History Characters / TheVoyageOfTheJerleShannara

* TheEmpath: Which gets her psychically linked to [[HurtingHero Walker]].

* NeutralSelfish: The spirit has no interest in the quests of the heroes, the villains, or the outside world in general. It will only respond to anything that threatens to steal from it.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The Graak's description implies it is some sort of lost dinosaur.
** DinosaursAreDragons: The story treats it like a dragon, even though it isn't one.

* KnifeNut: Both the throwing and the stabbing variety. Unlike many of Brooks's other examples, he does play up the psychotic aspects of this weapon choice.

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* MoralMyopia: Walker's supposedly killing her family? Unforgivable. Her own random murders, {{Bad Boss}}ings, and all around [[JerkAss bitchiness]]? [[SarcasmMode Totally justified]] by her own [[{{Wangst}} suffering]].

An ancient warlock who hides within the Wilderun, The Morgawr claims to have been the brother of The Witch Sisters, [[Literature/TheSwordOfShannaraTrilogy Morag and Mallenroh]]. A grotesque, disfigured monster who feeds on human lives and souls, The Morgawr is the Ilse Witch's mentor and the true BigBad of the ''Voyage'' trilogy. Appearing in the background throughout the first two books, he emerges in ''Morgawr'' to finish the main cast and take the books of magic for himself. [[spoiler:He is eventually slain by Bek, Grianne, and the spirit of Mephitic castle]]. Probably the single evilest character to appear in the entire franchise.

* BadPowersBadPeople: He devours peoples' souls and minds in order to extend his own life and power. Moreoever, all his other magics stem from this leeching of life. Unsurprisingly, he's one of Brooks's most evil villains.

* BrainFood: Worse. He reaches through the back of your head, absorbs your brain (and soul), and leaves you a mindless puppet.

* ImmortalityImmorality: Lengthens his lifespan by feeding on the souls of others.

* SlaveMooks: His victims are transformed into this after he drains their minds and souls.

* YourSoulIsMine: Consumes it along with your mind.

* CoolSword: The--[[YouShouldKnowThisAlready wait for it]]--Sword of Leah.

* HumanMomNonHumanDad: Inverted. Truls's mother is a shapeshifter, his father a Borderman.

* WitchSpecies: He claims to be the brother of the Witch Sisters, Morag and Mallenroh, from ''Elfstones''.

The son of a Borderman and a {{Shapeshifter}}, Truls Rohk is badly disfigured, and extremely bitter. He's known Walker for years, and is recruited by him to help the crew of ''The Jerle Shannara''. Along the way he strikes up a friendship with Bek. [[spoiler:Killed in battle with the Ilse Witch's caull, he is reborn as a true {{Shapeshifter}}.]]

* {{Shapeshifting}}: Both the [[VoluntaryShapeshifting voluntary]], and {{involuntary| shapeshifting}} kinds.
** ShapeshifterWeapon: Forms blades and other weapons from his own ruined body.

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* NotSoDifferent: From The Ilse Witch, which he points out to her in their final confrontation. The Ilse Witch herself sees him as NotSoDifferent from [[TheMentor Walker]] prior to her [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn.]]

* InTheBlood: If he really is [[WickedWitch Morag and Mallenroh]]'s brother, than raw evil is definitely in the blood.

A broken, deadly young woman who can kill with her voice, the Ilse Witch makes her home off the coast, where she plots revenge against Walker for imagined wrongs. Hearing of his quest to obtain the books of what she believes to be old magic, she gathers her own airship crew and sets off in pursuit of him. [[spoiler:She is eventually revealed to be Bek's sister, Grianne, and reforms, turning against her mentor, [[BigBad The Morgawr]].]]

* WizardDuel: Against [[spoiler:The Morgawr]] in the last book. Although she needs Bek's help to win, it's still pretty awesome.

* RaisedByOrcs: Raised by The Morgawr, a cruel and twisted villain who naturally causes her to turn out much like himself.

* LukeIAmYourFather: Inverted. [[spoiler:Bek spends most of Book Two trying to convince her that she is his sister]].

* LukeIAmYourFather: Inverted. [[spoiler:Bek spends most of book 2 trying to convince her that she is his sister]].

* MysteriousPast: Very little is ever made clear about The Morgawr's past, including what he is, what his real name is, if he really is Morag and Mallenroh's brother, and if not, how old he really is.

* ForcedToWatch: Cree Bega forces Ahren to watch The Morgawr feed on the minds of the entirety of ''Black Moclips'' crew.

* HumanMomNonHumanDad: Inverted. Truls' mother is a shapeshifter, his father a Borderman.

* KnifeNut: Both the throwing and the stabbing variety. Unlike many of Brooks' other examples, he does play up the psychotic aspects of this weapon choice.

An Elven Hunter and protég&eacute of Ard Patrinell, upon whom she has a fairly serious crush. She teams up with Quentin in ''Antrax'' to [[spoiler:MercyKill the Patrinell wronk, and dies in the process.]]

* LoveMartyr: Towards Grianne. It pays off.

** AmuletOfDependency: Quentin is less addicted to the Sword's magic then Rone or Morgan were, but he still can't do much without it.

An Elven Hunter and protege of Ard Patrinell, upon whom she has a fairly serious crush. She teams up with Quentin in ''Antrax'' to [[spoiler:MercyKill the Patrinell wronk, and dies in the process.]]

The Morgawr's [[TheDragon right hand]] [[LizardFolk Mwellret]], and the commander of the 'rets among the Ilse Witch's crew. A slimy, obsequious psycho, and one of the few members of the cast who isn't afraid of the Witch. [[spoiler:Killed in a KnifeFight against Ahren Elessedil during the climax of ''Morgawr''.]]

* KickTheDog: Loves it. Notable examples include the above-mentioned JustBetweenYouAndMe, forcing Ahren to watch The Morgawr feed, and of course, his torture of Ryer Ord Star which [[DrivenToSuicide Drives Her To Suicide]]. A lot of what he does is basically [[KickTheDog Kick The]] {{Woobie}}.

* TheStarscream: To The Ilse Witch. He makes it very clear that he believes that he, rather than her, should be the one in charge of the Voyage. The only reason he doesn't try and stick a knife in her is because The Morgawr told him not to, unless she tries to betray him.

An Old World supercomputer, Antrax was created to protect the world's knowledge during the Great Wars. Told that it must survive at all costs, Antrax lures magic-users to its home in Castledown where it imprisons them and drains off their magic to fuel itself. The main cast's lack of knowledge about what it is makes it truly dangerous.

%%* TheHeavy: In ''Antrax''

A spirit lingering within the ruined castle at Mephitic. Initially the guard of one of the three keys to Castledown, it later hosts the trilogies FinalBattle.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Half man, half ephemeral shapeshifter.

A girl who is the protégé of the Addershag, Ryer is an empath and a seer recruited by Walker to help them on their journey. [[spoiler:She doubles as TheMole for the Ilse Witch, and is eventually captured and tortured by Cree Bega and The Morgawr, resulting in her suicide]]. Has a very complex relationship with Walker.