Raistlin Majere
I confess, I stopped reading Dragonlance after the first book. But even I recognize that Raistlin is an awesome character.
A wizard by choice, training, and fate, when we first meet Raistlin, he had already gone through a special sorcerous trial that has changed him forever - giving him gold skin, hourglass-shaped pupils, frail health, but incredible magical potential. He also has a unique outlook on life, far more cynical than any of his travelling companions (and especially his knight-in-shining-armor brother, Caramon). In fact, some people comment that he is probably evil, but at least he's helping the group. Through his hourglass eyes, Raistlin sees time in its entirety - when he looks at someone, he can see their past, present, and future state as a corpse (though not events, of course). All of this, the sacrifices made in his test, his new perspective, and the power coursing in his veins have given him one true goal, that of gaining the power of Fistandantilus the Archmage. But at least his brother, Caramon, can function as his conscience, for now...
Raistlin Majere
I confess, I stopped reading Dragonlance after the first book. But even I recognize that Raistlin is an awesome character.
A wizard by choice, training, and fate, when we first meet Raistlin, he had already gone through a special sorcerous trial that has changed him forever - giving him gold skin, hourglass-shaped pupils, frail health, but incredible magical potential. He also has a unique outlook on life, far more cynical than any of his travelling companions (and especially his knight-in-shining-armor brother, Caramon). In fact, some people comment that he is probably evil, but at least he's helping the group. Through his hourglass eyes, Raistlin sees time in its entirety - when he looks at someone, he can see their past, present, and future state as a corpse (though not events, of course). All of this, the sacrifices made in his test, his new perspective, and the power coursing in his veins have given him one true goal, that of gaining the power of Fistandantilus the Archmage. But at least his brother, Caramon, can function as his conscience, for now...