Caramon Majere

Main article: Caramon Majere

Caramon Majere (Younger), human, was the first born son of a woodcutter and the
twin of Raistlin Majere,[1] with a complicated childhood. Caramon was strapping and
healthy, while Raistlin was so sickly that the midwife feared he would die as an
infant.[2] Raistlin had to be nursed to health continuously by their half-sister,
Kitiara. From an early age, Caramon's deliberate way of considering ideas earned
him a reputation for mental dullness.[2] Raistlin harbors a secret hate for his
twin's physical power and easygoing manner, and for the attention and comradeship
it seems to earn him, as Raistlin's own appearance and secretive nature causes
others to be mistrustful and apprehensive.[3] Caramon, conversely, holds Raistlin
in high regard and tries to protect him.[2]

Caramon was also a participant in the final battle at the Queen's temple in Neraka
when she was finally banished from Krynn. After the battle was won, Caramon was
confronted by his brother Raistlin, who had now turned to the Black Robes. Caramon
offered to walk the path of evil with his brother, but Raistlin refused, and left
Caramon alone for the first time in his life. Despite this, Caramon remains loyal
to his brother, with a willingness to provide aid at any time.[3]

Caramon is an attractive and physically strong man. Having worked on farms since
his youth, he favors physical activities. After training with Sturm Brightblade
under Flint Fireforge's tutelage, he joined a mercenary army and began traveling
with his brother. He was pulled into the past with Raistlin and Tasslehoff
Burrfoot. Caramon then controls a mercenary army of Solamnic knights, thieves, and
hill dwarfs. He waged a short war on the mountain dwarves of Thorbardin so Raistlin
could get to the portal to the Abyss. After time traveling, he married Tika Waylan,
and together they had three sons (Tanin, Sturm, Palin) and two daughters (Laura and
Dezra). After, he went to the future (present), and journeyed to stop the god
Raistlin, with Tas and Tanis. Caramon died shortly after the Great Storm marking
the beginning of the War of Souls. Caramon and Raistlin's relationship was explored
in the NY Times Best Seller Twins Trilogy.[4]

Rino Romano voiced Caramon Majere in the animated film Dragonlance: Dragons of
Autumn Twilight.[5] The 2002 winner of the American Library Association's Alex
Award Mel Odom reviewed the film and stated "Caramon is simple-minded and
protective of Raistlin" without further characterisation although stating the film
was a "lot of fun."[6] The final book of the trilogy Test of the Twins appeared on
the NY Times bestseller list for several weeks in 1986.[4] Ian Hewitt, a staff
reviewer from d20zines.com stated focus of the trilogy was Caramon's heart-
wrenching quest to save his brother if he can, but to ultimately stop him at any
cost is the test that the twins must face and awarded Test of the Twins an A+
rating.[7] In Religious Concepts in Fantasy Literature, Nadine Wolf wrote that
while Caramon is the physically stronger twin compared to Raistlin, it is the
latter who "dominates their relationship".[3] This is equivalent to what studies of
real life twins has shown happens.[8] Caramon appears as one of the player
characters in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance.[9]

Crysania Tarinius
Crysania Tarinius, human, is a cleric of the newly formed church of Paladine. After
the events of the Dragons of Spring Dawning, she is convinced that she can turn
Raistlin from evil but falls in love with him instead. Raistlin uses her to enter
the domain of the evil goddess Takhisis in order to kill the goddess. Crysania
survives, but is blinded. After which, she is made head of the church of Paladine,
and is then known as the Revered Daughter of Paladine in the Dragonlance mythos.

She finds love during the Chaos War in the person of a White-Robed mage named Valin
who serves for a time as a guide of sort for the blind priestess. Valin initially
declares his love for Crysania, only to be turned away because of Crysania's
dedication to the people of Krynn as the leader of the church of Paladine. During
the Chaos War, Crysania loses contact with Paladine, and every cleric besides
Crysania loses their ability to heal. Being the leader of the church of Paladine,
Crysania seeks ways to communicate with the gods once again to revive the faith and
hope of the citizens of Krynn. The Dark Elf Dalamar presents Crysania with the
description of five stones known as the Dragon Stones which have the power to
communicate directly with the gods. Dalamar turns Valin into the white tiger known
as Tandar to serve as a guide for Crysania while she searches for the remaining
Dragon Stones. And in order for Valin to once again become human, Crysania needs to
declare her love for him. In return, Dalamar requires Valin to report to him
regarding their progress while they search for the Dragon Stones. As a tiger, Valin
is able to provide Crysania the power to see from his perspective and has the
ability to communicate with her telepathically. Along with three other travelers,
Crysania and Valin travel to Neraka to find the three missing Dragon Stones. After
finding the stones, the pair journey to Goldshome where Crysania is able to
communicate with Paladine. Paladine informs Crysania that the gods will be leaving
Krynn and that it will be the age for mortals to live on their own. Crysania
eventually discovers that Tandar is in fact Valin. Upon discovering that the gods
will be leaving, Crysania finally declares that she loves Valin, thus breaking the
geas of Dalamar's spell. Crysania and Valin travel back to Palanathus to face the
trials of the Age of Mortals together.

Following that war and the apparent departure of Paladine, Crysania goes on to
become a mystic of Goldmoon's Citadel of the Heart; she counsels Lord Liam, Grand
Master of the Solamnic Knights to rebuild the order of the Clerist around
mysticism. She is supposed to have survived the War of Souls, but is no longer in
control of the (now defunct) church of Paladine.