods. [6] He is a Wizard of High Sorcery who first bears the red robes that mark him as a worshipper of Lunitari. The companions were led before theCouncil of Thanes, where Grallen delivered his message about theHammer of Kharas, before his spirit departed and Flint regained control of his body. During the meeting, a report was delivered by the Dalamar the Dark about the activities of his master. After the collapse of the Temple of Takhisis, Raistlin traveled to the city of Palanthas where he stepped up to the gates of the Tower of High Sorcery. Raistlin's attempt at godhood was chronicled in the Dragonlance Legends Trilogy. The change in Raistlin between when he lacks and possesses the Staff has been compared to the difference between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, The Annotated Dragonlance Chronicles, Autumn Twilight, p. 24, 33-38, 42, 55, 62, 65, 71-72, 86, 144, 180, 212, 314-315, 342, 348, 362, 400, 469, The Annotated Dragonlance Chronicles, Winter Night, p. 530, 532, 548, 557, 593-594, 611, 625, 627, 751-752, The Annotated Dragonlance Chronicles, Spring Dawning, p. 928, 951, 960-962, 965, 971, 974-976, 980, 1092, 1251, 1257, 1263-1267, 1271-1274, 1278, 1295-1296, 1299, 1307-1308, The Annotated Dragonlance Legends, Time of the Twins, p. 2, 6-7, 10-16, 26, 51, 55, 78, 80-85, 114-115, 120-128, 136, 147-149, 154, 163, 166-168, 170, 173, 176-177, 180, 185, 320-325, 335, 338-339, 345-346, 349, 355-357, 361, 402, 424, The Annotated Dragonlance Legends, War of the Twins, p. 439, 453, 458-468, 471, 482, 487, 493, 496-497, 533, 544-545, 594, 599, 606-607, 628, 631, 655, 668, 679, 683, 687, 703, 705, 756, 780, 782, 792, 795-796, 809, 815, 837, The Annotated Dragonlance Legends, Test of the Twins, p. 847, 870, 873, 878, 930-933, 945-948, 983-985, 1116-1117, 1124, Dragons of Summer Flame(HC), p. 16, 62-64, 69, 82, 91, 96, 101, 130-134, 141-142, 190, 198-205, 220, 223, 225, 236, 306, 309, 321-322, 334-336, 340, 353-359, 362, 368, 379, 429, Brothers Majere, p. 9-15, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 44, 46, 65, 85-87, 107, 117, 127, 136, 144, 214, 217-218, 227, 232, 236-238, Dark Heart, p. 30, 35, 39, 41, 48, 56, 69, 72, 76, 87, 100, 168, 308, The Companions, p. 5-6, 20-21, 27, 32, 50, Brothers in Arms, p. 7-9, 18-32, 119, 126, 130, 147, 151, 175, 177, 241, 300, 302, 323, 327, 338, 367, 376, 378, 382, 433, 437-438, 472, Dragons of the Dwarven Depths, p. 16-18, 66, 73-75, 97, 124-133, 164, 192, 215, 222, 227, 310, 321, 351, 358, 422, Towers of High Sorcery (Sourcebook), p. 4 (3.5 D&D stats (Raistlin at level 1)), 4-6, 8-9, 11. 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. He's got four competitors to worry about now, and Black Mage and Elminster could certainly take on Raistlin by themselves. Raistlin is also Margaret Weis's favorite character. Taken by the elves to the capital city ofQualinost, the companions snuck into the fortress of Pax Tharkas through theSla Mori, where they were able to free the slaves from the mines, defeat theDragon HighlordVerminaard, and then fled with the refugees into theKharolis Mountains, pursued by the dragonarmies. Raistlin is at the height of his power. Raistlin harbors a secret hate for his twin's physical power and easygoing manner, and for the attention and comradeship it seems to earn him, as Raistlin's own appearance and secretive nature causes others to be mistrustful and apprehensive. Realizing that this armor will protect him from Fistandantilus taking his life force, Raistlin reneges on his bargain. The arrogant knight almost fell to the sway of the curse, however Raistlin was able to break the curse, humbled the knight, and received a vision of his future. This thinking . As he leaves the cellar, an enraged Fistandantilus threatens Raistlin, telling him that his Test is not yet over and that if even a crack should appear in the armor, Fistandantilus will take the life promised to him. In order to retain the balance, Paladine sacrifices his godhood and immortality in order for Takhisis to be stripped of her godhood and immortality. 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 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. Told to never tell anyone the story of what had happened in the Tower, the two brothers leave, with Raistlin now wearing the Red Robes of Neutrality. One tale is that Raistlin had a daughter with theIrdanamedAmberyl. When his apprentice, Dalamar, conducted the Test of High Sorcery for Caramon and Tikas youngest son,Palin Majere, he intended to create the illusion that Palin would enter his uncles sealed laboratory in order to complete the Test. Within two short years, the twins had expanded their circle of friends, and went on a number of adventures with Sturm,Tanis Half-Elven, the kenderTasslehoff Burrfoot, and a dwarven metalsmith namedFlint Fireforge. He identifies with such people and is thus quick to help them as he is quick to help himself. This in itself was astonishing for no one so young had ever taken the grueling test, which touted death as the price of failure. Returning home to Solace, Raistlin was welcomed warmly by his brother and sister-in-law to the room prepared for him at the Inn of the Last Home. And all of them are ultimately actants, characters whose raison dtre is to provide the final threat". However, Par-Salian had one final portion of the Test which Raistlin had not completed yet. After Caramon's death, Fistandantilus comes to claim Raistlin's life, reaching into Raistlin's chest and grabbing his heart. Takhisis is well-aware of Berem and sends her draconian armies and dragons to find him, because if she gets her claws on him, she'll be free and unbeatable. The twins became friends with a young lad fromSolamnianamedSturm Brightblade. His face is set in concentration. Trotsky's failure in the propaganda war had worsened his position. It was the old inner pain clawing at him, tearing at him with poisoned talons. 