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{{alsosee|Canon:Takhisis}}
{{5epointer|Varied|souces=PHB5, DLSotDQ|setting=Dragonlance}}
'''a.k.a. The Dragon Queen'''<br />

{{5e Deity
|name=Takhisis
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|title=The Dragon Queen
|type=Deity
|gender=Female <!-- Male, Female, Androgenous, None, Unstated, Unknown -->
|of=Night, Hatred, Evil Dragons, Chromatic Dragons 
|align=Lawful Evil
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|symbol=Black crescent
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'''Unofficial Description:''' Takhisis is the {{5ep|Dragonlance}} manifestation of {{5ep|Tiamat}}. She survived the {{5ep|Cataclysm}} and now projects her power through the {{5ep|Dragon Army|Dragon Armies}}.

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''From [[Canon:Takhisis]]:''<br />
{{Tsrwotc|[[Sovereign Press]]}}
'''Takhisis''' is the main goddess of [[evil]] and head of the [[Gods of Darkness|Dark Pantheon]] in the [[Dragonlance]] campaign setting on the world of [[Krynn]].

She is also called: Dragonqueen (among [[Canon:Elf (Dragonlance)|elves]]), Nilat the Corrupter (among the barbarians of the plains), Tamex the False Metal (among [[Canon:Dwarf (Dragonlance)|dwarves]]); Mai-tat (in [[Tarsis]], She of Many Faces (among the people of [[Ergoth]]) Queen of Many, Colors and None (among the [[Knights of Solamnia]]), the Dark Queen, Erestem (in [[Taladas]]),<ref>{{Cite_Pub|Time of the Dragon}}</ref> Tii'Mhut (in [[Istar]]), Lady Chaos (in [[Mithas]]), Mwarg ([[hobgoblin]]), the One God, the Dark Warrior, and Shadow Sorcerer. Some believe, such as original Dragonlance team member [[Jeff Grubb]], that she's also [[Tiamat]],<ref>{{cite web| last = Dragonlance Nexus| title = Interview with author and designer Jeff Grubb| publisher = Dragonlance Nexus| date = 2001-04-29| archiveurl = http:/ /web.archive.org/web/20060813182108|url=http:/ /www.dl3e.com/features/interviews/11253.aspx| archivedate = 2006-08-13|format = Interview| accessdate = 2008-02-04}}</ref> Goddess (or Queen) of evil dragons in many other [[Dungeons and Dragons]] [[campaign setting]]s, but the two are separate entities according to Dragonlance creator Tracy Hickman<ref name="tac">
{{Citation
 | last1=Weis
 | first1=Margaret
 | last2=Hickman
 | first2=Tracy
 | title=The Annotated Chronicles
 | page=1237
 | year=1999
 | publisher=Wizards of the Coast
 | isbn=0-7869-1526-9
}}</ref>
and others.<ref>
{{Citation
 | last=Moore
 | first=Roger E.
 | author-link=Roger E. Moore
 | title=The Dragons of Krynn
 | newspaper=[[Dragon (magazine)]]
 | issue=98
 | pages=15–16
 | date=June 1985
 | year=1985
 | publisher=[[TSR, Inc.]]
}}</ref>

Takhisis most often takes the form of a five-headed [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)|dragon]], each head being the colour of one of the evil dragons (red, blue, green, black, and white).<ref name=tac /><ref name="ozb">{{Cite book  | last = DeKirk  | first = Ashley  | authorlink = Oberon_Zell-Ravenheart#Bibliography  | coauthors = Oberon Zell-Ravenheart   | title = Dragonlore: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry  | publisher =  New Page Books  | series =  Oberon Zell Presents | volume =   | edition = 1  | year = 2006  | location =   | pages = 224  | url = http://www.amazon.com/Oberon-Zell-Presents-Dragonlore-Archives/dp/1564148688  | doi =  | id =   | isbn = 978-1-56414-868-1  | mr =   | zbl =   | jfm = }}</ref> She also often uses the form of a beautiful temptress, said to be so lovely that no man could resist her. She also has another form known as the Dark Warrior.

[[Sargonnas]] is Takhisis' consort, and together they have two children, [[Nuitari]] and [[Zeboim]].<ref>{{Cite_Pub|Tales of the Lance}} p. 117.</ref>
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==Stats as Monster==
''see [[Tiamat (5e)#Stats as Monster|Tiamat]]''


==Sources and Notes==
:* {{Cite Pub|Dragonlance Shadow of the Dragon Queen|pages=5-7}}
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[[Category:5e Dragon Army]]
{{5e Footer|Deity, Dragon}}
Alignment	Lawful Evil +
Author	Varied +
Canon	true +
Deific Type	Deity +
Domain	Trickery + and Death +
Individual	true +
Individuals	True +
Lineage	Deity +
Pantheon	Dragon + and Dragonlance +
Portfolio	Evil Dragons +, Chromatic Dragons +, Night + and Hatred +
Publication	Varied +
Setting	Dragonlance +
Symbol	Black crescent +
Worshipers	Chromatic Dragons +