Shield Anvil

'Shield Anvil' -- a T’orrud Segul in the language of the First Empire (RG)

'Mortal repository for the fallen (dead), sworn to a particular god. (BH UK Tpb, Glossary)

'The Shield Anvil of the Grey Swords was a position that demanded both scholarly pursuits and military prowess. While many would hold the two disciplines as distinct, the truth was in fact the opposite...From histories and philosophies and religions came an understanding of human motivation, and motivation lay at the heart of tactics and strategy. Just as people moved in patterns, so too did their thoughts. A Shield Anvil must predict, anticipate, and this applied to the potential actions of allies as well as enemies.' (MoI, UK Trade, p.211)

Itkovian: '‘I am the bearer of Fener’s grief...I am my vow incarnate.'(MoI, UK Trade, p.483)

'He (Itkovian) is the Shield Anvil. Fener knows grief, so much grief that it is beyond his capacity to withstand it. And so he chooses a human heart. Armoured. A mortal soul, to assume the sorrow of the world. The Shield Anvil.'(MoI, UK Trade, p.486)

Itkovian: '‘I am the Shield Anvil.’ I am Fener’s grief. I am the world’s grief.'(MoI, UK Trade, p.488)

Itkovian, thinking to himself as he assumes the grief of Rath'Fener and, it seems, the entire city of Capustan: Redeem them, sir! It is your task. The heart of your vows – you are the walker among the dead in the field of battle, you are the bringer of peace, the redeemer of the fallen. You are the mender of broken lives. Without you, death is senseless...(MoI, UK Trade, p.527)

Itkovian: 'As Shield Anvil, my faith demanded that I relieve others of their pain. In the name of Fener, I was to bring peace to souls, and to do so without judgement. This I have done.’(MoI, UK Trade, p.739)