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Lord Foul's Bane (Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever): 1 (The First Chronicles: Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever)

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The Demondim are a now-extinct race spawned by the Viles. They had a semi-corporeal nature, and could only achieve physical presence by animating dead bodies. They were not originally wholly evil, but their inherent self-loathing was used by Lord Foul to gain their allegiance. They spawned two other races, the Waynhim and the ur-viles. The Haruchai are a hardy race of warriors living in the Westron Mountains, west of the Land. The Haruchai shun the use of weapons or magic, taking pride in their own physical prowess and the purity of their service, which is never given lightly. They have the ability to communicate amongst themselves via telepathy, and each can access the combined memories of their entire race. Outwardly stoic, even seemingly emotionless, they could also be considered arrogant in their beliefs. It is revealed on several occasions that the Haruchai are a deeply passionate race, capable of swearing a lifetime's worth of service if sufficiently moved. Co-Dragons: Though Samadhi is usually the most prominent at least until Nom gets at him, Word of God indicates this is coincidental. In the end, Moksha Jehannum takes home the gold as last Raver standing, and gets to be Foul's sole Dragon.

Tragic Hero: He was considered by many the greatest of the Old Lords, but he was tragically flawed and Foul used him to nearly destroy everything he'd ever loved. Covenant meets a girl named Lena, who uses a special mud called hurtloam to heal the injuries from his fall and cure his leprosy. Covenant's loss of two fingers on his right hand makes Lena think he is the reincarnation of ancient hero Berek Halfhand. Believing himself to be in the grip of a dangerous delusion, and overwhelmed by his newfound sense of health and vitality, he rapes Lena.

Joan Covenant

Along the way, Covenant attempts to come to terms with whether or not to believe in the reality of the Land. He also attempts to redeem himself for his outrage against Lena by commanding one of the Ranyhyn, the wild, free, and intelligent horses of the eastern Plains of Ra, to do homage to her yearly. Members of the Ramen, a tribe of humans who dedicate their lives to care and protection of the Ranyhyn, are awed to see their equine companions under Covenant's compulsion and agree to assist the quest on the last leg of its journey. Their representatives are led by Manethrall Lithe. Non-Action Guy: Covenant has no military training and finds killing repellant, and his leprosy makes him even more fragile than a normal person.

Heroic Sacrifice: Even after realizing what Covenant actually did, she still takes a spear for him rather than let the one person who could defeat Foul die. Foil: Knowing that Lord Foul is just another side of the same coin (hatred vs. self-hatred) allows Thomas to defeat him. Powerfully magical horses, the Ranyhyn are revered across the Land as Earthpower incarnate, and are often seen to bear Lords and Bloodguard into battle. The Hedonist: All Insequent are greedy for something. In the Ardent's case, that something is physical experience, particularly food.Ambiguously Human: Unlike the Stonedowners, Woodhelvenin, and Ramen (who are clearly human) or the Giants (who clearly aren't), it's never really made explicit what the Haruchai are.

Eyeless Face: Thanks to a birth defect, he simply doesn't have eyes. This is how he knows The Land is real — being born blind, he has no memories of what colors are, or what sight even was, so it's impossible for him to have dreamed them. Quirky Miniboss Squad: Defied, by Word of God. Donaldson designed them to be essentially interchangable, and seems to dislike it when fans ascribe certain skills or personality traits to any one of them. Smug Snake: Kasreyn is extremely clever, but he's also supremely confident of his own invincibility and didn't expect that the combination of Linden, Covenant, and Findail would be able to undo him. In Donaldson's fiction, Andelain is a focal region of the Land, where the Earthpower is especially strong. In the Second Chronicles it is the one place immune from the Sunbane, as it is protected by the Forestal Caer Caveral.Demonic Possession: Like his Ravers, Foul knows how to do this. Unlike them, while he exists primarily as spirit, Foul does have the ability to interact with the physical world on his own, so he rarely possesses people unless possessing that specific person gets him something he wants like possessing Joan to torment Covenant. He's also one of the various beings who can possess Anele and later Jeremiah, and for his final confrontation with Covenant in The Last Dark, he possesses Roger. Fallen Hero: He never lost his love for the Land, but despair and Lord Foul led him to do some truly terrible things. Psychic Powers: Haruchai can communicate mind-to-mind with each other, and with certain other magical beings like Nom the sandgorgon. Kung-Fu Wizard: The Theomach, who in his first appearance fought a martial arts duel against Brinn and was barely defeated. Also the Vizard, who was so good at being this that thousands of years after the hauruchai encountered him, they're still feeling inadequate in comparison. Senior, W. A. (1995). Stephen R. Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. ISBN 978-1-61277-112-0.

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