Ronal

King Ronal, also known as "King Ronal the Bastard", ruled the settlement of Mantle on the coast of the Sea of Gold in northern Assail. He governed from a stone keep set on the cliffs above the town's harbour. 
Ronal was a small man with unkempt brown hair and the "manic stare of a predatory animal". Only the ring of bronze atop his head marked him as royalty.Assail (novel), Chapter 10 He had an imperious air despite being the ruler of a provincial town in a backwater land.
He expanded the area of his kingdom into the territory of the Iceblood Bain clan, clearing land and building settlements. The pickled, jarred head of Shia Bain was said to be in his possession.Assail (novel), Chapter 1
 
== In Assail==
When Cartheron Crust's flotilla arrived at Mantle it found the settlement under siege by Luthal Canar's army of fortune hunters. Ronal had taken on Malle of Gris as an adviser, but he was suspicious of Crust and his foreign mercenaries. The broken Claw Possum entered the keep against Crust's wishes and slew Ronal, possibly to advance Malazan plans for the area. Ronal was succeeded by his nephew, Voti.Assail (novel), Chapter 13
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