I thought of this after reading nine9's answer to my question "Where did Quick Ben learn how to soul transfer?" Quick Ben rose far in Shadowthrone's clergy (possibly with the aid of Renisha's soul) before ultimately abandoning his service and burning the robes of his vestment.[104]. [84] On another occasion he emerged from a swirling cloud which held a strange spicy scent. Its predecessor was a bit rough around the edges, but this book is where it all really comes alive. I always thought of it more as the situation with Silverfox--one of the souls in him may be reincarnated/ancient. He did manage to stop Icarium after all. Quick Guide To Malazan Vol. Occupation(s) I know quick Ben soul shifted and has 13 souls inside his body, all of whom were mages. Unless I missed it, there was no big reveal on Quick Ben. Social information [33] The Jhag Icarium was skeptical that a squad mage could possess such arcane knowledge regarding the workings of the Azath. He traveled with the Bonehunters across the Letherii continent into the Wastelands. Yet despite how good a read The Bonehunters can be at times, it is still only mediocre when compared to the rest of Steven Erikson's Malaz world. Update 11/1: Please note new tags. [75], Shadowthrone later visited Tayschrenn in his tower in Mock's Hold to chastise him for allowing his schemes with Quick Ben and Kalam to turn to naught. After reassuring him that Kalam would recover in the Deadhouse, Cotillion informed the High Mage he was free to depart with Trull and Onrack. Quick Ben later joined the service of a Holy Falah'd in an unnamed city near the Pan'potsun Waste. [71] Adjunct Tavore's meeting did not go well as she refused Laseen and Mallick Rel's demands to deliver up her loyal Wickan and Khundryl soldiers to the mob as scapegoats for Malazan failures in Seven Cities. The shaman impressed Quick Ben with his tale of the imprisoned spirits of the Barghast First Families, so the mage freed the shaman from his bindings despite Talamandas' objections that such a deed was impossible for a mortal. In response, the mage created a hole in the ground to swallow the High King. ‘Shadowthrone’s not yet gotten over some past slight I offered Erikson creates a world where … In return, the Barghast spirits of the Warren would cut through the Crippled God's poison to assist the Bridgeburner healer, Mallet, in magically healing the mortally wounded Trotts. Sha'ik is dead. He hurried to Shadow to face the god, leaving Kalam behind to watch over the threads anchoring his soul to the Malazan world. It was unclear whether Quick Ben was posing as a High Priest, had achieved the rank through acquiring Etra's soul, or had achieved the rank on his own. Quick Ben was placed on Whiskeyjack's staff where he took on a mix of sorcerous, bureaucratic, and financial duties. [53], Adjunct Tavore chose to send some of her people ahead to reach Y'Ghatan first, so she sent Quick Ben and Kalam along with Gesler's squad. I remember he took 7 souls in him and he was the high priest of Shadow at one point but that's it. "[28], Quick Ben using one of his Warrens by slaine69, Kalam and Fiddler traveled to Seven Cities ostensibly to return Sorry (now named Apsalar) to her village. [41], Whiskeyjack was aware that Quick Ben was pursuing some personal scheme, but the mage was not yet ready to reveal his knowledge of the Crippled God. [38] He confirmed that the goddess was fevered by infection after consulting the Witch of Tennes. The reading revealed that Quick Ben would have "Lifeslayer to deal with, and that puts him in a hole, but not the hole he thinks he's in – a different hole. Sometime around there he starts to ascend if he hadnt already, and so he gets even more powerful. The performance inspired a mutual attraction between Lostara and Quick Ben and years later Cotillion revealed the mage would have taken her for his own and brought her to join the Bridgeburners. He offered to send Quick Ben to her side in an instant if the High Mage agreed to be in his debt. The four soon discovered Fiddler and the other survivors of Y'Ghatan and the group followed after the 14th Army. Quick Ben is hiding his feelings about Sorry from Whiskeyjack. Note: Characters are repeated here with all their AKAs. Quick Ben hides himself because his power is a threat to anyone. When Paran as the Master of the Deck chose mercy, Quick Ben saved the Seer's sister from the Rift. [12], Quick Ben was stationed with his fellow Bridgeburners digging tunnels beneath the city of Pale. Quick Ben convinced Whiskeyjack to keep their defection secret from Emperor Kellanved. