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Dalasian Protectorates

The **Dalasian Protectorates** was a semi-autonomous principality of the Mallorean Empire located in the south of Mallorea. It was home to the race of the Dals, and was invaded by the Angarak forces prior to Mallorean unification. It contained the mountain of Kell, possibly the highest mountain in the world, and was home to the city of the same name which was the capital of the Dalasian society.
Helm

**Helm**, also known as the **Vigilant One** and **The Watcher**, was the god of guardians, protection, and protectors. He was worshiped by guards and paladins both, long being seen as a cold and focused deity who impartially took the role of defender and sometimes also enforcer. His activities in the Time of Troubles caused the folk of Faerûn to look differently on the Watcher.
Archprelate

The Archprelate is the head of the Elene Church, similar to the Pope in the real-life Catholic Church. He (it is intimated that no woman has ever held the post, another parallel with the Pope) is elected through a vote of one-hundred votes out of one hundred-sixty-eight, or an equal proportion of those present and voting. The word of the Archprelate is absolute among church officials and ecclesiastic matters (though his power in civil courts is compromised by the power of the kingdoms, except during Crisis of the Faith). Dolmant is the current Archprelate.
Ghwerig

The first character to be introduced in the series, in the prologue to *The Diamond Throne*. A dwarfed troll who retrieved Bhelliom, a magical jewel, from its cave and sculpted it into the shape of a rose, infusing it with the spirits of the Troll Gods as he did so. Ghwerig is maddened by the loss of Bhelliom, and he devotes most of the rest of his life to searching for it. He eventually finds it, but is killed by Sparhawk and Kurik at the end of *The Ruby Knight* as they wrest it from him.
Val

History

## Infamy

Victims of Zeta's Missions have nicknamed Val as the Red Ghost due to his suit ability to turn invisible. Red Ghost became known to the public after Saint was kidnapped.

## Amour Abilities

* Invisibility
* Charged blasts
* Enhanced strength

## Trivia

* Valor is his mother's maiden name.
* He dislikes his first name due to the nicknames people give him.They're not rude nicknames he just doesn't like them.
	+ He doesn't like being called: Anthony, Tony, Ann, or Annie\* (He only allows Eris to call him that in private.)
The Diamond Throne

Sparhawk, a Pandion Knight, has returned to his hometown Cimmura after ten years of exile in Rendor.

He finds his Queen and former pupil, Ehlana, has fallen ill, having been poisoned by Annias, the Primate (an ecclesiastical rank) of Cimmura. Queen Ehlana has been encased in diamond by magic performed by Sephrenia, the Styric tutor of magic to the Pandion Knights. The diamond will keep Queen Ehlana alive for up to 12 months while a cure is found.

To aid him on his quest, Sparhawk takes his childhood friend and fellow Pandion Knight Kalten, his squire Kurik, and Sephrenia. In a show of unity, the other three Church Knight Orders also send their champions to be his companions: Genidian Knight Ulath of Thalesia, Alcione Knight Tynian of Deira, and Cyrinic Knight Bevier of Arcium.

The company is also joined by Talen, a wayward, young and gifted thief, and by a mysterious little girl, named Flute, who is quite a bit more than she seems. The novel ends after Sparhawk, Kurik, Sephrenia, and Flute return to Rendor and discover the only way to cure Ehlana is with magic. It is in this book that Sparhawk first hears the word Bhelliom.
High Places of Korim

The **Turim Reef** is all that remains of the High Places of **Korim**, an Angarak holy site in the fictional Belgariad universe of David Eddings. It lies to the southwest of the eastern continent, west of Perivor.

When Torak split the world to create the Sea of the East, the mountains of Korim plunged until only their peaks remained above the new ocean level. Navigating this area by ship can be treacherous, as there are unexpected swirls and tides. A cave on the highest peak is the final resting place of the Sardion, and the site of the ultimate EVENT (known also as the CHOICE) between Light and Dark, where Cyradis of Kell makes her fateful decision.
1358 DR

