Flint Fireforge is a fictional dwarf character appearing in the Dragonlance series of books.
In 308 AC, on his trip to Qualinost, he is waylaid by a Tylor, and in their rush to escape Flint and Fleetfoot accidentally enter into a Sla-Mori (Secret Way) directly to the Tower of the Sun.
Flint, after searching for days, discovers an elf named Miral, the slayer of the Tylor, is secretly Arelas Kanan, who has a plot to rule Qualinesti.
Flint's fear of water and boats stem from an accident on Crystalmir Lake when Caramon tried to catch a fish with nothing but his hands.
The accident disturbed Flint, causing him to shun travel across bodies of water in any boat of any kind.
Flint travels along with the Companions to Karthay later to help stop the Minotaur in their efforts to conquer Ansalon.
During the five year separation between the companions, Flint goes to Hillhome to investigate the death of his brother Aylmar.
During this time, he discovers the identity of his brother's killer and in addition, about a sinister plot by the Derro Dwarves of Thorbardin to destroy Hillhome.
After surviving a near death experience, he and a half-derro mountain dwarf Perian, are rescued by a colony of Gully Dwarves and are proclaimed their king and queen.
The drunken Theocrat, Hederick, falls into the fire but is promptly healed by Goldmoon's Blue Crystal Staff.
Upon return to Solace, the companions, now with Tika and Gilthanas Kanan in tow, are captured and sent to Pax Tharkas as slaves.
En route, Porthios leads an attack on the caravan and frees the companions, with some help from Fizban and his fireball spell, as well as Sestun, who breaks the lock.
Flint is a bit uncomfortable here, him being a hill dwarf amongst mountain dwarves, who, after the Dwarfgate Wars, have an instinctive dislike of each other.
He briefly reveals his concern for Tas when he shows genuine worry for him, but quickly covers it up with anger.
Laurana receives a promotion to General of the Whitestone Army, and Flint and Tas are "given" a dragon to ride into battle.
Flint is horribly scared, but eventually Khirsah (Human name was Fireflash), the dragon, gets him on.
in the Book 2 of Tales I anthology: Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes as someone sitting at the tree near his forge to be annoying.
He originally taught the younger Sturm and Caramon a great deal about combat and fighting tactics.
He doesn't like heights and is deathly afraid of water and boats, following an accident in which Caramon nearly drowned him.
[5] Lauren Davis of io9 called Flint "the group's father figure whose crankiness serves as a bromantic foil to Tasslehoff's good cheer".
[7] In the Io9 series revisiting older Dungeons & Dragons novels, Rob Bricken commented that "An extremely grumpy dwarf who's effectively the surly grandfather of the group.
As required by fantasy law, his people were run out of their ancestral mountain home, but thankfully this doesn't figure in at all.
"[8] Flint appears as one of the player characters in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance.
[9] Flint was included in Ral Partha's Dragonlance Heroes boxed figures set of lead miniatures.
The rivets and individual pieces are clearly visible as is the weapons harness that crosses the back and front.
"[10] Fred Tatasciore voiced Flint in the animated movie Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight.