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'''Tropes associated with the original trilogy (separated due to the loose nature of the series) include:'''

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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite how vile he was, Jair can't help but pity the way Stythys died as no matter how you look at it, death by Procks is a grisly way to go]].
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* WorthyOpponent: Garet Jax's entire life has been a search for one. He agrees to join on Jair's quest because the King of the Silver River promised that he would one during his quest, which he ultimately does against the Jachyra at Heaven's Well. [[spoiler: It kills him, but Jair and Slanter choose to believe that he took it down with him, though they can't prove it because the Jachyra's body was dispelled when the Ildatch was destroyed]].

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* WorthyOpponent: Garet Jax's entire life has been a search for one. He agrees to join on Jair's quest because the King of the Silver River promised that he would find one during his quest, which he ultimately does against the Jachyra at Heaven's Well. [[spoiler: It kills him, but Jair and Slanter choose to believe that he took it down with him, though they can't prove it because the Jachyra's body was dispelled when the Ildatch was destroyed]].
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* TheManBehindTheMan: Turns out the the Warlock Lord, BigBad of the first book was actually the puppet of his [[spoiler: sentient TomeOfEldritchLore cum ArtifactOfDoom, the Ildatch]]. Whether he was aware of this is unknown.

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* TheManBehindTheMan: Turns out the the Warlock Lord, BigBad of the first book was actually the puppet of his [[spoiler: sentient TomeOfEldritchLore cum ArtifactOfDoom, the Ildatch]]. Whether he was aware of this is unknown.
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* ItCanThink: While Allanon detects the creature in the Path of Jade, he dismisses it as a simple danger to be avoided and marks the trail as such. Unfortunately for the party, it was no mere beast and was far more intelligent than Allanon gave it credit for with it later tampering with his markings to trick the party right into its lair.

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* ItCanThink: While Allanon detects the creature in the Path Pass of Jade, he dismisses it as a simple danger to be avoided and marks the trail as such. Unfortunately for the party, it was no mere beast and was far more intelligent than Allanon gave it credit for with it later tampering with his markings to trick the party right into its lair.
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* AttemptedRape: At one point while Rone is wounded a couple of drunkards attempts to rape Brin. In a blind fury Brin uses the wishsong to drive them off. This incident ends up terrifying Brin as it makes her realize just what kind of power the wishsong truly posesses.
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* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: The Legion Free Corps is an army made up of all kinds of people, from the most noble at the top of the lowest scum, from fugitives to thieves and rapists, all who joined the legion to get a new start away from their pasts.

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* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: The Legion Free Corps is an army made up of all kinds of people, from the most noble at the top of the lowest scum, from fugitives to thieves and rapists, all who joined the legion to get a new start away from their pasts. [[spoiler:By the end of the conflict the army is dissolved simply from the fact that there are hardly anyone of it left, having been reduced to barely ten, half of which of that are no longer in fighting condition]].
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* FromBadToWorse: [[spoiler:As the Witch Sisters kill each other they end up starting a fire that soon turns into a firestorm that begins engulfing the tower with the heroes still inside. And as they struggle to find a way out the doors suddenly fly open and the Reaper makes its way inside]].
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* TakenForGranite: Well wood instead of granite, but old man Hebel and his dog ends up suffering the fate of becoming wooden figurines at the hands of the witch Mallenroh. Apparently this is a common thing for her.

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* TheCavalry: Personified by the Legion Free Corps.

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Personified by the Legion Free Corps.Corps with them routinely charging to aid their allies whenever the time is dire.
** During the siege of Arborlon there are repeated reinforcements from unlikely sources as the situation looks increasingly grim. First from the dwarves who had traveled a long way to reach the city, and then against all odds the trolls arrive from the north as well with their commander Amantar intent on burying the hatchet between them and the elves.
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* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: The Legion Free Corps is an army made up of all kinds of people, from the most noble at the top of the lowest scum, from fugitives to thieves and rapists, all who joined the legion to get a new start away from their pasts.


