Raistlin is Fistandantilus? == 
 "Raistlin Majere is also known as Fistandantilus, the archmage who originally tried to become a god himself." Someone needs to justify this statement. Unless I remember incorrectly, and this is almost 20 years ago that I read the core books, Raistlin merely owned Fistandatilus's staff. They are not the same character     

 In "The Soulforge" by Margaret Weis (and this is an uber quick summary) it is revealed that Raistlin (R) had made a deal with Fistandantilus (F) to complete the Test, reneged on it, but then F was able to put his "soul" (for lack of a better term at the moment) inside R's body. In the "Dragonlance Legends" series (Weis and Hickman) R goes back in time to learn the rest of F's secrets, and they have a magic battle. While the victor is considered to be R, and goes by R, he actually possesses the memories/abilities of both, and they both had the desire to become a god by destroying Takhisis,  so it is unclear which one actually survived the battle. So, with the lack of clear evidence, it is a Schrodinger's Cat situation. By which I mean that, from that point in the storyline, R can be seen as both R AND F, even though they started out as two different people. (Oh, and quick side note, Raistlin's staff was not F's, it was the Staff of Magius)    

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