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             An Un-Offical Information List for Shannara
                     Written by: Matt Hulbert
                   Last Updated: January 16, 2002
            This document copyright MHulbert 2001-2003.
                            Version 1.2

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   TABLE OF CONTENTS
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  I. What is Shannara?
 II. History of the Four Lands
    w/ The Talismans of Shannara
III. The Races of Shannara
 IV. Characters of Shannara
  V. Authors Commentary
 IV. Disclaimer & Copyright

    - Hello all and welcome to my 15th guide for GameFAQs! I hope this
guide is helpful if you were having trouble understanding what the heck
was going on in that crazy Shannara game. I decided to write this for
the people who didn't have the privilege of reading the series, and did
not understand the game, so here you have it, everything you need...


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 I. What is Shannara?
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- Shannara is a series that was originally started in 1977 by Terry
Brooks; starting with "The Sword of Shannara." Since then there have
been many additions to the series, and yes as you are now seeing it has
even been made into a video game. This fantasy fiction series has taken
a very large fan following in recent years, and it constantly being
Discussed on the movie topic, so stay on the lookout for that. Shannara
or rather the four lands, is a world of magic, born through the end of
the modern era, which in reality we live in. Always does an evil arise
as a threat, and always does a hero arise to combat it. That is pretty
much all you need to know, and take some time to read the series, the
game will go a lot easier for you if you do.


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The Great Wars:

The great wars were basically the Elves against the human race as it is
known today. The Elves has always been there but noone could see them. So
when the humans population kept expanding and destroying the forests that
the Elves lay secluded in, violence was the outcome. A long time before
the humans even existed, in the world of fairie there was a great war
against demons and eventually the elves won this war, by locking the bad
demons in a limbo world by using a forbidding spell kept alive by a tree
called the Ellcrys. So jump back to where we were before, the Elves, no
longer needing the magic they had back then, forgot most of it. So when
they had to fight the humans, they had no powerful magic and could do no
real damage. That is when they decided on the Holocaust.


The Great Holocaust:

The Holocaust, was really a spell created by the elves that in the simplest
terms killed almost everything (human). The elves preserved themselves, but
there were so many humans, not all were killed. That accounts for what is
left of the race in the southland. The elves came back after the holocaust
and started there empire in the Westland, and named their capital Arborlon.


The War of the Races:

After the Holocaust, what was remembered of the old world was basically in
books that had survived it, and few families still help them in there own
possession. So, a man named Galaphile brought all of the smartest men from
what he could salvage and created the Druid Council, which was to basically
Govern and help the world progress. So years later, the druids had started
esperimenting with magic, at a very slow and careful pace. But one Druid
named Brona, and a few followers went to fast and were consumed by an evil
magic, and he became the Warlock Lord, and his followers became his army
of Skull Bearers. Bremen found this out and tried to warn the council, but
they didn't believe him, and then they were all slaughtered except for him.
He went to the Elves and they created a Talisman, the sword of Shannara. It
was to be carried against the Warlock Lord to kill him. But in the battle
Bremen disappeared and so did the Warlock Lord. Now many years later in the
time of Allanon, Bremens son, the Warlock Lord reappeared with his followers
and used his magic to control the Gnomes and Trolls as his army. They fought
against the Dwarves, Elves and Borderman, and eventually the War ended when
Shea Ohmsford killed the Warlock Lord with the Sword.


