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  • I can't believe "The Soulforge" D&D module is out of print! We need more cynical mages in the world. ~I, magus~

  • Raistlin is sex. 'Nuff said.

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  • What is WITH all the Harry Potter hate? That said, this song is badass.

  • I've never read any Dragonlance story (shame on me) but I definitely intend to start soon!

    By the way, BLIND GUARDIAN are the masters of epic fantasy themed metal, imo.

  • harry potter. not worthy enough to be mentioned in the same sentence as Raistlin Majere. Raistlin......can kill by looking. No mage/wizard/sorcerer/magical being can compare to Raistlin

  • @IamJohnTheGreat He reminds me of Reven!

  • where did u find the picture at 1:02?

  • If there wouldn't have been any trace of good in Raistlin, he would have killed everybody even knowing the consequences. Or he could have just let Takhisis enter Krynn again. But instead he sacrificed himself for eternal torture by Takhisis. Also, he wanted to create and new and better world for himself.

  • The picture at 0:28, I can't find it anywhere. Could you tell me where to find it, or who has done it? I would be very happy ^^

  • The idea that there is good in Raistlin is the exact idiocy and naivety in Caramon that drove him to become a fat drunken slob.

    There was absolutely no good in Raistlin, not one scrap in the end.

  • @mongoose704

    actually there was. if there wasn´t he wouldn´t have helped palin. you know that when palin was about to die in abyss, raistlin helped him to get out of there. and doing that, he sacrificed the most important thing to him, his magic.

  • @Youdsavedme

    Direct from the book regarding Palin.

    "I didn't do it for you, mages! I didn't do it for the conclave! I didn't do it for my brother! I had one more debt to pay in my lifetime. Now I have discharged it." The debt was to magic itself.

    Furthermore Raistlin made no sacrifice of magic. He was punished and stripped BEFORE the Chaos War.

  • @mongoose704

    true.

  • powere motivated him I liked the way he electrified Gnimsh the stupid fuck he destroyed the world in an alternate future that's nuclear fantasy

  • Raistlin hated you pretty boy muscley fucks it made no sense for people to be around him when he was casting his spells you demented bitch, they dreaded him but were drawn to himlike a moth to a flame

  • OH and irishborn, no the god Majere has nothing to do with him.

    I couldnt read the war of the souls yall...It made me sad because every other sentance i swear spoke of how everyone of the oriinal heroes was dead. and Caramon was old, and everyone was old, and everyone was dead, and still dead more...oh and a spoiler, the one god(goddess) is queen tahkisis, she stole the world, moved it so the other gods and goddesses could not find it. yeah, sorry, had to do it, cause i was confused about it to

  • oh yes did i forget to mention...RAISTLIN IS THE BOMB!!!!

    and hes not really evil, if you remember in the test of the twins, he sacrificed his soul (basically speaking) to let Caramon and Crysania get out alive, and he didnt make it out...

    but if you look at the all around history, everything evil he did, had a good outcome, without him, the world would have fallento Tahkisis, (after all he made it possible for tanis's attack) so thouh he is evil, he is still good.

  • @mindwarper06 He didn't exactly "sacrifice" himself so that Caramon and Crysania could escape the Abyss. He did it because he saw the truth in Caramon's mind about what the future would hold for him if, and when, he won. Ruling over a dead world, completely alone with no hope ever for death or release. He stated something along those lines later in books to Palin, I believe.

  • oh yeah...true, its been so long since i read those books, but your right, now that you mention it, i remember. still, he basically told them that he would hold her off long enough for them to get out and close the gate, if i recall correctly, either way, ima go back and reread the whole DL series, cause there are no books that compare to them, and i need to read brothers in arms, and the war of souls (now that i read a spoiler about the war of souls, so now i know basically who the one god is)

  • @mindwarper06 Not at all. Had it not been for Caramon and Tas, Raistlin's evil would have destroyed every single life on Krynn.

    Though he was dissuaded by Caramon and stayed in the Abyss, Raistlin left behind unconscionable damage that he helped to bring about. He left Krynn far worse off and only stayed in the abyss for himself.

