Morgan Leah
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| Morgan Leah Shannara character |
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|---|---|
| Race | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair colour | Chestnut Brown |
| Eye colour | |
| Loyalty | Quickening, House of Leah, Ohmsford Family |
| First appearance | Scions of Shannara |
| Birth | Highlands of Leah |
| Death | N/A |
Morgan Leah is a character from The Heritage of Shannara by Terry Brooks. He is the descendant of Rone Leah, and as such carries the magical Sword of Leah.
[edit] Biography
Morgan, unlike his ancestors, is not really a prince. When the Federation took over Leah, the monarchy collapsed. Unwilling to let the occupation of his homeland go unavenged, Morgan tormented the officials ruling Leah with practical jokes, possibly including the destruction of the Leah ancestral palace. Morgan also made friends with members of the Dwarf Resistance, and helped them whenever he could. Like the Leahs before him, Morgan was also a friend to the Ohmsford family, his generation being Par Ohmsford, Coll Ohmsford, Walker Boh, and Wren Elessedil.
Morgan met up with Par and Coll while they were on their way to the Hadeshorn and took them east to find Walker Boh. Along the way, Morgan rediscovered the magic of the Sword of Leah and slowly developed the yearning for it that his ancestor Rone had possessed. After Par received his charge from Allanon, Morgan accompanied him and suggested gaining the aid of Padishar Creel. Morgan also accompanied the brothers to Tyrsis, where the Sword of Leah's blade was shattered while escaping from a group of Shadowen. Morgan accompanied Padishar for a time, then set out to find the Ohmsford brothers.
Along the way, Morgan once again crossed paths with Walker Boh, this time joining him, the assassin Pe Ell, and the elemental Quickening in a quest to recover the Black Elfstone. During the journey, Morgan fell in love with Quickening, and her death at the hands of Pe Ell was hard on him. However, as a parting gift, Quickening restored the broken Sword of Leah.
Morgan resumed his quest to find the Ohmsford brothers, meeting up with the Free-born fighter Matty Roh, whom he began to grow close to. He later rescued Wren Elessedil from the Shadowen, and accompanied Walker, Coll, Par, Damson Rhee, Rumor the moor cat, and Matty into the depths of Southwatch to destroy the Shadowen. Afterwards, Morgan joined the Dwarf Resistance and helped repel the Federation from the Eastland, and presumably married Matty Roh. 130 years later, his great-great-grandson Quentin Leah would accompany Walker on a quest to the land of Parkasia.
