Steely Pate
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| Alias | Pate[1] |
| Title | Goodman |
| Culture | Reach |
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Steely Pate was a blacksmith in the Reach during the reign of King Daeron II Targaryen.
Appearance and Character
Steely Pate was a short man with huge hands, no more than five feet tall. The smith's thick chest and arms were covered in coarse black hair, and he wore a black beard.[1]
Pate was proud of his steel, which was plain looking but strong. Ser Duncan the Tall did not consider the armorer to be humble.[1]
The blacksmith wore a short leather cloak, and sword and anvil were painted on the side of his wagon.[1]
History
Steely Pate sold Ser Duncan the Tall new armor at the tourney at Ashford Meadow; Duncan sold the palfrey Sweetfoot to Henly so that he could afford the armor.[1] Pate also remade Duncan's oaken shield and had it decorated by Tanselle.[1] The smith accompanied Duncan to the trial of seven held at Ashford Meadow, and he tried to help the mortally-wounded Prince Baelor Targaryen after the battle.[1]
Duncan lost his armor, sword, and Thunder after losing to Ser Uthor Underleaf in the wedding tourney at Whitewalls.[2] Duncan paid his ransom to Uthor with gold loaned by Lord Brynden Rivers, who was grateful to Duncan for his help in suppressing the Second Blackfyre Rebellion.[2]
Quotes by Pate
Duncan: You do good work.
Pate: None better.[1]—Duncan the Tall and Pate
—Duncan the Tall and Pate
Look what he's done to me armor. All dinted and banged and scratched. Aye, I ask you, why do I bother?[1]
—Pate to Egg and Raymun Fossoway
Quotes about Pate
Uthor: I have my own armor, and a better horse than yours. What do I want with some old done nag and a sack of dinted plate and rusty mail?" Duncan: Steely Pate made that armor. Egg has taken good care of it. There's not a spot of rust on my mail, and the steel is good and strong.[2]