Charl

Charl was the Commander of the City Guard of Kartool City on Kartool Island. His office was located in the Malazan Imperial Domicile.
==In The Bonehunters==
Under Charl's command were Sergeant Hellian and her squad, who were responsible for the Septarch District, a usually peaceful area where could be found clergy and their support staffs, as well as the twelve Temples of the city. When Commander Charl was notified of the inexplicable overnight massacre and mass dismemberment of all of the priests and priestesses in the Grand Temple of D'rek, he asked Sgt. Hellian for her explanation of the wholesale slaughter, and was extremely dissatisfied with her answer. He dealt with her and her squad accordingly, by sending them all to join the Malazan Fourteenth Army, under the command of the Adjunct Tavore Paran, which was then in the process of being formed to deal with the Seven Cities rebellion.
Later, a Master investigator, after studying the same event which had happened at the Grand Temple of D'rek, reported to the Commander with the same explanation that Sgt. Hellian had given: that all the priests and priestesses had died as the result of an orgy that had gotten out of hand. Commander Charl, disgusted with the whole situation, told the investigator to just write up his conclusions and then to close the investigation.The Bonehunters, Prologue, US HC p.21-26The Bonehunters, Epilogue, US HC p.793-794
==Comment==
It is of interest that the author, Steven Erikson, of "The Bonehunters" set the very first and the very last scenes of the book in Kartool City, with both sections being involved with the mass deaths at the Temple of D'rek. Of equal interest is the fact that both sections also deal extensively with the highly venomous, fist-sized paralt spiders, which infamously infested Kartool City and the surrounding island.
==Notes and references==
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