An Immortal is one of a group of fictional characters seen in a film and television franchise "Highlander" that began with a 1986 fantasy movie starring Christopher Lambert, who played Connor MacLeod, the Highlander. Since Immortals are immune to disease and stop aging after becoming Immortals, they can live forever and die only when they are beheaded.

The Immortals do not live as a united people on a territory of their own, but are scattered around the world and across history. The only bond between them are oral traditions called the Rules transmitted from teacher to student. The creator of the Rules is unknown. The Rules are never enumerated, like a body of laws, but they are quoted according to the circumstances. They are taught to newborn Immortals by Immortal mentors called First Teachers. The main Rules are:

  • No Immortal may fight on Holy Ground, no matter who regards it as Holy
  • Immortal combat is one on one only — no outside interference
  • Mortals must not learn about Immortals — if you are killed, you move on
  • When only a few are left, all Immortals will feel drawn to a distant land, to fight for the Prize — this is the time of the Gathering
  • In the end, there can be only one — the last one will receive all the power of all the Immortals who ever lived

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