The War of the Forbidden:

This is the war between the Elves and their allies against the Demons that
would break through the forbidding when the Ellcrys failed. Back in the time
of Fairie, the creatures of magic on the side of good warred with the demons
and eventually were able to overcome them. But, since Elven Wizards were the
primary ones (along with many now extent fairy creatures) they decided that
total annihilation of the Demons was wrong, and a forbidding was better. So
they took a girl who was willing to save her people and transformed her into
the Ellcrys, giving her new young men to serve her every year. They chose a
girl so it would have the ability to reproduce if the time ever arose. The
wizards then knew she would not last forever, but the people eventually
thought she would and that is why they were not prepared when she did start
to disease and die. But Allanon comes Arborlon and helps devise a plan to
save the Elven people, but to make things more difficult, the reaper comes
to Arborlon and kills the rest of the chosen, save for one... This would
turn out to be the Elven girl Amberle Elessidil. She fled Arborlon and the
service of the chosen because the tree started to frighten her. Later Allanon
would tell Wil that the tree was only trying to prepare her for what was to
come. So the Elves stand against the demons and Wil, Amberle, and a group
of elven hunters are sent to find safehold and the bloodfire where she
must put the seed in order to save the tree. But since the Ellcrys is very
old, thousands of years old, her memory of the land and the location of those
places is not accurate, so they must go on a quest to find it. Meanwhile the
Elves, Dwarves, Trolls and Free Corps are fighting the Demons, and would not
have survivied had Wil, Amberle and Eretria not made it back in time. Eretria
was a rover girl who joined up with them along the way, the elven hunters did
not survive the quest. So when they arrive Amberle goes and transforms into
the Ellcrys, because she knew what she was going to have to do ever since they
were at the Bloodfire, but didnt tell Wil she had to transform. Wil doesnt
realize until she is about to do it. In the beginning of the journey they
dont like eachother, but they eventually fall in love, only to have Amberle
have to transform into the Ellcrys to save her people. When this happens the
forbidding is restored and the Demons are gone. Wil Ohmsford is left in the
Gardens where the Ellcrys stands, weeping. Eretria had been in love with Wil
the whole time, and he loved her too, along with Amberle. So after he gains
some closure after talking to Allanon, he askes Eretria if she wants to come
back to the vail with him, and they would later be married, etc...


The Sword of Shannara:

This legendary talisman was created by Bremen the Druid and Uprox Creel, the
most renowned metal worker ever to live in the four lands. The sword has no
power such as that of the Sword of Leah, but it shows truth. It was created
this way because the Warlock Lord stayed alive using illusion to keep his own
immortality, so naturally once the truth was confronted to him he would have
some trouble. But, there was a catch, before the sword could be turned on the
Warlock Lord, the user had to come to terms with the truth about himself. This
was why Jerle Shannara did not totally destroy the Warlock Lord. Later when Par
had to use the sword, he was able to overtake this blow to himself and defeat
the Warlock Lord once and for all. The sword now lies in the vault of the
Druids
Keep for safe keeping, and if the need should ever arise for its use.


The Elfstones of Shannara:

The elfstones are a very powerful magic handed down from the elves of the time
of fairie, when the elves had extremely powerful magics. The elfstones draw
from
the user, so you get out what you put in basically. They are a fusing of three
things, the mind, body and spirit. Shea Ohmsford was the first of the elven
house of Shannara members to use the stones on a quest, and when he was done
with them they would be passed down to Wil, who would use them in the quest to
find the Bloodfire. However Wil had trouble using the stones where is
grandfather had not, and Allanon thought maybe it was because his man blood and
his elven blood were clashing. But the actual problem was, as he and Amberle
would discover later, it wasnt his man blood and his elven blood, he just
really didnt want to have to use them, so he didnt believe he could, even
though he knew he could. This is why on certain occasions of life or death he
was able (mainly to save Amberle and Eretria.) After Wil, the elfstones did not
turn up again until the time of Wren Ohmsford. People had thought they were
lost, but they were waiting for her, the entire time. Since she was a child she
had had blue stones that she wore in a pouch and her family told her they were
fake elfstones, and she played with them as a child. Later she would come to
find they were the real stones and would use them to bring back the elves.
After her use, there is no more trace of them, it would seem logical that
Walker has them at Paranor as well.


