The Three

The Three referred to the three sorcerer-kings who ruled Shal-Morzinn for the past thousand years.The Bonehunters, Chapter 15, US SFBC p.597The Bonehunters, Chapter 21, US SFBC p.818-819 They despised outsiders, annihilating any who entered their territory as a matter of course, and refusing to engage in trade with their neighbours. At the same time, they were non-expansionist and largely unknown outside their own region.
==Known members==
*The Bearded One - as referred to by the T'lan Imass, real name unknown.Dust of Dreams, Chapter 21
==In The Bonehunters==
Ganoes Paran met Fist Rythe Bude, a native of Shal-Morzinn who fled her homeland after crossing the Three. She averred that the sorcerer-kings were powerful enough to conquer the entire continent, including Seven Cities, if they were so inclined. She recalled an incident when Emperor Kellanved and Dancer had journeyed to Shal-Morzinn aboard the Twist in an attempt to make contact with the reclusive rulers. The imperial flagship alone was enough to give the Three pause, but the Malazans' first visit was their last.
After the Last Siege of Y'Ghatan, Admiral Nok's Malazan Imperial Fleet planned to carry Adjunct Tavore Paran's Bonehunters home to Quon Tali through Shal-Morzinn territory. But Destriant Run'Thurvian of the Perish Grey Helms said the Three would contest their passage because it pleased them and could perhaps utterly destroy the fleet. Instead he suggested they bypass their waters by using a ritual to open an enormous magic gate into the warren of Togg and Fanderay that would quickly bring them off the Dal Honese Horn.
==In Dust of Dreams==
Kebralle Korish's B'ehn Aralack clan of the Orshayn T'lan Imass recalled their encounter with the Three, including the one they called The Bearded One, at the Red Spires.Dust of Dreams, Chapter 21
==Trivia==
Shal-Morzinn was created by Ian C. Esslemont for a role-playing game campaign with friends that occurred before the games he played with Steven Erikson that formed the basis of the Malazan world. Esslemont's friends created three high-powered mages who built their own castle. Although not considered "officially part of the Malazan world" at the time, the three characters "sort of butt in briefly, sort of a flyby, causing all kinds of chaos on their way" in a session where Erikson played as Anomander Rake. Erikson recalled it as "a tense meeting."Chatting with Ian C. Esslemont, Steven Erikson, and Dr. Philip Chase - No Ochre Involved - A Critical Dragon - See 17:55Livestream Recording: Steven Erikson, Ian C. Esslemont, and Me (and a surprise guest) - A Critical Dragon - See 12:20
==Notes and references==
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Category:Rulers