Bainisk

Bainisk [BAIN-isk]DLC Bookclub Special: Our 2nd Interview with Steven Erikson, author of Memories of Ice - As pronounced by Steven Erikson at 1:21:50 was an overseer in Chuffs, a camp at the Eldra Iron Mongers mine outside Darujhistan. He had never left the mine, having been born there.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 9, US SFBC p.386 At sixteen years old, he was among the older children working in the mine and leader of the "moles"--the smaller children used to crawl into tight, and often dangerous spaces.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 9, US SFBC p.369/370
His time in the mine had been hard, "half his face [was] a streak of shiny scar tissue through which peered the glittering blue of his eyes — both of which had miraculously escaped damage".Toll the Hounds, Chapter 9, US TPB p.304 He had well-worn moccasins on his feet and kept his valuables in a belt-pouch. Inside was a small ivory-handled knife, a half-dozen coppers earned as rewards for special tasks, and most cherished of all, a silver coin showing a city skyline which was said to be from Darujhistan during the time of the Tyrant Kings.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 21, US SFBC p.833-834 
==In Toll the Hounds==
Bainisk took Harllo under his wing at the mine, much to the displeasure of Venaz, who had once been Bainisk's friend and favoured mole. But Venaz grew too big for the tasks the job entailed and Bainisk grew bored of his company.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 9, US SFBC p.386Toll the Hounds, Chapter 15, US SFBC p.584Toll the Hounds, Chapter 13, US SFBC p.549 In the evenings, Bainisk would sit on the floor next to Harllo's bed and listen to the boy's tales of the dazzling city of Darujhistan as Venaz fumed and made plans for revenge. Venaz hated Bainisk for what he saw as his betrayal and was determined to see the overseer's new favourite pay the price. 
When Bainisk heard Gorlas Vidikas, the mine's new co-owner, had killed a man who had come looking for Harllo, he rushed to find the boy in the mine. Gorlas had called for Harllo to be brought to him and Bainisk was sure he meant to kill him. So Bainisk convinced Harllo to escape with him to Darujhistan before Venaz and his gang of thugs could find them. Together they travelled deep into the mine, hoping to reach the exit along Lake Azur. Bainisk guided Harllo through a submerged tunnel and other hazards before their progress was interrupted by a wide chasm. He sent Harllo down a rope, then followed, intending to reach the chasm's bottom before climbing the other side. But when a gloating and vengeful Venaz appeared above and began pulling up the rope, Bainisk cut it. Harllo survived the fall, but Bainisk's body was broken upon the sharp rocks. The dying boy asked Harllo to tell him of Darujhistan and Harllo complied, describing a city without hunger or hurt and where every child had a loving family.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 19, US SFBC p.771-777/796-798
Venaz followed after, finding Bainisk's body and hoping to loot the belt-pouch containing all his treasures. But the pouch was gone.
==Notes and references==
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