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Takhisis is a fictional character from the Dragonlance universe. She is the main goddess of evil and head of the Dark Pantheon.
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| title=Dragon queen<br />Nilat the Corrupter<br />Tamex, the False Metal<br />Mai-Tat<br />She of Many Faces<br />Queen of Many Colors and None<br />The Dark Queen<br />Erestem<br />Tii'Mhut<br />Lady Chaos<br />Mwarg<br />The Dark Warrior<br />Shadow Sorcerer
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'''Takhisis''' is the main goddess of [[evil]] and head of the [[Gods of Darkness|Dark Pantheon]] in the [[Dragonlance]] campaign setting on the world of [[Krynn]].
  
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== Titles and forms ==
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She is also called: Dragonqueen (among elves); Nilat the Corrupter (among the barbarians of the plains); Tamex, the False Metal (among dwarves); Mai-tat, She of Many Faces (among the people of Ergoth); Queen of Many Colors and None (among the Knights of Solamnia); the Dark Queen, Erestem, Tii'Mhut, Lady Chaos, Mwarg, the One God, the Dark Warrior, and Shadow Sorcerer. Some believe, such as original Dragonlance team member [[Jeff Grubb]], that she's also [[Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons)|Tiamat]],<ref>{{cite web| last = Dragonlance Nexus| title = Interview with author and designer Jeff Grubb| publisher = Dragonlance Nexus| date = 2001-04-29| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060813182108|url=http://www.dl3e.com/features/interviews/11253.aspx| archivedate = 2006-08-13|format = Interview| accessdate = 2008-02-04}}</ref> Goddess (or Queen) of evil dragons in many other [[Dungeons and Dragons]] [[campaign setting]]s, but the two are separate entities according to Dragonlance creator Tracy Hickman<ref name="tac">
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{{Citation
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| last1=Weis
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| first1=Margaret
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| last2=Hickman
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| first2=Tracy
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| title=The Annotated Chronicles
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| page=1237
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| year=1999
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| publisher=Wizards of the Coast
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| isbn=0-7869-1526-9
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}}</ref>
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and others.<ref>
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{{Citation
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| last=Moore
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| first=Roger E.
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| author-link=Roger E. Moore
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| title=The Dragons of Krynn
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| newspaper=[[Dragon (magazine)]]
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| issue=98
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| pages=15–16
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| date=June 1985
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| year=1985
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| publisher=Paizo
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}}</ref>
  
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Takhisis most often takes the form of a five-headed [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)|dragon]], each head being the colour of one of the evil dragons (red, blue, green, black, and white).<ref name=tac /><ref name="ozb">{{Cite book  | last = DeKirk  | first = Ashley  | authorlink = Oberon_Zell-Ravenheart#Bibliography  | coauthors = Oberon Zell-Ravenheart  | title = Dragonlore: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry  | publisher =  New Page Books  | series =  Oberon Zell Presents | volume =  | edition = 1  | year = 2006  | location =  | pages = 224  | url = http://www.amazon.com/Oberon-Zell-Presents-Dragonlore-Archives/dp/1564148688  | doi =  | id =  | isbn = 978-1-56414-868-1  | mr =  | zbl =  | jfm = }}</ref> She also often uses the form of a beautiful temptress, said to be so lovely that no man could resist her. She also has another form known as the Dark Warrior.
  
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===Titles and forms===
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[[Sargonnas]] is Takhisis' consort, and together they have two children, [[Nuitari]] and [[Zeboim (Dragonlance)|Zeboim]].<ref>{{cite book  | editor1-last          = King | editor1-first        = J. Robert | editor1-link          = J. Robert King | title = [[Tales of the Lance]] | publisher = TSR, Inc. | page=117 | year = 1992 | isbn = 9781560763383 }}</ref>
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She is also called: Dragonqueen (among elves); Nilat the Corrupter (among the barbarians of the plains); Tamex, the False Metal (among dwarves); Mai-tat, She of Many Faces (among the people of Ergoth); Queen of Many Colors and None (among the Knights of Solamnia); the Dark Queen, Erestem, Tii'Mhut, Lady Chaos, Mwarg, the One God, the Dark Warrior, and Shadow Sorcerer. Some believe, such as original Dragonlance team member Jeff Grubb, that she's also Tiamat[1], Goddess (or Queen) of evil dragons in many other Dungeons and Dragons campaign settings, but the two are separate entities according to Dragonlance creator Tracy Hickman[2] and others.[3]
 
  
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Takhisis most often takes the form of a five-headed dragon, each head being the colour of one of the evil dragons (red, blue, green, black, and white). She also often uses the form of a beautiful temptress, said to be so lovely that no man could resist her. She also has another form known as the Dark Warrior.
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== Ambition ==
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Takhisis is the most ambitious of the Gods, frequently making plans to upset the balance and take over the world for herself. In ''[[Dragons of the Hourglass Mage]]'', for example, Takhisis attempts to take control of all magic.<ref name=bookwatch>{{cite journal | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-219307907.html | author= | title=Brilliance Audio | work=Bookwatch | date=February 1, 2010 | accessdate=September 21, 2012}}{{subscription | via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}</ref> After being driven back by [[Huma Dragonbane]] in the Third Dragon War and sealed from the world, she bides her time in the [[Abyss (plane)|Abyss]], always looking for new ways into the world. This brings about the [[War of the Lance]], and subsequently contributed to the [[Chaos War (Dragonlance)|Chaos War]] and the [[War of Souls]].
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Takhisis is the younger sister to Paladine and Gilean. Sargonnas is Takhisis' consort, and together they have two children, Nuitari and Zeboim.
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[[Raistlin Majere]] attempts to destroy Takhisis and assume her role as head god of evil, and succeeds in one timeline, but destroys the world of [[Krynn]] in the ensuing magical battle. His brother [[Caramon Majere|Caramon]], with the aid of a [[Time travel|time-traveling device]], dissuades him from this path, and Raistlin sacrifices himself to prevent Takhisis from leaving the Abyss.
  
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== The War of Souls ==
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After the [[Dragons of Summer Flame|Chaos War]], Takhisis steals the world from the rest of the gods and becomes the "One God" of the world. When the rest of the gods return to [[Krynn]], they realize that Takhisis has gone too far. 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. In order to retain the balance, [[Paladine (Dragonlance)|Paladine]] sacrifices his godhood and immortality in order for Takhisis to be stripped of her godhood and immortality.{{sfn|Wolf|2010|p=14|ref=Wolf}} She is then killed by the [[Elf (Dungeons & Dragons)|elven]] king [[Silvanoshei]].
  
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===Ambition===
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== Other publications ==
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Takhisis is the most ambitious of the Gods, frequently making plans to upset the balance and take over the world for herself. 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. This brings about the War of the Lance, and subsequently contributed to the Chaos War and the War of Souls.
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Takhisis is considered to be a central part of the Dragonlance world creation myth as the primordial source of evil. This central role is crucial to how creation myths are presented.<ref>{{cite book
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| last = Wolf
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| first = Nadine
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| title = Religious Concepts in Fantasy Literature
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| publisher = GRIN Verlag
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| year = 2010
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| language = English and German
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| isbn = 9783640661428}}</ref>
  
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Raistlin Majere attempts to destroy Takhisis and assume her role as head god of evil, and succeeds in one timeline, but destroys the world of Krynn in the ensuing magical battle. His brother Caramon, with the aid of a time-traveling device, dissuades him from this path, and Raistlin sacrifices himself to prevent Takhisis from leaving the Abyss.
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In the [[Paganism (contemporary)|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 [[Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons)|Dungeons and Dragons version]] of [[Tiamat]]. The book is written as a school book for young wizards and witches of the neo-pagan sort. Takhisis is described for her role in the wars of good vs. evil.<ref name=ozb />
  
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This ultimate source of evil theme is looked into again in a presentation by Dr. Stefan Ekman of [[Lund University]] in [[Sweden]]. Dr. Ekman compares Takhisis and other fantasy "dark lords" such as [[Lord Foul]] and [[Sauron]] to the biblical [[Satan]].  In particular he states, "Even though not all of the Dark Lords above signify the ultimate source of evil, Lord Foul, the Dark One, and Takhisis certainly do. And all of them are ultimately actants, characters whose raison d’être is to provide the final threat".<ref>{{cite conference
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| first = Stefan
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| last = Ekman
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| title = Satan, Sauron, and Sundry Dark Lords: Evil Incarnate in Fantasy.
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| date = March 22 to 26, 2000
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| location = 21st International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft Lauderdale, Florida,
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| accessdate = 2012-09-11 }}</ref>
  
