Cormorant Etrurian is a minor character in First King of Shannara. He is joint commander of the Elven foot soldiers along with Rustin Apt during the Battle of Rhenn in the Second War of the Races. As a result of injuries he sustains, he is forced to have his arm amputated after the battle. Cormorant is a thin-faced, rawboned Elf, a well-seasoned veteran in the border wars. He was once an aide to Arn Banda.