Cabal Archipelago

The Cabal Archipelago was a theocracy centred around The One God and located on the same land mass as the Seven Cities sub-continent, but far to the southwest. It was an archipelago for the most part, with its mainland holdings located on the sides of sheer cliffs, a stretch of coast that was severely mountainous.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 10, US HC p.255 Due to its geography, few horses were found in Cabal, and those were largely used for labour or as food. Its people were known as Cabalhii.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 9, US HC p.221
Cabal had a tradition of delivering hostages to fend off potential enemies.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 9, US HC p.221
Just like the Nameless Ones, they originated from the First Empire.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 24, US HC p.771
==The Unified Sects of Cabal==
Cabal had a long history of religious strife, and civil wars used to plague the islands as tens of thousands of sects fought for domination of both secular and spiritual matters. The reason for the large number of sects all devoted to the same god was that The One God wrote nothing down, and so the The One God's desires were recorded by mortal hands and interpreted by mortal minds. Since every citizen of Cabal had once received an extensive education as a matter of public policy, there were tens of thousands of sects resulting from all of the different unguided interpretations.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 9, US HC p.223 
It was not until the Grand Synod of New Year One and the formation of the Unified Sects of Cabal that peace was finally secured. The solution to the endless conflicts was achieved with one overriding doctrine: "Belief in The One God occludes all other concerns." Cabal's extensive education policy was rescinded and the number of sects reduced to only 3,012, each with one college and its own formalised doctrine. Since then, Cabal had known twenty-three months of uninterrupted peace.
Sect members discarded their birth names and were known only by their rank in the Unified Sects.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 9, US HC p.222
The only sect detailed in the Malazan Book of the Fallen was the Mockers, who covered their faces with paint and forbade laughter.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 9, US HC p.221/224 They believed that The One God helped no-one: 
==Notable Cabalhii==
*Senior Assessor, a Mocker
==In Reaper's Gale==
Senior Assessor, invoking the Cabal tradition of hostage-taking, volunteered to join the Third Edur Imperial Fleet, which was bringing champions back to Letheras to face their emperor, Rhulad Sengar, in mortal combat. At Yan Tovis' request, he healed Varat Taun using the warrens of High Mockra and High Denul, while talking with her about his religion.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 9, US HC p.220-225
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