Ochal the Harper
Names: Ochal the HarperOchalHarperOccyLord Ochal the HarperLord Harper
First appears in Book 4: The Adversary, chapter 2 (1)
Appearances
What you know
Book 4: The Adversary
- Ch 2Powerful farsensor, grandson of Bardelask's ruler and leader of the relief column; his armor and mount glow violet.
- Ch 7He leads an advance party racing to Afaliah to meet Cloud Remillard and then take the Wimborne prisoners to Calamosk.
- Ch 8A farsensor Tanu knight in a harp-emblazoned glass cuirass who frees the Bastards, claiming goodwill from King Aiken-Lugonn.
- Ch 15Lord Ochal will coordinate the defence of the base camp against the Firvulag.
- Ch 22Tanu farsensor in glowing amethyst armor who briefs the climbers on Firvulag movements.
Connections
- family ofLady Armida of Bardelaskgrandson
- related toSayzoraskleads relief column back to
- leadsYosh
- ally ofAiken Drumdeputy
- member ofAiken Drumserves
- member ofBleynserves as Bleyn's second on the expedition
- member ofTanu
Key moments
- Book 4 · Ch 2Bear-dog frenzy and the Firvulag army sighted
The relief column is disrupted by maddened bear-dogs; Yosh stuns them, though a wheel is shattered. Ochal reveals an army of 8000 Firvulag under Mimee marching toward Bardelask, and the column, forbidden by the King to help, retreats to Sayzorask.
- Book 4 · Ch 7Aiken orders Ochal and warns Sharn
Aiken instructs Ochal to retrieve the Wimborne prisoners and run to Calamosk, then mentally forces Sharn to abort the attack on Roniah.
- Book 4 · Ch 8Spider fight and release
Betsy panics at a spider, sparking a dungeon-wide battle with the spiders. Ochal the Harper then frees the Bastards and announces they will go to Calamosk to meet King Aiken-Lugonn.
- Book 4 · Ch 9Bastards welcomed to Calamosk
Led by Ochal, Basil and the Bastards reach Calamosk. Parthol Swiftfoot greets them and lodges them in a bathhouse complex to bathe and get new clothes before meeting the High King.
- Book 4 · Ch 9Dougal recognizes Aiken
Dougal falls weeping before Aiken's display, hailing him as the savior, then advises seeking Tony Wayland for the tau-generator wire. Aiken is unsettled and has the North Americans brought in.
- Book 4 · Ch 9Aiken recalls his arrival in Muriah
Aiken asks Ochal to remember the feast at Muriah and the silver woman who sang, then plays the harp and sings for the North Americans.
- Book 4 · Ch 15Firvulag force marches
Elizabeth reports about 200 Firvulag from Famorel City marching to attack the camp, expected in six days.
- Book 4 · Ch 22Pre-dawn briefing
Climbers learn the Firvulag split into two forces, one unseen northern force of about seventy that may ambush the climbers. Bleyn conveys the King's command to begin the climb at once; Thongsa's resignation is overruled.