* Mulhorand sends a fleet to seize the Alaor from Thay, but over half the fleet sinks as a result of storms and sahuagin attacks, and the campaign ends in failure. Mulhorand spends the rest of the year defending its port cities against a sea devil invasion.
* The Summer Storms War leaves many sahuagin of the Alamber and two thousand Mulhorandi dead with over thirty ships destroyed.
* House Oblodra (with its psionic powers unaffected by the Time of Troubles) plots to seize power over the drow city of Menzoberranzan. However, as the Troubles end, they are defeated and destroyed by House Baenre.
* Led by House Baenre, an army of drow, goblins, and kobolds of Menzoberranzan attack Mithril Hall. The dwarves are joined by local barbarian tribes, svirfneblin, the forces of Nesmé and Silverymoon, as well as Lady Alustriel Silverhand and the Harpells of Longsaddle. Together, they defeat the drow and force them back underground.
* Kythorn: End of the Ruathym–Luskan wars.
* Alturiak: Forced south by harsh winter conditions, trolls attack Yartar.
* Nesmé is attacked by the Griffon tribe in Eleint and surrenders to them in Uktar.
* An army of sycamore trees besieges Suzail, capital of Cormyr.
* The mythal barrier around Myth Nantar withstands attempts to break it.
* A horde of goblins descend from the High Peak and Kuldin Peak to engulf Erlkazar, but the realm defends itself.
* The Battle of Ascore occurs, and ruins the Zhentarim plan to expand their territory westwards.
Prussian Aerial Corps

The Prussian Aerial Corps is the German equivalent of the British Aerial Corps and the French L'Armee de l'Air.

## Dragon Breeds

Mauerfuchs - Lightweight/Courier breed

Berghexe - Middleweight

Also a variety of Heavyweight breeds which were not named in the books. They are commonly brown and grey, with spikes of bone and armour-like plates. Eroica was a Prussian Heavyweight, nearly the size of a Regal Copper, and weighed 23 tonnes.

## Tactics

### Formations

Prussia does not have any fire-breathing or acid-spitting breeds, so their formations are structured around and led by their Heavyweight dragons. Their formations are extremely disciplined and much of their training and tactics are based on the axioms of Frederick the Great.
Beldaran

Beldaran was one of the daughters of Poledra and Belgarath. She was a gentle and affectionate person with blonde hair and a fair complexion. Unlike her twin sister Polgara she was not a sorcereress and therefore had a normal life-span. As a child, her mother came to her in a dream and told her that sorcery was not her path; that she was meant to "be" something, not do things. She was beloved to both her sister and her father, and when Belgarath chose her to wed Riva Iron-grip, her leaving the Vale of Aldur was a difficult time for both of them. Belgarath was tempted to send Polgara, but he knew he was meant to send Beldaran, as Polgara's white lock was a mark of sorcery.

She was the first queen of Riva and "ultimate" grandmother of the the line that eventually produced Belgarion.
Mystra

**Mystra**, the **Mother of all Magic**, was a greater deity and the second incarnation of the goddess of magic after her predecessor Mystryl sacrificed herself to protect the Weave from Karsus's Folly. Mystra was destroyed by Helm when she defied the will of Ao the overgod and attempted to leave the Prime Material Plane during the Time of Troubles. At the conclusion of the Godswar, Ao offered the position of Goddess of Magic to the wizard Midnight, who reluctantly accepted and took Mystra's name in order to smooth the transition after so much chaos.
Algar

**Algar Fleet-foot** was the second son of Cherek Bear-shoulders, who was the last king of unified Aloria, and the brother of Riva Iron-grip and Dras Bull-neck. Algar was the founder and the first king of Algaria.

According to Polgara, Algar was much more intelligent than his brothers and father, but could go for days without saying a word – largely because he didn't see the point in conversation. Like his brothers and father, he was extremely tall, but he was leaner than them. He earned his last name by being a very fast runner. Polgara was given the chance by Algar to be his wife, but had to refuse. She much later admitted to her father, Belgarath, that if things had been different, she might have 'set her cap' for him. He established the cattle fair at Muros – which had profound long-term economic effects in the West. Later in life he talked more, put on a bit of weight and looked fairly impressive.
Taiba

**Taiba** is a character in David Eddings' book series *The Belgariad* and *The Malloreon*. She is one of the few remaining Marag Slaves left over from the Tolnedrans' genocidal war against them. She is known as "The Mother of the Race that Died" in the Mrin Codex. The party first meet Taiba in the catacombs beneath Rak Cthol in an alcove next to an underground spring. She is close to dying and is given a cloak to keep warm until the party returns. At this point Taiba was obsessed with killing Ctuchik to avenge her two infant daughters who had died under the grolim's knife. They also give her food and a little light. When they do they find that her alcove is buried under tons of rock. Relg is then required to use his divining ability to go through the rocks to reach her and bring her back. Later in *The Enchanter's End Game* she and Relg get married. Eventually they have several children, including the new Ulgo Gorim. The god Mara then asks that Taiba and Relg's descendants re-populate Maragor.