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. One of the mages was a soletaken, which is why fiddler says he has a whiff of soletaken about him, but its never confirmed he can actually shapeshift, id assume he can. 1 soul could be MD and random male fling/father light), and 1 could be say Draconus and a tiste andii priestess. Quick Ben stood alone on the Froth Wolf's prow to face them with Elder magic of his own. [11], His long-standing friendship with Kalam Mekhar, the two of them often working together, led to a habit of the pair talking in tandem. What Hood demanded of Paran in return for his assistance shocked the High Mage, but he did not describe its details. Affiliation They were found there by Apsalar, who noted the aura of Hood about the High Mage. Quick Ben has appeared in the following books: Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) and The Bonehunters (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #6) Home My Books I will make the new character notes in the Notes sections itself, and later move them here.] Quick Ben visited the Spar of Andii where he recovered two items, one of which was the Sceptre of Night with which he summoned a horse from a handful of horse hair. the Eres in bottle gives him power, makes his illusion real. [54] The sudden appearance of at least a dozen K'Chain Che'Malle Skykeeps in the air above led Quick Ben to immediately cancel the plan. Quick Ben also informed the assassin that things were not going well in the fight against the Pannion Domin. [66] When the Perish Grey Helms joined the Malazan fleet in the Catal Sea, they requested Quick Ben's assistance with the raw power to open a gate that would shave months off their travel back to Quon Tali. He and the others were saved only by the appearance of the Eres'al who subdued Icarium with a simple touch. "Flee, then. [14] Quick Ben, Whiskeyjack, Kalam, and Sorry found the dying mage after the battle and Quick Ben performed a Soulshifting, transferring Hairlock's soul to the body of a puppet. When Paran attested to his sister's loyalty to her soldiers, the High Mage departed promising Paran he owed him a drink. After that, Torahaval decided to hate him forever. Quick Ben admitted to conversing with Hood in an attempt to better understand the two sides of the war between the gods. [36] The Guild made a second stop at Tremorlor to deliver Fiddler a shipment of munitions from Quick Ben. His standing among Tehol and Kruppe can't be explained by the flight across Raraku. Malazan FM is a podcast devoted to the Malazan fantasy series of books by Stephen Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont. [83], Tattersail perceived Quick Ben's sorcery as bleeding a strange, swirling flavor. [55] The loss of the army's only High Mage just before the Last Siege of Y'Ghatan caused considerable unrest among the Adjunct's subordinates. In one instance, he followed one of his magic tracker pebbles into an unknown Warren where he had an inadvertent audience with the Crippled God. [93] This chase became the event which forged Whiskeyjack's recruits into the elite Bridgeburner company, so called because the holy desert was said to have burned the bridges to their pasts.[94][95]. The soul shifting is said to be Jaghut sorcery, he's known to be part Andii, and is known to be super powerful. This was, I thought, the source and cause of Quick's power and knowledge. Quick Ben) FANDOM Games Movies TV Video Wikis Explore Wikis Community Central Start a Wiki Search Sign In Don't have an account? Thinking the Empire was behind the attacks, the Guild ordered assassin Rallick Nom to lead Quick Ben and Kalam into a Guild trap, only for both parties to be attacked by the Tiste Andii. I will hold them enough to ensure your escape no more." [16] During this meeting, Quick Ben stated that it was the intention of the Bridgeburners to cut away Tayschrenn's support and cause his fall from grace. however something starts to change about the time he is on the boat, and makes the illusion of a wall of fire to scare off the edur. Shadowthone/Ammanas and Ben Adaephon Delat/Quick Ben etc. Quick Ben, who was linked to Hairlock had summoned the puppet to come by Warren and join them, however lost contact when Hairlock went beyond the Gates of the Shadow Realm. Kamist Reloe openly feared the mage and the possibilty of facing him