Rue Meridian
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Rue Meridian is a fictional character
from The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara
and High Druid of Shannara
trilogies by Terry Brooks
.
, 'Big Red'. She shares his skill with air-ships and flaming red hair. She and her brother are Rovers, and they and several of their kin were employed by the Federation
as airship crew. However, her brother disobeyed orders and was thrown in jail by the Federation. Rue rescued him, and they escaped to March Brume. There, Walker Boh
hired them to crew his expedition on the airship, the Jerle Shannara. On the trip Rue met, and fell in love with, Bek Ohmsford. When the quest was finished, she and Bek married and made their home on the shore of the Rainbow Lake. There, they raised their son Penderrin
. When Penderrin was fifteen, Grianne Ohmsford
, Bek's sister and the reformed Ilse Witch, was kidnapped, and her assistant, Tagwen, sought them out for help. Rue and Bek were away in the Eastland, so Tagwen had Penderrin sought after the help of Ahren Elessedil in search of Grianne. During their expedition, Bek and Rue were brought to Paranor
by the Druid
traitors and held captive. They escaped with the aid of Trefen Morys and Bellizen, Druids still loyal to Grianne. They later returned to help overthrow Shadea a'Ru, the Druid behind Grianne's disappearance. Rue Meridian is an expert knife thrower and continues to distrust Grianne, not forgetting her crimes as the Ilse Witch.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara is a trilogy by Terry Brooks set 130 years after the Heritage of Shannara. Similar to its predecessor, this is one cohesive story following the happenings of Bek Rowe, Walker Boh, and Grianne Ohmsford, among other characters.-Characters:*Ahren Elessedil*Antrax*Ard...
and High Druid of Shannara
High Druid of Shannara
High Druid of Shannara is a trilogy of fantasy novels in the Shannara series by Terry Brooks. Set 20 years after the events of The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, the series chronicles the adventures of Pen Ohmsford as he seeks to rescue his aunt, the High Druid Grianne Ohmsford.-Jarka Ruus:The...
trilogies by Terry Brooks
Terry Brooks
Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print...
.
Biography
Rue, also known as 'Little Red', is the half-sister of the famous airship pilot, Redden Alt MerRedden Alt Mer
Redden Alt Mer is a fictional character from The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara series by Terry Brooks.-Biography:Redden Alt Mer, nicknamed "Big Red" by his friends, is a Rover and airship captain. Big Red is famous for his "luck"-he has never been brought down in battle, nor has he received any...
, 'Big Red'. She shares his skill with air-ships and flaming red hair. She and her brother are Rovers, and they and several of their kin were employed by the Federation
The Federation (Shannara)
The Federation is a fictional organization from the Shannara series by Terry Brooks.-Original Shannara Trilogy:In the aftermath of the Third War of the Races and Shea Ohmsford's defeat of the Warlock Lord, the cities of the deep Southland realized how close they had come to annihilation...
as airship crew. However, her brother disobeyed orders and was thrown in jail by the Federation. Rue rescued him, and they escaped to March Brume. There, Walker Boh
Walker Boh
Walker Boh is a fictional character from Terry Brooks' Heritage of Shannara and The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara series....
hired them to crew his expedition on the airship, the Jerle Shannara. On the trip Rue met, and fell in love with, Bek Ohmsford. When the quest was finished, she and Bek married and made their home on the shore of the Rainbow Lake. There, they raised their son Penderrin
Pen Ohmsford
Penderrin Ohmsford, or Pen for short, is a character from the Shannara series by Terry Brooks.The son of Bek Ohmsford and Rue Meridian, Pen grew up around airships and was thus a superb pilot. However, unlike his father, Pen seemed to have no magic of his own, and his parents' distrust of the...
. When Penderrin was fifteen, Grianne Ohmsford
Grianne Ohmsford
Grianne Ohmsford was abducted from her burning home when she was a young child by a powerful and evil warlock called the Morgawr, who knew that the power of the Wishsong held by the Ohmsford family had the potential to destroy him. He brainwashed Grianne into believing that it was the Druids,...
, Bek's sister and the reformed Ilse Witch, was kidnapped, and her assistant, Tagwen, sought them out for help. Rue and Bek were away in the Eastland, so Tagwen had Penderrin sought after the help of Ahren Elessedil in search of Grianne. During their expedition, Bek and Rue were brought to Paranor
Paranor
Paranor is a fictional location in Terry Brooks' epic fantasy Shannara series. It is the home of the Druids, but it has fallen to enemies of the Druids several times since its initial construction...
by the Druid
Shannara Druids
The Druids are an order of historians, philosophers, magic-users, teachers and researchers in the Shannara series of epic fantasy novels by Terry Brooks.-Druid magic:-Paranor:...
traitors and held captive. They escaped with the aid of Trefen Morys and Bellizen, Druids still loyal to Grianne. They later returned to help overthrow Shadea a'Ru, the Druid behind Grianne's disappearance. Rue Meridian is an expert knife thrower and continues to distrust Grianne, not forgetting her crimes as the Ilse Witch.