"The many cultures of Seven Cities seethed with symbols, a secret pictographic language of oblique references that carried portentous weight among the natives. Such symbols formed a complex dialogue that no Malazan could understand.'

(DG, UK MMPB, p.65)

"A single long-knife, the weapon of choice among Seven Cities warriors, was slung through a thin belt."

GotM, US HC, p.47

"Paran went to the other horse and tied his bag to the saddle, which was of the Seven Cities style, high-backed and with a hinged horn that folded forward - "

GotM, US HC, p.95

Currency:
(in Hissar)

"He (Duiker) fished out two local crescents - the equivalent of a base 'clipping' of the Imperial silver jakata"

DG, UK MMPB, p.68

"Seven Cities was an ancient civilization, steeped in the power of antiquity, where Ascendants once walked on every trader track, every lost road between forgotten places. It was said the sands hoarded power within their susurrating currents, that every stone had soaked up sorcery like blood, and that beneath every city lay the ruins of countless other cities, older cities, cities that went back to the First Empire itself. It was said each city rose on the backs of ghosts, the substance of spirits thick like layers of crushed bone; thateach city forever wept beneath the streets, forever laughed, shouted, hawked wares and bartered and prayed and drew first breaths and the last breaths that announced death. Beneath the streets there were dreams, wisdom, foolishness, fears, rage, grief, lust and love and bitter hatred..."

DG, UK MMPB, p.70-1

Language

Mezla' ebdin (Malazan lapdogs, Ehrlii?) DG, UK MMPB, p.85

Bisdrha and Debrahl (Selected Words) DG, Glossary

bhok'arala: a squall of cliff-dwelling winged monkeys (common) (bhok'aral: singular)
dhenrabi: a large marine carnivore
Dryjhna: the Apocalypse
durhang: an opiate
emrag: an edible cactus favoured by Trell
emulor: a poison derived from flowers
en'karal: a winged reptile equivalent in size to a horse (very rare)
esanthan'el: a dog-sized winged reptile
guldindha: a broad-leafed tree
jegura: a medicinal cactus
kethra knife: a fighting weapon
Marrok: dry-season siesta
Mezla: vaguely pejorative name for Malazans
odhan: plains, wastelands
rhizan: a squirrel-sized winged lizard (common)
sawr'ak: a thin light beer served cold
sepah: unleavened bread
She'gai: a hot wind of the dry season
simharal: seller of children
tapu: a food-hawker
tapuharal: a seller of cooked goat meat
tapusepah: a seller of bread
taputasr: a seller of pastries
tasr: sepah with honey
telaba: a sea-cloak of the Dosii (Dosin Pali)
White Paralt: a poison derived from spiders

Customs

sharing beer = granting status as equal DG, UK MMPB, p.186
'the rising and setting sun...witnessed to mark ritual thanksgiving' DG, UK MMPB, p.187
the curse of a pregnant woman is considered potent DG, UK MMPB, p.190

"I hear Seven Cities natives grow fruit just so they can eat the larvae in them. Gobble the worm and toss the apple, hey? If you want to know how you folk see the world, it's all there in that one custom."

-Cartheron Crust
DG, UK MMPB, p.708

Back to Seven Cities
Back to Geography


Page Information

  • 1 week ago [history]
  • View page source
  • You're not logged in
  • No tags yet learn more

Wiki Information

Recent PBwiki Blog Posts