and Kalam together. The possibilty of the mage coming to Seven Cities to aid Tavore Paran caused much consternation among the leaders of the Whirlwind rebellion. Quick Ben was sent by Whiskeyjack to trap the Pannion Seer. You shape-shifting bastard! Buy a cheap copy of The Bonehunters book by Steven Erikson. Although initially withstanding the Jhag's onslaught, the High Mage was eventually beaten back, his skin ruptured everywhere and bleeding. This involved the use of the old art of making figures which incorporated some part of a person like a hair or nail clipping to then be used in a magic ritual. Also pretty sure one of his other souls is in FoD as well. I understand why he can access so many warrens, but I'm still lost on who he actually is. Malazan EmpireBridgeburners9th Squad But his sorcery was merely an illusion until Bottle and the Eres'al bolstered him to turn the illusion into reality, saving Quick Ben and the entire fleet. He realised that the puppet was insane and dangerous, so decided that Hairlock had to be stopped. He taunts tCG early on then fights for him. Using his magic and knowledge of Fener's doctrine he brokered an uneasy alliance between the mercenaries and Dujek and Brood's forces. Greeting each one by name he was herded by the beasts to Shadowkeep for an audience with Shadowthrone. Brokeface helped the High Mage carry her to the temple of Soliel to cure her of the plague. Quick BenKribalah Rule[1]Rule the Rude The god claimed it was time for "my dear Snake" to pay the debt incurred for Shadowthrone's aid with Torahaval and Kalam fell to Pearl's poison in Quick's absence. [17] He again used a Warren which Tattersail did not recognize. [29] From there it was a short trip to Unta where they hoped to assassinate Empress Laseen in revenge for attacks on the Bridgeburners. Hedge further weakened the Tyrant with a blast from a Moranth munition before the Finnest House was able to imprison Raest. There he intrigued the new god with his knowledge of the Path of Shadow. [18], Quick Ben, Kalam, and Mallet took the injured Captain Paran in secret to Tattersail's lodging. [91] As an adult, he regretted torturing his sister in their youth.[92]. [27], The threat to Darujhistan resolved, Quick Ben joined Whiskeyjack and the other Bridgeburners who cut themselves loose from the Empire. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Whiskeyjack and his 7th Company were tasked with hunting down Quick Ben and the other mages. Kalam observed that his friend appeared older and worn down. [57] Afterwards, Stormy convinced Quick Ben and Kalam there was nothing more they could learn about the skykeeps, which remained unmoving in the sky above. When the former emperor asked why Quick Ben had not invoked the agreement when facing Icarium, Tayschrenn implied there would be a more appropriate opportunity in the future and said he would have been disappointed if summoned so soon. ", in his wake. She fled back towards her ships, alongside Kalam and T'amber, pursued by hundreds of Pearl's Claws. [46] Soon, the Barghast and Bridgeburners were marching to war, but Quick Ben was left raving and feverish by the poisoned Warrens.[47]. Whilst doing so, he addressed an unseen 'Mother', possibly Mother Dark. [99], Some time after the forging of the Bridgeburners, Quick Ben was sent by the Emperor to Ehrlitan to annihilate the Cult of Rashan. (2011). Warren(s) Soldier I think Quick Ben is the most powerful. Fan art by slaine69 during the dance], so very long ago in Ehrlitan.". Quick Ben during a Ritual : Malazan kremenachipilova.com Quick Ben from the Malazan Book of the Fallen : Fantasy redd.it Quick Ben by Artsed on DeviantArt deviantart.net Trotts' survival was required to secure the alliance between Onearm's Host and the White Face. [19] Quick told Tattersail that it would be some time before Hairlock would be able to shake off the hounds. He is a clever man and prefers working behind the scenes. [56], Their attempts to infiltrate one of the skykeeps met with failure and Quick Ben and Stormy were trapped and injured when the ground of the Imperial Warren collapsed beneath them. He also at some time became the friend and partner of Kalam Mekhar. The pair sought out the Azath House Tremorlor hoping to use its gate to travel instantaneously and undetected to the Deadhouse in Malaz City. Human Gender Originally from the Seven Cities continent, he still spoke Malazan with a harsh Seven Cities accent. What? Kalam understood they had lost the Adjunct's trust and she was determined to send them as far away from her back as possible. He and Hedge fought against Menandore and Sheltatha Lore, killing both of them. Kamist died screaming in a sizzling web of Quick Ben's death magic. They found it difficult to make contact because Anomander Rake suspected the Empire's intentions and sent his night hunters to kill any assassins they could find. its also assumed that korya the tisti andii is one of the souls he absorbed, and likely is where he learned how to soulshift in the first place. Trull pulled the unconscious Quick Ben from the wreckage and Cotillion predicted he would survive. 