Kimloc

Kimloc was a Tanno SpiritwalkerDeadhouse Gates, Dramatis Personae, UK MMPB p.19 living in Ehrlitan. He was described as "an old man" with amber eyes "dressed in a wrinkled orange robe. The deep, rich ochre of his skin was set off by a shock of white hair".Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 2, US HC p.63 His laughter sounded like blowing sand.
Kimloc lived in a gardened residence hidden within a neighbourhood of minor merchants and craftsmen. One wall of his abode was constructed entirely of glass, and was entered through a door of linen stretched over an iron frame. Inside was a wall of marble, candled alcoves, and solid wood doors. Other residents included his granddaughters (including Selal), a nurse, a House Healer, and Captain Turqa and the house guard.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 2 
==In Deadhouse Gates==
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Fiddler found his way to Kimloc's home when he rescued two of his grandchildren from a hunchbacked pimp. Kimloc invited the renegade Malazan to a meal and rewarded him with a conch shell invested with Tano songs of power. The shell would provide Fiddler with protection while travelling the wastes of the Pan'potsun Odhan. He also warned of the coming convergence known as the Path of Hands.
Kimloc proposed to create a song for the Bridgeburners ensuring their ultimate ascension. To craft his song, he simply needed to touch Fiddler to glean the knowledge he needed, but the sapper recoiled from the Spiritwalker's grasp.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 2, US HC p.65
==In House of Chains==
It later became apparent that Kimloc had indeed made contact and gained the knowledge he sought.House of Chains, Chapter 10, UK MMPB p.480/481 At the Battle of Raraku, Quick Ben noted that the song caused the Bridgeburners to ascend and summoned any army of ghosts to defeat Korbolo Dom's Dogslayers.House of Chains, Chapter 26, US SFBC p.806
==History==
Kimloc had been responsible for the Tano Holy City Karakarang. Although the Spiritwalker claimed to possess the power to destroy the Malazan invaders utterly, he chose to instead surrender the city to High Fist Dujek Onearm when the Empire appeared undaunted. Valuing life above all things, he saw little benefit to the deaths of thousands. He also feared a massacre similar to the one inflicted by the Empire's T'lan Imass at Aren. Afterwards, he was known as a man who could not keep his word and his name was synonymous with empty threats. This capitulation may have explained why his home was hidden and why Seven Cities native Kalam Mekhar sought his death.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 2, US HC p.66-67 Fiddler noted that while Tanno monks give up their lives for peace, Kimloc gave his honour.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 3, US HC p.96 A book entitled The Apocryphal Teachings of Tanno Spiritwalker Kimloc implied that Kimloc ultimately spent a decade living in Ehrlitan.The Bonehunters, Chapter 14, Epigraph
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