Difference between revisions of "Black Balaq"
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− | + | '''Black Balaq''' is a [[sellsword]] in service to the [[Golden Company]], in command of the company's archers. | |
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==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Balaq is a white-haired [[Summer Islands|Summer Islander]] with skin as dark as soot. He wears his worldly wealth upon his person, including a feathered cloak of green and orange which is magnificent to behold. He wears a lord’s ransom in golden arm rings. {{Ref|aDwD|24}} | Balaq is a white-haired [[Summer Islands|Summer Islander]] with skin as dark as soot. He wears his worldly wealth upon his person, including a feathered cloak of green and orange which is magnificent to behold. He wears a lord’s ransom in golden arm rings. {{Ref|aDwD|24}} | ||
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==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===''A Dance with Dragons''=== | ===''A Dance with Dragons''=== | ||
− | Balaq is present during [[Jon Connington]]’s rendezvous with the [[Golden Company]] three miles south of [[Volon Therys]]. | + | Black Balaq is present during [[Jon Connington]]’s rendezvous with the [[Golden Company]] three miles south of [[Volon Therys]]. |
− | + | Balaq, like the rest of the company, swears his allegiance to [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]] before they [[Landing of the Golden Company|invade Westeros]]. | |
− | For the long voyage to Westeros [[ | + | For the long voyage to Westeros Jon insists that [[Harry Strickland]] break Balaq's command into ten companies of 100 men and place each company upon a different ship. Six of the ships stay together well enough to deliver their passengers to the shores of [[Cape Wrath]], which leaves the company with 600 bows until the lagging ships turn up. For the [[taking of Griffin's Roost]] 200 bows are sufficient. |
− | During the victors feast in the | + | During the victors' feast in the castle's great hall, Jon presides from the Griffin's Seat while Black Balaq shares the high table with Homeless Harry Strickland, [[Franklyn Flowers]], and the three young [[House Connington|Conningtons]] they had taken captive. Balaq is one of nine men present during the company's war council.{{Ref|aDwD|61}} |
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==References and Notes== | ==References and Notes== | ||
{{references|2}} | {{references|2}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Characters from the Summer Isles|Balaq]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Golden Company|Balaq]] | ||
[[Category:Mercenaries|Balaq]] | [[Category:Mercenaries|Balaq]] | ||
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[[es:Balaq]] | [[es:Balaq]] | ||
[[fr:Balaq le Noir]] | [[fr:Balaq le Noir]] | ||
[[ru:Черный Балак]] | [[ru:Черный Балак]] |
Revision as of 15:56, 14 July 2015
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Alias | Black Balaq |
Allegiance | Golden Company |
Culture | Summer Islander |
Book | A Dance with Dragons (appears) |
Black Balaq is a sellsword in service to the Golden Company, in command of the company's archers.
Appearance
Balaq is a white-haired Summer Islander with skin as dark as soot. He wears his worldly wealth upon his person, including a feathered cloak of green and orange which is magnificent to behold. He wears a lord’s ransom in golden arm rings. [1]
Recent Events
A Dance with Dragons
Black Balaq is present during Jon Connington’s rendezvous with the Golden Company three miles south of Volon Therys.
Balaq, like the rest of the company, swears his allegiance to Aegon Targaryen before they invade Westeros.
For the long voyage to Westeros Jon insists that Harry Strickland break Balaq's command into ten companies of 100 men and place each company upon a different ship. Six of the ships stay together well enough to deliver their passengers to the shores of Cape Wrath, which leaves the company with 600 bows until the lagging ships turn up. For the taking of Griffin's Roost 200 bows are sufficient.
During the victors' feast in the castle's great hall, Jon presides from the Griffin's Seat while Black Balaq shares the high table with Homeless Harry Strickland, Franklyn Flowers, and the three young Conningtons they had taken captive. Balaq is one of nine men present during the company's war council.[2]
References and Notes
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 24, The Lost Lord.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 61, The Griffin Reborn.