All,

Looking for fantasy literature characters to serve as examples for player character classes. Below is my current list:

Author---Series---Character:

Assassin List:

David Gemmel---Drenai Series---Waylander

David Coe---Winds of the Forelands---Cadel

Terry Brooks---Shannara Series---Pe Ell

Barb Hendee---Noble Dead Series---Leesil

RA Salvatore---The Crystal Shard---Artemis Entreri

Bard List:

Robert Jordan---Wheel of Time Series---Thom Merrilin

Mercedes Lackey---A Bards Tale Series---Bard Alaire

Fighter List:

David Gemmel---Drenai Series---Druss the Legend

Margaret Weis---Dragonlance---Caramon Majere

Terry Brooks---Shannara---Garet Jax

David Gemmel---Drenai ---Skillgannon

Robert Jordan---Wheel of Time Series---Al'Lan Mandragoran

Monk List:

David Gemmel---Drenai---The Thirty

RA Salvatore---Transcendence ---Jhesta Tu mystic

Marvel Comics---Master of Kung Fu---Shang Chi

Marvel Comics---Iron Fist---Daniel Rand

RA Salvatore---Demon Wars---Marcalo De'Unnero

Paladin List:

Elizabeth Moon---Deed of Paksearrion---Paksearrion

Robert E. Howard---Solomon Kane Chronicles---Solomon Kane

Terry Brooks---Genesis of Shannara---Logan Tom

Margaret Weis---Dragonlance Chronicles---Sturm Brightblade

Ranger List:

Robert Jordan---Wheel of Time Series---Tam al'Thor

RA Salvatore---DemonWars Series---Elbryan Wyndon

Terry Brooks---Shannara, The First King---Kinson Ravenlock

Raymond Feist---Honoured Enemy---Hartraft's Marauders

JLL

Add to the Fighter List;

David Weber---Oath of Swords---Brandark Brandarkson

Add to the Paladin List;

David Weber---Oath of Swords---Bahzell Bloody-Fist
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Baron Grignak Hammerhand of the Pacifica Provinces-

High Warden of the Castles & Crusades Society

Some other suggestions:

Rogues

Dunsany, Lord - The Book of Wonder - Thangobrind The Jeweler

Dunsany, Lord - The Book of Wonder - Slith, Slippy, & Slorg

Dunsany, Lord - The Book of Wonder - Nuth (the one who would have practiced his art upon the Gnoles)

Vance, Jack - Eyes of the Overworld, Cugel's Sage - Cugel The Clever

Smith, Clark Ashton - "The Tale of Satampra Zeiros" - Satampra Zeiros

Lee, Tanith - "Malice In Saffron" in The Book of the Damned - Jhane

Wizards

Vance, Jack - The Dying Earth - Turjan, + many others. The actual source for "Vancian Magic"!

Illusionists

Lee, Tanith - "The Marble Web" in The Book of the Dead" - The Conjuror
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I'd put early-life Gord in the rogues list (before his life got way too important and stressful), but I'll admit I'm biased.
Should this be in the OD forum?
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Here are a few of my favourites

For the bard list:

Lloyd Alexander - The Prydain Chronicles - Fflewddur Fflam

For the assassin list:

Steven Brust - The Book of Jhereg - Vlad Taltos

Rogue:

Fritz Leiber - Any of his Nehwon books - The Grey Mouser

Robert Asprin (ed.) - Thieve's World - Hanse Shadowspawn

Scott Lynch - The Lies of Locke Lamora - Locke Lamora

Barbarian:

Fritz Leiber - Any Nehwon book - Fafhrd
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Ranger-

Andrzej Sapokowski (Sp?)-The Last Wish/Blood of Elves- Geralt of Rivia

Fighter-

William King-Gotrek & Felix stories- Gotrek

William King-Gotrek & Felix stories- Felix Jager

Rogue-

Robert Earl-Florin & Lorenzo trilogy- Lorenzo

Robert Earl-Florin & Lorenzo trilogy- Florin
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Barbarian:

Robert E. Howard - Conan (et al.) - Conan

Rogue:

Fritz Leiber -Swords Against *- The Gray Mouser

Ranger:

J.R.R. Tolkien -Fellowship of the Ring -Aragorn

Cleric:

Jeff Grubb, Kim Novak -Finder's Bane - Joel

The Lord God (ed. King James et. al.) -The Bible - Moses
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Bump!

Excellent info here!

Ranger List:

John Flanagan -- Ranger's Apprentice -- Halt

Assassin List:

Oliver Bowden -- Assassin's Creed -- Altaïr ibn-La'Ahad

Monks

Warren Murphy - the Destroyer - Remo Williams & Master Chuin

Bard:

Anne McCaffrey - The Masterharper of Pern - Masterharper and
his apprentices

Rogue:

Roger Zelazny - Changeling - Mouseglove

(maybe more to come later...)

Barbarian List:

Hanna-Barbera -- Thundarr the Barbarian -- Thundarr

Fighter

Barry Sadler - Casca (series)

factoid - The author was a Green Beret and also had some hit songs in the 1960's - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y5GDvN9_OE

Author---Series---Character:

Assassin List:

Joseph Delaney---Last Apprentice Series---Grimalkin the Witch Assassin

Author---Series---Character:

Mage list

Lawrence Watt-Evans, With a single spell, Tobas of Telven

(Yeah I had to do some lite reading to let my mind rest between my classes ...)

Poul Anderson, 3 hearts and 3 lions - Paladin, Holger Carlsen

Most classes are covered in the old Forgoten Realms books also.

Jack Chaulker, Lords of the Diamond, Assassin, Mr. Carroll

David Dalglish, The Paladins. Paladin, Jerico

John Flanagan, Brotherband Chronicles, Figher, Thorn

Assassin List:

Brent Weeks- Night Angel Trilogy - Kylar Stern
Brent Weeks - Night Angel Trilogy -Durzo Blint

Wizard/Cleric:
Brent Weeks- Night Angel Trilogy - Dorian

Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice - a great case for non-Evil Assassins
Steven Brust - All Books - Assassins: Vlad Taltos, The Sword & Dagger, heck the whole Guild has great characters especially Kragar (now that man can Hide in Shadows even without shadows)
Barbarian (Viking) - Haakon by Eric Nelson "The Golden Axe"
Fighter (Samurai) - Gonji by TC Rypel "Deathwind of Vendum"
ALL DnD Characters in Joel Rosenburg's "The Guardians of the Flame Series"
Monk - Master Li of Barry Hughart's "Bridge of Birds"
Knight - The Red Knight by Miles Cameron
ALL classes eventually in the Malazan series by Steven Erikson
Vikings (Fighters/Barbarians)- MGM - The History Channel

***Challenge: Name the class(es) for:
P.C. Hodgel's "God Stalk" lead character Jametheal Dream Weaver? I'd guess Thief/Fighter (Monk)
or Patrick Ruthfuss's "Name of the Wind" lead character? Bard/Wizard/Fighter?

Get them all for about $1 at ABEBooks.com - every used book store in the world at your finger tips!!!

Andrzej Sapkowski - The Witcher - Geralt of Rivia - Ranger (arguably an assassin, but the hunter theme suggests ranger to me).