The Wishsong of Shannara:

The wishsong is the first type of magic that the Ohmsfords will ever have for
themselves that doesnt come from a talisman. Although in a way it did. You see
the Wishsong is elven magic born into the children (Brin and Jair) of Wil
Ohmsford. When he used the elfstones twenty years before the birth of his
children, his man blood resisted, and forced use of them caused a change in
him, he knew it then. However he did not know what form that change would take,
until the magic was discovered within his children. The wishsong is even more
powerful the elfstones or the sword of shannara. It would be passed all the way
down the Ohmsford line to Bek Ohmsford and his sister Grianne. The wishsong
does not necessarily stay with every user, usually wearing off then they grow
from childhood.


The Sword of Leah:

The sword of Leah originally did not have any magic abilities at all. When it
was first used by Menion Leah in the quest for the sword of shannara, it was a
simple blade, wielded by a very skilled swordsman, and thus after that it was
passed down from generation to generation of Highland princes. But some 70
years later when Rone Leah takes the sword with him in quest of the Maelmord,
he wants to be Brins protector. Allanon also knows that he wont see the end
of the journey, so someone is going to have to do it, so naturally he gives
Rone Leah the power of magic through his sword. The sword is dipped in the
hadeshorn, waters that are fatal to the touch of a mortal. The blade turns
black and now when strikes something of magic, is becomes more of a fire sword
kind of thing. Anyway once he was done with it, many generations later Morgan
Leah would get his hands on it. He would shatter the sword to save his friends
lives, but it would later be restored by quickening.



The Black Elfstone:

This is the other elfstone that survived from the time of fairie. This is the
tool Walker Boh will use to bring Paranor back into the world of men. He has to
get it from Uhl Belk. The black elfstone absorbs other magics to make its own
more powerful. This is also makes the risk to the user very great, because
whatever kind of magic is takes in, is probably how its going to affect them.



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The Elves...

The elves have long been the anchor of the four lands, always being the
most civilized and strongest of the races. The elves reside in Arborlon
where they live and care for the land. The elven philosophy is to give
everything back to the land that it gave you, and to help preserve the
earth no matter what. The elves are the longest surviving and oldest of
the races, living since the time of Fairie. The elves were once wielders
of incredibly strong magic, but once the need for it died away, it went
along. They now possess some magics, the greatest being the Elfstones.
There are 3 Elfstones, one for Body, Mind and Spirit. Only one of Elven
decent can carry them, and they are a magic to rival others. The elves
have a King or Queen, the greatest of them Being Eventine. Once, the
Elves had disappeared from the world of man, but then were brought back
by Wren Elessidil. The elves have marched in every single war in the
lands always fighting for the side of good which is probably why they
don't often lose.


The Sky Elves...

The sky elves are elves, who for one reason or another seperated and went
to live on the Blue Divide, in a place now called wing hove. They found
that there were giant birds large enough to carry people, and eventually
they befriended the birds, and so the Wing Riders came to pass. The Bird
is called a Roc, they are huge, and resemble an Eagle.


The Dwarves...

The Dwarves mainly live in Culhaven and the Anar forests. They are a
people of woodsmen, and always fight with the elves, to stand against
whatever evil threatens the land. They also believe in the elves way
of preserving and giving back to the land. The dwarves are also very
talented engineers and sappers, which allows them to set traps and other
mishaps for whoever they are fighting against. Once, the dwarves were
forced to live underground for a long period of time, to avoid being
annihilated. When they reemerged, they have I guess you could call it
a phobia of dark small places.


The Trolls...

The trolls live up in the Northland mountains, also known as the Charnal
mountains. They are mostly called 'Rock Trolls' and they are massive, the
size of over 4 men easily, and they are fierce warriors. There is not a
whole lot of information known about them, but it is known that they're
a tribal people, and they are very superstitious.


The Gnomes...

