Who is quick ben really

Quick Ben by Yapattack. Quick Ben was stationed with his fellow Bridgeburners digging tunnels beneath the city of Pale. During the final battle, these tunnels collapsed and only due to one of Fiddler 's 'bad' feelings, Quick Ben and some of the others escaped. Just prior to the battle, on an errand for High Fist Dujek Onearm the Malaz 2nd Army mage, Hairlock had used the opportunity to strike a deal with Whiskeyjack and Quick Ben to ensure his survival in the upcoming assault on Moon's Spawn and its guardian, Anomander Rake.

He then handed over responsibility of the puppet to Tattersail , who had come across the scene, and departed with the rest of his squad for the city. On the day Quick Ben and the rest of the squad were due to leave for a covert mission to Darujhistan , Tattersail hosted a meeting with him, Whiskeyjack, Kalam and Fiddler which was interrupted when Fiddler had one of his 'bad' feelings.

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.

When Quick next felt the presence of the puppet, Hairlock was being followed by Hounds of Shadow. He and and his squad mates then left Tattersail to depart for Darujhistan. Quick Ben by Krewi.

He realised that the puppet was insane and dangerous, so decided that Hairlock had to be stopped. Greeting each one by name he was herded by the beasts to Shadowkeep for an audience with Shadowthrone. There he intrigued the new god with his knowledge of the Path of Shadow. Calling himself a former acolyte he bargained for the removal of the Rope's death sentence for leaving the faith in return for leading the Hounds to Hairlock.

Once Shadowthrone agreed, Quick Ben revealed his true identity leaving an outraged Shadowthrone screaming, "Delat! You shape-shifting bastard! Whiskeyjack had divided the squad into two teams with Kalam leading one which included Quick Ben and Sorry. Quick Ben and Kalam by Shadaan. They were to make contact with the city's Assassins' Guild. 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.

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. 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. Quick Ben and Pearl by Kremena Chipilova. Quick Ben eventually discovered Hairlock's location on the Rhivi Plain. He fulfilled his bargain by alerting Cotillion , and then severing the puppet's strings to prevent him from escaping by Warren.

The puppet was soon ripped to pieces by the Hounds. The party was interrupted by the Jaghut Tyrant Raest , who possessed the body of the Cabal mage Mammot and began unleashing a sorcerous attack on the partygoers. Quick Ben responded by opening seven Warrens of his own.

Although he saved the life of the Cabal witch Derudan , his efforts alone were not enough. Hedge further weakened the Tyrant with a blast from a Moranth munition before the Finnest House was able to imprison Raest. The threat to Darujhistan resolved, Quick Ben joined Whiskeyjack and the other Bridgeburners who cut themselves loose from the Empire. On the shores of Lake Azur, he wondered if it was time to launch his own secret plans. 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.

Quick Ben using one of his Warrens by slaine Kalam and Fiddler traveled to Seven Cities ostensibly to return Sorry now named Apsalar to her village. In reality, they planned to put Kalam and Quick Ben's plan into play.

The pair sought out the Azath House Tremorlor hoping to use its gate to travel instantaneously and undetected to the Deadhouse in Malaz City. Quick Ben would serve as their Shaved Knuckle in the Hole through an ensorcelled rock that Kalam could use to summon the mage once they were in the halls of the palace. Things did not go as planned and Kalam and Fiddler became separated. Kalam was forced to call upon Quick Ben early in an attempt to help him escape the trap of a Mockra mage.

Quick Ben also informed the assassin that things were not going well in the fight against the Pannion Domin. Later, Dujek sponsored an expedition of the Trygalle Trade Guild to provide Fist Coltaine and his Chain of Dogs with desperately needed food and water during their trek across the Nenoth Odhan.

Additionally, Coltaine was presented with an ensorcelled bottle of smoky glass on a chain which he was instructed to wear at all times because "the Empress must not lose you". The bottle was created by Quick Ben and was intended to capture Coltaine's soul in case of his death. Quick Ben fighting the Pannion forces by Araiwein.

Quick Ben was placed on Whiskeyjack's staff where he took on a mix of sorcerous, bureaucratic, and financial duties. 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. The unfamiliar god tried to bargain for the mage's services, then attempted to imprison him before Quick Ben was rescued by one of Burn 's giant servants.

The giant informed Quick Ben that the Crippled God was poisoning Burn's flesh, and she had only "tens of years" before it was too late.

Quick Ben swore to aid her. 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.

In response, the mage created a hole in the ground to swallow the High King. 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. Using his magic and knowledge of Fener 's doctrine he brokered an uneasy alliance between the mercenaries and Dujek and Brood's forces. But the Crippled God's poisoning of the Warrens fought his attempts to travel through them. Attempting to find a better path through Hood's Warren he stumbled upon the Barghast sticksnare , Talamandas.

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Posted 11 April - PM. Community Forum Software by IP. Sign In » New user? Register Now! Enter your sign in name and password Username: Password: I've forgotten my password. Posted 01 April - PM I caught a wiff of it the first time through tCG, the second time it was really setting in, but the re-re-read spot read sold it to me : Quick Ben shapeshifts right in front of our eyes in tCG.

I've been waiting along with a lot of you I'm sure for Quick Ben's Soletaken form to be revealed. Along this line I once read in an interview Steve said in response to the question "What shapeshifter form is Quick Ben really?

But when we see Quick with Paran for the first time in tCG, we get alot of sentences like: "Not really. Just out of practice. Lost touch with being subtle, I think. There is more back and forth between Ganoes and Quick, a subtle word-fight, and then, Quick Ben Here, what are we? Notes for the Reader. New Members. Get a free wiki Try our free business product.

To edit this page, request access to the workspace. Further info: Bridgeburner , A mage with at least 7 souls within him. Though he spoke Malazan, his harsh accent was Seven Cities Quick Ben. Adaephon Delat, a middling wizard in the employ of one of the Seven Holy Protectors during an abortive rebellion that originated in Aren. Former High Priest of Shadow, who left after burning his vestments:. He bowed. Do I look kindly upon those who once served me but then abandoned my ways?

Tell me. I would hear from you what my priests teach. And then a little later in an interchange with Kalam: "'He realized who I was just as I left.

He is too powerful. Too mysterious. Too conniving. Too Hood-damned smart. Indeed, even Shadowthrone has turned his attentions elsewhere. He had opened a warren she didn't even recognize. And don't think I'm even doing this for the Adjunct. All that time inside Dragnipur — it's changed him. He was never so subtle before — imagine, a gentle invitation to converse — does he think we're idiots? I am the House imprisoning in my birth demonic hearts, so locked in each chamber some trembling enraged antiquity.

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Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Why did Ben and Kalam save Hairlock? Ask Question. Asked 6 years, 1 month ago. Active 6 years, 1 month ago.

Viewed times. My questions are: How was the arrangement made between Hairlock and Ben? The Bridgeburners were devastated in the mines and no way in position of thinking others, I guess. So, why did they save soul-shift him?