  • @mindwarper06 Not totally evil...

    if killing every lifeform on a planet isn't totally evil, what can be?

    I know you will say "alternate timeline" but even though the events were in an alternate timeline the same heart was in both. He even let the only being he had a scrap of compassion for, fir a horrifc death of starvation. In the real timeline Raistlin admitted that darker crimes lthan he had committed lie within him.

  • raistlin is neutral evil, as he is obviously evil, but his intentions go for himself, but he doesnt rush in chaotic like, but his ideas are not always lawful, and if you had the D&D test of the twins, and dragonlance campaign settings like me, youd know these things XD lol

  • @cleezy653 dude

  • I'm sorry, I do not know much yet...as I'm only beginning Dragons of winter night...but isn't one of the gods of light named majere? I was wondering if that had anything to do with Raistlin.

  • Can anyone here tell me what is the best order of reading the books?

    Thanks, it means a lot to me.

  • well read the DRAGONS of Autumn twlight , Winter Night, spring dawning that gives u the basic foundation of info.

  • Really good arguments guys but i would have to agree with Zeithri. I mean Rast was always true to himself in the end that is all that maters nuttin more nuttin less.

    taediabla: u did bring up some intresting comments that i agree with but not all.

  • Raistlin forever! great vid and pics to go with it! 5/5

  • I love Raistlin so much he is such a deep character and is so interesting. i could spend forever studying his character and modivation.

  • epic...

  • Just read the lyrics....its pure genius...dam i love you Hansi!!!!!!

    Hope hell become famous as a great poet

  • harry potter would bow down to Raistlin and slick the slime off his boots

  • @jcmonje23 Harry Potter isn't even worthy enough to be in the same room with him...

  • @jcmonje23 ...Nah, not just like that...see, as far as I have seen, Raistlin is no mage, not a sorcerer, not a magi...he is THE mage.

  • FACT:raistlin has crappy health,and cannot eat bread without dipping it in water *coughs blood*

  • FACT: Raistlin owned all the Gods of Ansalon with a fiery passion, and is most likely the most intelligent person in the entire series.

    Though when he goes back in time, he is in perfect health.

  • fact:i'm on page 500 of dragonlance chronicles *coughs blood* soon i,the ugly zombie,will be your master *wheezes blood*

  • Which makes what he did all the more impressive, no?

  • Someday you, with all your strength and charm and good looks, you, all of you, will call me master!

    To P0klas: Ase to paidaki porwmeno einai.

  • And his reason for becoming a mage, as given to Antimodes in The Soulforge...

    "I like the feeling of the magic inside of me. And" -- he glanced at Otik, bustling about the counter; Raistlin's thin lips parted in a pallid smile -- "and someday fat innkeepers will bow to me."

  • raistlin is the one of the reasons why wizards are the best of all other classes

  • eleos.... mantroste ton..

  • lol poklas you cannot even speak english idiot

  • Infact, at 0:59 if that guy was real, he would be HOT!! lol GO RAIST!

  • Idk if Raistlin was meant to be ugly but they way I picture him was sexy ;p

    LOVE U RAISTLIN!!

  • You're not that only one. I think he would be hot in an evil way lol

    Heather

  • i love this song, and my favorite character was Raistlin, cause he was so diffucult to figure out, it was facinating!

  • great music aand a great wizard

  • Raistlin's life is so sad. He had a tough and bitter life. :(

    aah! I love him! this video is amazingness!

  • This metalpiece IS GO, and never stopping! WOW!

    Hail Blind Guardian, gods of metal.

