Dungeons & Dragons/Commercial settings/Dragonlance/Heroes of the Lance

The Heroes of the Lance are a group of fictional Heroes who appear in the ../../Dragonlance/ series of novels. They are pivotal in the fighting and ending of the War of the Lance. They all have a great effect on Ansalon, and indeed all of Krynn. Some appear in many other novels aside from the Dragonlance Chronicles, which is where all the Heroes are introduced.

Sturm Brightblade
../Sturm Brightblade/ is, at the beginning of the Chronicles, a squire to the Knights of Solamnia. He bears the sword Brightblade, a two-handed sword that is said never to break unless its owner breaks first. He wears his father's armor, that of a Knight of the Rose, and has a large mustache, a symbol of where his allegiances are. He is honorable to a fault, and his greatest wish is to restore the honor of the Knighthood, which has fallen into disgrace since the Cataclysm. He is later accepted into the Order of the Crown and placed as commander of the Knights of the Crown at the High Clerist's Tower. He sacrifices himself to buy time for Laurana and the other Knights, being killed by Kitiara Uth Matar.

Tasslehoff Burrfoot
../Tasslehoff Burrfoot/, often called "Tas", is a jolly, merry kender who often "acquires" objects through various means, such as "falling into his pouches" or "just taking it to be cleaned". He carries a mass of pouches at all times. He talks very much, and most people get annoyed by this. He has found himself in jail, mistakenly, of course, many times. He is a "close, personal friend" of Paladine, or Fizban. Tas's best friend is Flint, even though they seem like exact opposites. Tas has found himself in situations that require immense bravery several times, and he has always performed fantastically, such as the time he broke the dragon orb to prevent a great war from breaking out.

Flint Fireforge
../Flint Fireforge/ is a gruff hill dwarf, and he is Tanis's oldest friend. He often complains, grumbling that he is too old for this, and that he should have stayed home. Though he appears unkind and uncaring, he has a father-like affection for all the Companions, and he is especially close to Tas, even though this relationship often seems exactly the opposite. He has a fear of boats and travelling by water due to a "boating incident" which occurred ten years prior to the events of Dragons of Autumn Twilight.

Goldmoon
../Goldmoon/ is a beautiful barbarian from the Que-Shu tribe. She is the Chieftain's Daughter, and was revered as a goddess by her people for this, with the exception of Riverwind, her future husband, who refused to worship her. She was the bearer of the Blue Crystal Staff until Mishakal reclaimed it, afterwards becoming the first cleric of Mishakal, playing a great part in restoring the worship of the True Gods. She has a beautiful singing voice, though when she sings she commonly incites a riot.

Tanis Half-Elven
../Tanis Half-Elven/ is the leader of the Companions during the War of the Lance. He is functionally a ranger. He is the son of an elf maiden and a human brigand. He is good friends with all of the companions, though Flint is his oldest friend among the companions. He is torn between his two loves; Laurana and Kitiara Uth Matar. He was born and lived out his early years in Qualinost, but he later moves to Solace, which becomes closer to him than Qualinost ever was. He was often the target of bullies in Qualinesti because of his human heritage. He is one of the two characters to survive the Silvanesti dream (see Dragons of Winter Night), along with Raistlin.

Laurana Kanan
../Laurana Kanan/ is an exceptionally beautiful elven princess who loves Tanis Half-Elven and follows him off to war. She is childish and spoiled at the start of the war but quickly matures and becomes a courageous and inspirational figure, especially to the people of Kalaman who she saves. Laurana is known as the "Golden General" for her exploits in the defense of the High Clerist's Tower and for the many victories she wins as commander of the Whitestone Army during the Vingaard Campaign. She is later tricked into captivity by her rival in love and war, the Dragon Highlord Kitiara Uth Matar but is eventually rescued by Tanis. After the war ends she marries Tanis and together they have a son, Gilthas.

Caramon Majere
../Caramon Majere/ is the twin brother of Raistlin Majere, and his polar opposite. He is a giant of a man, extremely strong, and very attractive. He and his brother served as mercenaries for a time, before joining up with the rest of the Companions for the War of the Lance. He later marries Tika. He is jovial, friendly, and sometimes appears slow witted, although it is later revealed that he in fact is intelligent, but he examines every problem from all angles, making him appear stupid sometimes.

Raistlin Majere
../Raistlin Majere/ is a frail mage of the Red Robes and twin brother of Caramon. He is often bitter, cynical, and sarcastic, always having a biting comment on his lips. His Test shattered his health, giving him golden skin and turning his pupils the shape of hourglasses; his eyes see time as it affects all things. He later turns to the Black Robes, embracing evil. He is distant from the rest of the Companions, and he later reveals that he only fights and travels with the Companions because it serves his own purposes. At the end of the third book it is revealed that he is possibly a re-incarnation of Fistandantilus, a powerful mage from the past.

Riverwind
../Riverwind/ is the grandson of the Wanderer. He fell in love with Goldmoon, but refused to pay her homage as a goddess and was sentenced to find an object of power of the True Gods. He was not expected to succeed, but against all odds he did, and was therefore to be stoned to death. At the last second, he and Goldmoon were teleported away by the power of the Blue Crystal Staff. He is distrusting of non-humans, however he comes to treat Tanis as a brother. He is large and a good fighter. He is not very social, rarely speaking. This side of him changes after affronting Sturm (see Dragons of Autumn Twilight).

Tika Waylan
../Tika Waylan/ Majere was the barmaid and future owner of the Inn of the Last Home in Solace. She was fiery haired with a temper to match and beautiful. She was the adopted daughter of Otik Sandath, and would later marry Caramon Majere and have five children with him.