Betularn of the White Hand
Names: Betularn of the White HandBetularnBetularn White-HandWhite-HandGreat Captain
First appears in Book 1: The Many-Colored Land, chapter 49 (11)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: The Many-Colored Land
Book 4: The Adversary
- Ch 11Betularn organized the maneuvers giving Lowlife prisoners iron-tipped arrows and a tactical advantage, promising them freedom if they held until sunset.
- Ch 17Betularn is a giant Firvulag ogre Great Captain in black glass armor with a white glass left gauntlet, leading the column into Hidden Springs.
- Ch 17Betularn accepts Kawai's roses, bound by a geis, and follows Kawai for beer after learning the humans have gone.
- Ch 24Betularn led a Firvulag raid on Roniah, destroying Tanu knights and seizing future weapons, and captured Tony Wayland.
- Ch 27Betularn, called White Hand, is an elderly Firvulag general who brings the Sword to Sharn and takes the Nightfall myth literally, believing it is the end of everything.
Connections
- member ofFirvulag
- ally ofFouletot Blackbreast
- leadsFouletot Blackbreast
- leadsPingol the Horripilant
- leadsMonolokee
- ally ofSharnloyal general
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 49Khalid's new tactic
Khalid demonstrates that Lowlife spear phalanxes can disembowel chalikos and kill gray troopers; Sharn and Betularn agree to adopt the tactic and shield human minds.
- Book 3 · Ch 25Announcement of the Grand Tourney
Aiken and Sharn reveal that the Grand Combat will become a nonlethal Grand Tourney held at the Field of Gold, with a new Singing Stone trophy. Celadeyr and Betularn are dismayed; the Craftsmaster accepts.
- Book 4 · Ch 11Firvulag prisoner maneuvers
Firvulag under Pingol and Fouletot attack a cage of iron-armed Lowlife prisoners, using metaconcert. Discipline collapses into melee, but they win; all prisoners die.
- Book 4 · Ch 17Kawai meets the Firvulag army
At the burying ground Kawai faces Betularn's column, offers roses and hospitality under the Armistice, and lies that everyone has gone to Nionel; the Firvulag follow him toward the village.
- Book 4 · Ch 23Firvulag raid the convoy
Disguised Firvulag raiders board Tony's boat, kill the lone Tanu guard, find crates of Milieu weapons and capture Tony, planning to trade him for their sacred Sword.
- Book 4 · Ch 27Betularn delivers the Sword
Betularn arrives at the Field of Gold by boat and presents the Sword to Sharn, who dons it.
- Book 4 · Ch 27Sharn's reinterpretation of Nightfall and failed test
Sharn explains his positive reading of Nightfall to Betularn and Sugoll. He tries the highest settings of the Sword, which fail, and he rages at the Foe's trickery.