Havok (Jhag horse)

Havok was the name given to a Jhag horse by Karsa Orlong.House of Chains, Chapter 17, US SFBC p.586 The stallion, which was just entering adulthood, had a sleek, rippling hide that was grey as iron. Unlike other Jhag horses, its wiry mane and tail were white or silver instead of black.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 20, US SFBC p.817 Its eyes were described as either greyHouse of Chains, Chapter 17, US SFBC p.584-585 or red as blood.The Bonehunters, Chapter 1, US SFBC p.46 It was long-legged, gaunt, and fierce.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 8, US SFBC p.282
The horse's speed and endurance were remarkable. It could maintain a canter for half a day, drop to a lope for the span of a bell, and then resume a canter until dusk. At a full gallop it easily outpaced a traditional Seven Cities steed. Havok did not require a saddle or stirrups, and only a single rein was needed to guide its movement. At night it did not need to be hobbled and quietly grazed unminded.House of Chains, Chapter 21, US SFBC p.706
==In House of Chains==
In Raraku, Leoman told Karsa Orlong about the Jhag Odhan where Jhag horses could still be found, and that they were of a size and stature suitable for a Teblor. Karsa then decided to journey to the Jhag Odhan to look for a suitable mount.House of Chains, Chapter 10, UK MMPB p.469-470
On the way Karsa discovered a Jaghut tower, whose occupant Aramala had been imprisoned by the T'lan Imass in a ritual of Tellann. Karsa freed her and she also told him of the Jhag horse on the Jhag Odhan, though she believed them to be fewer of number than before as the Trell hunted them.House of Chains, Chapter 14, UK MMPB p.617-618
In the Jhag Odhan, Karsa met the Jaghut, Cynnigig and Phyrlis. Phyrlis agreed to summon the closest herd of Jhag horses, though both Jaghut feared that it would be a small herd, around a dozen. Instead, about fifteen thousand Jhag horses answered and the Jaghut explained that all herds of the Odhan must have united. Phyrlis felt that the horses must have responded to Karsa and to the scent of Blood-oil in his body, though Cynnigig thought that was an insufficient explanation. Karsa chose a young stallion who was described as "A mane and tail of white, not black. Long-limbed, muscles rippling beneath its sleek hide. Grey eyes.". He tamed the stallion and named him Havok.House of Chains, Chapter 17, UK MMPB p.690-699
==In The Bonehunters==
After a brief stay in Ugarat, Karsa rode Havok across the Jhag Odhan with Samar Dev as his traveling companion. While hunting Bhederin, Havok leaped over the back of a large bull so that Karsa could strike it dead with his sword.The Bonehunters, Chapter 9, US SFBC p.408-409 The Teblor met Boatfinder in the Olphara Forest and was convinced to help his Anibar people, who were being terrorised by the Tiste Edur. The thick undergrowth and difficult terrain of the Olphara Mountains, forced Karsa to dismount and walk alongside his horse.The Bonehunters, Chapter 12, US SFBC p.488
The trail of the Tiste Edur led to a boggy shoreline where Samar Dev suggested they continue on by canoe. But Karsa refused to leave Havok behind.The Bonehunters, Chapter 14, US SFBC p.574 When they eventually found the Edur camp, the Teblor accepted the Edur's proposal to accompany them home across the sea to face their Emperor in combat. Havok spent the trip unhappily in the hold of the Edur ship, stomping the deck like hammer blows while Karsa struggled to calm it.The Bonehunters, Chapter 17, US SFBC p.701
==In Reaper's Gale==
Havok endured the journey to Letheras where Karsa Orlong impatiently demanded he be brought off the ship.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 7, US HC p.167 Karsa disappeared from the city while battling Rhulad Sengar in the arena, leaving Havok behind.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 24
==In Toll the Hounds==
Samar Dev rode Havok through the Warrens to Genabackis following Karsa's trail. On the Lamatath Plain she met Traveller at a Kindaru camp. The excited Kindaru considered Havok to be sacred as they revered Jhag horses.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 6 Traveller joined Samar Dev in the search for Karsa, though his own mount maintained a wary distance from the Jhag horse.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 8, US SFBC p.282
When Samar eventually found Karsa, the Teblor laughed to see both Samar and Havok, although he was amazed the horse had suffered her on its back. Once again, he had his horse.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 10, US SFBC p.397 As the group made its way north across the Dwelling Plain towards Darujhistan, Havok went on dawn hunts in search of food. His blood-soaked muzzle upon his return indicated his success in a region largely devoid of life.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 14, US SFBC p.562
An undead Soletaken Eleint landed near their campfire, sembling into a Tiste Edur who warily introduced himself as Tulas Shorn. Samar Dev welcomed him despite Karsa and Traveller's misgivings. When they awoke the next morning, they discovered Tulas Shorn had stolen Samar Dev and Traveller's horses. Havok stood nervously some distance off as if he had witnessed something unpleasant. Traveller saw the theft as a sign the Soletaken wanted to delay their Darujhistan.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 16, US SFBC p.651-657 Karsa eventually convinced Samar Dev to ride behind him on Havok to hasten their travel.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 20, US SFBC p.817-818
By the time they reached Darujhistan, it was clear Traveller had brought them to a place where something terrible was happening. The city flashed and rumbled, the Moon appeared to be shattered, citizens fled from the city gates, and even Havok began to shy and startle. Karsa dismounted to leave Havok to fend for himself while they entered the city. The Teblor said they would find each other again when he needed him.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 22, US SFBC p.881-884
==Fan art gallery==
File:Day 27 - Havok by Shadaan.PNG|Havok with Karsa Orlong and Samar Dev by Shadaan
==Notes and references==
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