Palance Buckhannah

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Palance Buckhannah Shannara character
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Blonde
Eye colour	Unknown
Loyalty	Himself
First appearance	The Sword of Shannara
Magic item or equipment	{{{magic}}}
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 Southland.

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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.