    "Blind Guardian - Valhalla = Song of the gods = Blind Guardian" XD

  • whatching this made me upload a video with soulforged based on the movie/cartoon

  • I will never change my mind

    I will leave it all behind - That's Raistlin ;) -

  • I think Hickman and Weis liked raistlin's story alot more than anyone elses cus he has way more books based on him all of which are interesting :D also uh i read the books but i'm confused in one of the books it states raistlin had a daughter yet in another he claims he had no daughter and she was abandoned was he lying then for Palin or wtf was that? lol

  • the book that states he has a daughter was written in the view of the writers of the world, it was like a myth about alexsander, it happend kinda like that, but something are fake. it was written in the prespective of a guy writing a tale he heard word of mouth. and fuck that, raistlins the fucking shit, you can read some tales about kenders and the like, id rather read about the inner surggle of a man to go to good or evil. no other character in that book has such a good plot delimas and such.

  • nobody really knows, honestly, the one with him having a daughter was by someone else, but yeah, nobody really knows. 'tis a mystery =). but i think it'd be cool, and i actually desined him one XD she's alike to him in many ways ^ ^

  • This song explains Raistlin's personality perfectly. It also tells about his eyes I remember that in the first book he told Tanis that he saw only how people will look when dead. Or something to that effect.

  • Raistlin. The best character to ever be developed in the dragonlance universe. The most in depth character, the one that so many can relate to, and the best one that I have ever found in nearly any kind of literary work.

  • I dont think many people can really relate to Raistlin, at least not without having an exagerated opinion about themselves

  • ok im getting tired of Idiots posting on Rastlin videos. So pleas do us all a favor and read the books and know something about the character b4 u criticize and/or say anything about Rastlin.

  • Dont forget Raistlin grew powerful enough to Destroy even the Gods. The Twins series is my favourite, Raistlin is the best.

  • Awesome song, where does the picture at 0:30 come from?

  • lol.. actually the song is a BIT wrong "i will never change my mind".. well.. Raistlin (<3) did change his mind ty to caramon and Tas (<3) :D

  • Is this song even about raistlin. I can't understand the words. Also this could be better. cheack out my slideshow with the song raistlin and the rose.

  • Read the Lyrics maybe this is about Raistlin...

  • Raistlin is awesome, noone ever gave him a chance and hated him. And they owe him a lot for when they were going through darken wood and a many other things like maybe making sure Takahisis never came out of the Abyss and letting her torture him forever

  • I thought i was sad but i guess i was wrong - the next book you read please dont analys it.

  • I hate some of the fan art for Raistlin, he's NOT Naruto, he's NOT an old man.

  • Agreed, also. like the fan site Raistland, it fucking blows!!! they don't understand either dragonlance or raistlin, and the whole damn site is devoted to him, they simply seem like a bunch of nerd wannabes. Seriously some of their forums were like: Is there any magic on Earth? Can i become your apprentice? How can i Be more like You? shit like that, the questions were directed to "Raistlin"

  • as i look at all the long comments i have one thing to say........Raistlin......Majer­e.....kicks.....ass

  • Ok this was pretty good. Raistlin is probably the best Dragonlance character ever. He really made the series for me. Good to see metal in his honor \m/ RAWK ON!

  • Soulforge was awesome, but what i hate is how everybody, especially Sturm hates and despise him for no reason in the War of the Lance.

  • sorry dee was meant to be SEE

  • its actually good to dee people posting intelagent, well written comments.

  • Really nice pics dude! This song cheers me up everytime I listen it... Raistlin is maybe one of the best characters because of his magical skills and attitude to life. I suppose everyone to listen this one after reading the last book of Dragonlance: Legends-trilogy :)

  • My comment was supposed to ba a reply to this:

    taediabla (1 week ago)

    Tanis,Sturm and Steel Brightblade are A LOT better than Raistlin,he's every1's favourite cuz that's the way the writters wanted it.

  • LOL Sturm and Tanis both whine alot about their inner struggles, they don't understand Raist, they don't try, but he is a much finer blade than both them an all the companions (with the exception of Caramon)

  • raistlin also whines, and caramon looks after him, isn't that right? all characters have their own problems, raistlin is just selfish and arrogant like no other, the song is great, the story is great, but the character ,well the character is fine: you can find similar characters in many stories,he is not a martyr, he manipulates every1 and everything for his own ends,don't b mistaken in making him an idol cuz he couldn't have achieved his goals without the people around him.

