A Malazan Book of the Fallen Collection 3

that crawled
below, occasionally curious, ever patient, even as the sweet
whispers of hunger flitted through their liquid brains.
    The webs were set.
    And the traps, in their elaborate elegance, were never
empty for long.
     
     
    This ends the sixth tale of the
Malazan Book of the Fallen

GLOSSARY
     
ASCENDANTS
    Anomander Rake: Son of Darkness
    Apsalar: Lady of Thieves
    Bern: Lord of Storms
    Bridgeburners
    Burn: The Sleeping Goddess
    Cotillion: The Rope, Patron of Assassins, High House
Shadow
    Dessembrae: Lord of Tears
    Draconus: an Elder God and forger of the sword Dragnipur
    D'rek: The Worm of Autumn, worshipped as either male
or female
    Eres/Eres'al: a progenitor spirit/goddess
    Fener: the Bereft, the Boar of Five Tusks
    Gedderone: Lady of Spring and Rebirth
    Grizzin Farl: an Elder God
    Hood: King of High House Death
    Jhess: Queen of Weaving
    Kilmandaros: an Elder God
    K'rul: an Elder God of the Warrens
    Mael: an Elder God of the Seas
    Mowri: Lady of Beggars, Slaves and Serfs
    Nerruse: Lady of Calm Seas and Fair Winds
    Oponn: Twin Jesters of Chance
    Osserc/Osseric/Osric: Lord of the Sky
    Poliel: Mistress of Pestilence and Disease
    Queen of Dreams: Queen of High House Life
    Scalissara: a discredited goddess of olive oil, ruling over
Y'Ghatan
    Shadowthrone: Ammanas, King of High House Shadow
    Sha'ik: The Whirlwind Goddess
    Sister of Cold Nights: an Elder Goddess
    Soliel: Lady of Health
    The Azath: the Houses
    The Crippled God: The Chained One, Lord of High House
of Chains
    The Deragoth: of the First Empire of Dessimbelackis, The
Seven Hounds of Darkness
    Togg and Fanderay: The Wolves of Winter
    Treach/Trake: The Tiger of Summer and Lord of War
     
THE DECK OF DRAGONS
    High House Life
    King
    Queen (Queen of Dreams)
    Champion
    Priest
    Herald
    Soldier
    Weaver
    High House Death
    King (Hood)
    Queen
    Knight (once Dassem Ultor, now Baudin)
    Magi
    Herald
    Soldier
    Spinner
    Mason
    Virgin
    High House Light
    King
    Queen
    Champion (Osseric)
    Priest
    Captain
    Soldier
    Seamstress
    Builder
    Maiden
    High House Dark
    King
    Queen
    Knight (Anomander Rake)
    Magi
    Captain
    Soldier
    Weaver
    Mason
    Wife
    High House Shadow
    King (Shadowthrone/Ammanas)
    Queen
    Assassin (The Rope/Cotillion)
    Magi
    Hound
    High House of Chains
    The King in Chains
    The Consort (Poliel)
    Reaver (Kallor)
    Knight (Toblakai)
    The Seven of the Dead Fires (The Unbound)
    Cripple
    Leper
    Fool
    Unaligned
    Oponn
    Obelisk (Burn)
    Crown
    Sceptre
    Orb
    Throne
    Chain
    Master of the Deck (Ganoes Paran)
     
ELDER RACES
    Tiste Andii: Children of Darkness
    Tiste Edur: Children of Shadow
    Tiste Liosan: Children of Light
    T'lan Imass
    Eres/Eres'al
    Trell
    Jaghut
    Forkrul Assail
    K'Chain Che'Malle
    The Eleint
    The Barghast
    The Thelomen Toblakai
    The Teblor
     
THE WARRENS
    Kurald Galain: The Elder Warren of Darkness
    Kurald Emurlahn: The Elder Warren of Shadow, the
Shattered Warren
    Kurald Liosan
    Kurald Thyrllan: The Elder Warren of Light
    Omtose Phellack: The Elder Jaghut Warren of Ice
    Tellann: The Elder Imass Warren of Fire
    Starvald Demelain: The Eleint Warren
    Thyr: The Path of Light
    Denul: The Path of Healing
    Hood's Path: The Path of Death
    Sere: The Path of the Sky
    Meanas: The Path of Shadow and Illusion
    D'riss: The Path of the Earth
    Ruse: The Path of the Sea
    Rashan: The Path of Darkness
    Mockra: The Path of the Mind
    Telas: The Path of Fire
     
PEOPLES AND PLACES
    Anibar: a tribe dwelling in Shield lands north of the Jhag
Odhan, Seven Cities
    Ehrlitan: a port city in Seven Cities
    G'danisban: a city in Seven Cities
    Gral: a tribe of Seven Cities
    Hanar Ara: an ancient city, City of the Fallen
    Hatra: a city in Seven Cities
    Hedori Kwil: extinct city, Seven Cities
    Inath'an Mersin: old name for Mersin, Seven Cities
    Kanarbar Belid: old name for Belid, city in Seven Cities
    Karashimesh: a city of Seven Cities
    Kartool: city and island off Quon Tali mainland
    Malaz City: birthplace of the Malazan Empire, on Malaz
Island, off the Quon Tali mainland
    Minikenar: extinct city of the First Empire, Seven Cities
    Mock's Hold – old keep overlooking Malaz City
    Monkan: sister island of Sepik (smaller)
    Nemil: an expansionist kingdom northwest of the Jhag
Odhan
    N'Karaphal: extinct city, Seven Cities
    Pan'potsun: a city in Seven Cities
    Pardu: a tribe of Seven Cities
    Perish: a kingdom west of Nemil
    Rampart Way: descent from Mock's Hold, Malaz City
    Raven Hill Park: a park in Malaz City
    Sepik Island: an island kingdom, Seven Cities
    Septarch District: the temple district