Tip

TIP

Real Name: Tip

Class: Human

Occupation: Adventurer

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: unnamed parents

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Krynn, Earth-TSR

First Appearance: Dragonlance #1 (December, 1988)

Powers: Tip was a skilled thief and lockpick.

History: (Dragonlance #1, 2) - Fizban the wizard was in the town of Andor when he saw a couple being dragged away by the Seekers for blaspheming against the new dark gods. their son Tip was ready to attack them, but Fizban pulled him back and shot a fireball at the Seekers. The Seekers turned on them, and they were forced to flee town. In the woods they met Riva Silvercrown, a Knight of Solamnia, and her companion Vandar Brightblade. They saved the duo from a Draconian, and when they learned that the duo opposed LordSoth and his dragon army they joined them on a journey to Silvercrown keep. Lord Silversrown still believed he could avoid war. Riva argued with him because he still refused to see her as a knight because she was a woman, and was angered that he preferred her alcoholic brother Marik. Fizban interrupted the awkward conversation by trying to remember a magic trick, and Marik asked him to show him some magic on the roof of the castle. He revealed himself as a Draconian, he'd killed the real Marik, and was acting as a spy, but he sensed Fizban had powerful magic even though he played a doddering fool. Vandar suspected something was up, and the Draconian tossed him a sword, knowing the cleric had foresworn weapons. He stood by helplessly as the Draconian threw fizban down a shaft. Tip and Riva heard the commotion, and were both in a rage. Riva demanded single combat against the Draconian and slew him. The Draconian then shapeshifted into her own likeness.

(Dragonlance #4) - Fizban turned up alive and well, and Tip embraced him. The Dragon Highlord attacked the keep, and Riva turned the tide of battle by killing her red dragon. Riva and the Highlord engaged in personal combat, and Riva was disarmed and wounded. Vandar appeared, taking up the sword, and using the Medallion of Majere to conjure an exoskeleton. He fended off the Highlord until Fizban and Tip investigated, and she took Tip hostage. The distracted Vandar was fatally wounded by the Highlord's blue dragon. The Highlord saw that the medallion was burned into his chest, and was pleased it could no longer be used against her Dark Queen, so she stole the Dragonlance and flew off on her dragon. Riva wept for her friend, but Fizban said his brightness would not be forgotten by the world, and he produced the Dragonlance, revealing that he'd let the Highlord take an imitation, and he was the one who left the Dragonlance in Vandar's monastery. Before he died Vandar recognized Fizban as an avatar of Paladine, the god of good.

Comments: Created by Dan Mishkin & Ron Randall.