Delbaeth
Names: DelbaethShape of FireDelbaeth the Shape of Fire
First appears in Book 2: The Golden Torc, chapter 3 (3)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 2: The Golden Torc
- Ch 3Delbaeth is the Firvulag Shape of Fire, a feared enemy that Thagdal fears and many Tanu champions have failed to destroy.
- Ch 7Giant Firvulag shape-changer of fire who has burned plantations near Afaliah for nearly a year and evades Celadeyr's hunts in Gibraltar caves.
- Ch 8Delbaeth is a figure Nodonn considers a threat to his House's dignity and must be dealt with.
- Ch 13Delbaeth is a maverick wild Firvulag, the Shape of Fire, who hurls fireballs, raids plantations, and retreats into caves; he stays out of the Combat.
- Ch 13Delbaeth lives in a furnished cavern, is killed asleep-then-awake by an iron sparkler thrown at his forehead.
Connections
- member ofFirvulag
- enemy ofAiken Drumkilled him
- family ofPallolblood-cousins
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 7Mayvar prepares Aiken for the Delbaeth Quest
After repairing her clock and another testing, Mayvar gives Aiken the golden torc, explains the politics behind his boast to slay Delbaeth, and promises training and a secret weapon from her cellar.
- Book 2 · Ch 8Nodonn reveals his troubles
Nodonn tells Rosmar they must go to Muriah on his mother's summons, voices worries about Delbaeth and hostile new humans, and Rosmar pledges to fight with him.
- Book 2 · Ch 13Delbaeth killed with iron
After two days searching the caves, Aiken and Stein find Delbaeth's lair. Aiken throws a lit iron sparkler, which extinguishes and kills the Shape of Fire.