Zephyrus Raptorr

If you have a question about magic on Krynn -- or anywhere else, for that matter -- the man who can almost certainly answer it is Zephyrus Raptorr. A human who calls Ansalon home in spite of his ability to travel the planes via spelljammer, Raptorr is a wizard of nonpareil skill and intelligence. He is the author of the Postulate of the Holosphere, along with various other serious and not-so-serious works of magical theory. He is equally well known for the vast array of spells he has invented; frequently he collaborates with other wizards in designing these, and he is known to have worked with Karima Fulani.

Raptorr presents as a tall, thin, rather jovial man with salt-and-pepper hair. It is impossible to say his age. He wears the red robes, but may be the equal of Justarius in power. He makes his home in a mansion on an island somewhere in the ocean west of Ansalon.

Though Seth had read some of Raptorr's treatises, his first encounter with the man came almost immediately after the Puncture, when Raptorr used a magical item to summon Seth to his island. There Seth began the process of reteaching magic to Raptorr, who became only the second known practicing wizard on Krynn. Raptorr subsequently took Seth to Toril via spelljammer, where the two further spread the practice of magic to alternate Material Planes.

Seth's path would cross Raptorr's again shortly thereafter, at the Tower of High Sorcery at Wayreth. Raptorr arrived at the tower at around the time that Justarius and Par-Salian raised the sequestering barriers, trapping him inside. Seth and Justarius mounted a mission to rescue him from the Black Robe-controlled west tower, and Raptorr then participated in subduing Ladonna and resolving the crisis at Wayreth. To return the favor, Raptorr has promised Seth support from his spelljammer if Adastra comes under attack.