The gnomes have been defeated in almost every major war known to the 4
lands of Shannara. They are a separated tribal people and are split into
many different sanctions, so the whole people answer to no one leader.
In all of the wars, they have fought against the Elves and Dwarves, and
in every war they have been defeated. They are not particularly nice in
most cases, and they are superstitious as well. They also believe in a
number of gods, most of them supposedly violent.


The Humans...

After the Great Wars and the Holocaust, the last survivors of the human
race as it is known today, located themselves in the deep southland. It
is here that they try to stay secluded from the other races, in shame,
and in defeat, for what happened in the wars. The Borderman, are the one
exception, they are human, living in the Southland empire of Tyrsis and
they are the leaders of the mighty Border Legion, which in the old days
would always fight with the Elves.

The Druids...

Since Allanon is the only Druid living in the time of the game, it is a
safe assumption to say that he is human. Although he is not a mere mortal
he has studied and is a master of the dark arts or sorcery and magic. He
is the guardian of the four lands, and keeps watch over it. He uses the
Druid sleep to stay alive for almost 500 years.


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Name: Bremen
Race: Druid
Description:

Bremen was once a Druid, and he is also credited as creating the coveted
sword of Shannara. He was ousted from the Druid Council because they did
not believe him about the Warlock Lord. It is said that he disappeared
during his battle with the Warlock Lord. He is the father of Allanon. He
is his father in an adopted and magic sense, they are of no blood ties.
Allanon would later say that the bond they shared in the magic was more
strong than blood anyway.


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Name: Allanon
Race: Druid
Description:

Allanon is the son of Bremen, and quite possibly the most famous Druid
to ever live. he is responsible for saving the four Lands from the army
of the Warlock Lord, Morde Wraiths and the Demons from the Ellcrys. He
is a historian and traveler, as well as a sorceror of magic. He is well
over seven feet tall, and as a Druid has the strength of several men. He
was found in a town destroyed by the minions of the Warlock Lord, and he
he then taken in by Bremen. He would be the greatest of the Druids, some
say he never really died in the Chard Rush in front of Brin Ohmsford, but
that he is partly within Walker Boh.


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Name: Galaphile
Race: Druid
Description:

He is responsible for creating the first Druid council back after the
great holocaust. I believe he was an Elf, but am not exactly sure. He
used no magic, but was thought of as a leader and a genius among men.

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Name: Walker Boh
Race: Druid
Description:

Walker is in the direct blood line of Brin Ohmsford, so he inherited the
magic of the Wishsong. He would later become a Druid, and then known only
as Walker. He helped defeat the Shadowen and once fought along side the
old man known as Cogline. He is a master of magics. He was the first to
become a Druid with no other living member to initiate him. Walker will
later go on a voyage to see what happened to Kael Elessidil and try try
to bring back some of the technology of the old world.



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Name: Shea Ohmsford
Race: Human/Elf
Description:

Shea is responsible for saving the Four Lands by destroying the Warlock
Lord with the sword of Shannara. He is half Elf and half Human, and was
actually very unsure of himself during the battle. He was like a son to
Allanon until Allanon had to leave.

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Name: Flick Ohmsford
Race: Human
Description:

Flick is the brother of Shea Ohmsford and he accompanies them on their
journey to find the sword of Shannara. He saved the life of the Elven
King Eventine and if the Great Uncle of Wil Ohmsford. He was a very
necessary part that group. Flick would also be present 50 years later
when Allanon comes looking for Wil to come on the journey for Safehold.
Flick told Wil that Allanon always keeps something to himself, but Wil
went anyway, and found out what Flick was talking about when Amberle
had to transform herself into the new Ellcrys.

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Name: Balinor
Race: Borderman
Description:

Balinor was the last great king of the borderlands, or more detailed,
of Callahorn. He was well over 7ft. tall as most Borderman are, and had
a sword over 6 feet long. The sword of Shannara could not have been found
without his aid, nor could the city have been saved. Saddly he would be
the last of the great Buckannahs, as his son was killed by a mysterious
foe that no one really ever found out about from Balinor.

