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Pirra, formerly known as the Twin[1], was an island located north of Deltora, before being invaded and conquered by the Shadow Lord, who shrouded it in dark clouds, deformed the landscape and renamed it the Shadowlands.
History
Before the Shadow Lord arrived, Pirra was a beautiful green country north of Deltora that was inhabited by the Pirrans. Pirra was protected by a magical pipe, known as the Pirran Pipe. The pipe played such powerful notes that no evil could get past Pirra's borders. A few Deltorans attempted to enter Pirra but did not succeed, so they began to ignore their northern neighbor.[1]
However, when the Pirran Piper of those days died, three newcomers attempted to become the new Piper. They were known as Plume the Brave, Auron the Fair, and Keras the Unknown. Because the pipe was not being played, this allowed the Shadow Lord to secretly enter Pirra unnoticed. As was the custom of deciding the new piper, the three played in turn before the people, who then voted for their favorite. However, each player received an equal amount of votes. When the votes were called equal for the thirteenth time, the crowd turned against each other and attacked themselves with their magic.
It is then that the Shadow Lord, disguised with a hooded cloak, came forward and offered a solution. He said that the contestants should share the honor of being Piper, and each player should receive one part of the Pirran Pipe. The tired and angry people agreed, and each group went their separate ways.
The pipe did not play the next day, so evil entered Pirra. Because the groups were too far apart to make the Pirran Pipe whole again, they used the last of their magic to escape. Pirra was then enveloped by shadows and taken over by the Shadow Lord, hence the name "Shadowlands".
The Pirrans fled into a series of caverns underneath Deltora and The Shadowlands. These caverns became known as the Pirran Caverns, consisting of an underground ocean and three isles:
- Isle of Plume
- Isle of Auron
- Isle of Keras
Later, Lief, Barda and Jasmine went to each of the secret underground isles, and managed to retrieve the pieces of The Pirran Pipe, the only weapon strong enough to defeat The Shadow Lord in his own land. They took to the pipe to The Shadowlands and Emlis played the pipe. The three pieces' hiding places is listed below:
- Isle of Plume (The Mouthpiece: They did not possess it since seven goblins had stolen the piece long ago, and it had ended up in the hands of the head of the Jalis tribe, Greel. It was handed down in generations of the family and ended up with Glock. It was thought to be a talisman which didn't protected the killed Goblin which carried it, but protected the Jalis themselves. It was located in a little bag around Glock's neck. When he died he gave it to Jasmine, and then found had the mouthpiece. Glock was killed by The Fear).
- Isle of Auron (The Middle Stem)
- Isle of Keras (The Endpiece)
Pirran Pipe
- Main article: Pirran Pipe
Trivia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rodda, Emily. Tales of Deltora. Scholastic Australia. 2005.