- This article is for the Herald. For other uses, see Pol (disambiguation).
Pol is a Herald whose Companion is Satiran. Prior to the events in Brightly Burning, he taught Geography at the Collegium and taught any Herald-Trainees with odd Gifts when not on circuit. Pol mentored Herald Lavan Chitward and served as the Lord Marshal’s Herald during the Battle of Burning Pines.
Brightly Burning[]
Pol senses the emergence of a new gift in Haven, he is unable to identify the gift or its owner. He is unable to continue the search as Trainee Malken seeks Pol out following the emergence of his ForeSight gift and has a vision of thousands of people being burnt and Pol in the centre of it. Pol is injured in an accident while visiting Malken and his mentor Herald Evan.
While being healed, Pol is asked to investigate the fire at the Mercantile Guild school as one of the survivors shows signs of being tortured. Pol takes over the investigation from Captain Telamaine of the Guard and uncovers the abuse of the students by Tyron Jelnack and his cronies. During his interview with the chief witness Lavan Chitward, his questioning of Lavan triggers the later’s gift and the Companion Kalira makes her choice.
Pol and King Theran are able to convince Telamaine, Lord Marshal Weldon and Seneschal Greeley that Lavan is not a threat and he will be trained as a Herald. Pol is assigned as Lavan’s mentor and begins attending Privy Council meetings due to the oncoming war with Karse and his relationship with Lavan.
Pol is sent to the Karse border with Lavan, Tuck and Elenor, they have a reunion with Pol’s wife Ilea on the way. Pol is blinded during a Karsite assassination attempt and accepts Herald Turag’s proposal he serve as the Lord Marshal’s Herald due to the injury and his experience.
Pol tries to warn Lavan before Kalira is killed but is unable to reach the Herald. He and Satiran are devastated when Kalira and Lavan die. The Lord Marshal’s squire has to force the pair to escape the firestorm as they are caught up in their grief.
Following the Border War, Ilea is able to assemble a group of Healers to assist her to heal Pol’s eyes. Pol returns to the site of Lavan’s and Kalira’s deaths to pay tribute and mourn the pair.
Companion[]
Pol is the Chosen of the stallion Satiran.
Gifts[]
Pol has the Gift of Mindspeech but also has a weak but usable touch of every Gift. He is able to teach any Trainees with any possible gift including the rare and esoteric. Pol has temporarily taught Trainees until a Herald with a stronger version of the gift becomes available. Minor gifts Pol has demonstrated or is known to have include: Firestarting, Empathy, Animal Mindspeech, Empathic Projection.
Relationships[]
Wife: Ilea
Children: Amaly, Kaika and Elenor
In the series[]
Pol appears in the following work: