The Illearth War - Chap 26 Gallows Howe

Earthblood

Sorry for the delay fellow watch persons.....

My favorite character in all the chrons shines here, imo.

Bannor of the Bloodguard, one of the original Haruchai to speak the vow in the face of the splendor of Revelstone & all the old Lords majesty once again saves TC's a**!

He pulls TC out of the chasm created by Elena & dead Kevin's battle. I always think that Bannor has got to be thinking - "What the *&%@ is wrong with this guy??!! He's got the ability to save the Land & all the Lords, but he's either too stubborn or too weak or too stupdid or something to even make an attempt!!!!" But, alas for Bannor, he's stuck with him & he usually needs to use all his skills & knowledge to keep TC alive.

I love the passsages describing their hurtling & frenetic ride. Can you picture Bannor losing his rudder and pulling out one of the seats to replace it, very non-chalontly(?sp), lalala, a walk in the park.....all while flying thru crevises & chasms, following the path Earthroot was finding, to some outlet, deep in the bowels of Melenkurion Skyweir.

Finally, the boat dives deep underwater and Bannor clutches TC to keep him alive. Bannor himself grabs the orcrest - an object of Earthpower, which sustains him, as the Vow does.

Am I the only one who finds himself holding his breath as he reads this part????

Finally they are shot out into the Black River entering Garroting Deep (and I take a deep breath Wink

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They eventually come upon the company, at Gallows Howe. TC takes in the scene and is able to pretty much assess the situation - Troy has lost his 'Land sight', the guy with the white hair singing is Caerroil Wildwood and tey are all staring at him, wondering what the heck happened.

Of course, Troy has a major convulsion at the news of Elena's fall, and Mr. Stoicism, Bannor, give Mhoram the marrowmeld scuplture the Elena had made fo TC after Mhoram's remark of:

Earthfriend · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 2:51 am Post subject:

No, Earthblood, you aren't the only one holding his breath through this chapter. Confused

Phew! - what a ride!!

Great review, earthy! Very Happy

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Reisheiruhime · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 3:00 am Post subject:

Like EF said, you're not the only one holding your breath. Wonderful job, positively wonderful! Very Happy

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caamora · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 4:24 pm Post subject:

I think everyone holds their breath at this part!

What I noticed in this chapter is that, during the watery escape, SRD writes from Bannor's POV.

Back again to the wound that Troy inflicts on TC. Is it the same wound of dead Kevin's?

Caerroil Wildwood stops Troy from using the White Gold. His reason:

Odin · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:26 pm Post subject:

danlo · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:19 pm Post subject:

This is obviously a plot 2 confuse the hellfire out of every servant of the Land! Confused

How in the world did Han-shan come by the Staff of Law? Did Jay (kevinswatch) make some nefarious deal while we weren't looking? Is Han-shan the 2nd coming of Jay? How does a new member with not that many post come up with all the WGDs 2 aquire this thing? Something is not right here...If Han-shah is an aspect of F&F then he's doing some weird-ass deals off the board. 2 weird in any case... Confused

Sorry Earthy! Back 2 ur read...So what law is this exactly? Sorry Han-shan/Jay/Fist (whoever u r..) what u have stated above doesn't seem to answer anything for me unless u mean to infer that the Creator is speaking thru Caerroil Wildwood and saying that TC is the only 1 who can effectively use the WG. The songs lead us to believe that there can be only 1 WG wielder "to save or doom the Land". But where is the hard evidence that this is part of the Law of Creation? Or any other Law?

Earthy fantasic job with your chapters! Thank you! I have to read this stuff again, like right now... Cool

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Infelice · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 1:36 am Post subject:

caamora · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 1:51 am Post subject:

Danlo, I think what he is saying is that since TC is the white gold that anyone else who attempts to use it is going against the grain. Troy could borrow the wild magic and Caerroil Wildwood saw that as a breach of etiquette - or breaking the law. The ring's rightful place was with TC.
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The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.

The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”

The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

Earthfriend · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 2:15 am Post subject:

Perhaps what the Forestal feared was that Troy would break the Law of Time (ie, the Arch) through his reckless use of the wild magic - maybe that is the why he could not permit HT's use of the ring. Question

As to why and how HT was able to call forth power from the ring in the first place...i can only suggest that as Covenant was in the Land, the power of wild magic, (which is Covenant, according to Mhoram), was accessable to anyone with the courage/stupidity/blindness to use it. And Covenant gave the ring freely to Troy - he surrendered his power to Troy's inflammatory desire to save Elena.

This is precisely what Foul wants Covenant to do - to freely give up the wild white gold magic...by stopping Troy, Wildwood may have very well prevented the destruction of the Land, and Foul's escape from the Arch of Time! Surprised

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Earthblood · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 2:24 am Post subject:

You might be on to something, EF...

Foul did talk about TC giving the ring freely so he could gain it's power - hhmmmm..... Confused

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Odin · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 5:27 am Post subject:

Thank you, caamora. That's about it.

Infelice, here's Foamfollower in LFB:

JD · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2003 12:36 pm Post subject:

Good point EF, another by product of Troy using the Wild Magis is it might have the same effect that the Staff of Law has on Drool Rockworm. Since he was also not meant to wield its power.

Skyweir · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:46 am Post subject:

excellent points han-shan and ef!

not only TC could exercise wild magic at all times Foul wanted it for the power he could invoke from it .. the Elohim also wanted the ring .. not as a safe-keep .. i wager Wink

it is difficult to say when it comes to the elohim .. what they would have done with the ring had TC given it to them ..

and yeah i never thought of that aspect JD .. there may well have been consequences for a given user .. like there was for Drool ..

Obviously LF had to aquire a substance that he himself did not possess - wild magic - the ring - or so he believed .. but it was true wasnt it? If LF had the ring he would have been able to breach the AoT .. The Creator knew this possibility .. yet TC was wild magic .. and only wild magic could defeat LF ..

mmm .. thats a head bender for sure Wink

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Damelon · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 10:28 am Post subject:

The ring was freely given to Troy. Therefore there were no problems for him with it's use.
Spoiler:

That is the reason that the Elohim just can't take the ring from him in TOT

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caamora · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 6:41 pm Post subject:

So, by the points of view I have read, it would seem that Troy's ability to bring forth power from the ring is due to his BELIEF that the ring has power. TC does not believe, therefore the ring has no power. TC only believes that he can spark a reaction by touching the ring to something else i.e., the orcrest - so, in essence, a spark is all he gets.
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An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.

The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.

The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”

The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

Odin · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2003 10:30 pm Post subject:

I think that Covenant’s problem wasn’t that he did not believe he had it, but that he was terrified of it. Mainly because of the leprosy, and his need to not be thinking like a healthy person when he woke up. I think he believes, but cannot allow himself to behave that way, and have that kind of mind-set and habits when he wakes. So he can only access it with a trigger. That way it’s not really him with the power, it’s the combination of the ring and the trigger.

Power itself is not complicated. The user's relationship with it can be.
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Skyweir · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 12:57 am Post subject:

interesting .. I wonder if that is quite true ..

.. to harnass the power of wild magic one must have 'faith' .. mmm .. thats something i havent considered before Wink

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Odin · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 3:45 am Post subject:

Take my word for it. Understanding power is the focus of my life. Smile

What is needed is the knowledge that it is there, the belief that it is accessible, and the will to use it.

Again, Amok said

Vain · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 10:53 am Post subject:

*fixing this quickly...I hope Smile

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Skyweir · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 3:40 pm Post subject:

mmm . i am sure i responded to this yesterday :s
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