`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)     == `