  • Great song and pix... i just went to the Raistland website and (sigh) it was such a bitter experience: a bunch of eemo idiots who only pretend to understand Raistlin, they are so pathetic...

  • that "while he may be a drinking buddy of Luni (Female Goddes of Neutral magicks and Queen of the Red Moon), he (Raistlin) is their Champion." . Safe to say that the pact Raistlin made with the Gods of Magicks granted him the power he needed to save the world, then used the power he attained to flourish in his studies, granting him enough power to Challenge Fistandelitus, the Greatest Black Robe to ever live, and steal his power with the Blood gem Pendent. Raistlin was bad ass.

  • Even though he made the pact, the power was his already, he simply needed to unlock it

    I was really disappointed with the Test in Soulforge though

  • Ack. Misread that. I believe I do remember something about that, but, while it may not have anything to do with what your asking, I do recall that (during The Soulforged) that when taking his test at the accademy that he wasn't able to demonstrait his skills properly and prayed to the Gods of all Magicks to help him and we would do anything in return. Also in Brother's in Arms (sequal to The Soulforged) his Hedge Wizard Master was quoted as saying -continued next post-

  • Not their friend, but a ally. When the world was stolen from the Gods by Tekhisis Raistlin showed them where she hid it. Raistlin hadn't "moved on" because Caramon had yet to die. The idea behind this was that when Raistlin and Caramon were born the Gods played a cruel trick and split the single person that was ment to be into two, birthing them as twins. Also, this ment that since they were brought into the world together they would depart together. Raistlin was waiting for him. =)

  • ok Rast fan back me up here duting the end of the war of the souls didn't it say that when all the gods were gathered to see the fall of Takesis didn't the bokks say something bout Rast being with the gods of magic as there friend??? im pretty sure it did

  • Bullshit. Raistlin is my favourite because he is everything i want to be. Intelligent, Cruel, Mystical, ambitius and best of all a mage. And like already has been said,

    -He was youngest to complete the test

    -He defeated Fisdantilus

    -Takhisis was shaking in her tights when Raistlin came.

    And simply his depth as a character is amazing. The curse of the eys, to see all dead, decaying. The sking- to repel people around him. And the terrbile sickness to weaken him. And yet he walks on and studies

  • So.....you want to be an aurak.....

  • No, i dont like auraks. :)

  • but dracos are so awesome!

  • that's exactly what we need: more selfish cretins that feel proud of being cruel,selfish,and using every1 as a mean,that's how the world became this shit hole,you should think twice before saying stuff like that.

  • There is a reason to why he is that way. I recommend reading the book "The Soulforged". If you've experianced similiar situations in your life, then you can quickly see that the everyday person is a colossal retard who deserves cruelty given to them.

  • I've read the book Zeithri, I used to be a great Raistlin fan myself, but after sometime I've changed my mind, selfish acts are just childish, and that unmature behavior has made this world the way it is, just think of the corrupted people out there, they act just like raistlin does, and that leads to no good, sorry if my opinion offended the fanboys around there. Dragonlance was great, the books were all works of art, too bad the animation movie sucked.

  • Yes, the animation movie sucked. But you are wrong though.

    The corrupted people out there are not at all like Raistlin. Imagine the Nerd who was bullied his entire life, that's a Raistlin.

    The corrupted officials who demands war there and war here and doesn't want to change the world - They are not Raistlin.

    Because someone who is classified as a Raistlin-person is not an corrupted person, it's a person who is cynical and arrogant who can see the wrongness of the world. And who hates it.

  • Facts :

    Raistlin killed a fake caramon in the test of high wizardy,how about a little gratitude for the one who has always been there taking care of you?

    He took the black cloak to obtain more power.

    Now,if that is not corrupted.The ends are not always justified by the means.I don't think there is much to debate tbh Raistlin is not good but twisted,what did they call him in the soulforge book?The slick?don't think that's a synonym for good,just another power hungry character like Kitiara

  • Part 1:

    "This is not possible," Raistlin said to himself, struggling to think clearly "Caramon could not have acquired in moments what it took me years of study to attain. This doesn't make sense! Something's not right.... Think, damn it! Think!"