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 F 7 G 8 H 9 I 10 J 11 K 12 L … https://forum.malazanempire.com/topic/3467-shadow-conspiracy/page__p__41324__hl__%2Bquick+%2Behrlitan__fromsearch__1#entry41324, https://malazan.fandom.com/wiki/Ben_Adaephon_Delat?oldid=102332, Quick Ben (Ben Adaephon Delat) might be the author Adaephon who wrote the poem, The night of the decimation of the Rashan cult in Ehrlitan as documented in, Cotillions' later comments to Lostara Yil may have indicated the presence of Shadowthrone or it could be that Delat was there representing him, as Shadowthrone might otherwise have prevented Delat from letting Bidithal go. Male “Ben Adaephon Delat," Pearl said plaintively, "see the last who comes. [32] After the Empress' death, Quick Ben and Kalam "had someone in mind" to succeed her. EDIT: However, it doesn't explain Quick's supposed Soletaken abilities (although never seen, often alluded to), nor his absolutely incredible ability to pull the strings in the background. Welcome to Malazan Empire, the online community for fans of the books set in the Malazan universe, co-created by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont. Apsalar warned that Quick Ben's long conversations with the god had left a residue that could influence his motives without his knowledge. If so, you will get a strong idea. Quick Ben was secretly accompanied by Dancer who later admitted that neither he nor the Emperor had realised who Quick Ben really was. [51][52], Leoman led the Army of the Apocalypse westward towards Y'Ghatan and the 14th Army followed. Quick Ben, Trull Sengar, and Onrack travelled together to Lether via warrens. [102], After the dance, during the night, the assassinations had begun. The bottle was created by Quick Ben and was intended to capture Coltaine's soul in case of his death. When Fiddler read the Deck of Dragons in Letheras, Quick Ben was named Magus of High House Dark. [34], Things did not go as planned and Kalam and Fiddler became separated. [21] Quick Ben travelled in disguise to the Warren of Shadow where he was confronted by the Hounds. This volume also has a number of wonderful Quick Ben and Kalam scenes. [Note: I have stopped updating this page after Book 5 as it is breaking my flow of reading the books. He had a … This is a good guess but it may very well be a red herring. Kurald Galain is the warren used for soul transfer but it's not a warren normally Kalam called upon his patron, Cotillion, who assisted their climb out. Quick Ben found Ganoes Paran there and asked the Master of the Deck if Tavore could be trusted. But the god was ready to finally rid himself of his enemy and severed the threads safely binding Quick's soul back to Kalam. Forced to intervene when arguments edged towards violence, he identified himself to Rake as "just a soldier" and requested that Rake respect his privacy by not magically probing him. [42] The Bridgeburner assigned Quick Ben to make contact with the Grey Swords of Capustan, who would soon face the army of the Pannion Domin. He brought the group back to the Malazan world to report the news to the Adjunct. "[87], At the age of ten, living in Aren, Quick Ben played a prank on his entire extended family of 42 members, including four-month old Minarala. QB is a human born in seven cities, he was at one time a high priest of shadow, before leaving, which is why ST wants him dead, because once your in shadow, there is only one way out. [24], They were to make contact with the city's Assassins' Guild. The two united with Fiddler and Hedge at the Marine/Heavy detachment guarding the Crippled God's body in the final battle with the Assail. Quick told Tayschrenn that far from being a High Mage for the first time, he had once served under the name "Kribalah Rule" — also known as Rule the Rude — a High