Gallant and Dalinar
Fan art by dejan-delic[1]
Gallant is a Ryshadium stallion and is one of the largest horses that Adolin has ever seen. He is much stronger than an ordinary horse,[1] and though he towers over Adolin, he is somehow still gentle.[2]
Gallant is Dalinar's Ryshadium (i.e., a steed with which Dalinar shares a close and intimate relationship as his horse's rider and master).[1]
In Urithiru, Gallant is given his own field, which is large enough to serve as a pasture, open to the sky and in an enviable spot, if one discounts the scents of other animals there.[2]
Adolin stops by once in a while, thinking it nice for both of them, and feeds him sugar cubes.[2]
Renarin regards the stallion with wariness.[2]
In Shadesmar, when Gallant moves, he trails a faint shadow of light. To Adolin, it's almost imperceptible, but when the horse shakes his head from side to side, there's a distinct impression of an afterimage the shape of the horse's head, but glowing.[3]
Appearance[]
He is black in color and massive in size, standing two hands taller than an ordinary horse.[1] He is much bulkier and squatter than Sureblood,[4] and has watery blue eyes with rectangular pupils at each their centers.[2]
Gallant's eyes are also described as being rainbow in color which, according to Brandon, is an indication of his spren bond. He's said that when one sees a kind of mother-of-pearl or a rainbow shimmer of luminescence, it's an indication of something happening with Investiture in the cosmere.[5]
Description[]
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Gallant was a large black animal, bulkier and squatter than Sureblood, Adolin's horse. Gallant looked like a warhorse even when compared to other Ryshadium. So far as Adolin knew, no man had ever ridden him but Dalinar. Ryshadium were finicky that way. It had taken a lengthy explanation from Dalinar to even get the horse to allow Adolin to hold the reins, let alone climb into the saddle. Adolin wouldn't dare ride Gallant into battle; he was pretty sure the beast would throw him off and run away, looking to protect Dalinar. To him, it felt odd climbing on a horse that wasn't Sureblood.*[4] |
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Notes[]
*The reason that Adolin had ridden Gallant was that he'd been impersonating his father in what was supposed to have been his father's meeting with Eshonai.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Way of Kings, 12. Unity
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Oathbringer, 10. Distractions
- ↑ Rhythm of War, 22. No Use Talking
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Words of Radiance, 51. Heirs
- ↑ Tor Instagram Livestream, 11/25/20
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