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===The War of Souls===
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This theme of good versus evil, and human versus gods, is expanded in ''Dragonlance, a Shared World of Fantasy Fiction and Role-Playing Games''.  The central focus of this thesis is the struggle of the human characters versus Takhisis. This struggle is compared with the human, or at least mortal, heroes of the stories of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[Lord of the Rings]] and [[C.S. Lewis]]' [[The Chronicles of Narnia]].<ref>{{Citation
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After the Chaos War, Takhisis steals the world from the rest of the gods and becomes the "One God" of the world. When the rest of the gods return to Krynn, they realize that Takhisis has gone too far. 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 support the decision. In order to retain the balance, Paladine sacrifices his godhood and immortality in order for Takhisis to be stripped of her godhood and immortality. She is then killed by the elven king Silvanoshei.
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| last = Bajusz
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| first = Nikolett
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| title = Dragonlance, a Shared World of Fantasy Fiction and Role-Playing Games
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| pages = 69
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| date = 16-Jun-2011
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| origyear =
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| year = 2011
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| url = http://hdl.handle.net/1800/6553 }}</ref>
  
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Tiamat, in her Dragonlance/Krynn incarnation is also the subject of in the Dragon Gods and Evil dragons sections of the Practical Guide to Dragons.  She is discussed in universe style with sidebars detailing her real-world publishing significance.<ref>{{cite book
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| last = Trumbauer
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| first = Lisa 
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| authorlink = Lisa Trutkoff Trumbauer
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| title = A Practical Guide to Dragons
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| publisher = Mirrorstone
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| series = Practical Guides
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| edition = 1st
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| date = September 26, 2006
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| isbn = 9780786941643 }}</ref>  This is continued in the follow-up series ''The Dragon Codices'', in which Takhisis is the main, if somewhat hidden, antagonist.<ref>{{cite book
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| last = Henham
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| first = R.D. 
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| title = Red Dragon Codex
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| publisher = Mirrorstone
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| series = The Dragon Codices
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| volume = 1
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| edition = 1st
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| date = January 8, 2008
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| isbn = 978-0786949250 }}</ref>
  
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===References===
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== References ==
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^ Dragonlance Nexus (2001-04-29). "Interview with author and designer Jeff Grubb" (Interview). Dragonlance Nexus. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
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^ Weis, Margaret; Hickman, Tracy, The Annotated Chronicles, Wizards of the Coast, p. 1237, ISBN 0-7869-1526-9 
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* {{cite book | first=Nadine | last=Wolf | title=Religious Concepts in Fantasy Literature | publisher=GRIN Verlag | year=2010 | isbn=978-3640661428 | ref=Wolf}}
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^ Moore, Roger E. (June 1985), "The Dragons of Krynn", Dragon (magazine) (Paizo) (98): pp.15-16
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Revision as of 18:07, 4 October 2013

Takhisis 

Title(s):

Dragon queen
Nilat the Corrupter
Tamex, the False Metal
Mai-Tat
She of Many Faces
Queen of Many Colors and None
The Dark Queen
Erestem
Tii'Mhut
Lady Chaos
Mwarg
The Dark Warrior
Shadow Sorcerer 

Alias(es):

The One God 

Alignment:

Evil

This article is based on material by: 

Takhisis is the main goddess of evil and head of the Dark Pantheon in the Dragonlance campaign setting on the world of Krynn.

Titles and forms

She is also called: Dragonqueen (among elves); Nilat the Corrupter (among the barbarians of the plains); Tamex, the False Metal (among dwarves); Mai-tat, She of Many Faces (among the people of Ergoth); Queen of Many Colors and None (among the Knights of Solamnia); the Dark Queen, Erestem, Tii'Mhut, Lady Chaos, Mwarg, the One God, the Dark Warrior, and Shadow Sorcerer. Some believe, such as original Dragonlance team member Jeff Grubb, that she's also Tiamat,[1] Goddess (or Queen) of evil dragons in many other Dungeons and Dragons campaign settings, but the two are separate entities according to Dragonlance creator Tracy Hickman[2] and others.[3]

Takhisis most often takes the form of a five-headed dragon, each head being the colour of one of the evil dragons (red, blue, green, black, and white).[2][4] She also often uses the form of a beautiful temptress, said to be so lovely that no man could resist her. She also has another form known as the Dark Warrior.

