Bleyn
Names: BleynBleyn Battle-Championthe Champion
First appears in Book 2: The Golden Torc, chapter 7 (7)
Appearances
What you know
Book 3: The Nonborn King
- Ch 11Bleyn fears reactionaries will cause a fiasco: eight cities have not replied to the Grand Loving invitation and Celadeyr declined.
Book 4: The Adversary
- Ch 12Bleyn is coming down from Goriah to lead the Alpine expedition, with Ochal the Harper as second.
- Ch 15Boss Tanu on the expedition, slated for the principal assault team to keep the Bastards from taking the aircraft.
- Ch 25Bleyn the Champion has orders from the King to retrieve the aircraft at any cost.
- Ch 25Bleyn trusts that Basil will keep his promises even if no Tanu overlord can coerce the humans.
Connections
- ally ofAiken Drum
- family ofEadnarbrother-in-law
- related toSpearguards it
- family ofTirone Heartsingerwife
- has memberOchal the Harperserves as Bleyn's second on the expedition
- leadsKing's Men
- ally ofBasil Wimborne
- friend ofLord AronnGuild Brothers
- member ofAiken Drumserves the King's orders
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 31Secret meeting of the antibattle faction
In the Mount of Heroes, leaders plan around Aiken Drum's expected kingship. Leyr agrees to challenge Imidol, Minanonn conditionally pledges support, and captains volunteer for Aiken's cohort. Sugoll and Katlinel's betrothal is revealed.
- Book 2 · Ch 37Aiken's ambush of Nukalavee
Aiken Drum lures Nukalavee's Firvulag legion into a corridor of illusory corpses where Tanu knights lie hidden; Bunone, Alberonn and Bleyn give the command to strike.
- Book 2 · Ch 39Thagdal names the pairings
Thagdal assigns Tanu opponents to each Firvulag hero. The results leave Nodonn's side with a lead lost, as Imidol's defeat gives the Firvulag the point lead.
- Book 3 · Ch 11Aiken pleads for kingship
Aiken rallies the High Tablers with spoken and mental persuasion, recalling his victories and showing no other viable king candidate exists against the Firvulag.
- Book 3 · Ch 11Royal progress planned
Using Mercy's idea, Aiken plans to tour the cities before his coronation, starting with Afaliah, accompanied by the High Tablers. They fly back to Goriah.
- Book 4 · Ch 2The King returns from his victory
After the duel, Aiken Drum returns to the castle with the silver hand, silent and psychically swollen. Bleyn, Alberonn and Tirone settle him in a retiring room; he declines healing, orders them to oversee mop-up, and plans to judge prisoners at 2100.
- Book 4 · Ch 25Storm and the Col crossing
After a storm, Basil's party traverses the icy slope above the West Col. Aronn, weakened by altitude sickness, drags Bleyn off; Basil's rope holds them and Betsy winches them up.
- Book 4 · Ch 25Descent and Basil's request
The party slides down an avalanche runnel, reaches the aircraft and reactivates flyers. Basil asks Aiken for a day's rest and a solo summit climb.
- Book 4 · Ch 25Basil teleported from the summit
Injured on the summit, Basil meets an armored being that offers to teleport him by d-jump; he accepts and both vanish as the others depart believing him dead.
- Book 4 · Ch 35Rebels bid farewell to the Children of Rebellion
Aiken brings the mutinous metapsychic Rebels through the force-field to Castle Gateway, where Walter parts from Veikko and Irena as the Guderian device nears completion.