Blood Follows

Blood Follows is the first novella in the Bauchelain & Korbal Broach series by Steven Erikson. The novella is also included in The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach.
== Publisher's Summary ==
In the port city of Lamentable Moll, a diabolical killer stalks the streets and panic grips the citizens like a fever. As Emancipor Reese's legendary ill luck would have it, his previous employer is the unknown killer's latest victim. But two strangers have come to town, and they have posted in Fishmonger's Round a note, reeking of death-warded magic, requesting the services of a manservant.
== Dramatis Personae ==
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* Master Baltro, cloth merchant and ill-fated former master of Emancipor Reese 
* Bauchelain, necromancer and partner of Korbal BroachBlood Follows, Section 5
* Birklas Punth, rat-hunter
* Blather Roe, rat-hunter
* Bursting With Wit, a lich living in Sekarand's tower
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* Dalg, doorman of Sorrowman's Hostel 
* Dully, crusty old dockworkerBlood Follows, Section 4
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* Emancipor Reese, manservant to Bauchelain and Korbal BroachBlood Follows, Section 2
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* Greymane, former Malazan Fist Blood Follows, Section 6
* Watch Sergeant Guld, the king's most experienced city watchman and investigatorBlood Follows, Section 3
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* Korbal Broach, necromancer and partner of Bauchelain Blood Follows, Section 8
* Kreege, crusty old dockworker 
* Kulp Elder, sage Blood Follows, Section 12
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* Lordson Hoom, Moll noble Blood Follows, Section 9
* Luksor, ill-fated former master of Emancipor Reese 
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* Captain Mad Hilt, usurper of Korel throne 
* Mercy Blackpug, doll makerBlood Follows, Section 16
* Mince Blackpug, sister of Mercy
* Mully, Moll citizen and fond of ghosts 
* Mully's husband, patron at Squint's BarBlood Follows, Section 14
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* N'sarmin, alchemist Blood Follows, Section 10
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* Obler, owner of Sorrowman's Hostel and scribe 
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* Captain Pummel, captain of the Barnsider Blood Follows, Section 15
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* Captain Sater, captain of the Suncurl 
* Sekarand, self proclaimed High Sorcerer 
* King Seljure, king of Moll 
* Septryl, ill-fated former master of Emancipor Reese 
* Princess Sharn, princess of Moll 
* Princess Sharn's handmaiden, servant 
* Steck Marynd, foreign swordsman
* Sturge Weaver, merchant 
* Stul Ophan, Moll court magus
* Subly, wife of Emancipor Reese 
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* Tulgord Vise, Mortal Sword of the SistersBlood Follows, Section 9
* Captain Turb, captain of the Troughbucket 
* Tralp Younger, alchemist 
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* Watch corporal, aide to sergeant Guld
* Whitemane, sole-taken rat Blood Follows, Section 17 Blood Follows, Section 19
==Plot summary==
==Trivia==
Erikson wrote the entire novella in longhand.Steven Erikson Facebook post 28 March 2020
==Cover gallery==
Blood Follows (another cover art).jpg|Original release by PS Publishing (2002)
Krwawy Trop.jpg|Polish cover art - Wydawnictwo MAG (2004)
==Notes and references==
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Category:Bauchelain & Korbal Broach novellas
Category:Blood Follows
Category:Dramatis Personae