Silvanoshei
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| Dragonlance character | |
| Silvanoshei Caladon | |
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| Created by | Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman |
| First appearance | Dragons of Summer Flame |
| Character information | |
| Alias | Silvan |
| Race | Silvanesti elf |
| Alignment | Good |
| Gender | male |
| Class | Noble |
| Titles | Speaker of the Stars |
| Homeland | Silvanesti |
Silvanoshei is a fictional character from the Dragonlance world. His name means "the Hope of Silvanos". Silvanoshei is charming and handsome. He has purple eyes, black hair, and is well-muscled.
Silvanoshei is the son of Alhana Starbreeze, the Silvanesti princess, and Porthios Kanan, the Qualinesti prince, both considered by their people to be dark elves. Silvan traveled with his mother following his father's disappearance in Qualinesti. He was kept from learning anything of battle, and was always hidden away during battles. As such, he had no respect from his mother's soldiers, chief among these her second-in-command, Samar.
During the storm that raged across Krynn marking the beginning of the War of Souls, Silvan, instead of being scared of it, rejoiced in it. On that same night, ogres attacked his mother's camp, and he drew an ornamental and impractical sword that he had bought in the last city they were in. His mother is angered, however for the first time Samar shows some pride for him. He is given the task of running to the Legion of Steel fortress and calling for their aid against the ogres. En route, a fallen tree was struck by lighting, blasting him away and knocking him unconsious. He fell next to the Silvanesti shield, which had kept out every army and every enemy thus far. Because of the shield's tendency to draw sleeping or unconsious people inside of it, the shield allows him through.
He meets up with the kirath, a Silvanesti border patrol. They agree to take him to Silvanost, the capital of Silvanesti. They plan to overthrow the rule of the regent, General Konnal. He arrives with a fanfare and a celebration, and is made Speaker of the Stars. However, Konnal and his advisor, the charming mage Glacous, still control the nation. Silvan then decides to take control, and he finds out Dark Knights led by Mina have infiltrated the shield. He takes to the field with the army and is given the task of capturing her. When he sees her, he is smitten with her immediately, and though he does capture her, he later offers to free her out of his love.
Finding his love unreturned, he receives a ring that he believes was sent by his mother, however it was in fact sent by Lord of the Night, Morham Targonne. Also, he believes the ring is supposed to make her love him, however, when he gives it to her, she is poisoned and appears dead. In fact, this had all been part of her plan. Upon her funeral pyre, she apparently returns to life, though in fact she was held in stasis by a potion. She accuses Targonne of her murder, and has him beheaded. Following this, she uses her clerical power to reveal the elf, Glacous, for what he really is: the green dragon, Cyan Bloodbane, he had long hated the elves, and Mina rouses the elves to slay him. After this, Silvan is granted the power by the One God to uproot the shield tree, thus lowering the shield above Silvanesti and allowing the Dark Knights to conquer it.
Silvan went on a search to find Mina that led him to Sanction. Mina still does not return his love. He becomes a prisoner, but his love blinds him from that fact and he thinks he is only being protected. During the battle with Malys. dragonfear so overwhelmes the jailer that he allows Silvanoshei to escape. Silvan later appears at the Temple of Duerghast, where he is witness to Takhisis's downfall. As she is about to kill Mina, he throws a broken dragonlance at Takhisis in order to save his love, which pierces her heart. Mina slays him in retribution. He was buried in the Tomb of the Last Heroes in Solace, though his mother hoped to one day bury him in Silvanesti.
[edit] References
- Margaret Weis; Tracy Hickman (2003). Dragons of a Fallen Sun: The War of Souls vol. I. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1807-1.
- Margaret Weis; Tracy Hickman (2002). Dragons of a Lost Star: The War of Souls vol. II. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-2706-2.
- Margaret Weis; Tracy Hickman (2003). Dragons of a Vanished Moon: The War of Souls vol. III. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-2950-2.
