Dragonlance Legends

The Dragonlance Legends are a trilogy of fantasy novels Crysania is incapacitated, but Caramon and Tassleho
written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, which take are able to bring her to the Tower of High Sorcery.
place in the Dragonlance setting. This series is the sequel Raistlin has travelled back in time to the days just be-
to the Dragonlance Chronicles, and explores the lives of fore the Cataclysm in order to study with the dark wizard
Raistlin and Caramon.[1] The trilogy has two major story Fistandantilus. Caramon asks the Conclave to send him
arcs: back in time as well, with the dual purpose of healing
Crysania and killing Fistandantilus.
Raistlin Majere's aspirations to godhood, and his Sent back in time to Istar, with Tassleho as an unin-
twin Caramon Majere's attempts to stop him;[1] and tended companion, Caramon discovers that Raistlin has
The machinations of Kitiara uth Matar, the twins already killed Fistandantilus and taken his place. Crysa-
half-sister, and her attack on the city of Palanthas as nia is healed by the clerics of the time, and Raistlin con-
part of the Blue Ladys War. vinces her to help him destroy Takhisis. Caramon comes
to the realisation that his twin cannot be redeemed, and
Other featured characters are: tries to kill him just as the Cataclysm strikes. His attack
fails, and Raistlin casts a time travel spell, taking himself,
Crysania of Tarinius, a Revered Daughter of Caramon and Crysania to another time.
Paladine
Tassleho Burrfoot 1.2 War of the Twins
Raistlins dark elf apprentice, Dalamar Argent Main article: War of the Twins
the death knight, Lord Soth; and
Crysania and the twins arrive in the Tower of High Sor-
Tanis Half-Elven.
cery in Palanthas, approximately one hundred years after
the Cataclysm. Raistlin is chagrined to nd that the portal
The three books in the series are Time of the Twins, War
to the Abyss has moved to the fortress of Zhaman, far to
of the Twins and Test of the Twins.
the south.
Having assumed Fistandantiluss identity, Raistlin soon
1 Synopsis discovers that he seems doomed to repeat Fistandantiluss
past actions as well. As the three travellers head south,
they almost unwittingly begin to amass an army under
1.1 Time of the Twins the pretence of attacking the dwarven kingdom of Thor-
bardin, just as Fistandantilus did - an eort that led to
Main article: Time of the Twins Fistandantiluss death.
Raistlin gains hope that history can be changed when
Two years after the War of the Lance, Raistlin Majere Tassleho reappears, having escaped the Abyss - he was
makes plans to challenge Takhisis, the Queen of Dark- sent there with the Temple of Istar when it was destroyed.
ness, and assume her place in Krynn's pantheon of gods. The army reaches Zhaman and Raistlin begins the spell to
To do so, he requires the aid of a cleric of Paladine to open the portal, with Crysanias help. However, his magic
open the portal that leads to Takhisiss abode in the Abyss. is disrupted when Caramon and Tassleho attempt to use
He chooses Crysania of Tarinius for this purpose, mis- a magical device to return to their own time.
leading her into believing that she may be able to sway
him from the evil path that he walks.
Crysania attempts to enlist the help of Caramon, 1.3 Test of the Twins
Raistlins twin, in a journey to the Tower of High Sorcery
in the Forest of Wayreth. However, Kitiara has learned of Main article: Test of the Twins
Raistlins ambitions and hopes to deprive him of Crysa-
nias help by sending the death knight, Lord Soth, to kill The magical device catapults Caramon and Tassleho
Crysania. into the future, where they are shocked to nd that the

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world has been almost destroyed by the battle between

Raistlin and Takhisis, leaving it ravaged and lifeless.
They travel back to the present to stop Raistlin from leav-
ing the Abyss.
Raistlin battles Takhisiss minions in the Abyss with
Crysanias help. Crysania is mortally wounded, but
Raistlin leaves her behind, telling her that he no longer
needs her.
Caramon and Tassleho arrive in Palanthas to nd it un-
der attack by Kitiaras forces. They ght their way to the
Portal in the Tower of High Sorcery, and Caramon enters
the Abyss to stop Raistlin.
After seeing the future that will come about if he
leaves the Abyss, Raistlin chooses to stay behind to stop
the Dark Queen from passing through the Portal into
Krynn, while Caramon and Crysania ee to safety. With
Raistlins help, Caramon seals the Portal shut, and Krynn
is saved.

2 References
[1] Slavicsek, Bill; Baker, Rich; Grubb, Je (2006).
Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies. For Dummies. p.
373. ISBN 978-0-7645-8459-6. Retrieved 2009-02-12.

3 Bibliography
Margaret Weis; Tracy Hickman (2000). Time of the
Twins: Legends vol. I. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN
0-7869-1804-7.

Margaret Weis; Tracy Hickman (2000). Test of the

Twins: Legends vol. III. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN
0-7869-1806-3.
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