Athabasca is a character in First King of Shannara. He was Ard Rhys of the second Druid Order.
Biography[]
Like most of the Druids, Athabasca was a staunch believer in the Druid policy of not interfering with the affairs of the Races of the Four Lands, and he viewed Bremen's claims that the Warlock Lord was coming to destroy them as ridiculous. The fact that Bremen could have been Ard Rhys but turned the position down also fed into Athabasca's hatred and distrust of the exiled Druid, clouding his judgment.
When the Warlock Lord attacked Paranor, he demanded that Athabasca kneel before him, and when the High Druid refused, Brona had one of his Skull Bearers burn Athabasca's eyes out and tear out his heart from his still-living body. When Bremen returned to Paranor some time after the attack, he recovered the Eilt Druin from Athabasca's corpse.
Trivia[]
- An airship was named after him and used by those of the third Druid Order.