Changeling
From The World of Shannara
| Changeling | |
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| Race: | Demon |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hair color: | Unknown |
| Eye color: | Unknown |
| Loyalty: | Dagda Mor |
| First appearance: | The Elfstones of Shannara |
| Birth: | Before the dawn of the Race of Man |
| Death: | 2100 by Eventine Elessedil |
The Changeling was an extremely dangerous demon that escaped the Forbidding along with the Dagda Mor and the Reaper. He served the Dagda Mor for the duration of the War of the Forbidding as a spy inside the court of the Elves informing the demons of all the plans of the Elves, Allanon, and the journey of Wil Ohmsford and Amberle Elessedil. He was slain by the Eleven King after making himself known and attempting to kill Eventine.
Description
The Changeling is loosely physically described as
| “ | For the Changeling could be anything...in the sky, a searching hawk and a small raven; on the earth, a groundhog, then a snake, a multi-legged insect with pincers, then on to something new, almost as quickly as the eye could follow. All things whether human or animal, fish or fowl,no matter their size, shape, color or abilities - he could be any of them. He could assimilate their characteristics perfectly. Even the Dagda Mor was not certain of the Changeling's true appearance; the creature was so prone to adapt to other life forms that he spent virtually all of his time being something or someone other than what he really was. | „ |
| -- The Elfstones of Shannara (1982), pp. 10 | ||
Temperamentally the Changeling followed the Dagda Mor out of respect for the greater power that the Dagda Mor wielded.[1] He possessed a huge capacity for evil, being selfish, hateful, enjoying duplicity and hurting others. He in particular was always the enemy of the Elves detesting them for their concern for lesser life forms.[2]
The Elfstones of Shannara
The Changeling escaped the Forbidding at the very begining of the death of the Ellcrys. Having made it out with the Dagda More and the Reaper.
References
- ^ Brooks, Terry (1982). The Elfstones of Shannara pp. 11
- ^ Brooks, Terry (1982). The Elfstones of Shannara pp. 10
| Characters in The Elfstones of Shannara |
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Allanon · Amberle Elessedil · Ander Elessedil · Changeling · Dagda Mor · Eventine Elessedil · Reaper · Stee Jans · Wil Ohmsford · Minor Characters |
