Slide (Sword of Truth)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article does not cite any references or sources. (January 2008) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.

A Slide is a fictional creature in The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind

[edit] Description

A Slide is a magically altered wizard with the ability to seize a person's soul. They were used in the great war, 3000 years before the series takes place. According to Prelate Annalina, they were sterile, and thus doomed to extinction. A Slide named Nicholas, however, was created by the Sisters of the Dark recently, and subsequently used his power to absorb the souls and powers of five of the Sisters. It is unknown whether the absorption of this power caused a proportionate increase in his own power, since Nicholas only uses his Han once in the novel; all of his other use of magic involves his ability as a Slide.

Slides have the ability to control the soul of any individual under their power, and to manipulate them to a degree. They also have the ability to project these captured souls into animals and other lifeforms. It is, however, unknown if a Slide can project its own soul in such a manner, or whether it needs another soul to 'hitch a ride' on. There is no defense against a Slide's power.