[Entropic_existence]

The new Knight of Hood we see in Capustan, the Malazan...is it perhaps Baudin? On my second read through this was the first thought that came to mind. Baudin is malazan, he died, he went through the warren of fire, and he was trying to save a "child" in Felisin. Maybe this was discussed to death on the other boards as it seems fairly obvious but figured I would throw it out for posterity's sake.

[Hume]

*Spoiler, but also directly answers your question only*





Yeh mate it is Baudin got take a look in the HoC glossary it actually has him listed there as the knight of Hood.

Thats sorta of a spoiler, but you have figured it out, so i dont feel im giving anything away, as well the fact that its fairly easy to pick that identity.

You'll actually learn a little about the situation in HoC on why Baudin (ascended? to) become Knight of Hood.

[Entropic_existence]

And I've read HoC and MT, just posted it in this forum since it was more relevant, guess I missed seeing his name as the Knight in the glossary when I did my first read through (currently on a re-read)

[Tenaka Khan]

D I don't think he made a deal with Hood, since he cannot remember clearly who or what he was and what really happened to him. I guess Hood was impressed by Baudin's strentgh of will and his loyalty to the 'child' he had to guard, even though all she was doing was spitting in his face, so he 'recruited' him. I dunno if he actually ascended, but it is to be expected. Didn't someone once mention something about many paths to ascendancy and that most of them lead through hardship and suffering. Weel, the first part was mentioned by Baruk, could be that I just imagined the second one.

Just my two cents

[Entropic_existence]

Remember that Pearl and Lostara Yil come across Baudin's "corpse" which was a mere shell, when Hood himself came and personally collected the soul of his soon to be new Knight of HHD. This to me implies Ascension, or something like it. He did in truth die after all, and death is a path to Ascension.

[Imperial Historian]

There's two options here:

1. Baudin was put in capustan by hood, and disguised as a gidrath.
2. A sworn soldier of hood was in capustan, the horror of the actiosn tehre took his mind, hood had mercy on him and killed him, but saw the perfect oppurtunity to put Baudin to use, so "replaced" the mysterious gidrath with Baudin.

Which of these it actually was depends when Baudn actually died in relation to when we meet the gidrath... if before we meet the gidrath... number 1, if after number 2.

[Dolorous Menhir]

Baudin still had his old appearance though, right? that's what I assumed (didn't he still have his Thyrllan-burns?).

if he was stuck in some Gidrath's body (a la Toc -> Anaster) then he wouldn't have those...that's if I'm correct with the whole burns thing.

I thought Hood just worked him into the Gidrath company somehow, it's certainly him from the first appearance as one of the two surviving Gidrath, because Gruntle notes he is not all there (mentally) and that he can't put down his swords. I don't buy the soul transference thing.

[Illuyankas]

Bent how? Like, oh, say, a scythe? Or maybe a sickle?

[tiam]

yeh but brukhalian annoyed hood so i feel as tho hood would like to do him in. He bends his sword from a wild swing at a pillar. On a side note surely the knight for HHD would be a great warrior. Im sure baudins fairly handy but hes more of an assasin surely being a talon. I just dont see how he could compete with the knights from the other houses such as rake or karsa