Karakarang

Karakarang was one of the Holy Cities of Seven Cities. It was located on Otataral Island in the northeast part of the continent.Deadhouse Gates, Glossary, UK MMPB p.938 Specifically, it lay on an outjut of land bordered by the Talgai Sea on the west, the Bandiko Sea to the north, and the Sea of Gallada to the east.
It was the Holy City of the Tanno cult.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 2, US HC p.66 Tanno drakes brought pilgrims to Rutu Jelba from where a pilgrim route led over the Talgai Mountains to Karakarang.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 1, US HC p.44The Bonehunters, Chapter 17, US SFBC p.703
The nearby isles were likely the Karang Isles.
==In Deadhouse Gates==
Fiddler, Kalam Mekhar,Crokus Younghand and Apsalar took passage as crew on a Blue Moranth trader from Genabackis to the imperial port of Karakarang. They then travelled on the Tano pilgrim route from Karakarang across the Talgai Mountains down to Rutu Jelba.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 1, UK MMPB p.59 Fiddler later pondered that the whores of Karakarang had looked like poxed sisters from some gigantic poxed family with poxed babies on their hips.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 1, UK MMPB p.60
Turqa, the captain of Kimloc's private guard, told Fiddler that he had been Kimloc's first guest in the eleven years since the Spiritwalker negotiated the peaceful surrender of Karakarang to the Malazan Empire with High Fist Dujek Onearm. Turqa disclosed to Fiddler that although Kimloc could have destroyed the advancing Malazan forces, he chose to surrender in order to prevent the city from sharing the fate of Aren whose inhabitants had been slaughtered by the T'lan Imass. The time reference puts the surrender at around 1153 BS.Deadhouse Gates, Chapter 2, UK MMPB p.94/95
==In Memories of Ice==
Quick Ben claimed that a sorceress going by the name of Nightchill had been involved when, nine centuries before the start of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, Karakarang was liberated from unknown occupiers.Memories of Ice, Chapter 5, UK MMPB p.193
== Natives ==
* Ebron
==Notes and references==
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