Saltlick

Saltlick (also called 'Salty')The Bonehunters, Chapter 13, UK MMPB p.649 was a heavy infantryman in the 9th Company, 8th Legion of the 14th Army. He was in either Sergeant Sobelone's or Sergeant Tugg's squad of heavy infantry.The Bonehunters, Chapter 6, US SFBC p.241-242
He had a massive, round face with an expression that was usually fixed in a cow-like state of uninterested incomprehension.
==In The Bonehunters==
After the Battle of Raraku, Leoman led the Army of the Apocalypse westward to Y'Ghatan and the 14th Army followed. Once the 14th Army reached the city's outskirts, an impromptu wrestling match broke out between Saltlick and Shortnose after Saltlick bit Shortnose's ear off. The rest of Sobelone and Tugg's squads gathered around the two straining men, watching and placing bets. Shortnose's wife, Hanno, bet against her husband. Saltlick seemed to take the battle in stride, taking his time chewing his opponent's severed ear.
Adjunct Tavore Paran launched the Last Siege of Y'Ghatan by sending the army's sappers to breach the city's wall under the cover of night. First into the city were the Malazan marines, followed quickly by the heavy and medium infantry. Once inside the city, the Malazans immediately came under attack from hidden archers and warriors. Sobelone and Tugg were killed in separate ambushes.The Bonehunters, Chapter 7, US SFBC p.291-292/300-301
When enough Malazans were engaged in street fighting inside the city, Leoman sprung his trap. The city's olive oil-soaked buildings were set alight and the streets quickly became an inferno. Saltlick joined a mixed group of survivors from Cord's, Fiddler's, Hellian's, and Borduke's squads fleeing the flames to the Temple of the Queen of Dreams. Saltlick was among the small group of soldiers who survived Y'Ghatan by tunneling their way out from under the city. They spent three days crawling on their hands and knees through the dark led by Bottle and his rat.The Bonehunters, Chapter 7, US SFBC p.368/370 
Unaware that any had survived, the 14th Army made haste for the Kokakal Sea to embark on Admiral Nok's ships and escape the Bluetongue Plague ravaging Seven Cities. Faradan Sort and Sinn remained behind and discovered the survivors as they crawled from the wreckage.The Bonehunters, Chapter 7 Captain Sort reorganised the shattered soldiers, promoting Urb to sergeant and placing Saltlick in his newly created 13th squad.The Bonehunters, Chapter 10, US SFBC p.428The Bonehunters, Chapter 13, US SFBC p.525/534 The remaining officers chose Masan Gilani to take the group's one remaining horse and try to catch up to the 14th Army. Gilani promised Saltlick her prized hook-blade should she not return.The Bonehunters, Chapter 13, US SFBC p.525/534 Saltlick and the others made the long march west, finally catching up to the army on the coast.The Bonehunters, Chapter 16 Nok's fleet returned the army to Malaz City where the Adjunct met with Empress Laseen.The Bonehunters, Chapter 24
==In Reaper's Gale==
Adjunct Tavore clashed with Empress Laseen at Malaz City and took the Bonehunters rogue, following the Tiste Edur fleet that had ravaged Sepik back to Lether.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 13, US HC p.356 Tavore invaded the Letherii Empire, burning her transport vessels on the shoreline and spreading the marines in isolated pairs of squads across thirty leagues of coast. The marines moved forward into the Letherii countryside towards Letheras, the capital, with orders to kill Edur by night and stir the occupied Letherii into rebellion. Each squad had a mage responsible for hiding their presence and confusing their enemies.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 13, US HC p.361-365 Fist Keneb followed in their wake with six squads of marines, while Faradan Sort and Beak attempted to keep lines of communication open between both groups.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 13, US HC p.363-364 Saltlick was made a heavy in Urb's 13th squad.Reaper's Gale, Dramatis Personae
Urb's squad was paired with Hellian's for the landings and the two squads remained together with Bowl and Balgrid using their magic to cover their tracks.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 13, US HC p.361-363Reaper's Gale, Chapter 17, UK BCA edition p.522 After defeating a troop of Edur at Boaral Keep they acquired mounts at Hellian's suggestion and pushed hard inland for the capital, fighting from tavern to tavern.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 14, US HC p.402-404 The two squads began taking trophies of ear and fingers and tying them to their belts.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 17, US HC p.482
Contrary to the Adjunct's expectations, the Letherii soldiers did not use the Malazan invasion to turn against their Edur occupiers.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 14, US HC p.410Reaper's Gale, Chapter 17, US HC p.481/486 When the two squads ambushed sixteen Letherii and four Edur mounted on horseback with Crossbows and Moranth munitions, the Letherii veterans recovered more quickly than expected and Hanno was killed. Saltlick was left unconscious and badly cut up until Balgrid worked on him with his magic.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 17, US HC p.483-484
As the marines neared Letheras fighting became more desperate, although Hellian earned the support of the Letherii slave and Indebted classes by changing tactics to slay the government officials, lawyers, and debt-holders in each village.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 21, US HC p.632 Fiddler and Gesler's squads joined them at a tavern a day's travel from the capital just in time for a force of hundreds of Edur to envelop the village the Malazans occupied.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 21, US HC p.631-636/650 The Edur were repelled by the arrival of Badan Gruk, Sinter, and Primly's fresh squads, although Saltlick lost his left hand in the fighting.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 21, US HC p.642-643/648-652 The new arrivals deferred to Fiddler's seniority, and the former Bridgeburner ordered the marines to hold their position in hopes they would be reinforced by Fist Keneb.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 21, US HC p.652-653 By the time Keneb's forces arrived, thousands of Edur followed in their wake, pushing the gathered Malazans towards the city where the Imperial Brigade awaited.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 22, US HC p.673-674
Caught between the two armies near Kravos Hill, the 800 remaining MalazansReaper's Gale, Chapter 24, US HC p.745 were forced to huddle under Beak's protective spell when the Letherii mages cast a deadly ritual of Chaos upon them and the Edur. The spell was broken, but the hair of all those under Beak's protection turned white. The Edur abandoned the field after their allies' betrayal, and the shaken Imperial Brigade withdrew to meet Adjunct Tavore's more threatening main force as it disembarked from the Lether River.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 22, US HC p.679/686-695
Keneb marched on Letheras thinking the marines deserved to be the first to enter the capital.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 24, US HC p.778 After the marines found a hidden entrance beneath the wall, Urb, Hellian, Fiddler, and Gesler's squads were sent into the city to cause trouble while the remaining marines opened the city's west gate to Tavore's infantry. Hellian's squad quickly disappeared into a local tavern and Urb was tasked with finding them.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 24, US HC p.779/792 After the main force of Malazans entered the city, the City Garrison surrendered and the city fell.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 24, US HC p.779/800/812
Note: During Gesler's squad's attack on two Kenryll'ah demon princes, Stormy was described as being flanked by two heavies, Saltlick and Shortnose, and Saltlick's arm was broken in the fight.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 17, US HC p.498 But Saltlick belonged to Urb's squad, not Stormy's, and was fighting elsewhere. This appears to be an error and the text should have instead referred to either Flashwit or Mayfly, Stormy's actual heavies.
==In Dust of Dreams==
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==In The Crippled God==
He fell defending the body of the Fallen One against Kolansii infantry. A spear ripped through his throat.
==Notes and references==
Category:Bonehunters
Category:Heavies
Category:Males
Category:Soldiers
Category:Y'Ghatan survivor (underground)