The Deragoth

Steven Erikson: The deragoth mystery will be revealed in due course. Thus far, all that's been revealed (maybe) is that the two hounds Rake killed who escaped the sword ended up conjoined with the Deragoth in those statues. Either that or the Hounds of Shadow and those of Darkness are diametrically opposed -- if one's around its opposite can't be. The secret lies in Dessimbelackis (no connection to Dassem, btw).(Q and A with malazanempire No 1 (2003))

The Hounds of Darkness

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As large as a steppe horse, but bulkier by far, padding with heads lowered into the flagstoned squre. There was something about them that resembled a hyenea, and a plains bear as well. A certain sly avidness merged with arrogant brutality.
Their bristly hackles were raised above their strangely humped, massive shoulders. Thick, long necks and broad, flattened heads, the jaw muscles bulking. Scarred, black hides, and eyes that burned pure and empty of light. HoC mmpb p. 961

Osric to L'oric. 'The Hounds of Darkness. The seven beasts that Dessimbelackis made pact with - and oh, weren't the Nameless Ones shaken by that unholy alliance? The seven beasts, L'oric, that gave the name to Seven Cities, although no memory survives of that particular truth. The Seven Holy Cities of our time are not the original ones of course. Only the number has survived.'(HoC uk mmpb, p.818)

'Deragoth. What happened to them? Why are they here and not there?'
'I don't know. Probably it had something to do with the violent collapse of the First Empire'.
'What warren is this.'
'not a warren at all... a memory.' 'Raraku's'(HoC UK mmpb, p.818)

'"You called the Deragoth "Hounds of Darkness". Are they children of Mother Dark, then?'
'They are no-ones children.' Osric growled, then he shook his head. "They have that stench about them, but in truth I have no idea. It just seemed an appropriate name. "Deragoth" in the Tiste Andii tongue'.
'Well',L'oric muttered, 'actually it would Dera'tin'jeragoth.' (HoC UK mmpb, p.819)

'T'rolbarahl, demonic creations by the hand of Dessimbelackis himself, long before the Dark Hounds took shape in the Emperor's mind'...... 'He (dejim nebrahl) fed on some of them (Soletaken and D'ivers) as well, for he was smarter than they and quicker, and had not the Deragoth stumbled onto his trail....the Dark Hounds had a master in those days, a clever master, who excelled in ensnaring sorceries and, once decided upon a task, he would not relent.' (BH UK Tpb, p8

'..as the Deragoth arrived, bristling with rage and hunger, Elder as any god..' (BH UK Tpb, p.553)

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