    'It wasn't the physical pain that clouded his mind. It was the old inner pain clawing at him, tearing at him with poisoned talons. Caramon, strong and cheerful, good and kind, open and honest. Caramon, everyone's friend. Not like Raistlin-the Sly One.'

  • Part 2:

    "All I ever had was my magic," Raistlin said, speaking clearly, thinking clearly for the first time in his life.

    "And now you have that, too."

    Using the wall for support, Raistlin raised both his hands, put his thumbs together. He began speaking the words, the words that would summon the magic.

    "Raist!" Caramon started to back away. "Raist, what are you doing? C'mon! You need me! I'll take care of you-just like always. Raist! I'm your brother!"

    "I have no brother!"

  • Part 3 (Final):

    'Beneath the layer of cold, hard rock, jealousy bubbled and seethed. Tremors split the rock. Jealousy, red and molten, coursed through Raistlin's body and flamed out of his hands. The fire flared, billowed, and engulfed Caramon.

    Caramon screamed, tried to beat out the flames, but there was no escaping the magic."

  • Showing a little gratitude. What part is he to show gratitude for? Caramon appears and starts casting magic around the room. Caramon the handsome, the strong, the warrior - and now the Magic gifted one. While Raistlin is the sly one, the one in his shadow.

    There are three possible outcomes to that scenario:

    1. Raistlin's choice.

    2. Despair.

    3. Acceptence - which would lead to just giving up on life itself.

    If wearing Black Robes equal to corrupted, then White Robes equal to naive.

  • About the robes and the colors, remember that part ? the conclave of the archmagi, one of them said something like : colors are not important anymore, as time goes by the differences just fade away, like a mountain in the mist. Raistlin was destined to be the sword of the Gods, but that doesn't mean he was good all along, don't you think? His intentions and his means just become darker, like the color of his cloak, could it be that black is the color that blood adquires in the end?

  • No, I don't remember that part. However I do disagree with them that colors aren't important - It's what seperate all them appart.

    White Robes specialize in Abjuration and Divination.

    Red Robes specialize in Illusion and Transmutation.

    Black Robes specialize in Enchantment and Necromancy.

    So yes, his intentions and means grew darker. He desired power to do away with his fragile health that would had killed him off as we see his health deterioate to just hours away from death when he teleports.

  • I'm sure I've read it somewhere, was it in " The soulforge " , in one of those tale books that have different chapters on them, or maybe on another one called "raistlin the crucible of magic" It was a conclave that inolved mages from the three orders and they talked about the near future : the return of the dragons, the upcoming war, the return of the old gods, and the person that played a very important part in all those events : Raistlin, the sword of the gods...

  • Keep in mind, they said "Sword of the Gods" which did not mean the weapon of good. there were gods of good and evil in the world. He would serve none, none but magic. Even Nuitari, I would say, never really could say that Raistlin served him.

    I don't think Raistlin was good, or evil. He was, however, true to himself. He was himself, with no real lies about what he wanted to do. He wanted power, everyone knew that. He would do anything to get it, everyone knew that. He was true to himself.

  • Maybe that's what the lyrics express " I will never change my mind " " I will leave it all behind " He became strong in envy and hatred , his heart was red, then it dried up , his wounded soul stopped bleeding and became black, still I can't see how does that make him good, in terms of personality he is "neutral evil" ( follows his own goals using any means necesary ) He was never good to begin with, he just became almighty evil in the process.

  • Raistlin's alignment is actually Chaotic Evil. Will use anyone and anything to further ones own agenda. And no, I am not arguing that Raistlin is good, but he ain't either corrupted. But I do find his actions justified. HOWEVER the only race that Raistlin could be considered good against is the Aghar Dwarves, also known as the "Gully Dwarves" because he understands how it is to be the diffrent one.

    Just like some of us can understand why Raistlin did as he did.

  • @Zeithri hes lawful or neutral evil not chaotic he isn't the raging berserker he thinks about his actions

  • No.

