Marion was the Weaponsmaster when Herald-Trainee Mags arrived at the brand new Heralds' Collegium. He didn't tell people his name, and those who knew it also knew better than to ask about it.[1]
He was a skilled instructor, able to manage a mixed age group of varying abilities.[1] The Weaponsmaster had to start slowly with Mags. Cole Pieters had terrorized the children to never raise a weapon against him, so the Weaponsmaster started Mags with a singlestick against the pells.[2]
He dealt with the highly skilled bullies (actually Sleepgivers) escorting a fake merchant delegation by pairing them only with each other.
He became very concerned after Mags was nearly murdered several times, begging him to get more practice, while Mags was too busy working undercover.
He was described as a "wiry little man" with "penetrating black eyes."[2]
In the series[]
Weaponsmaster Marion appears in the following works:
- Foundation, Collegium Chronicles, volume 1
- Intrigues, Collegium Chronicles, volume 2
- Changes, Collegium Chronicles, volume 3
- Bastion, Collegium Chronicles, volume 5