Cogline
From The World of Shannara
Cogline was once a Druid during the time before the First War of the Races. He left to pursue is research into all the old sciences. Rebellious and fiercely independent he isolated himself from most of the world. Cogline used Druid Sleep to extend his life for nearly a thousand years.
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| Race: | Man |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hair color: | Dark shot through with grey |
| Eye color: | Unknown |
| Loyalty: | Himself |
| First appearance: | First King of Shannara |
| Birth: | Unknown |
| Death: | Unknown |
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Description
Mareth describes Cogline thusly:
| “ | He was strange-looking, tall and thin, all angles and bones, pinch-faced and wild-haired. He seemed constantly distracted by his thoughts, as if it were the most difficult thing in the world to hold a simple conversation.[1] | „ |
Bremen describes Cogline's personality as
| “ | this business of sending you off to Paranor to learn about your magic, giving you false references, encouraging you to dissemble-that sounds exactly like him. Cogline has no love for the Druids. He would tweak their collective noses at the slightest provocation.[2] | „ |
Cogline was:
| “ | ...tall and stooped, a bony, ragged figure, rather disheveled and unkempt. His hair was dark, but shot through with grey, and it stuck out from his angular head like a hedgehog's spine. A narrow, pointed beard jutted from his chin, and a mustache dropped off his upper lip. Lines creased his weathered face, furrows that marked more than the passing of his years. | „ |
| -- First King of Shannara (1996), pp. 256 | ||
Origin and History
Cogline was a Druid in the time of the First War of the Races. Relating to Brona on a level, Cogline believed all avenues of learning should be encouraged. Though a good and careful man, he was a rebel. In the time of Brona the Druid Council favored the research of magic. Cogline was interested in the lost sciences of the old world. He left the Druid Order before Brona, as a result of his disenchantment and frustrated with the restrictions to learning. Cogline found home in Darklin Reach and refused to call himself a Druid any longer.[3]
Cogline learned the Druid Sleep and permitted it as the only magic he would use. As a result, Cogline's life spanned nearly one thousand years.
Cogline's Cats
Cogline was known to befriend Moor Cats. He used them to screen out unwanted guests.
During the Second War of the Races Cogline had a pair of Moor Cats, one male Shifter and the other Female Smoke, brother and sister. Cogline had rescued them when they were kittens. He had found them abandoned in the swamp regions of Olden Moor.[4]
Second War of the Races
By the time of the Second War of the Races kept in regular contact with the Stors, preferring to deal with them to obtain supplies and information when he needed it rather than deal with the trading posts that dotted the central Anar around Darklin Reach.[5]
Bremen, Mareth and Kinson Ravenlock traveled to Hearthstone, Cogline's home to speak with him. Bremen brought news of the war and the death of all the Druids. Over dinner Bremen asked Cogline for a formula to forge a sword that would be incredibly strong and very light. Cogline was very resistant to sharing his knowledge. It took Bremen some time to coax the once-druid to share his knowledge. Once he did, he asked them to leave in the morning.
War of the Mord Wraiths
War with the Shadowen
Epilogue
References
- ^ Brooks, Terry (1996). First King of Shannara pp. 177-178
- ^ Brooks, Terry (1996). First King of Shannara pp. 250
- ^ Brooks, Terry (1996). First King of Shannara pp. 250-251
- ^ Brooks, Terry (1996). First King of Shannara pp. 259
- ^ Brooks, Terry (1996). First King of Shannara pp. 182-183
| Major Characters in First King of Shannara |
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Bremen · Jerle · Kinson · Mareth · Risca · Tay · Minor Characters |
| Characters in The Wishsong of Shannara |
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Brin · Jair · Allanon · Cogline · Kimber · Rone · Garet · Mord Wraiths · Minor Characters |
| Characters in The Scions of Shannara |
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Coll Ohmsford · Par Ohmsford · Wren Elessedil · Padishar Creel · Dhamson Rhee · Cogline · Walker Boh · Morgan Leah · Rimmer Dall · Minor Characters |