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Name: Hendel
Race: Dwarf
Description:

The most feared Dwarf to all the gnomes Hendel was well know for the large
battle mace he carried. He died in the battle to save Callahorn, and is owed
life debts by Morgan Leah, whose life he saved from a Siren. He was part of the
Group that retrieved the sword. He would also be some what of a role model and
friend to Menion Leah even more so than to the rest of group, as he was drawn
to Menions tracking abilities. Hendel is killed while fighting against the
army of the Warlock Lord at Callahorn.

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Name: Menion Leah
Race: Highlander
Description:

The highlander who went in search of the sword of shannara with the others in
the group and the holder of the sword of Leah, although it had no magic at that
point. He was essential to finding the sword, as well as saving the life of his
soon to be wife Shirl. Menion and Shirl would become the most loved King and
Queen in the history of the highlands. Menions great grandson Rone Leah would
also have a journey of his own sometime later.

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Name: Wil Ohmsford
Race: Elf/Human
Description:


The savior of the four lands from the demon invasion caused by the death of the
Ellcrys, she is the holder of the elfstones as well. He and Amberle journey to
the wilderrun where they find the bloodfire. He would later marry Eretria the
rover after the transformation of Amberle. Alright, recently new information
has come out in the form of a book about the series, saying that Wil Ohmsford
was actually in love with Amberle, so that would simply add to the sorrow he
felt when she transformed. But I do believe marrying Eretria was done out of
love too, not just on the whim.

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Name: Amberle Elessedil
Race: Elf
Description:

The only female chosen to service of the Ellcrys in over 500 years, although
she would soon flee the Elven homeland in search of solitude away from the
tree, who frightened her greatly. She gave her human life form for the people
of the four lands and was a great friend of Wil Ohmsford. Ok as I mentioned
just above this, Amberle and Wil were actually somewhat in love with each
other, which makes it even more bad that she had to transform. A debate at a
forum regarding the series has come up before. Amberle is now the Ellcrys, but
is she still Amberle? Thats up to you to decide, but I like to think so.


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Name: Eventine Elessidil
Race: Elf
Description:

The greatest king the elves have ever seen, he led them against the Warlock
Lords army as well as the Demon assault on the city of Arborlon 50 years later.
He is the father of Ander and Arion, and would stop at nothing to protect his
people. Even in his old age, he was a very dangerous man. Eventine is killed by
a number of things at the age of 82. One was the traumatic blow he took while
fighting the demons at Halys Cut. The second was the death of his friend Kael
Pindannon, and the last would be the death of Arion his son, along with knowing
that Amberle had transformed into the Ellcrys. When he died, only Allanon and
the two valemen were left of the party that had gone out in search of the Sword
of Shannara, as Menion, Balinor, Hendel and the Elf Brothers were gone too.

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Name: Eretria
Race: Rover
Description:

The rover girled who would eventually marry Wil ohmsford and have Brin and Jair
Ohmsford. She helped Wil and Amberle get to the Blood Fire so they could save
the Ellcrys. She was the adopted daughter of Cephelo the rover. She would later
help Wil with his healing abilities. She was very sad when she had to come to
terms with the fact that Wil was in love with Amberle while they were in the
Wilderun on the quest. It was also not by chance that they would be married, he
loved her too, so dont think it was like on the rebound or something.

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Name: Cephelo
Race: Rover
Description:

The chief of a large rover family, and would stop at nothing to steal the
elfstones from Wil. He actually did at one point but was then killed by the
Reaper when he could not command their power. He was very dangerous with a
sword, and was a very good liar.

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Name: Crispin
Race: Elf
Description:

Captain of the Elven Homeguard, the Elite of the Elven army. He went with Wil
and Amberle, and lasted the longest of the hunters he commanded. He was later
killed by the Reaper, giving Wil and Amberle time to escape from the Reaper on
thie bridge of the ancient fortress.

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Name: Ander Elessidil
Race:
Description:

The younger son of Eventine, not Crown Prince to begin with, but when his
brother was killed in battle he took over the position. He would later become a
good king, and would always help the Ohmsfords and Allanon deal with the evils
that would rise up against the land, just as his father had done. He would be
a great king to the elves, but sadly his first son would be killed along with
most of the party who accompanied Jair Ohmsford into the Maelmord. Ander was
more of a caring person than his brother Arion, and was able to understand why
Amberle had run from being the chosen.

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Name: Arion Elessidil
Race:
Description:

The real crown prince of the Elves, he was killed in the battle at Halys Cut
against the Demons escaping the forbidding. He was very bitter against Amberle
and Ander, calling her a disgrace to her people. He was impatient and would not
have made a very good king.

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Name: The Reaper
Race: Demon
Description:

A large transparent black demon, which was responsible for the deaths of very
many elven hunters through brtue strength. Even when Crispin struck it in the
throat with his sword it had no effect. The reaper knew only to kill and was
almost as strong as the Dagda Mor himself. New information has also come out
about the reaper, apparently HE was the strongest of the demons that broke
through from the forbidding, and chose to serve the Dagda Mor only on a whim,
and didnt care about him either way. Obviously if you have read the book, and
I dont know why you wouldnt play the game if you hadnt, Wil kills the reaper
to protect the two women he loves, Amberle and Eretria.

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Name: Warlock Lord
Race: N/A
Description:

The once Druid Brona who delved to deeply into the dark magics and sciences he
did not understand quickly enough. He would later murder all the druids, save
for Bremen, whom he would later combat and they would both disappear. He can
only be killed by the Sword of Shannara.

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Name: The Changeling
Race: Demon
Description:

A demon from the forbidding like the Reaper, although he can shape shift into
anything he wishes. He would try to assassinate Eventine by becoming his dog,
but was killed by the old king. He too was a very dangerous one, almost as much
as the reaper. It is know known that the Changelings original form was that of
a transparent looking spider creature with massive jaws.

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Name: The Dagda Mor
Race: Demon
Description:

The leader of the demons who escaped from the forbidding through the weakened
Ellcrys. He had the magic power almost equal to that of Allanon, but not quite
strong enough, as his last conflict with the Druid would result in his death.
He was the most powerful, closely guarded by the reaper.

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Name: Stee Jans
Race: Borderman
Description:

The leader of the Free-Corps, a group of the Border Legion that was made up of
convicts and outsiders. He would later become the head of the Elven Army and
best of friend with Ander Elessedil once he became king. He would continually
risk his life in dangerous plots to help his army. Information has surfaced
that Stee Jans might actually be the weapons master Garet Jax, under a
different name. Somehow this would not surprise me, as the Weapons Master and
the Iron man do share many similar traits.

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Name: Palance Buckannah
Race: Borderman
Description:

The brother of Balinor, and the younger prince in the family. He is poisioned
and made to think his brother was an enemy. He is later killed by Stenmin, the
advisor who betrayed him in the first place. Balinor would take his rightful
place as king after this, and the Border Legion was reassembled.

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Name: Shirl Ravenlock
Race: Human
Description:

Her father was apart of the Council of Kern that Menion Leah talked to about
the Warlock Lords attack on the city. It was through her help he was able to
convince them. She would later become his wife, and they would live in the
Highlands, where he would later become king.

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Name: Jair Ohmsford
Race: Human
Description:

The son of Wil Ohmsford and heir to the imagery side of the wishsong. It gave
him the ability to create images through his mind and voice. He would go with
Garet Jax and the Gnome Slanter to help save his sister from the Morde Wraiths.
He would also pass on his magic to his family later.

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Name: Brin Ohmsford
Race: Human
Description:

The heir to the true magic fused into Wl Ohmsford when he forced use of the
elfstones upon himself. Her side and use of the wishsong was physical, which
meant she could actually alter things. This magic was much more powerful than
the elfstones, but it could go towards destruction or peace... Later she would
marry Rone Leah, as they were close before the journey, and extremely close
after. What she did to the Grimpond would never be forgotten by him, and it is
the cause of Walker Boh losing his arm, hundreds of years later.

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Name: Coglin
Race: Human
Description:

The Druid who never was, he left them when they were still a council to further
his knowledge of the old sciences like Chemistry saying Magic was to tricky and
dangerous. He would later become Allanons only link and messenger playing a
huge roll in saving the world from the Shadowen.

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Name: Garet Jax
Race: Weapons Master
Description:

The famed weapons master who cannot be defeated by anything mortal, and even in
being killed by the Jachyra, and demon of the old world, he still managed to
take it with him to the after life. He was the best with a sword there ever was
or will be in the 4 lands. His body was left at the top of the Silver River
gate, where no other mortal will ever go.

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Name: Helt
Race: Borderman
Description:

The borderman with night vision from spending time underground. With a small
amount of light his eyes change to allow his to see as if the sun were out. He
sacrificed his life for the cause of the Jair Ohsmford because he knew he was
poisioned anyway, he was quite a warrior.

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Name: Slanter
Race: Gnome
Description:

The gnome tracker forced into helping the warlock lord as a hunter, would turn
on him and help Jair. They would become best friends and save eachother on a
number of occasions while trying to save Brin. He was small but almost as
deadly as Garet Jax with a sword.

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Name: Mord Wraith
Race: N/A
Description:

Evil servants throught to have helped the Warlock Lord in his first campaign
against the four lands. They are much like evil druids, but they are much more
dark and silent. Brin Ohmsford would destroy them in the end, but they were a
match for almost anything, even Allanon.

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Name: Skull Bearer
Race: N/A
Description:

The servants of the Warlock lord, who were once the druids who followed his
teachings of the dark magics. They are almost an equal for allanon, although he
kills one in the druid keep, as does Shea at the forest edge. They are evil and
twisted and a match for almost anything.

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Name: Par Ohmsford
Race: Elf/Human
Description:

This half breed much like Shea and Wil Ohmsford, was hear to the wishsong, as
well as the sword of shannara. He would fight the shadowen and Rimmer dall
until they were defeated, and then marry Damson Rhee. He is of the direct blood
line of Jerle Shannara.

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Name: Coll Ohmsford
Race: Human
Description:

The brother of Par Ohmsford and a key element in the retrieval of the sword of
shannara. Although for a short time he was turned to evil he was quickly turned
back by his brother and the sword. He is much larger than most valemen and has
the strength of a Borderman.

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Name: Morgan Leah
Race: Highlander
Description:

The best friend of Par Ohmsford and keeper of the sword of leah. He swore to
protect the smaller valemen and so he did, sticking with them the entire way
through the ordeal with the Shadowen. He would fall in love with Quickening,
but then later marry Matte Rowe, long after the death of Quickening.

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Name: Rone Leah
Race: Highlander
Description:

He accompanied Brin and was her sword protector to Allanon, this was also when
he dipped the blade of the Sword of Leah into the water of the Hadeshorn
inducing the magic it has for the others after his time. He would fight against
the Morde Wraiths and actually saved Allanons life with the blade. He would
later marry Brin Ohmsford. He was the youngest prince of Leah to do anything.

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Name: Matte Rowe
Race: Human
Description:

A very dangerous girl, once a tavern employee, and member of the free born
movement, and would later marry Morgan Leah. She would help in the fight
against the Shadowen and Rimmer Dall as much as she could, fighting alongside
Morgan. She barely survived a sickness as a child, making her a tough customer
later.

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Name: Damson Rhee
Race: Human
Description:

The wife of Par Ohmsford and the one who nursed him back to health after his
shock treatment, once he had killed his brother. She is the daughter of the
free-born movements leader Padishar Creel, and a skilled warrior herself. She
was once a street magician.

