Kellanved

Name: Kellanved

Pseudonyms: the Emperor (of Malaz)

Age: at least 100 years, at time of death

Race: human, Dal Honese

Appearance:

Warren: Meanas/Rashan?

Further Info: founding Emperor of Malaz, originally a bar owner and leader of a successful criminal enterprise. Gathered highly talented band around him, known as the "Family," the core members of which being Kellanved, Dancer and possibly Dassem Ultor. Apparently assassinated by Laseen in 1154, he in fact ascended alongside Dancer to become Ammanas, King of High House Shadow. See Shadowthrone for more info.

'A small black man with gnarled limbs and short grey hair. A first glance he looked like nothing more than a whithered up old gnome. Yet one look from him could be enought to drive anyone away as if struck, or if wished, crush them to their knees.' (NoK UK HC p. 166)

"...just one of the thousand secrets the Emperor took with him to his watery grave."

- the Emperor drowned? Or his body was dumped in Malaz Harbour? (GotM, UK mmpb p.61)

"Nightchill, raven-haired, tall, imperious and with a cruel streak the old Emperor used to drool over."

(GotM, UK Trade p.54, UK mmpb p.72)

'Mages by nature never commanded loyalty. Fear, yes, and the respect born of fear, but the one thing a mage found difficult to understand or cope with was loyalty. And yet

there had been one mage, long ago, who had commanded loyalty – and that was the Emperor.' (GotM, UK Trade, p.216)

Apsalar, presumably speaking from Cotillion's memories: 'The Emperor warred against armies, not civilians -'(DG, UK MMPB, p.195)

Tattersail: ‘The Emperor had a knack for gathering the right people around him,’ she continued. ‘But he wasn’t a fool. He knew the betrayal would come from that group. What made us the right people was our power.' (GotM, UK Trade, p.75-6)

‘The Emperor was insane,’ Bellurdan said. ‘Else he would have protected himself better.’

(GotM, UK Trade, p.76)

Famous Quotes:

'History comforts the dull-witted.' (DG, UK MMPB, p.119)

'Know your enemy better than they know themselves'(DG, UK MMPB, p.747)

'Every throne is an arrow-butt.' (DG, UK MMPB, p.846)

'An army that waits is soon an army at war with itself' (HoC, UK MMPB, p.335)

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