Gilthanas and Silvara

Many readers and fans of the DragonLance Saga have wondered what happened to Silvara and Gilthanas. Gilthanas is the second child of Solostaran, former Qualinesti Speaker of the Sun. He's also the brother to the former Speaker Porthios, now a dark elf. His sister is Laurana, mother of the current Speaker, Gilthas, and widow of Tanis Half-Elven.
While in exile with his people in Southern Ergoth during the dragonarmy occupation of Qualinesti, Gilthanas fell in love with Silvara. This silver-haired beauty was a Kagonesti shaman-or so he believed.
However, Silvara was actually the silver dragon D'Argent. When she revealed her secret to Gilthanas, he felt tricked. He thought that he had been loving someone who did not exist. Even though D'Argent returned his feelings, his hurt and resentment ultimately drove her away.
It took Gilthanas two years to realize that he had always loved Silvara. But by the time he had outgrown his prejudice, she was long gone. So he set out to find her.
When the Silvanesti and Qualinesti tricked Portios and Alhana and made them dark elves, Gilthanas was also captured. The elves didn't want a unified elven nation, and imprisoned their Speaker and their Queen. The Qualinesti wanted Gilthas to be Speaker, so they also imprisoned Gilthanas so there would be no one to take the throne besides Gilthas.
He finally escaped with Porthios, and set off once again to find Silvara. He saw more turmoil and misadventures than most elves see in a lifetime. These adventures have scarred him both physically and mentally. He believes that Silvara survived the Summer of Chaos, nad still searches for her. He recently discovered evidence that she might be in Southern ergoth. He was on his way there when elves in the sevice of Dark Knights betrayed and imprisoned him.
He was liberated by the Companions in the Dawning of a New Age Trilogy, Book 2, The Day of the Tempest. They are currently on their way to Southern Ergoth to find the DragonLance of Huma in Foghaven Vale, and to find Silvara. Gilthanas can employ three schools of sorcery: divination, enchantment, and aeromancy. He also owns an item of magic known as the Amulet of Healing Hands, a gift from Silvara. It can:

• Create bright light once each day.
• Prevent him from succumbing to disease, help him resist poison, and lets him heal from wounds at twice the normal rate.
• Allow him to heal others by touch four times per day, restore a poisoning victim to life (if only dead for five minutes), and remove a disease from a victim once per day.
• Create a barrier between the wearer and magically summoned or created creatures.
• Form a circle of protection around the wearer and four others, keeping them safe from melee and personal attacks from those outside the circle.
• Offer a Trump bonus to Presence actions to promote harmony with others (Gilthanas even enjoys this magical effect against non-elves).

  (The Last Tower contains more information.

  Gilthanas

  Qualinesti adult male, capable demeanor, Legend, 4 of Shields.
  Ag 8C, Dx 6A, En 7C, St 6B,
  Re 7A (49), Pe 8B, Sp 7D, Pr 6B,
  Dmg +7 (long sword), Def -3 (chain mail), also missile weapons (long bow/+6),
  sorcery (divination, enchantment, aeromancy), Amulet of Healing Hands

  Silvara is with the Knights of Solamnic on the Eastwatch division. She is currently human, and called Lady Arlena Plata.

  

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