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Name: Keltset
Race: Rock Troll
Description:

Panamons rock troll friend, was attacked as a child by the Skull bearers and
would later have his revenge against one with  Shea and Panamon nearly killing
it with his bare hands. He was honored as a hero by the trolls, although he
never spoke.

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Name: Padishar Creel
Race: Human
Description:

The decsendant of Panamon Creel, who would help Par ohmsford with his quest to
find the sword of Shannara, just as had happened 1000 years before with Panamon
and Shea. He is a very dangerous swordsman and the father of Damson Rhee. He
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Name: Panamon Creel
Race: Human
Description:

He is the thief turned hero who helps Shea Ohmsford defeat the Warlock Lord,
and is the one who returns the Elfstones to him after he loses them. He would
play a role in the way of the land some 1000 years later when his descendant
Padishar helps the Ohmsfords once again.

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Name: King of the Silver River
Race: N/A
Description:

The creature of fairy times was given the role of guardian of the silver river
and that valley by the word in the beginning of time. He is the last of his
kind and is losing magic with his age. He has helped the heroes of Shannara on
many occasions.

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Name: Quickening
Race: Elemental
Description:

Daughter of the kind of the silver river, sent to aid Walker and the others
kill Uhl Belk and retrieve the Black Elfstone. She was slain at the hands of Pe
Ell, but knew it all along. She was the lover of Morgan Leah, and healed the
land of Ulh Belks corruption before she completely left this realm.

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Name: Pe Ell
Race: Human
Description:

The assassin and wielder of the stiehl the dagger that's cuts through almost
anything, including stone. He was the murderer of Quickening, although she knew
he was going to. She was supposed to be his greatest kill, but ended up driving
him insane when he found out she let him kill her.

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Name: Rimmer Dall
Race: Shadowen
Description:

The Head seeker of the Federation, who actually leads a double life. He is what
he appears to be hunting, and user of Dark Magic, he is not quite as strong as
Walker, but if he had seduced Par any further he would have been. He is a very
deceptive person, and not very nice.

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Name: Uhl Belk
Race: N/A
Description:

The stone king of Eldwist, once a guardian of life like the King of the Silver
river, but he turned corrupt to keep himself alive. He was eventually killed by
his offspring when he lost his magic to Walker. He turned an entire city to
stone to extend his life.

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Name: Edain Elessidil
Race: Elf
Description:

The son of Ander, the King of the Elves after Eventine. He goes along with Jair
Ohmsford to help Brin against the Morde Wraiths, but he dies in combat to make
sure that they got there. He was a good friend to Jair, and was very humble
when he gave his life in their service.

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Name: Kimber Boh
Race: Human
Description:

She is essentially to Brin and Rone Leah as they try to destroy the Morde
Wraiths that are poisoning the silver river. She was master to the moor cat
Whisper, and was a force to be contended with. She is the granddaughter of the
would be Druid Cogline.

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Name: Wren Ohmsford
Race: Elf/Human
Description:

The adopted daughter of Rovers and he Ohsmford, thought of as their cousin. She
was the heir to the legendary Elfstones which she discovered after a demon
attack. She would be the greatest Queen in the history of the elves, and was
responsible for saving the entire race from their island prison.

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 V. Authors Commentary
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Well since I am a pretty big fan of the book series, I was happy to do
anything for the game. If anyone has any questions, which in most cases
they won't feel free to email me. Thanks and take care, I hope this was
a helpful guide. Also be on the lookout for new releases in the series
of books.

Also check out:

Zelda: Ocarina of Time FAQ/Walkthrough
Zelda: Majora's Mask FAQ/Walkthrough
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue FAQ/Walkthrough
Lunar: Silver Star Story FAQ/Walkthrough
Max Payne FAQ/Walkthrough


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