Eretria (Shannara)

Eretria is a character from the Shannara series of epic fantasy[1] novels by Terry Brooks; she appears in The Elfstones of Shannara and aids Wil Ohmsford and Amberle Elessedil in their quest to find the Bloodfire.[2]

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Biography

Pre-Elfstones

Not much is known of the prior life of Eretria, as the only thing about her past life that is stated in The Elfstones of Shannara is that she is the adopted daughter of Cephelo, a Rover.[2]

During Elfstones

See the book summary of The Elfstones of Shannara, as Eretria is involved in almost every key moment of Wil Ohmsford's journey.

Post-Elfstones

Eretria appears as a minor character in The Wishsong of Shannara. She is now Wil Ohmsford's wife and has had two children by him: Jair and Brin. Wil Ohmsford has trained her as a healer and in the Wishsong of Shannara they both travel to other cities in the Southland every year and heal where they are needed.

References

  1. ^ Speakman, Shawn (2008). "Terry Brooks' official website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20080526125505/http://www.terrybrooks.net/novels/index.html. Retrieved 2008-06-12. 
  2. ^ a b Gong, Minnie (2007). "The Elfstones of Shannara Character List". The Shannara Files. http://www.alitheia.org/shannarafiles/Elfstones_ABC.php. Retrieved 2008-05-02.