SPYRANUS

Real Name: Spyranus

Class: Human magic-user

Occupation: Wizard

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Ishtar, Krynn, Earth-TSR

First Appearance: (DC Comics) Dragonlance #14 (December, 1989)

Powers: Spyranus was a powerful wizard whose magic kept him from aging. He was bonded to the Tower of High Sorcery, which gave him earth-based powers.

History: (Dragonlance #14-16) - The Priestking of Ishtar condemned high sorcery, so the conclave of wizards, led by Par-Salian and Ladonna banished the Tower of High Sorcery, despite Spyranus trying to fight them, wanting access to the Tower's powers for himself. Spyranus survived the Tower's trip to another dimension, and for centuries he seethed with rage, vowing to revenge himself on the whole of Krynn. When Par-Salian and Ladonna sought out the lost Tower to regain its' power for the wizards of Krynn they were surprised to find him still alive. He disabled them, and gloated that they'd shown him how to get back home. After the good wizards recovered they were determined not to let him unleash his attack on Krynn, so they summoned heroes Goldmoon and Riverwind. Spyranus wanted to crush the threat against him, and summoned a horde of Earth Elementals to attack them. They were in danger of being overwhelmed, so Az-Araz-Zar of the council summoned wizards Myrella and Kalthanan to aid them. They fought off the elementals, and withstood Spyranus' attempt to divide and conquer them. Ladonna realized Spyranus was bonded physically to the tower, and reluctant to separate himself from the source of his power, and Kalthanan tried unsuccessfully to goad him out. Spyranus extended the temple through a portal to Krynn, preparing to destroy it, when Myrella figured out how to defeat him. She summoned the Mindbender artifact, forcefully separating Spyranus from the temple, and with his connection severed he became a gibbering madman. She placed Kalthanan's soul in the Tower, and freed from his physical being his dark and light nature could exist without conflict, making him a neutral force and at peace with himself. Al-Araz-Zar revealed himself as Gilean, god of neutrality, and praised Myrella for passing the test. She would join the red-robes as a force for neutrality and a mediator between good and evil.

Comments: Adapted to comics by Dan Mishkin & Jim Janes.