Nefarias Bredd

Nefarias Bredd was a possibly fictitious member of the Malazan 14th Army's heavy infantry. His exploits were legendary, though no one could claim to ever having seen him personally. 
==In House of Chains==
Sergeant Moak mentioned Bredd to his fellow sergeants, asking if anyone had heard of the killer soldier among the heavy infantry, who was supposed to have killed 18 raiders in one night. Thom Tissy had also heard the rumour, and elaborated that it had supposedly been 18 one night and 13 the next. Flashwit then came in on the conversation and said it had been 50 killed. None of them could make any guess as to which legion, company, or unit Bredd belonged.House of Chains, Chapter 22, UK MMPB p.847/848
==In The Bonehunters==
Flashwit told Uru Hela and Smiles that she had seen Bredd carry one of the Army's dead horses into camp to be roasted for meals.The Bonehunters, Chapter 3, US SFBC p.139 Sergeant Mosel surmised Bredd to be a giant of a man, saying that he must have Fenn blood in him. Flashwit heard Mayfly had seen him, but Mayfly said she thought it had been Smiles who told them about Bredd passing by. Mayfly hoped to one day "roll in the blankets with that man."The Bonehunters, Chapter 6, UK MMPB p.291
==In Reaper's Gale==
Lostara Yil attributed the joking Bonehunters motto 'Last in, looking around' to Nefarias Bredd when pressed on the matter by Adjunct Tavore, which elicited a faint smile.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 24, US MMPB p.1150
==In Dust of Dreams==
After Master Sergeant Pores is blind sided with a sucker punch that leaves him unconscious, his stores wagon is looted. Shortly after he comes to his senses again, he is visited by Hedge and four of his new Bridgeburners. After eliciting a writ from Pores they inform him about the rumor, that it was Nefarious Bredd who "cracked him one".
==In The Crippled God==
A man unknown to Fiddler, and claiming to be Nefarias, was seen in the defensive line protecting the Crippled God, but he was not seen again. He was described as shorter than Reliko, yet pale and thin with a narrow face and protruding ears.The Crippled God, Chapter 24, UK HB p.874
Afterwards, Tarr claimed that there was no Nefarias Bredd and that he was made up on the march to Y'Ghatan. The soldiers had gotten a bad loaf of bread and someone called it nefarious. It sounded like something Braven Tooth would have made up, and they kept the name.The Crippled God, Chapter 24
== Other rumours ==
* Bredd had no thumbsDust of Dreams, Chapter 7 and one giant foot, according to Reliko.Dust of Dreams, Chapter 11
* A horse had died and Bredd had carried it back to his squad’s camp, also according to Flashwit.The Bonehunters, Chapter 3
*Hedge claimed that he heard through Mayfly that Bredd was "tall but skinny...and his whole face is tiny, like the bud of a flower. With sweet and pleasant eyes and pouty lips."Dust of Dreams, Chapter 22
==Quotes==
==Speculations==
For more speculation, visit the following thread on the forum: Nefarias Bredd... the enigma...
==Trivia==
*Steven Erikson says "Nefarias Bredd is not a name I can take credit for, as much as I'd like to. It was coined in casual, slightly drunken conversation at a World Fantasy convention, in Montreal, in the hotel bar. I was at the table with fellow author David Keck and a gentleman from England who is now an agent. That gentleman, Darren Nash, made the culinary observation in passing. But I logged it, mused on its deliciousness, then asked Darren for permission to use it. He agreed."DLC Bookclub - House of Chains - Malazan Book of the Fallen - Chapters 22 - 24 - See comment from @stevelundin5705 aka Steven Erikson
*Bredd's first name was sometimes spelled Nefarias and other times Neffarias.
*In 2020 a fan asked author Steven Erikson, "Does Nefarias Bredd actually exist or not?" Erikson replied, "[T]he only way I can answer this question is to ask another question...Do any of these characters exist?"Amalgam Podcast - See 1:10:20
==Notes and references==
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