Adie
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- "A little wince touched Zedd's face before he caught it, at the thought of a sorceress with enough power to kill men in that fashion. It was exceedingly rare for a sorceress to be that strong in the gift."
- — SOT Chapter Twenty Two
Adie is a very powerful sorceress, often referred to as the bone woman. She once had a romantic relationship with Zedd, though she eventually falls in love wth Friedrich Gilder. Adie has proven herself a very valuable ally of Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell, considering her power and knowledge as a sorceress.
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[edit] Attributes
Adie is a handsome tall, slender old woman with straight black and gray hair, cut straight with her strong jaw. Her eyes are completely white and she sees only with the aid of her gift. Adie usually wears plain flaxen robes, that are decorated with yellow and red beads at the neck. Her face is covered with fine wrinkles, but this takes nothing away from her ageless beauty. She fist appears with only one foot, leaning on a crutch, but Zedd uses his gift to restore the missing foot. Adie has a hard raspy voice and speaks with an accent.
Though many rumors about her suggest that Adie is an evil woman, she is in fact quite kind hearted. She helped several people in her solitude, despite the pain and loss she had felt throughout her life. Adie originally believes that she is some form of a Baneling, but Zedd helps her to dispel her fears.
Zedd and Adie share a complex relationship, though it is clear they each care greatly for each other. They often share inside jokes and believe that part of getting old is that you gain the right to fuss.
[edit] Appearances
First Appearance
- Wizard's First Rule: Chapter 16
Latest Appearance
- Naked Empire: Chapter ???
[edit] History
[edit] Early Life
Adie was born in the town of Choora, in the land of Nicobarese. In Nicobarese those with the gift were frowned upon and were required to give an oath that they would not use their power unless sanctioned by the King or his circle. Adie too gave this oath and was lectured on the wickedness of the gift everyday.
Adie's mother was a skip, yet her Grandmother Lindel was gifted. Lindel chose to have no part in teaching Adie to use the gift, as she strictly adhered to the soul oath she had given. Adie learned about her power as she and the gift grew. One day while out with her parents, a building caught fire. Inside was a young girl, a friend of sorts of Adie's. No one was able to reach her, so Adie reached out with the gift and caused the fire to be extinguished. Everybody knew that Adie was gifted and so immediately realized what she had done.
Both Adie and the young girl were marched naked before the King's Circle and whipped. The girl never spoke to Adie again and Adie had her head shaved, to show that none was lower than she. Grandmother Lindel then began to teach Adie about the gift, so she would know what it was and how to avoid using it. Adie rarely saw her parents again after that.
When she was nineteen Adie met a young man named Pell. They fell in love and wished to be married, however the King's Circle demanded Adie be married to a man from a neighboring town, as it was "good luck" to have a sorceress bind towns in such away. Adie pleaded with Grandmother Lindel to intervene and after much persuasion Lindel did so. Adie and Pell married.
Eventually Adie fell pregnant and one night as she and Pell were walking by the mill, they noticed something strange, so they entered to see if everything was alright. Inside the Blood of the Fold captured them. Each was severely tortured and asked to name the other as a baneling. Neither did so, so the leader Mathrin Galliene poured a liquid down Adie's throat that removed her ability to talk. He then brought her into the room where Pell was being tortured and accused her of naming Pell a baneling. Pell asked her to say it was not so, but she was unable to speak. Mathrin slit Pell's throat and then poured the substance in Adie's eyes, making her blind.
Adie let go of her oath and set her gift loose around the room. She ripped every living thing to shreds and then counted the bodies, by touch and realized one had escaped. Adie's gift guided her to her Grandmothers home. Lindel first asked if Adie had used her gift and in Adie's rage she threw her against the wall with her gift. Lindel was powerful and fought back, but Adie was stronger, much stronger and bested her with little effort. Adie's voice eventually returned, but her sight did not.
Lindel hid Adie, from the King's Circle, and taught her how to see with the aid of the gift. Eventually more Blood of the Fold came, along with Mathrin Galliene. Adie glared at them through her gifted sight and killed each. Adie delivered a message to one soldier and had him deliver it to the King.
Adie left Nicobarese, but bonded Mathrin's life to hers, forcing him to come to her every full moon. Each time Adie met Mathrin she would cut something from him. Adie traveled the Midlands and learned from sorceresses things about the underworld. She hoped to deliver a message to Pell, letting him know that she did not betray him. As time went by Adie cut the bond to Mathrin and was surprised when he returned to her next full-moon. She then knew that he was a baneling and tortured his secret from him.
