Studlock

Studlock was the castellan of Lady Varada's estate in Darujhistan.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 9, UK HB p.310 
Studlock's head was covered by a hood, and he wore a mask out of which shone the red glint of unhuman eyes. His body was so wrapped up in swaddles of cotton that it resulted in a kind of pitter-patter gait and his feet were so small they almost seemed to be cloven hooves. The way he folded his gloved hands was reminiscent of a praying mantis. The castellan's voice made one listener think of "gravel under fingernails" and reminded another of a bullying seagull.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 9, UK HB p.310/311
Studlock was always keen to put forward his medical expertise. Asked if he was a healer, he replied, "I am what one needs me to be." His diagnoses and treatments were somewhat on the dubious side.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 9, UK HB p.310-316 
==In Toll the Hounds==
After minimal inspection, Studlock hired Leff and Scorch as gate guards for the estate. He gave Leff a tincture to apply to his eyes as a treatment against Greva worms and requested they find another two or three guards for him. They brought Torvald Nom whom Studlock appointed Captain of the House Guard before Nom had even said a word. Whilst Studlock was quizzing Nom about potential conflicts as Varada was about to take the council seat for House Nom, Leff appeared with bright orange eyes and lips, calling into question Studlock's ability to diagnosis and treatment.
Two more would-be guards appeared, Lazan Door and Madrun, who seemed to have been expected by the castellan and known to him. Studlock chided his old friends for being late and intimated that he was surprised to see them because they had last been seen buried under a mountain by the earthquake caused by Caladan Brood's hammer. Then he employed them as compound guards. When Torvald heard Scorch call the castellan 'Studious', he realised that he was dealing with the infamous Studious Lock the Landless of One Eye Cat. Nom surmised that Studious was swaddled to hide what had been done to him back in his adopted city. Drawing more conclusions, he asked where Madrun and Lazan's masks were and it transpired that the two were renegade Seguleh who had in the past been hired along with Studlock to oust the Malazan Fist from One Eye Cat. The two guards had apparently completed their task by pursuing the Fist and his cadre under the mountain, while Studlock had been engaged in some other unmentionable evil. For his own safety, Nom decided not to reveal the extent of his knowledge and accepted Studlock's advice that the stories were all outrageous lies. The subject was dropped.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 11, US SFBC p.429-433 
According to Nom's later thoughts, the names of all three were likely false and Studlock was also known by such endearing names as "Blood Drinker", "Bile Spitter" and "Poisoner", likely earned on the back of those dubious medical calls. When Torvald saw the three divining with scrying dice he overheard Studlock telling Madrun and Lazan to make themselves new masks even though the two did not wish to do so. It was unclear if Studlock himself had also been a Seguleh as Nom did not identify his mask as being that of one.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 11, UK HB p.387-393 When Torvald Nom went to Lady Varada to report that she had sadists and mass murderers on her staff, she displayed no concern and thanked him for his loyalty.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 11, US SFBC p.431-435
Lazan and Madrun threw scrying dice under Studlock's observation every night while on duty. Torvald was not pleased to see them conducting divinations when they should have been on patrol within the compound, but Lazan Door promised they would not rely overmuch on the "imprecise science." In one casting session, the spying Torvald overheard the newcomers tell Studlock their options were narrowing and getting worse and Madrun admitted they had thrown away their Seguleh masks with no desire to replace them.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 11, US SFBC p.433/435-436Toll the Hounds, Chapter 21, US SFBC p.847-848
On the last night of the Gedderone Fête, Master Seba Krafar of the Darujhistan Assassins' Guild led a force of thirty-one assassins against the estate in an attempt to slay Lady Varada. Amidst the fighting, Torvald Nom saw Lazan Door and Madrun cutting through a mob of enemies together until an assassin's magic struck them down.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 21, US SFBC p.840/854-856 When the assassins were defeated, Lady Varada was revealed as Vorcan Radok. Not only had she anticipated the attack, but she had baited the Guild to draw them out and eliminate them once and for all.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 21, US SFBC p.840/854-856 Miraculously, both Seguleh survived the fighting, although Torvald was not sure they would survive Studlock's fussy ministrations of their wounds.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 23, US SFBC p.920
==In Orb Sceptre Throne==
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