The Dragonlance Nexus

Printed From:
http://www.dlnexus.com/lexicon/15731.aspx

Thorne Shape-Shifter

Article written by Kranar Drogin & Darcwulf


Thorne Shape-Shifter (? - 80 AC) was known as a Red Robe Wizard who had the uncanny ability to change into a wolf one time a year. It was actually, more of a curse, and during this night his two friends Guarinn Hammerfell and Roulant Potter sought to end the curse by killing him. Originally Tam Potter was the one who was hunting him, but he had to pass it on to his son Roulant upon his death. Normally, he ran a herbalist business from his village.

Thorne by Darcwulf.
EnlargeThorne by Darcwulf.
NameThorne Shape-Shifter
AliasNone
Birth? AC
Death80 AC
RaceHuman
GenderMale
NationalityKharolian
Hair ColorSandy-bond
Eye ColorUnknown
HeightUnknown
WeightUnknown
ClassWizard
OccupationRed Robe Wizard
SpouseNone
ChildrenNone
SiblingsUnknown

He was known to have had sandy-blond hair, short close-cropped beard, and been nondescript. He wore the Red Robes, which he liked to wear loose and open, more of a long coat. He was not considered a lycanthrope, with any special vulnerability to silver.

Cursed

In the autumn of 50 AC, Thorne was to marry his love Mariel in their village of Dimmin in the Kharolis Mountains, between Qualinesti and Thorbardin. A Black Robe mage defiled Thorne's bride, which caused Thorne to become enraged. In the form of a dire wolf he attacked and killed the Black Robe, which brought a curse down upon himself, Tam and Guarinn from the Black Robe. One time a year he would revert to a dire wolf and go on the hunt for innocents during the autumn when the moons were full.

Eventually though, Roulant and Guarinn were able to end the curse when Guarinn saw the love between Una and Roulant and their imminent deaths motivated him to kill the wolf, Thorne, his friend.

References

  • War of the Lance, (Sourcebook), p. 284
  • Tales II Book 3, 'The Night Wolf', p. 165-166, 168, 173, 177-178, 185, 187

Article Tools

Report An Error or Add to this Article | Submit a new Article

Categories | Kharolian | Order of the Red Robes

This article has been viewed 1,153 times. It was added on July 3, 2006, and was last modified on February 23, 2008.

Information presented in the Dragonlance Lexicon has been independently researched by a team of volunteers, and original sources have been cited for each article. This and any other Lexicon articles are intended for personal use only and may NOT be posted on any other web site or otherwise distributed.