She is described as having a scantily clad "lush figure" (which causes Relg initially to stumble).
Riva (Kingdom)

**Riva** is a kingdom located on the **Isle of the Winds** in the Sea of the Winds to the west of  and . Riva is mountainous, and is only accessible at the River of Veils on the eastern side of the island. Its people are known as the **Rivans**. Its climate is such that Riva has been know to receive rain for six consecutive months and snow for the rest of the year.

Riva is named after its first ruler, Riva Iron-grip, the youngest son of Cherek Bear-shoulders, and first Guardian of the Orb. The Citadel at Riva was specifically designed by Belgarath, first disciple of Aldur, to house and protect the Orb, and all of its rulers know this to be their first and most important duty. The Rivans are all characterised as grim-faced and wearing grey cloaks made of goat's wool. That said, the country also holds skilled artisans who have a tendency towards brightly colored home-arts; while the face they present to the world is necessarily grim, the people themselves are warm and friendly beyond this initial appearance.

In large-scale strategic battles with other armies, Rivans fight as small-unit . They often engage in ambush tactics, and in battles with sworn enemies of the Alorns, they fight with grim-faced ferocity.

Riva is a brother nation to the Alorn countries Cherek, Drasnia, and Algaria. Following the murder of King Gorek the Wise, its rulers were all named Brand, the Rivan Warder. This is officially known to be a temporary "steward" position.

Most people believed that the line of Rivan rulers ended when Salmissra's Nyissan assassins murdered Gorek and his family. However, the Nyissans missed Gorek's youngest grandson, Prince Geran (known in the Belgariad as Prince Gared). Belgarath and his daughter Polgara rescued Prince Geran and hid the Rivan line in relative obscurity throughout Sendaria and the Alorn nations. The ultimate descendant of the Rivan line, Belgarion, the Godslayer, eventually helped recover the Aldur's Orb and reclaimed the throne of Riva.
Azash

One of the Elder Gods of Styricum, **Azash**was the god of the Zemochs. Imprisoned by the Younger Gods of Styricum in an idol, his shrine was discovered by Otha and **Azash** promised to reward him if Otha brought a sacrifice and surrendered his soul to him. He is the force behind the antagonists in *The Elenium*. Those who gave their soul to Azash were given extraordinary powers but usually at the price of their sanity. Many of Azash's followers partook in disgusting demonic rituals of torture and even eat other humans while they still live. Azash could summon terrible creatures to serve him, such as a Damork or a Seeker.

He claimed to be the father of Aphrael, but she insisted that the Thousand Younger Gods of Styricum, including herself, willed themselves into existence via the strain caused by the discord of the Elder Gods. He was destroyed by Sparhawk and the Bhelliom at the climax of *The Elenium*.
Mother Dark

**Mother Dark** was the Elder Goddess worshipped by the Tiste Andii; and she was Queen of High House Dark. Her Warren was her ancient realm of Kurald Galain. The Tiste Andii believed that Mother Dark created the world, but was lonely. In order to feel less alone, she created Father Light. Her children saw this as a betrayal and rejected her. Afterwards they were either cast out of Kurald Galain or left their mother's embrace by choice. Andii mages still used the Warren of Kurald Galain, but were no longer of it.
Toblakai

The **Thelomen Tartheno Toblakai** were an intelligent, humanoid race. They were said to be descended from the Thel Akai and to be the blessed of the children of the Great Mother.

The Thelomen Toblakai were humanoid, though taller and generally more physically robust than humans, with broad, flat faces. Pure-blood Toblakai stood at over seven feet tall, and were disproportionately muscled enough to seem wide. They were capable of interbreeding with humans to produce viable half-breeds, but seemed to have a different evolutionary descent, as marked by having four lungs rather than two.

It was known that certain Thelomen Toblakai could essentially become their own Warrens; the exact abilities and circumstances that surrounded this were unknown. Karsa Orlong appeared to be one such, channeling his Warren into the ability to ignore the structures and effects of spells, even Elder magic such as the T'lan Imass' Tellann. However, Karsa Orlong and his tribe's immunity to magic might also have come from the use of blood-oil, a substance related to otataral.

Thelomen Toblakai or their descendants were scattered across the Malazan world, and appeared to exist on all continents under a variety of names - Teblor, Fenn, Tarthenal, and Toblakai. They were a fallen people; once possessing high civilization, cities and books, most now lived in tribes and eked out a barbaric existence breeding horses and feuding with nearby tribes. The greatest details were known about the Teblor on Genabackis through the story of Karsa Orlong.