Mage in the Blackdog Campaign under the old Emperor. She judged him to be her superior in the lore. Torahaval's attempts to force the boy to stumble affected them both, leaving her in agony and him shrieking with laughter. And, maybe, become someone else . Shadowthrone miss super mad at him because of their history. as far as his power, he was always really smart, and obviously a powerful user of shadow, and with the addition of the other warrens, he became even more powerful, and under other names he was a high mage in the empire, id compare him to tayschrenn, maybe a little more powerful. For a discussion about Quick Ben's overall timeline see the, Quick Ben's sexual orientation was discussed in a Malazan Empire. I don't actually believe ST would kill him. Quick Ben is the son of Mother Dark and Draconus...but not by each other He has multiple souls in him after all. Throughout The Malazan Book of the Fallen we are shown that Quick Ben knows the lost art of soul transfer. The entire city seethed with magically induced anger against the 14th Army and the Marines prepared to defend their ships from the mob after the Adjunct was escorted away with Kalam and T'amber to meet the Empress. Then Quick says that hes not all that well informed, because Shadowthrone is pissed about "a past slight" but Quick … Malazan Book of the Fallen is a high fantasy book series by the Canadian author Steven Erikson.The series, published by Bantam Books in the U.K. and Tor Books in the U.S., consists of ten volumes, beginning with Gardens of the Moon (1999) and concluding with The Crippled God (2011). [60] Shadowthrone revealed that Torahaval was even then dying under the ministrations of Poliel. When Bottle revealed that a woman from Quick Ben's family was endangered by Shadowthrone, Quick Ben immediately recognised his sister, Torahaval. Tall, thin, with dark skin [67], The fleet was rerouted to Malaz City so the Adjunct could meet with Empress Laseen at Mock's Hold. The god addressed him as Ben Delat, which Quick Ben said was a version of his name he had not used in a long time. [80], When Quick Ben shifted the soul of Hairlock into a puppet, it was described as magic which hadn't been done in a thousand years. [26], On the night of Lady Simtal's Gedderone Fête, Quick Ben served as one of the party's hired guards along with the other Bridgeburners. [65], After a dozen suns fell to the earth over Otataral Island far to the east, Kalam found Quick Ben huddling fearfully in the ship's hold. There is a moment when he retrieves the sceptre [88] His older[89] sister Torahaval checked his many bolt-holes across the city and eventually caught up with him in the Prelid Quarter where Quick played another trick on her. Aral Gamelon, Denul, D'riss, Hood's Path, Imperial Warren, Meanas, Rashan, Ruse, Serc, Telas, Tennes, Thyr, Ben Adaephon Delat,[2] commonly known as Quick Ben, was squad mage of the 9th Squad, Bridgeburners. The plan was to offer the Guild a contract to eliminate the city's true rulers, the mages of the T'orrud Cabal, thereby making the city an easier conquest. Quick Ben sank down past the [78] Quick Ben joined forces with Kalam in helping the Paran siblings fight the Pure Blood Forkrul Assail in the north of Kolanse, using their skills to assassinate the Pure Bloods on and off the battlefield. ----- Digitální malba / Digital painting #digitalpainting #painting #art #illustration #wacom #photoshop #fantasy #malazan #malazanart As a result of soulshifting, Quick Ben had absorbed the souls of eleven members of a mage cabal[79] which gave him access to at least twelve separate warrens, although he could manage only a maximum of seven at any one time. Cotillion gave them access to one of the gates out of Shadow, but warned that reality on the other side of the gate remained unresolved until they passed through. [45], Talamandas later dragged Quick Ben into the Barghast Warren where a mutually beneficial bargain was struck. I believe the story about the souls merging, but I wonder if maybe one (or more) of those souls were from an Ascendant? The Bridgeburners are hiding Hairlock’s true role from Tattersail. Quick Ben had spied on the conversation by disguising himself as one of the corpses forming the Gate to Hood's Realm. [48], Kalam infiltrated the camp of Sha'ik Reborn and the Army of the Apocalypse in service of Cotillion, who gave the assassin another of the acorns with which he could summon Quick Ben. "some have suggested that it might be a side-scroller were raiden shoots lightning out his ass." Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. the thing from the andii spire is some kind of scepter for the king/queen of the tistii andii, finding the scepter is mentioned sometime during the fight at lightfall. The High Mage revealed that Ganoes Paran had bargained with Hood to save the world from the suns' destruction. [40] During the same tense negotiations, Kallor threatened to break the chains that bound Quick Ben's souls. The timing of the destruction of the cult of Rashan and the burning of Quick Ben's robes in relation to the forging of the Bridgeburners has different theories. "[68] Quick Ben was still unsure about Tavore and was apprehensive that both the Empress and Tayschrenn awaited in Malaz City. He and and his squad mates then left Tattersail to depart for Darujhistan. Quick Ben was black-skinned and tall with a lean face and fine ascetic features. But he and Kalam held a secret meeting with Tayschrenn and Dujek behind the Adjunct's back. [50] After depositing Dom with the Claw, Pearl, they located Fiddler amongst the Malaz 14th Army for a heartfelt reunion. But the Crippled God's poisoning of the Warrens fought his attempts to travel through them. It is also alluded to that he is a soletaken wolf when he rescued his sister from the goddess of pestilence. But I admit these things get tricky in individuals with multiple souls. They chased them across the Pan'potsun Waste and into the Holy Desert, Raraku led by a local guide called Kalam Mekhar. [62] Not longer after, the group of survivors finally rejoined the 14th on the coast of the Kokakal Sea. Its more that they're two geniuses butting heads. He decided to give the "old man a chance to rest" for now, but thought, "Whiskeyjack's going to howl when he hears this one. Can you PM this to me? [43][44], During the march to Capustan, Whiskeyjack released Quick Ben to join Captain Paran and the other Bridgeburners on a mission to recruit the White Face Barghast of the Barghast Range. ‘Not as much as you might believe,’ he said. When the Bonehunters were confronted by an army of K'Chain Nah'ruk, he destroyed an entire phalanx of the Nah'ruk before disappearing into a massive crater created by the Nah'ruk's lightning. Quick Ben remained with the 14th Army in service to Adjunct Tavore Paran as the army's High Mage after the Battle of Raraku. The names are almost identical, you meet an Andii that trains with a Jaghut, and kind of has a thing with dolls. Shadowthrone wants him dead for some reason. However, a mutual respect had blossomed between the men, and Quick Ben as well as Kalam joined the Bridgeburners at the end of this fraught pursuit. Apart from Lostara, Quick Ben also let Bidithal escape, an act which brought him the wrath of Kellanved. [74] Before the First Throne, Quick was faced with the Edur's ally, the enraged Icarium, who was killing friend and foe alike. According to L'oric's spies among Onearm's Host, Quick Ben was made High Mage after the Pannion War. [63], The 14th Army embarked on Admiral Nok's Malazan Imperial Fleet to flee the Bluetongue Plague ravaging Seven Cities and return to Unta. Quick Ben would tell Humbrall Taur, warchief of the White Face, that the spirits of the First Families were trapped in Capustan. Possessing a small Talent herself, she attempted to use the wolf figure against her brother. He steals something from the andii spire which I don't remember him using. [61], Although Shadowthrone sent Quick Ben to his dying sister's side, Quick Ben soon realised the god had betrayed him. [39], When Dujek and Whiskeyjack met with Caladan Brood to cement their alliance against the Pannion Domin, Quick Ben did his best to avoid the attention of Brood's ally, Anomander Rake. [86], At the age of four, Quick Ben woke up screaming from a bad dream in which "he had died, yet walked the world still, for he had forgotten something. I got half way through FoD before getting distracted. Once Quick departed, the tapping of a cane upon rock was heard. When Tayschrenn turned up for the meeting outside the 14th Army's camp, he was obviously peeved at being called a colleague by Quick Ben and pointed out the new rank was only a field promotion not yet sanctioned by the Empress. [22], Quick Ben and Kalam's encounter with the Night Hunters in Darujhistan by dejan-delic, Whiskeyjack had divided the squad into two teams with Kalam leading one which included Quick Ben and Sorry.