Legion of Steel - Characters - Tanis Half-Elven

Tanis Half-Elven

Tanis Half-Elven (elven name Tanthalas Quisif-Nan Pah) is considered as the leader of a group of heroes that prevented the evil goddess, Takhisis, from returning to Ansalon during the War of the Lance. He is the bastard son of a Qualinesti Princess that was "raped" by a human mercenary, when in reality she fell in love with the human, but only claimed to be raped so not to be outcasted by her own people. After the War of the Lance, he spent his time trying to maintain peace between two rivaling countries. He married Laurana, a Qualinesti princess that was never able to stop loving Tanis, even when he was kicked out of the Qualinesti Kingdom.

While defending the High Clerist's Tower from the Knights of Takhisis, Tanis came face to face with Steel Brightblade, fighting for the enemy side. He saved Steel's life in mid-battle, only to be cut down from behind by a brute warrior under Steel's command. Steel saw the spirit of his father, Sturm Brightblade, carry Tanis away from the battle. He and Laurana had one son: Gilthas Pathfinder. American television and film actor, Michael Rosenbaum is the voice of Tanis in the animated Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight film. Tanis appears as one of the player characters in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance.