Deck of Dragons

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The Deck of Dragons is a part of the fantasy series Malazan Book of the Fallen. The Deck is made up of cards and acts not unlike a Tarot deck in that it is used to predict future events. In the Malazan world, it is used to give its readers a sense of the state of the pantheon. A card represents a specific role in one of the Houses (elements), although some are called Unaligned because they do not belong to any one House or element. As of Reaper's Gale, the seventh book in the series, the Deck of Dragons consisted of the following cards, although these will change in the future depending on the ascendancy of mortals or the fall of gods.

Contents

[edit] High House Life

  • King
  • Queen - T'riss, the Queen of Dreams
  • Champion
  • Priest
  • Herald
  • Soldier
  • Weaver
  • Builder

[edit] High House Death

Main article: High House Death
  • King - Hood
  • Queen
  • Knight - Baudin, formerly Dassem Ultor
  • Magi - formerly Talamandas
  • Herald - formerly Gethol
  • Soldier - the Seguleh Second
  • Spinner
  • Mason - formerly Whiskeyjack
  • Virgin - formerly Sorry/Apsalar

[edit] High House Light

  • King
  • Queen
  • Champion - Osserc
  • Priest
  • Captain
  • Soldier
  • Seamstress
  • Builder
  • Maiden

[edit] High House Dark

  • King
  • Queen
  • Knight - Anomander Rake
  • Magi
  • Captain
  • Soldier
  • Weaver
  • Mason
  • Wife

[edit] High House Shadow

Main article: High House Shadow
  • King - Shadowthrone/Ammanas
  • Queen
  • Assassin - The Rope/Cotillion
  • Magi - Iskaral Pust
  • Knight - formerly Trull Sengar
  • Hound - The Hounds of Shadow
  • Apprentice
  • Mistress

[edit] High House Chains

Main article: High House Chains
  • The King in Chains - formerly [[Rhulad Sengar] now Skinner of the Crimson Guard]
  • The Consort - formerly Poliel, later Janall, former Empress of Lether
  • Reaver - Kallor
  • Knight - Karsa Orlong
  • The Seven of the Dead Fires - The Unbound
  • Herald - Gethol
  • Magi - formerly Bidithal
  • Cripple - Munug
  • Leper - formerly Silgar
  • Fool

[edit] High House War

  • Lord of Wolves/Lords of War - Togg and Fanderay
  • Hunter - Treach
  • Guardians of the Dead - The Bridgeburners
  • Mercenary
  • Army-Soldier - The Malazan 14th Army

[edit] Unaligned Ascendants

  • Oponn - The Lord and Lady of Chance
  • Obelisk - Burn
  • Crown
  • Sceptre
  • Orb
  • Throne
  • Chain
  • Master of the Deck - Ganoes Paran
  • Lifeslayer - Icarium
  • Deathslayer - The Crippled God
  • Salvation - Felsin the Younger's faction
  • The Apocalyptic - Sha'ik and Felisin's army

[edit] See also


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