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. [13] This is continued in the follow-up series The Dragon Codices, in which Takhisis is the main, if somewhat hidden, antagonist. Raistlin's long-term plans sucked; remember the future Caramon was sent to? 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. 1) The other Gods beat Takhisis down or took her most of the way down, and Raistlin just snuck in at the last moment and absconded with her divinity (this argument still requires another explanation for this last step and this explanation usually lessens the significance of Raistlin's character and power as well as reflecting poorly on the . In fact, according to the common lore of the world of Krynn (supported by statements made by the god, Paladine, in the closing chapters of Dragons of Spring Dawning), identical twins were considered to be one person split in two. What happened was something he had no way of predicting. "[4] According to Weis, "People can identify with Raistlin. She realized that she could use the stone to return to the world.. Takhisis, cloaked in darkness, slipped into the world through the gate left open by the Foundation Stone. Widow Judith was a believer in the snake god Belzor, who had a growing following; it appeared as if Judith was of great help for Rosamun, for their mother showed evidence of much improvement under the widow's carenevertheless, Raistlin was not fond of the woman, and she held him in disdain for his interests in magic. On being healed, Flint determined to travel and sell his wares inHaven, and the twins chose to go with him. During this time, he developed a plan to challenge Takhisis for her seat in the pantheon of gods. Upon encountering a dragon garbed in mortal guise, he could see partially through its transformation. [11], This theme of good versus evil, and humans versus gods, is expanded in Dragonlance, a Shared World of Fantasy Fiction and Role-Playing Games. Raistlin was born sickly and on the verge of death. Unfortunately, thePortalthat Raistlin was hoping would be in his laboratory in the Tower had not been relocated from the fortress ofZhamanyet, and the group made preparations to travel south overland to thePlains of Dergoth. I didn't do it for the conclave! Corij 17th, 326 AC 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. For this reason, Raistlin believed he had been given the mind, and Caramon the body. Raistlin was not given much chance to live by the midwife, but his older half-sister,Kitiara Uth Matar, took to him at once and nursed him to health. To this day Margaret [Weis] swears that Terry wore the black robes to the party that night. Everyone else constantly assumes he's secretly planning something evil, even though he never does anything evil in Autumn Twilight. He choose Raist to save the world during the War of the Lance. But all it's going to take to save the world is to take a bit of super-glue and sticking the gem back on the column. : 2022121 lord verminaard dragonlance stats 2022121 lord verminaard dragonlance stats At one point, he was almost murdered in cold blood by his brother, Caramon, whose hand was stayed when he realized that it was Raistlin and not Fistandantilus who he was working to destroy. While Caramon was in the prime of his life at 25 years old, Raistlin took a cynical delight in his old friends shock at his appearance with golden skin, white hair, and hourglass eyes. Bregor. Jeff Grubb believes that she is Tiamat,[1] Goddess (or Queen) of evil dragons in many other Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings. how did raistlin defeat takhisis how did raistlin defeat takhisis The other face was more difficult to see, but Raistlin had a fleeting impression of red, vibrant red, glittering red. However, Palin succeeded beyond anyones wildest dreamshe successfully entered the real laboratory, and through circumstances and means that are anything but clear, actually assisted his uncle and was given theStaff of Magius, formerly locked in the sealed laboratory, by the great archmage. [7] After being driven back by Huma Dragonbane in the Third Dragon War and sealed from the world, she bides her time in the Abyss, always looking for new ways into the world. 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. Heedless of the wounds Crysania takes in his stead, Raistlin's only goal is to kill Takhisis and ascend to Godhood. He walked through the Shoikan Grove - a stand of accursed oak trees that no mortal, not even those of the Kender race, dare approach. Realizing that he is taking the Test and that the elves (in actuality powerful dark-elf mages themselves) will kill him for even speaking with Fistandantilus, the evil lich offers him a bargain: Raistlin's life force in exchange for the power to pass the Test and defeat the elves.