Groten

Groten was captain of the bodyguard for Nevall Od' Orr, Chief Factor of Cawn. He was a hulking Dal Honese, with a shaven blue-black bullet head and meaty hands. He had formerly worked on one of the Factor's merchant vessels whipping slaves.Return of the Crimson Guard, Book II Chapter III, UK PB p.334
Groten supervised the team of six labourers and ten bodyguards who carried the Chief Factor through the city on his palanquin. He had a difficult time remembering to use his employers' titles when addressing them.
== In Return of the Crimson Guard==
Groten accompanied Nevall's palanquin to the city's harbour to meet two separate groups of invaders. The first, the Talian League, filled the Factors coffers with their purchases of supplies.Return of the Crimson Guard, Book II Chapter III, UK PB p.336 The second, the Crimson Guard, burned the city down when supplies were not forthcoming.Return of the Crimson Guard, Book II Chapter IV, UK PB p.365
Groten was later seen as the captain of the bodyguard for Malazan High Mage Bala Jesselt after the Malazan civil war was over.Return of the Crimson Guard, Book III Chapter IV, UK PB p.671
==Notes and references==
Category:Bodyguards
Category:Dal Honese
Category:Males