Lord Foul's Bane: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Book One

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Always Chaotic Evil: They're more a case of Blue-and-Orange Morality: everything the ur-viles do is a reaction against their own horror at their existence as artificial beings in defiance of Law and Earthpower. Tragic Heroine: Very much so. There was true potential for greatness in Elena — not for nothing was she High Lord — but she was also deeply flawed, and her misjudgment of the best way to combat the Despiser led to her downfall. 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. The group head to Mount Thunder to confront Lord Foul, knowing they can do nothing more to stop the Worm, which has altered its course to Melenkurion Skyweir. Just east of the mountain, they are set upon by skurj and Sandgorgons led by the remnants of the Raver samadhi. The Swordmainnir and Haruchai are reinforced with Giants who have arrived from Dire's Vessel (the ship the Swordmainnir arrived on) under directions from Brinn, who had died from old age shortly after arriving on board the ship. The lurker creates a flood that kills the skurj while Covenant summons the Fire-Lions once again, who kill the Sandgorgons.

Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: As Elena Foul-Wife, the undead Elena is driven to fight against everything the living Elena ever loved. Tor.com's David Moran summarized his review by saying that "even in a work inflated by his worst tendencies, Donaldson builds toward a staggering resolution of love, endurance, and self-sacrifice that only he could have written. Donaldson is unquestionably a master of cinematic action and the steady build to an explosive end. He has a special talent for disastrous climaxes, and this book is no exception. It is a fitting end for a unique, complicated, great fantasy epic." [4] Evil Chancellor: Samadhi played this role to the last king of Doriendor Corishev (the guy Berek Halfhand rebelled against). Moksha later did it to Kastenessen, riding herd on the mad Elohim and keeping him focused on things that would aid Lord Foul's purposes.The main character of the stories is Thomas Covenant, an embittered and cynical writer, afflicted with leprosy and shunned by society, and fated to become the heroic savior of the Land, an alternate world. In ten novels, published between 1977 and 2013, he struggles against Lord Foul, "the Despiser", who intends to escape the bondage of the physical universe and wreak revenge upon his arch-enemy, "the Creator".

A deformed but good-humored Giant, Pitchwife is the First's husband and is in charge of maintaining the Giantship Starfare's Gem. Like his wife, he accompanies Covenant and Linden across most of the Second Chronicles.

The Creator

Planet of Hats: The Haruchai are easily the hattiest race in the Land, with all of them seeming to be relatively minor variations on the same personality. Justified because the only Haruchai to show up in the Land in the first place are elite warriors who are products of the same intense training regime; the Haruchai homeland (and by extension, the bulk of their population) is never seen. Everyone Calls Her "Barkeep": Everyone (including the narration) just calls her "the First" except for her husband Pitchwife, who when he wants to be affectionate uses her actual name, Gossamer Glowlimm.