Yune

Yune was a Dal Hon shamanKellanved's Reach, Dramatis Personae originally from the Jungle HornKellanved's Reach, Chapter 12, US TPB p.182 - which was located to the south of the Dal Hon Plains of Quon Tali. In the early days of the formation of the Malazan Empire, the squat, hunched, elderly Yune sported "wispy grey moustaches"Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 8, US TPB p.129 and his skin was very black in pigmentation. The shaman wore a cloak and robes made of rags and patches of many faded colors and carried a staff which was strung with raven feathers - which, altogether, gave Yune the look of a "tatterdemalion"Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 4, US TPB p.65 or a "shabby crow".Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 1, US TPB p.7/9Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 8, US TPB p.125 He was described as being a fatalist in nature,Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 4, US TPB p.65 and a "tough old campaigner".Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 12, US TPB p.186 Yune had a rather fey sense of humor.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 8, US TPB p.129
==In Kellanved's Reach==
At some point, Yune had joined the mercenary troop of Orjin SamarrKellanved's Reach, Dramatis Personae and had become one of Orjin's chief, most trusted, advisors; the troop's mage; and one of the inner circle of lieutenants. Yune and Orjin had worked out a system for magically signaling the entire troop about changes in battle configuration (in mid-battle) which utilized the shaman's staff and depended on how many time Yune struck the ground with it.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 1, US TPB p.9/11
When situations became especially dire and the other lieutenants and Orjin were at a loss of how to proceed, Yune could usually be relied upon to come up with viable suggestions - some based on the shaman's many and varied past experiences or on his wide range of knowledge.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 12, US TPB p.182Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 16, US TPB p.244-246 For example, when the troop was faced with a withered, "great upright lizard", Yune recognized it as an undead K'Chain Che'Malle - most likely a Ve'Gath - as Yune described it as an "undying" "K'Chain Che'Malle warrior" and it had "forearms" and not swords for upper limbs. Yune not only knew what it was, but also knew how to dispatch the creature - i.e., by dismemberment.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 21, US TPB p.316-317
Evidently, Yune survived the events of Kellanved's Reach and so accompanied Orjin and his troop in their subsequent adventures.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 21, US TPB p.318
==Notes and references==
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