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Ben Adaephon Delat

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Ben Adaephon Delat

 

Quick Ben

 

Warrens: 12(+?)Kurald Galain, Denul, Hood's Path, Meanas, Serc, D'riss, Aral Gamelon, Tennes, Rashan, ??

Bridgeburner, 9th Squad, a Seven Cities Mage (GotM, Dramatis Personae)

 

“Do you recall, High Mage, a certain other High Mage, sent by the Empress, early on in the Blackdog Campaign?  Kribalah Rule?”

“Rule the Rude?  Yes, he died after a month or so --”

“In a horrible conflagration, aye.  Well, that was me.  Thus, I’ve been a High Mage before, colleague….” (BH)

 

Description

"[...] the tall, thin black-skinned man [...] Though he spoke Malazan, his harsh accent was Seven Cities." (GotM, p55 MMPB)

 

"[...] almost feminine hands [...] fine, ascetic features [...] thin, spidery hands' (GotM, p79 MMPB or p59 TPB)

 

Kalam: 'Quick Ben's not the expansive type, the bastard'(DG, UK MMPB, p.471)

 

Whiskeyjack: 'I first met him in Seven Cities . . . the Holy Desert Raraku, to be

more precise...Quick Ben. Adaephon Delat, a middling wizard in the employ of one of the Seven Holy Protectors during an abortive rebellion that originated in Aren. Delat and eleven other mages made up the Protector’s cadre.' (MoI, UK Trade, p.258)

 

Power

 

Cotillion on Quick Ben:'‘I have no hold over him these days, alas. Why? He is too powerful. Too mysterious. Too conniving. Too Hood-damned smart. Indeed, even Shadowthrone has turned his attentions elsewhere.' (HoC, UK Trade, p.283)

 

Tattersail: "The power tricked from him with absolute control. He was her superior in the lore. He had opened a warren she didn't even recognize." (GotM, p80 MMPB)

 

"Because Draconus changes everything, and I'm the only one who can stand against him."

Bottle gaped, and then a thin word creaked out:  "You?"

"But don't think for a moment that I'm doing it for Shadowthrone and Cotillion.  And don't think I'm even doing this for the Adjunct.  All that time inside Dragnipur – it's changed him.  He was never so subtle before – imagine, a gentle invitation to converse – does he think we're idiots?  But wait –" and he waved his hands – "it'd only be subtle if it wasn't so obvious!  Why didn't we think of that?" (DoD)

 

Bottle : "It doesn't push you as hard as you like to pretend it does.  The risk is the harder and deeper you push through the Otataral, the more of yourself you potentially expose – and if she catches sight of you, she won't just be close to knowing you, she'll be certain."  He jabbed a finger at Quick Ben.  "And that is what you don't want to happen, and it’s the real reason why you don't dare push through." (DoD) 

 

The souls within

His body holds 12 souls

 

Kebharla, she was more a scholar than a mage (MoIp.356)

2 further bodies (un-named)

Renisha, a sorcerer of High Meanas

Keluger, A Septime Priest of D'riss, the Worm of Autumn

Narkal, the warrior-mage, sworn to Fenner and aspirant to the god's Mortal Sword

Ullan, the Soletaken priestess of Soliel

__Set'alahd Crool,__a Jhag half blood who'd once driven Dassem Ultor back half a dozen steps in furious counter attack, his sword shining with the blessing of some unknown ascendant.

Etra, a mistress of the Rashan warren

Birith'erah, mage of the Serc warren who could pull storms down from the sky

Gellid, witch of the Tennes warren

 

 

Fiddler: 'Quick Ben's knowledge of the Holy Desert is, uh, vast'(DG, UK MMPB, p.348)

 

Quick Ben's Andii heritage ?

 

A sceptre of plain black wood, its ends capped in tarnished silver.  He examined it for a moment, and then strode to the base of the Spar of Andii.  Rummaging in the pouch at his hip, he withdrew a knotted clutch of horse hair, dropped it at his feet, and then with a broad sweeping motion he used the scepter to inscribe a circle above the black stone.  Then he stepped back.

After a moment his breath caught and he half-turned.  When he spoke his tone was apologetic.  "Ah, Mother, it's old blood, I don't deny it.  Old and thin."  He hesitated, and then said,  "Tell Father I make no apologies for my choice – why should I?  No matter.  The two of us did the best I could."  He grunted in humour.  "And you might say the same thing."......

 

.......

"I've been among them for so long now, what you gave me is the barest whisper in the back of my soul.  You offered scant regard for humans, and now it's all coming down.  But I give you this."  He swung the horse round.  "Now it's our turn.  Your son opened the way.  And as for his son, well, if he wants the Sceptre, he'll have to come and take it."

Ben Adaephon Delat tightened his grip on the horse's mane.  "You do your part, Mother.  Let Father do his, if he's of a mind to.  But it comes down to us.  So stand back.  Shield your eyes, because I swear to you, we will blaze!  When our backs are against the wall, Mother, you have no idea what we can do.  "