During the assault, Allanon uses one of his attackers as a human shield. When he arrives at Weir's home he is attacked and takes a dagger to the chest, but using Druid magic he is able to kill most of his attackers, while the rest flee. After tracking him down, Allanon questions him as to whom the last heir of Shannara is and Eldra tells him that it is a man named Weir.Īllanon travels to Weir's home, and wonders about Eldra's strange behavior. In disgrace, he left Arborlon with his wife and went into hiding near Archer Trace. He then began neglecting and sabotaging his work, and eventually was dismissed. After his son was killed under mysterious circumstances while serving in the Home Guard, Eldra felt the king did not do enough to discover who the killer was and bring him to justice. Eldra is an elf who worked for the Elessedil Royal family as a historian that specialized in genealogy. His quest takes him to the small village of Archer Trace, where he interrogates an innkeeper about the whereabouts of Eldra Darrivanian. It is the first in a trilogy of short stories that make up the Paladins of Shannara series, first published in 2012.Īllanon is on a desperate quest to find the last heir of Shannara before the Skull Bearers can wipe them all out.

It's elemental magic: draws from the earth, air, fire and water in various forms.Allanon's Quest is a fantasy short story by Terry Brooks in his Shannara series. In the books, Allanon has no such recourse, aside from the Druid Sleep which would put him to sleep for decades, if not longer. Allanon regularly uses his Druid cave as a quick way to heal himself from serious injuries.Along with his magic, Allanon carries a sword and engages in physical combat quite frequently in the TV series in the original trilogy he fights almost solely with his magic, the Druid fire.Allanon's powers specifically (TV version)

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