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Encyclopedia > Takhisis
"The Dragon of All Colors and of None", Takhisis in her Five-headed dragon form.
"The Dragon of All Colors and of None", Takhisis in her Five-headed dragon form.

Takhisis, is the main god of evil in the fictional Dragonlance world. Image File history File links Tiamat_p93. ... Image File history File links Tiamat_p93. ... Evil is a term describing that which is regarded as morally bad, intrinsically corrupt, wantonly destructive, inhumane, or wicked. ... Dragonlance Logo Dragonlance is a large series of fantasy books, and a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. ...


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); and the Dark Queen.


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. In modern fantasy fiction, dragons are often depicted as having many different races, each usually based on a particular color of their scales or an affinity with an element; much of this originated in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and similar sources. ...


Takhisis is the younger sister to Paladine and Gilean. Sargonnas is Takhisis' consort, and together they have two children, Nuitari and Zeboim. Sargonnas is a God in the fictional Dragonlance world. ... Nuitari is a God from the fictional Dragonlance setting. ... Zeboim can refer to a number of things: For the biblical meaning, see Zeboim (biblical) For the Xenogears place, see Zeboim (xenogears) For the Goddess from Dragonlance, see Zeboim (Dragonlance) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Queen of Darkness in Her human form.
Queen of Darkness in Her human form.

Takhisis was 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 Second Dragon War and sealed from the world, she bode her time in the Abyss, always looking for new ways into the world. This brought about the War of the Lance, and subsequently contributed to the Chaos War and the War of Souls. Image File history File links Takhisishuman. ... Image File history File links Takhisishuman. ... Huma Dragonbane is a fictional character in the Dragonlance world. ... An abyss (Greek: a-, privative, bussos, bottom) is a bottomless depth; hence any deep place. ... Dragonlance is a large series of fantasy books. ...


Raistlin Majere attempted to destroy Takhisis and assume her role as head god of evil, and succeeded in one timeline, whereupon he destroyed the world in vengeful anger. His brother Caramon, with the aid of a time-travelling device, dissuaded him from this path, and Raistlin sacrificed himself to prevent Takhisis from leaving the Abyss. Raistlin Majere (326 - 356 AC) is a fictional character from the Dragonlance series of books. ... Caramon Majere (326 AC - 38 SC) is a fictional character from the Dragonlance series of books. ... Time Machine may refer to one of the following. ...


After the War of Chaos, Takhisis stole the world from the rest of the gods and became the "One God" of the world. When the rest of the gods returned to Krynn, they realized that Takhisis had gone too far. Although Sargonnas had generally been loyal to her, the actions leading up to her being made mortal led Sargonnas to declare she had gone too far and support the decision. In order to retain the balance, Paladine sacrificed his godhood and immortality in order for Takhisis to be stripped of her godhood and immortality. She was then killed by the elven king Silvanoshei. Krynn is the fictional world of the Dragonlance setting. ... Sargonnas is a God in the fictional Dragonlance world. ... Paladine, The Dragons Lord, is a fictional God from the Dragonlance fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, and numerous other authors. ... Elven may be: An adjective to describe something associated with elves or the qualities of elves Elven, a town in Morbihan, France A word related to elves that is used for other parts of speech, as in the webcomic The Elven The Elven webcomic, where it is used as a... Silvanoshei is a fictional character from the Dragonlance world. ...

Deities of Dragonlance
Good: Paladine Majere Kiri-Jolith Mishakal Habbakuk Branchala Solinari
Neutral: Gilean Sirrion Reorx Chislev Zivilyn Shinare Lunitari
Evil: Takhisis Sargonnas Morgion Chemosh Zeboim Hiddukel Nuitari
Other: Ionthas

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Dragonlance Nexus: Takhisis - Lexicon (656 words)
Takhisis is sister to Gilean and Paladine, and is the goddess of control and Evil.
Takhisis is responsible for the corruption of the Chromatic Dragons, and appears in one form as a dragon with heads of blue, fl, white, red, and green.
Takhisis spent nearly 40 years in the early Age of Mortals recuperating from the monumental task of stealing a world.
Takhisis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (399 words)
Takhisis is a fictional character from the Dragonlance universe.
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, fl, and white).
Takhisis is the younger sister to Paladine and Gilean.
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