Dragonlance - Quest for meaning
In preparation for my panel at Marcon, I'm trying to identify a unifying storyline or theme to tie the novels together. This is what I've found:
The core storyline - The intertwined lives of a human family from Solace, the elven royal families, and Conclave wizards, bound together by the trickster figure of Tasselhoff Burrfoot.
Core ideology - "We are not the stuff of which heroes are made." -Tanis Half-Elven. The best of Dragonlance involves characters who are not professional "heroes," but who have to step up to the plate when the need arises.
Recurring theme - The conflicts and interplay between religion, society and magic.
Other ideas?
The core storyline - The intertwined lives of a human family from Solace, the elven royal families, and Conclave wizards, bound together by the trickster figure of Tasselhoff Burrfoot.
Core ideology - "We are not the stuff of which heroes are made." -Tanis Half-Elven. The best of Dragonlance involves characters who are not professional "heroes," but who have to step up to the plate when the need arises.
Recurring theme - The conflicts and interplay between religion, society and magic.
Other ideas?