Adie traveled to the Old World and learned from the Sisters of the Light for a time. Here she met Verna Sauventreen, Althea and Lathea. It is also where she came into possession of the Skrin Bone. Adie eventually returned to the New World and felt the Boundaries come into existence and using her knowledge of such things discovered a pass in the one between the Midlands and Westland. Here she decided to reside and continue to attempt to make contact with Pell. Adie lost her foot to a gripper in the pass and even bested a skrin in battle there.
Around the time of Richard's birth, Annalina Aldurren, Nathan Rahl and George Cypher, appear at Adie's home seeking aid through the pass in the boundary.
[edit] Current Role
Adie appears in the following books of the Sword of Truth series; Wizard's First Rule, Stone of Tears, Blood of the Fold, Faith of the Fallen, Pillars of Creation, Naked Empire and Confessor.
[edit] Wizard's First Rule
Standing outside of her house, leaning on her crutches, in the rain, Adie watches with her gifted sight as Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell approach her house. Richard dismounts, so as not to show disrespect towards the older woman. Richard asks for her aid in healing his companions, Zedd and Adie's own friend, Chase. In return, Richard says that he and Kahlan would offer her a large amount of supplies. Adie quickly says that this is a lie, that only Richard had the idea of offering her the supplies. Richard is puzzled as to how there is a difference, though Adie is quick to point out that there could not be any more difference.
Adie has Richard and Kahlan bring their companions inside her house, where they discover why it is she is known as the bone woman; every corner of her house is filled with the bones of exotic looking beasts. Richard notices that Adie is completely dry, yet he and Kahlan are dripping wet from the rain. He quickly understands that Adie is a woman to be reckoned with, who has powers the Sword of Truth would be useless to defend against.
Adie tells Richard that Zedd is a very dangerous man, causing him to lash out, because of his fear for his friends. Adie tells him that just by being in the vicinity of her house would heal his companions, though it would take many days. Adie uses her power to wake both Zedd and Chase up, though in a state where they can hear or see nothing, gives them food and water and then allows them to slip back into unconsciousness.
Adie announces that Kahlan is hiding something from Richard, that Zedd is hiding something from Richard and that Richard is hiding something from both of them. When asked which of the secrets she knows, Adie reveals that she only knows Kahlan's. Adie says in a cryptic manner that Richard has the magic of the teeth, while Kahlan has the magic of the tongue, though the magic of the teeth is hidden within her. When Richard asks what this means, Adie places her hand on his shoulder and a vision of Kahlan using words to prevent violence only the night before, fills his mind. Kahlan grabs Adie by the wrist and asks her to cease what she is doing, as Kahlan is sworn to protect Richard with her life and knows not what Adie could do with a single touch. For a brief moment Adie's face shows fear and Richard then understands that Kahlan has a frightful power.
During dinner, it is revealed that Adie once knew Kahlan's mother and gave her a necklace that protected Kahlan from harm while in her womb. She then delivers identical necklaces to Richard and Kahlan, telling them that it would cloak them from the beasts that live within the pass, that they must pass through to gain entry into the Midlands. Adie also gives a Night Stone to Richard.
It soon becomes clear that Richard would be unable to stay at Adie's home to wait for Zedd and Chase to recover, so hesitantly chooses to leave without them. Adie promises to deliver a message both to Zedd and to Chase when they awaken. As they are leaving Richard expresses to Kahlan his like for Adie, after learning that she is a sorceress and his wish, that she would be safe after the boundary failed.
Several days after the departure of Richard and Kahlan, Zedd awakens. Adie delivers Richard's message to him and also tells Zedd that she had given Richard a Night Stone. Zedd is furious at this, but soon realizes that it was the only way for Richard to pass safely through the pass in the boundary. Zedd then invites Adie to join him on his Wizard's rock, naked. Before his departure, Zedd also uses his gift to restore Adie's missing foot, a painful experience for her.
[edit] Stone of Tears
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[edit] Blood of the Fold
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[edit] Faith of the Fallen
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[edit] Pillars of Creation
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[edit] Naked Empire
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[edit] Confessor
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[edit] Notable Quotes
"That be a lie!"
