When Egwene sees Gareth Byrne for the first time after he has been bonded she notices the deadly grace if a warder in him.
This seems to imply that this deadly grace is a direct result of the bond. I always presumed that the deadly grace was the byproduct of of a decade plus of hand to hand combat fighting and training. That warders were the elite of the elite of randland.
Added to this, Aiel have often been described as moving like warders.
Does this mean that anyone bonded instantly becomes more graceful and deadly?
Laras? Bran al'Vere? An innkeeper?
Or is this an error on Sandersons part? (or mine?)
This seems to imply that this deadly grace is a direct result of the bond. I always presumed that the deadly grace was the byproduct of of a decade plus of hand to hand combat fighting and training. That warders were the elite of the elite of randland.
Added to this, Aiel have often been described as moving like warders.
Does this mean that anyone bonded instantly becomes more graceful and deadly?
Laras? Bran al'Vere? An innkeeper?
Or is this an error on Sandersons part? (or mine?)
"I think I got the black lung Pop" - Derek Zoolander
The warder bond + deadly grace
- 16/11/2009 08:58:06 PM
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I think the bond gives them hightened senses, along with extra stamina, agility, etc.
- 16/11/2009 09:03:06 PM
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I didn't like this either
- 16/11/2009 09:54:30 PM
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Though it was implied that he was already skilled with a sword...
- 17/11/2009 02:23:40 AM
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Re: Though it was implied that he was already skilled with a sword... *NM*
- 17/11/2009 02:24:59 AM
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a little bit of both
- 17/11/2009 02:58:11 AM
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Bryne is a Blademaster?
- 17/11/2009 03:41:40 AM
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He also makes a comment to Gawyn in TGS
- 17/11/2009 06:50:15 PM
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Bryne uses a heron-marked sword in TGS, ch.40
- 17/11/2009 07:00:29 PM
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Could it be the DO's work
- 17/11/2009 08:16:46 PM
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All swords are now Heron marked!
True Blademasters have unmarked blades?
- 17/11/2009 09:04:26 PM
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True Blademasters have unmarked blades?
- 17/11/2009 09:04:26 PM
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