Havaral

Havaral was an aging Tiste captain in the Wardens of the Outer Reach who took overall command of the Wardens as senior officer whenever Commander Calat Hustain was absent.Fall of Light, Chapter 1, US HC p.12/13 He was in the service of the Wardens his entire adult life. He fought on horseback with lance and sword.Fall of Light, Chapter 1, US HC p.22
In his youth he had loved a man who had been unwilling to commit to him and who had subsequently disappeared after his village was burned by Forulkan raiders.Fall of Light, Chapter 1, US HC p.19
==In Fall of Light==
Lord Ilgast Rend supplanted Havaral's authority to take command of the Wardens to lead them against Vatha Urusander and his Legion for their massacre of the Deniers living in Youth Forest. Havaral was unsure if the deaths of a few hundred peasants were worth civil war, but followed his orders without question. When the two armies faced each other across a valley, Rend sent him alone to Urusander to request a parley between the two commanders. But instead of Urusander, Havaral was met by Hunn Raal, Sevegg, and a troop of riders, all now bearing the alabaster skin of the Tiste Liosan. The two Liosan treated Havaral with disrespect and denied him access to Urusander, intending to provoke the Wardens into battle.Fall of Light, Chapter 1, US HC p.12-14
As the battle began, Havaral assembled near Rend and the other officers, with Sergeant Kullis as his messenger rider and flag-crier. He was concerned that Rend led with his heart over his intellect, sending Wardens against veteran soldiers, and instigating a fight with a legion considered heroes by the Tiste. Havaral and the other captains had attempted to dissuade Rend, but duty called for them to obey his orders when he chose to ignore their counsel. The battle began with Havaral and Captain Shalath leading the Wardens' two flanks to envelop the Legion's Skirmishers. In the thick of the battle, Havaral sobbed, imagining every enemy he struck down bore his youthful lover's face.Fall of Light, Chapter 1, US HC p.16-19/22-24 
The Wardens surprised Hunn Raal with their discipline and effectiveness, but superior numbers turned the fight in the Legion's favour. Havaral was trapped under his dead horse where he was found by a contemptuous Sevegg who presumed he was dying. She tried to taunt him by forcing his hand to her breast and he slid a knife into her heart. One of the dying Sevegg's surprised companions ended his life with a sword blow to the head.Fall of Light, Chapter 1, US HC p.24-26
==Notes and references==
Category:Captains
Category:Males
Category:Tiste
Category:Wardens of the Outer Reach