'''Tanis Half-Elven''' (elven name '''Tanthalas Quisif-Nan Pah''') is considered as the leader of a [[Canon:Heroes of the Lance|group of heroes]] that prevented the evil goddess, [[Takhisis]], from returning to [[Ansalon]] during the [[Canon:War of the Lance|War of the Lance]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first= Detlef |editor1-last= Wienecke-Janz | year = 2002 | title = Lexikon der Zauberwelten - Gandalf & Co. | publisher = Wissen Media Verlag | isbn = 3-577-13505-0 |page=62}}</ref><ref>{{Cite_Pub|Dragons of Autumn Twilight}}</ref><ref>{{Cite_Pub|Dragons of Winter Night}}</ref><ref>{{Cite_Pub|Dragons of Spring Dawning}}</ref>