Tasslehoff Burrfoot

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Tasslehoff Burrfoot
Dragonlance character
Tasslehoff on the right
Created by	Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
First appearance	"A Stone's Thrown Away" by Roger E. Moore, Dragon Magazine #84 (1984)
Character information
Alias	Tas
Race	Kender
Gender	Male
Class	Rogue
Homeland	Kendermore

Tasslehoff Burrfoot (often called Tas) is a fictional character of the kender race from the Dragonlance series of novels, written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. He was born in Kendermore. His parents are unknown and he has few known relatives. He has a sister, and also claims (like many other kender) to have an Uncle Trapspringer. He has three uncles, by the names of Remo Lockpick, Bertie, and Wilfre. He also has a cousin, Latchlifter Furrfoot.

Tas was just a bit under four feet tall. He had a slight build and slender, pointed ears. He also had brown hair and brown eyes. His hair is always tied into a topknot, which most kender have and are extremely fond of. When he became old, his face was wrinkled. Tas hated being bored, and on the occasion that he was, he was known to begin talking about meaningless things to anyone who would listen.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

1 Early life
2 Back to Kendermore
3 War of the Lance
4 After the War
5 Legends
6 Chaos War
7 War of Souls
8 Biography
9 Personality
10 Appearance
11 See also
12 References

[edit] Early life

As a child, Tas's passion for maps began. He enjoyed collecting them and putting them all over the walls of his room. However, when he drew maps, his short patience led him to draw them inaccurately and often made up names for certain places on Ansalon. While he often stole things, he always claimed he wasn't a thief, often saying he was just borrowing the objects in question.

When he was in Solace, he found a ring dropped by a thief. It was dubbed "Tas's Ring of Teleportation, and he began a wild journey across Krynn, ending up in all sorts of places. However, he ended his travels at Magus's Tower, where he aided the Prince of Demons in an attempt to stop Magus from using demons, and departed, entrusting Magus to the Prince of Demons.

Outside of Solace, while Tas was traveling, he encountered Tanis and Flint. He asked to be their friends; they declined. Tas, upon leaving Solace, acquired a bracelet that Flint made for Selena Sonluanaau. This bracelet saved Tas from a spider, and it saved a merchant as well.

Tanis and Flint came to collect the bracelet, however Tas no longer had it. Selena arrived and charged them with finding the bracelet, and so the quest began. On the trail of the bracelet, they were waylaid by satyrs, who made them stop, dance, and drink while the satyrs played music for a whole day.

Upon arriving in Tantallon, Flint and Tanis are captured by the local Lord. Selena and Tas take a polymorph potion that turns them into birds to get into the castle, then they become mice to retrieve the bracelet. They then free Tanis and Flint, the bracelet is returned to Selena, and Tas leaves with Flint and Tanis.

Tasslehoff then joined the remaining Companions and they began adventuring. Tas was involved in Flint's near drowning episode; Tas helped to get Flint ashore. When Tas was on a quest for a special herb that Raistlin needed, along with Sturm and Caramon, he was captured by minotaurs. Tasslehoff made a major appearance in the Legends Trilogy.