Malice

Malice was the one of Draconus' triplet daughters. Her sisters were Envy and Spite. She was considered the 'youngest' as she was the last to have left the womb and was smallest in size.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 1, UK HC p.5-6
==In Forge of Darkness==
It was revealed that the mother of Malice and her sisters might have been Olar Ethil, not Sheltatha Lore as previously thought, however, there was still some ambiguity over that statement.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 11, UK MMPB p.470 
At the time of Mother Dark's ascension, Malice and her two sisters appeared to be young girls. Their father told them that they would age like normal Tiste until they reached the age of eight or nine. Afterwards they would only mature after experiencing death-like trauma. Envy and Spite convinced Malice that if she died she would return more powerful than her hated older sisters. Malice agreed, so Spite strangled her.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 13, UK HC p.387-8 When Malice remained dead, the two sisters hid the body and concluded that they needed to murder any who would notice she was missing, so they set about murdering the Dracons household staff.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 13, UK HC p.390 Their murder spree appeared short lived when house surgeon, Atran, overpowered them both. Only the sudden appearance of a reanimated Malice saved them.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 13, UK HC p.398 Afterwards, the girls hid in the walls of the Hold until Malice's deathlike stench became too much and they locked her in a blazing kitchen oven.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 19, UK HC p.604 
==Trivia==
Steven Erikson describes Malice and her sisters in Forge of Darkness as "sociopaths". He says "in some ways it's almost that notion of if granted immortality at too young an age, it can twist the individual to complete disregard of the value of life versus death. It's not relevant to them. And hence the world around them. It just becomes something they can manipulate as best they can for their own personal purposes...[T]hey're just absolutely batshit crazy...And that can be fun to write as well, right. It's intended as a kind of a dark comedy...What they do with Malice and all the rest. And Malice's return, and etc. etc. Kind of Blood Simple."Steven Erikson Discussion - Death in Malazan (Spoiler Warning) - Books with Banks - See 48:15
==Notes and references==
Category:Females
Category:House Dracons