The Crippled God

Steven Erikson: there was more than one chaining of the crippled god. The account that Kruppe reads has merged all of them into one (hence his comment about finding his grandmother's name in the list -- had he read further, he just might have).(Q and A with malazanempire No 1 (2003))

Who among the pantheon would the Fallen One despise and fear the most? Consider the last chaining, in which Hood, Fener, the Queen of Dreams, Osserc and Oponn all participated, in addition to Anomander Rake, Caladan Brood and a host of other ascendants. It is not so surprising, then, that the Crippled God could not have anticipated that his deadliest enemy was not found among those mentioned . . .
The Chainings
Istan Hela
(HoC, UK Trade, p.643)

The Chained One, The Fallen One

K'rul: even chained, the Crippled God will not rest. He exists in endless, tormenting pain, shattered, broken within and without, yet he has turned that into a strength. The fuel for his rage, his hunger for vengeance—(MoI, UK Trade, p.235-6)

'A blanket wrapped figure sat huddled against the tent's far wall, less than three paces away, leaning over a brazier from which smoke rose in sinuous coils. Its breathing was loud, laboured. A hand that appeared to have had every on of its fingers broken lifted into view and gestured.' (MoI uk mmpb p.87)

'The Crippled God,' Rake murmured, going perfectly still. 'He has spent an eternity nurturing his spite - he will be without mercy, Brood.' (MoI MMPB, p.239)

Unsuspecting, curious, the strange god in that strange place edged closer, then the trap was sprung. Down he came, torn to pieces yet remaining alive. Brought down, shattering a continent, obliterating warrens. Himself broken, damaged, crippled... (MoI MMPB, p.519)

'The Crippled God had fashioned a small tent around his place of chaining...Broken, shattered, oozing with wounds that never healed...The tent shimmered, then dissolved, revealing a robed, hooded, shapeless figure sitting on damp clay. A brazier lifted veils of smoke between them, and a mangled hand reached out to fan the sweet tendrils into the hood-shadowed face...(MoI, UK Trade, p.253)

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