    Raistlin is Chaotic Evil.

  • its funny that every one likes the evil character (i like him 2)

  • Ras is not evil he jus has his own goals

    i mean if having a goal is evil then we all evil

  • good point, although in todays "values" that can be considered "bad" because he is not helping the community. (i do agree with you though)

  • thnx. plus it also said in one of the books that magic users are loyal to none but the art they master

  • He's not evil, simply ambitious and power hungry

  • isn't that the definition of evil?

  • No you fool. get a dictionary lol

  • Oh, he *is* evil. Doesn't stop him from being the most awesome character in existence, though.

  • Don't think its that simple really.

  • youre right it isnt that simpple hes a complicated character

  • ummm can anyone help me,i like reading the forgotten realms by r.a. salvatore.This seems interesting.Whats the 1st book in the series of Raistlin????

  • -the first books are the Dragonlance Chronocles. then the twins saga then the war of the souls.

    -Chronocles include: Dragon of the autom twilight, dragons of the winter night and dragons of spring dawning.

    -Twins saga includes: Time of the Twins, War of the Twins, and the Test of the Twins.

    -After that come the war of the souls : Dragons of Fallen sun, Dragons of Lost Star, and Dragons of Vanished Moon.

    -After that Ameber and ash, then The the minotaur wars and so on...

  • jacker116 : What Drake3333 says is true. While I'm sure it was eather due to a space issue or not being aware of it there are books pre-dating the ara of the Dragonlance Chronicals which include : The Soulforged (the name of which was used by Blind Guardian for this tribute's song) and it's sequal Brother's in Arms. These are books centering around Raistlin and his brother. Others include The LEGEND of HUMA and it's sequal KAZ the MINITAUR. -Continued in next post -

  • Others leading up to Dragonlance Chronicals would be the Preludes Two series which explain what the Hero's did in their 5 years apart after leaving the Inn of Last Home to "find proof of the Old Gods". These include Tanis : The Shadow years, Kendermore, and...I can't for the life of me remember what the book for Strum and Kitiara is called. After the war of the Souls (mentioned below starting with Dragons of Fallen Sun) would be followed by Saving Solace--

    - Continued next post -

  • Saving Solace* and Protecting Palanthas centering around Gerard, one of the main characters from War of Souls. After which as listed below, Amber and Ashes begins centering around Mina, another character from War of the Souls. During AaA, it is important to note that there is another ongoing series happening named ELVEN EXILES. Book names include SANCTUARY, ALLIANCES, and DESTINY. These center around the Elven nations and their struggle to find a new land which to call home.

  • - Last post - I hope you will at least pick up Dragons of Autum Twilight. Dragonlance is a WONDERFULL series composed (according to Wikipedia) upwards of 180+ books printed under the Dragonlance name written by veious authors. Dragonlance can be found at ANY Barns and Noble for $8.00 a book. I HIGHLY recommend getting a members card if you plan of buying them from BaN.

  • good posts i didn't want to get into toooo much detail like u did for someone new to the seres. but yea all those books are AWSOME and i have almost all of them jus missing the sturm and kitiara prequal and elven exiles

  • raistlin is the best character. he is great!

  • =P Also what album is it =P

  • What song is this and by who? I looked it up on Itunes and couldnt find it=P.. And yes Raistlin is awesome.

  • This song is The Soulforged and it is Blind Guardian that plays it

  • Raistlin Majere are the greatest character in the whole Dragonlance world. Pity that he is dead.

  • He never died lol he simply "moved on" but he will never die in our HEARTS!

  • Raistlin rocks.

    my favorite char (and i think the best ever made) =)

  • raistlin is awseome need i say more

  • very good

  • i love raistlin !

  • 508 for everybody:)

  • awesome!Q

  • nice character and nice music ;)

  • raistlin is one of the best characters in dragonlance(maybe the best) and BLIND GUARDIAN ARE THE BEST OF ALLL!!!Q

  • Raistlin rocks!

  • Very nice XD!

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