Sargonnas is Takhisis' consort, and together they have two children, Nuitari and Zeboim.[5]

Ambition

Takhisis is the most ambitious of the Gods, frequently making plans to upset the balance and take over the world for herself. In Dragons of the Hourglass Mage, for example, Takhisis attempts to take control of all magic.[6] 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. This brings about the War of the Lance, and subsequently contributed to the Chaos War and the War of Souls.

Raistlin Majere attempts to destroy Takhisis and assume her role as head god of evil, and succeeds in one timeline, but destroys the world of Krynn in the ensuing magical battle. His brother Caramon, with the aid of a time-traveling device, dissuades him from this path, and Raistlin sacrifices himself to prevent Takhisis from leaving the Abyss.

The War of Souls

After the Chaos War, Takhisis steals the world from the rest of the gods and becomes the "One God" of the world. When the rest of the gods return to Krynn, they realize that Takhisis has gone too far. 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. In order to retain the balance, Paladine sacrifices his godhood and immortality in order for Takhisis to be stripped of her godhood and immortality.Template:Sfn She is then killed by the elven king Silvanoshei.

Other publications

Takhisis is considered to be a central part of the Dragonlance world creation myth as the primordial source of evil. This central role is crucial to how creation myths are presented.[7]

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 and Dragons version of Tiamat. The book is written as a school book for young wizards and witches of the neo-pagan sort. Takhisis is described for her role in the wars of good vs. evil.[4]

This ultimate source of evil theme is looked into again in a presentation by Dr. Stefan Ekman of Lund University in Sweden. Dr. Ekman compares Takhisis and other fantasy "dark lords" such as Lord Foul and Sauron to the biblical Satan. In particular he states, "Even though not all of the Dark Lords above signify the ultimate source of evil, Lord Foul, the Dark One, and Takhisis certainly do. And all of them are ultimately actants, characters whose raison d’être is to provide the final threat".[8]

This theme of good versus evil, and human versus gods, is expanded in Dragonlance, a Shared World of Fantasy Fiction and Role-Playing Games. The central focus of this thesis is the struggle of the human characters versus Takhisis. This struggle is compared with the human, or at least mortal, heroes of the stories of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia.[9]

Tiamat, in her Dragonlance/Krynn incarnation is also the subject of in the Dragon Gods and Evil dragons sections of the Practical Guide to Dragons. She is discussed in universe style with sidebars detailing her real-world publishing significance.[10] This is continued in the follow-up series The Dragon Codices, in which Takhisis is the main, if somewhat hidden, antagonist.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Dragonlance Nexus (2001-04-29). "Interview with author and designer Jeff Grubb" (Interview). Dragonlance Nexus. Archived from the original on 2006-08-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20060813182108. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weis, Margaret; Hickman, Tracy (1999), The Annotated Chronicles, Wizards of the Coast, p. 1237, ISBN 0-7869-1526-9 
  3. ↑ Moore, Roger E. (June 1985), "The Dragons of Krynn", Dragon (magazine) (Paizo) (98): 15–16 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1  (2006). Dragonlore: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry. (New Page Books), p. 224.
  5. ↑  (1992). Tales of the Lance. (TSR, Inc.)
  6. ↑ "Brilliance Audio". Bookwatch. February 1, 2010. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-219307907.html. Retrieved September 21, 2012. Template:Subscription
  7. ↑  (2010). Religious Concepts in Fantasy Literature. (GRIN Verlag)
  8. ↑ Template:Cite conference
  9. ↑ Bajusz, Nikolett (16-Jun-2011), Dragonlance, a Shared World of Fantasy Fiction and Role-Playing Games, pp. 69, http://hdl.handle.net/1800/6553 
  10. ↑  (September 26, 2006). A Practical Guide to Dragons. (Mirrorstone)
  11. ↑  (January 8, 2008). Red Dragon Codex. (Mirrorstone)
  •  (2010). Religious Concepts in Fantasy Literature. (GRIN Verlag)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PANTHEON OF DRAGONLANCE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chaos
 
High God
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paladine
 
Mishakal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gilean
 
 
 
 
 
 
Takhisis
 
Sargonnas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Branchala
 
 
 
Majere
 
 
Reorx
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Morgion
 
 
Chemosh
 
 
 
Hiddukel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shinare
 
Sirrion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chislev
 
Zivilyn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kiri-Jolith
 
Habbakuk
 
Solinari
 
Mina
 
Lunitari
 
 
 
 
 
Nuitari
 
Zeboim


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