Black Moclips
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Black Moclips is a stocky and formidable airship in the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara series of Shannara
books by Terry Brooks
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ship flown by the Rover Redden Alt Mer
, or Big Red on the Prekkendorran against the elves. Big Red flies it about 100 times without being taken down. Then, the airship passes to the control of the Ilse Witch
, complements of Sen Dunsidan, a high-ranking Federation official. The Ilse Witch uses Black Moclips to give chase to another airship, the Jerle Shannara, the two airships going across the Blue Divide
to Parkasia.
In Parkasia, Rue Meridian
, Big Red's half-sister, steals the airship when the Ilse Witch is gone and her Mwellrets and Federation soldiers are left to guard the ship. Rue is forced to abandon the airship when the Morgawr
chases her own with his own fleet of airships, which is approximately two-dozen strong. The Morgawr takes over Black Moclips and captures Ahren Elessedil and Ryer Ord Star
. Ryer Ord Star is killed by the Morgawr for helping Ahren Elessedil escape the ship by way of an air glider. Black Moclips is later stolen from the Morgawr by Big Red on the island of Mephitic, and the Rover uses the durable ship to take down the whole fleet of the Morgawr. Black Moclips is destroyed, but Big Red emerges on another hidden air glider, the only survivor.
Shannara
Shannara is an epic fantasy series of novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with The Sword of Shannara in 1977 and continuing through Bearers of the Black Staff which was released on August 24, 2010, as well as a prequel, First King of Shannara...
books 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...
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History
The Black Moclips belonged to many different owners. The airship is initially a FederationThe 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...
ship flown by the Rover Redden Alt Mer
Redden 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...
, or Big Red on the Prekkendorran against the elves. Big Red flies it about 100 times without being taken down. Then, the airship passes to the control of the Ilse Witch
Ilse Witch
Ilse Witch is the first book in Terry Brooks' The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara fantasy trilogy. It was first published in 2000.-Plot summary:...
, complements of Sen Dunsidan, a high-ranking Federation official. The Ilse Witch uses Black Moclips to give chase to another airship, the Jerle Shannara, the two airships going across the Blue Divide
Blue Divide
Blue Divide is the second album by singer-songwriter Richard Shindell. It was released in 1995 by Shanachie Records. Shanachie also released a live promo CD, Scenes from a Blue Divide and More which included five live tracks recorded at the Treestar Coffeehouse in Mount Kisco, New York.- Track...
to Parkasia.
In Parkasia, Rue Meridian
Rue Meridian
Rue Meridian is a fictional character from The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara and High Druid of Shannara trilogies by Terry Brooks.-Biography:...
, Big Red's half-sister, steals the airship when the Ilse Witch is gone and her Mwellrets and Federation soldiers are left to guard the ship. Rue is forced to abandon the airship when the Morgawr
Morgawr
* For the fictional character see Morgawr * For the Cornish sea monster, see Morgawr Morgawr is the third book in the The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara fantasy trilogy by Terry Brooks. It was first published in 2002....
chases her own with his own fleet of airships, which is approximately two-dozen strong. The Morgawr takes over Black Moclips and captures Ahren Elessedil and Ryer Ord Star
Ryer Ord Star
Ryer Ord Star is a fictional character from Shannara, a series of fantasy novels by Terry Brooks.Ryer Ord Star is a seer who was apprenticed to the Addershag...
. Ryer Ord Star is killed by the Morgawr for helping Ahren Elessedil escape the ship by way of an air glider. Black Moclips is later stolen from the Morgawr by Big Red on the island of Mephitic, and the Rover uses the durable ship to take down the whole fleet of the Morgawr. Black Moclips is destroyed, but Big Red emerges on another hidden air glider, the only survivor.