Lard

Lard, whose real name was Weveth Lethall, was a heavy infantry recruit in the 17th Squad, 4th Company, 2nd Division of the Malazan Fourth Army. He was described as a hulking fellow with a bald head.Stonewielder, Chapter 2, US HC p.85-86Stonewielder, Chapter 4, US HC p.199
Lard appeared to come from a comfortable, if not well-to-do, background. He could not believe he gave up a warm bed for the army, and thought the armour supplied to him was "beat-up old shit."Stonewielder, Chapter 2, US HC p.86/89
A solidly built man, he could take several blows to the head and stomach without being fazed.Stonewielder, Chapter 2, US HC p.91
== In Stonewielder ==
Lard accompanied the Malazan Expeditionary Force to the Lands of Fist to bring the renegade Malazan 6th Army to heel. While on the transport ship Lasana, Lard was among five squadmates chosen to mock battle an equal number of Blue Moranth for a place on a Moranth ship. Lard, Dim, Suth, Yana, and Wess were defeated, but performed well enough to earn their squad a place.Stonewielder, Chapter 4, US HC p.202-206
During the marine assault on the fortifications of Aamil, Lard fought his way up the Moranth siege tower and into the city along with the rest of his squad. He soon joined Adjunct Kyle in an attack on a temple of the Lady. Only the Adjunct's mystic blade saved the squad from a horrible death at the hands of the goddess' priests.Stonewielder, Chapter 4, US HC p.250-261 Lard later fought to secure a key bridge over the Ancy River below the fortress at Three Sisters.
The army eventually made its way across Rool, and the 17th Squad was one of several placed on garrison duty in Banith under Divisional Fist Rillish Jal Keth. While the rest of the army pursued Overlord Yeull 'ul Taith to Korel Island, Fist Rillish accompanied the 6th and 17th Squads on a secret mission to Thol. The combined squads invaded a network of caves in search of a fragment of the Lady defended by priests and the Stormguard. The squads were slowly whittled away and separated by cave-ins and ambushes. Lard fell early on when a Stormguard thrust a spear through his torso.Stonewielder, Chapter 11, US HC p.557 
==Notes and references==
Category:Soldiers
Category:Males
Category:Heavies