Bolstering Bill (Exemplar)
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==Virtue== | ==Virtue== | ||
Bolstering Bill was recognised as an Exemplar of Loyalty by the Highborn Assembly of the Virtuous following his stories and legends being brought to Bastion by pilgrims and Wayfarers. | Bolstering Bill was recognised as an Exemplar of [[Loyalty]] by the Highborn Assembly of the Virtuous following his stories and legends being brought to Bastion by pilgrims and Wayfarers. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
He is a character generally believed to have been a [[the Marches|Marcher]] - if he existed at all - who appears in a number of comic songs, stories and poems in various parts of the Empire. He (or very occasionally, she) is presented as a simple yet well-meaning soldier, usually wielding a pole-arm, whose companions encounter any number of amusing or hair-raising scrapes and who survive or triumph with the aid of their companion, Bill combines good humour, honest camaraderie and more than a little tough love with an absolute commitment to never leaving a friend behind. While the truth behind these tales is contested, the character of Bolstering Bill is often considered to be an Exemplar of Loyalty. Even the critics of the Bolstering Bill stories note that it is likely that many of them recount the adventures of real people, and have simply been ascribed to Bolstering Bill by later generations of storytellers to make them more accessible to their audiences. (see also the [[bolstering Bill|Good Neighbour]], a polearm occasionally called a bolstering bill). | |||
==Signs== | ==Signs== | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 5 March 2016
Virtue
Bolstering Bill was recognised as an Exemplar of Loyalty by the Highborn Assembly of the Virtuous following his stories and legends being brought to Bastion by pilgrims and Wayfarers.
Biography
He is a character generally believed to have been a Marcher - if he existed at all - who appears in a number of comic songs, stories and poems in various parts of the Empire. He (or very occasionally, she) is presented as a simple yet well-meaning soldier, usually wielding a pole-arm, whose companions encounter any number of amusing or hair-raising scrapes and who survive or triumph with the aid of their companion, Bill combines good humour, honest camaraderie and more than a little tough love with an absolute commitment to never leaving a friend behind. While the truth behind these tales is contested, the character of Bolstering Bill is often considered to be an Exemplar of Loyalty. Even the critics of the Bolstering Bill stories note that it is likely that many of them recount the adventures of real people, and have simply been ascribed to Bolstering Bill by later generations of storytellers to make them more accessible to their audiences. (see also the Good Neighbour, a polearm occasionally called a bolstering bill).
Signs
- Bolstering Bill has left a legacy in the form of the weapon that carries his name.