Giana Jalaz

Giana Jalaz was a former lieutenant in the Malazan army. After being cashiered, she sold her family farm in Mott to raise money to join a trip to the gold fields of Assail. Coming to shore on the west coast, she was one of the few that safely made it to the prospector town of Wrongway. Once there, she didn't have enough money to stay or leave.Assail (novel), Chapter 8
Giana had a "stocky fighter's build", "a pretty face, after a fashion", fair skin, and thick brown shoulder length hair.Assail (novel), Chapter 8 Her "upper torso was wide and muscular".Assail (novel), Chapter 10
Giana was grateful to the Malazan Empire that opened an entire world to a girl from a small town in an isolated valley as well as granted her rights enforced by law.Assail (novel), Chapter 14
== In Assail==
Giana was quick to take advantage of Cartheron Crust's call for Malazan volunteers when he arrived at Wrongway. She took charge escorting Jute Hernan back to his ship and made sure he remained with Crust's flotilla. She began a relationship with the Silver Dawn's master of weapons, Letita, some time after the ship arrived at Mantle.Assail (novel), Chapter 10Assail (novel), Chapter 14 Giana was instrumental in saving Mantle from the Jaghut icewall unleashed from the Salt Mountains. She commanded a squad of nine to place munitions in the path of the oncoming glacier, and was one of four who survived the mission.Assail (novel), Chapter 14 After the siege of Mantle was lifted she and the other foreign defenders were rewarded with a large sum of gold from King Voti. She planned to return to Mott to repurchase her land.Assail (novel), Epilogue
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Category:Females
Category:Soldiers