Palance Buckhannah

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Palance Buckhannah
Shannara character
Race Human
Gender Male
Hair colour Unknown
Eye colour Unknown
Loyalty Himself
First appearance The Sword of Shannara
Birth Unknown
Death Killed by Stenmin during the events of The Sword of Shannara

Palance Buckhannah is a fictional character from Terry Brooks' Sword of Shannara novel.

Palance is the brother of Balinor Buckhannah and son of Ruhl Buckhannah, the King of Callahorn, a region in the Borderlands.

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While his brother Balinor Buckhannah is away on the quest to find the Sword of Shannara, Palance assumes control of the throne when his father takes ill. When Balinor returns, Palance, under the guidance of his advisor Stenmin, has his brother imprisoned along with his friends. Eventually Balinor and his companions escape and confront Palance and Stenmin, and the advisor reveals his treacherous nature by assassinating Palance before fleeing.