Kedeviss

Kedeviss was a Tiste Andii who formerly lived on the moving island of Drift Avalii before the Tiste Edur invaded in an attempt to claim the Throne of Shadow. She was the daughter or grand-daughter of Anomander Rake. She and her relations (Nimander, Phaed, Skintick, Aranatha, Nenanda, and Desra) were kept safe on the island by their uncle Andarist until the events in House of Chains.
Nimander thought she saw the clearest of their small group, "with acuity so sharp it intimidated almost everyone subject to it." Those who met with her unyielding gaze were left with two choices: fear her or love her. Nimander felt both.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 8, US SFBC p.292 He also said she screamed herself awake every morning.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 16, US HC p.471
Aranatha loved Kedeviss dearly, admiring her cleverness and percipience.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 18, US SFBC p.759
==In Reaper's Gale==
After joining Adjunct Tavore Paran and the Bonehunters at Malaz City, Kedeviss and the other Tiste Andii remained aboard the Adjunct's flagship, the Froth Wolf, for over a year as it crossed the oceans to Lether. At the start of the Malazan invasion of the Letherii Empire, the Andii were at the Adjunct's headquarters at Second Maiden Fort. The older Sandalath Drukorlat became a surrogate mother to the group, something which the mentally unstable Phaed deeply resented.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 13, US HC p.370-372
Phaed attempted to murder Sandalath in her sleep, but was stopped in the act by Nimander. Sandalath sought mercy for Phaed's act, but when she went to summon help, Withal threw Phaed out a window to her death. He refused to believe his wife would ever be safe while Phaed lived. When Sandalath returned with Lostara Yil and Banaschar, she was followed close behind by an upset Kedeviss and the other Andii. Withal claimed Phaed had committed suicide and Nimander agreed.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 20, US HC p.601-608
The Bonehunters left the island to support the invasion, leaving the Andii behind to build Phaed's tomb.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 20, US HC p.601-608 Clip, the Mortal Sword of the Black-Winged Lord and chosen of Mother Dark, later came to the island to bring Kedeviss and the others to Rake. When Nimander said Rake did not want them, Clip claimed it only mattered what Mother Dark wanted. Nimander wondered whether their exile was finally over.Reaper's Gale, Epilogue, US HC p.824-825
== Toll the Hounds ==
Clip attempted to bring Kedeviss' group of Tiste Andii to Rake at Black Coral via Kurald Galain, but "layers of resistance" forced them to emerge further south on Genabackis. The Mortal Sword thought little of his charges, finding them largely weak and soft. He saw Kedeviss as frail and broken, and could already see death in her shadow.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 2, US SFBC p.72-73 She was constantly at odds with Desra, perceiving her as manipulative and focused on self-preservation.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 6, US SFBC p.203/209
	
Arriving in Morsko, Clip was intrigued by the town's flourishing cult of the Dying God. He sent Kedeviss and the others to safety while he witnessed the cult's rituals in the local tavern. Nimander and Skintick were nearly overcome by the ritual's call, but were saved by Aranatha's overpowering will. Hearing screams from the tavern, the group found Clip lying catatonic amidst a crowd of worshippers he had slain. Aranatha claimed Clip's insensate state was because the cult had taken something from him--perhaps his soul. Nimander had Clip's body placed in a wagon and organised the others to follow the fleeing priests to the presence of their god in Bastion.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 6, US SFBC p.202-211 Kedeviss claimed one of the town's three horses for the journey. It soon became clear their presence at Bastion was welcomed and expected as the cult left supplies for them along the way.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 6, US SFBC p.225-226 
Near Heath they encountered Kallor walking to Darujhistan. Nimander recognised the High King's menace and talked him out of killing them all. Happy for an easy ride to Bastion, Kallor joined Desra in the wagon where he rebuffed her attempt to poison him with kelyk.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 6, US SFBC p.226-229 Kedeviss later cannily concluded that someone was hunting the High King.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 8, US SFBC p.330 
They found Bastion seemingly abandoned, its streets empty and its walls and buildings marred by sigils and glyphs. Only the distant sound of singing and the feeling of watching eyes gave indication that anyone remained. Aranatha warned that the entire city was now sanctified as the Abject Temple of the Dying God, so they found a closed up inn to rest. Nimander, Skintick, and Kallor left to search out the Dying God's temple while Kedeviss remained behind with the others to prepare their armour and weapons and guard Clip. Finding a mob of naked and armed worshippers surrounding the temple, Nimander and Skintick retreated as Kallor ventured through the crowd to the temple and did not return. Back at the inn, the Tiste Andii made plans to return to the temple with Clip once the element of darkness was in their favour.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 10, US SFBC p.407-417 
At nightfall the group approached the temple and the normally rational Kedeviss wore a face twisted into a terrible mask of madness. They were soon hemmed in by more than a thousand armed fanatics, but the Andii were not hampered by the same darkness that nearly blinded their opponents. Nimander, Skintick, and Desra slew the score of priests in the temple's front chamber, while Kedeviss and Nenanda formed a rearguard against the mob. Aranatha calmly led the way to the altar as Nimander dragged Clip. When Nenanda laughed with glee as he cut down his opponents, Kedeviss wanted to slap him for enjoying something so pointless. She killed more than a score on her own before they were forced to retreat inside. Nimander confronted the Dying God and Aranatha startled them both by revealing the God was Bellurdan before seizing the puppet that served as the God's body. Once it was under her control, Clip awoke. Kedeviss reported their enemies outside had all been killed or fled.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 12, US SFBC p.479-484/490-496
The revived Clip brought them north out of the city to the Godswalk Mountains, once more leading the way to Black Coral. Kedeviss observed that he had been changed by his experience and brought her suspicions to Nimander that the Dying God remained inside their guide. She ignored Nimander's urge for caution and confronted Clip alone one night. It was then she realised they had failed in Bastion--the Dying God now fully possessed Clip. Before she could warn the others, he threw her to the ground and sent Saemankelyk flooding down her throat. After she was dead, he threw her body down a crevasse and made tracks to appear she had slipped and fallen to her death.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 20, US SFBC p.801Toll the Hounds, Chapter 18, US SFBC p.756-758 Aranatha was immediately aware of Kedeviss' death, waking Nimander to tell him they had to pretend to accept Clip's ruse or he would kill them all.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 18, US SFBC p.758-759 The others did not fall for Clip's ruse, but begrudgingly followed Nimander's command to play the fools until they reached Black Coral where he could be dealt with by Rake.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 20, US SFBC p.802-805
==History==
Kedeviss and scores of other progeny of Anomander Rake spent their childhoods in a snowswept keep in a remote mountain range. Rake lived among them in godlike indifference, but their daily needs were tended to by Endest Silann, a priest and ancient companion of Rake. The priest looked upon the children with dismay, knowing what kind of future awaited them. Consequently, he withheld his warmth and treated them like an ogre, although he never did them harm. The children endlessly tormented the old man, mocking and tripping him.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 8, US SFBC p.311-312
Eventually, Rake's brother Andarist arrived and the two argued bitterly for days. When it was over, Rake told the children Andarist was taking them away to an island. Freed from his duty, Endest wept as the children passed through a warren to Drift Avalii. Andarist proved a stern teacher, ending any insolence with a cuff to the head. The children eagerly took up arms and Andarist made them soldiers.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 8, US SFBC p.312-313
Although each of the children bore the blood of the Eleint, a bitter Andarist commanded they suppress it, trying to make them more his own children than Rake's.Toll the Hounds, Chapter 22, US SFBC p.890
==Notes and references==
Category:Females
Category:Soletaken
Category:Tiste Andii