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Tanis, as he is called by his friends and Tanthalas Kanan in Elvin, leader of the Heroes of the lance. His weapons of choice is the longbow and a sword[1].

Description

Tanis is about six feet tall, broad shouldered with tan skin and green eyes. He is half-elf and the traits of his human heritage and Elvin heritage are obvious on his face with a red beard and pointed elfin ears. walking with elvish grace Tanis normally wore tooled soft leather and a green cloak fastened with an aspen brooch.[1]

Early Life

Tanis is a product of rape and is the nephew of the Speaker of the Sun Solostaran when Solostaran's brother's wife was raped by a human warrior during one of many wars after the cataclysm. His mother died in child birth, and as a result Tanis grows up in the house of the Speaker of the Sun.

War of the Lance

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weis, Margaret; Hickman, Tracy (1984). Dragons of Autumn Twilight. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1574-9.
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