The Voyage to Osskil

Ged's journey from Low Torning to Osskil, including the Roke-wind rejection and the confrontation with the gebbeth.

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Leaving Low Torning

The Song of the Sparrowhawk The Hero's Farewell Ged left Low Torning after his victory over the dragons. The islanders celebrated him, but he felt uneasy. He sailed to Serd, intending to go to Roke for counsel. The Roke-wind At sea, a strange wind rose against him. Even his magewind failed. The ship's master was forced to turn back to Serd. Ged knew the Roke-wind was keeping him out because the shadow was too close.

The Stranger in Orrimy

The Grey-cloaked Man The Advice A man in grey approached Ged and told him to go to the Court of the Terrenon in Osskil. He claimed it could help him fight shadows. Ged was suspicious but felt the meeting was fated. The Decision Ged decided to go north. He found a ship bound for Osskil and took a place as an oarsman. The man in grey vanished.

The Osskilian Ship

The Harsh Voyage The Crew Ged rowed as an oarsman on a grim Osskilian ship. The crew were bondsmen and freemen, dour and suspicious. They called him Kelub, the red one. One man, Skiorh, jeered at him. The Dream of Skiorh Ged dreamed of Skiorh and saw a change in his face. He avoided the man. The ship reached Neshum, the port of eastern Osskil, and Ged disembarked into the snowy moorlands.

The Gebbeth on the Moors

The Possession Revealed Skiorh's Transformation Skiorh guided Ged across the moors. As dusk fell, Skiorh turned, and his face was gone. The gebbeth spoke Ged's name, paralyzing him. It had been using Skiorh as a vessel. The Flight Ged struck with his staff, but it burned. He ran, with the gebbeth following. He saw a light ahead and plunged through a gate, collapsing into the Court of the Terrenon. The gebbeth could not follow.

after the dragon battle, autumn

evening in Orrimy, after leaving Serd

ten days of sailing from Orrimy to Osskil

the day of arrival, walking across the Keksemt Moors