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* ZergRush: The demons preferred method of combat is to simply overwhelm the defenders through sheer weight of numbers. When they attack it is like a wave of bodies with cutting claws and gnashing teeth with zero regard for self preservation.
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* DubNameChange: In the Swedish editions of the book, the Ellcrys is renamed to Allman.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The Demons are led by the most brutal among their ranks, with [[EvilSorcerer The Dagda Mor]], [[VoluntaryShapeShifting The Changeling]], and [[TheJuggernaut The Reaper]] at the very top.

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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: The Demons are led by the most brutal among their ranks, with [[EvilSorcerer The Dagda Mor]], [[VoluntaryShapeShifting The Changeling]], and [[TheJuggernaut The Reaper]] at the very top.



* DemonLordsAndArchDevils: The Dagda Mor, leader of the [[LegionsOfHell Demon army]] is described as a Demon Lord, in an AsskickingEqualsAuthority sort of way.

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* DemonLordsAndArchDevils: The Dagda Mor, leader of the [[LegionsOfHell Demon army]] is described as a Demon Lord, in an AsskickingEqualsAuthority AsskickingLeadsToLeadership sort of way.
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* MistakenIdentity: At Paranor, one of the Skull Bearers mistakes Flick as the heir of Shannara.
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* CharacterDeath: See KillEmAll.

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* KillEmAll: Not quite, but the last half of the book makes a valiant effort. [[spoiler:Stythys, Helt, Edain Elessedil, Elb Foraker, Garet Jax, Allanon]], and pretty much every other named character bite the dust.
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* MagicIsAMonsterMagnet: Allanon gives Shea the Elfstones with which to protect himself, but only warns him much later that using the Elfstones will alert the Warlock Lord and his Skull Bearers of Shea's location. He does this precisely so that Shea will not be afraid to use the stones if he really needs them, and because the stones themselves are an effective defense against the Skull Bearers.
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* ItCanThink: While Allanon detects the creature in the Path of Jade, he dismisses it as a simple danger to be avoided and marks the trail as such. Unfortunately for the party, it was no mere beast and was far more intelligent than Allanon gave it credit for with it later tampering with his markings to trick the party right into its lair.
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* OurSirensAreDifferent: Menion has the misfortune to run across a siren when looking for the Ohmsford brothers. They are in fact a kind of tree that lures in passersby's with illusions of beautiful singing women before snagging the victim in their roots and then injecting a paralyzing venom through their spines.
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* TheLostWoods: The Black Oaks.
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* HumanMomNonhumanDad: Shea's biological parents
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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: And it works! Allanon's battle with a one-eyed, six-legged, flightless Dragon is one of the high-points of the book.
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* FiveManBand:
** Jair's protectors form one on the journey to Heaven's Well:
*** TheHero: Garet Jax. TheLeader, and a WalkingArmoury, Jax can handle most situations, makes the group's decisions, and saves them all time and again.
*** TheLancer: Elb Foraker, an experienced Dwarf fighter, and one of the few people Garet Jax trusts fully.
*** TheBigGuy: Helt, a giant Borderman, armed with a long pike, who serves as the muscle and regularly holds the line against great odds.
*** TheSmartGuy: Slanter the Gnome Tracker, who knows the terrain, is fully aware of how screwed they are, and is the quickest thinker around.
*** TheChick: Edain Elessedil, the least experienced member of the group, whose main role is to be Jair's friend.
*** {{Protectorate}}: Jair Ohmsford.
** Brin's group also forms one on the journey to the Maelmord.
*** TheHero: Brin Ohmsford, who leads the group, and is the one who absolutely has to make it.
*** TheLancer: Rone Leah, Brin's best friend, love interest, protector, and instinctive NumberTwo.
*** TheBigGuy: Whisper the moor cat.
*** TheSmartGuy: Cogline, whose knowledge of Old World science and the land around them makes him invaluable despite his insanity.
*** TheChick: Kimber Boh, who is there to be Brin's friend as well as TheBeastmaster to Whisper, and little else.

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