There were several races which were categorized as Toblakai. These were:

* Barghast - offspring of mortal Imass and Thelomen Toblakai
* Fenn
* Tarthenal
* Teblor
* Thelomen
* Thoul-Alai - of the Lands of Fist (Ivanr)
* Trell
K'rul

**K'rul** was an Elder God of the Malazan world, also called the **Maker of Paths**. Long before humans had erected stone settlements, he had been worshipped by hunters with sacrifices of 'blood and split bones'. But at the time of *Gardens of the Moon* he had few, if any, followers. His aspect was the Obelisk. K'rul first appeared hooded and was described as having long, sinuous fingers. He dressed in rags, was of average height, and had blunt and unprepossessing features.
Cherek

**Cherek Bear-shoulders** was the last King of all Aloria at the end of the Second Age.

Cherek accompanied Belgarath to Cthol Mishrak the steal the Orb of Aldur back from Torak. When they returned, Aldur instructed Belgarath to tell Cherek and his sons, Riva Iron-grip, Algar Fleet-foot, and Dras Bull-neck to divide up the kingdom of Aloria so as to better to defend the newly reclaimed Orb from he Angaraks. Thus, Aloria was broken up into the Kingdoms of Riva, Drasnia and Algaria, as well as the small remnant of the Kingdom of Aloria that he ruled, located on the peninsula that Val Alorn sat on (eventually known simply as Cherek due to his signing of royal documents with his own name instead of the kingdom's). He contented himself with being the King of the Ocean.
Chandim

The **Chandim**, the **Hounds of Torak**,  were a select group of Grolims who were transformed by Torak into monstrous hounds in order to guard Cthol Mishrak.

After Torak's defeat at the Battle of Vo Mimbre, Urvon went amongst them and convinced them that he spoke for Torak. He managed to convert a few back to Human form. These retain their intelligence and gift for sorcery, but the centuries spent as dogs have stripped all remnants of humanity from them (except perhaps sarcasm and sadism). They are also more dangerous in packs and like dogs are fanatically loyal to their master Urvon. Harakan was a Chandim.
Chyrellos

**Chyrellos** is the seat of the Elene Church. Not a kingdom, but more of a city-state (much like the real-world Vatican), it lies in the bordered center of the Eosian continent, at the place where Elenia, Arcium, Cammoria, Lamorkand, and Pelosia meet. Chyrellos is not subject to any monarchy, but is ruled by the Church, or more specifically, the Archprelate. The Basilica at Chyrellos is the main Cathedral of the Elene Church, and all Four Orders of Church Knights maintain chapterhouses there. Many Patriarchs of the Church also maintain homes in Chyrellos.
Faerûn

The continent of Faerûn is a landmass of approximately nine and a half million square miles, located mainly in the northern hemisphere of the world of Toril. Sub-arctic extremes chill its northern reaches, where ice sheets like the Great Glacier dominate the landscape in blinding white. To the south are the equatorial jungles of Chult and the tropical coasts of Halruaa. It’s bordered on the west by the Trackless Sea and on the east by the Endless Wastes and the Hordelands that separate it from Kara-Tur.

From the bitter, windswept steppes of the Endless Waste to the storm-lashed cliffs of the Sword Coast stretches a wide, wild land of shining kingdoms and primal wilderness, Faerûn is only one continent of the world known as Toril. Other lands lie in distant corners of the world, but Faerun is the center of it all, the crossroads and crux upon which all else turns. Dozens of nations, hundreds of citystates, and countless tribes, villages, and settlements dot its expanse.

Faerûn is an open land full of kingdoms and empires, large and small, and scattered city-states and villages struggling to make their way in a landscape that can be unforgiving wilderness one mile and cosmopolitan city the next.

Countless millions of humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, and other sentient beings call Faerûn home. It is a land of magic and intrigue, cruel violence and divine compassion, where gods have ascended and died, and millennia of warfare and conquests have shaped dozens of unique cultures.
Murgos

Murgos were the people of Cthol Murgos. Originally the warrior caste and aristocracy of Cthol Mishrak, they were the first group to migrate west, and penetrated the farthest south on the western continent. Beyond the equator, they conquered the entire southern half of the continent, which was populated by a Dallish people. Later the Murgos made the locals slaves. Very few westerners knew just how far Cthol Murgos really was. The Murgos were a highly militaristic race and practiced ritual self-scarification in the name of Torak.
Bevier

**Bevier** is a Cyrinic Knight and one of the principal companions of Sparhawk. He is notable for his devotion to the Elene religion. He has also received a university education, and has studied military history extensively, as well as participating in amateur dramatics at the university. In *The Diamond Throne* he mentions that he is a few months away from turning thirty years old. Bevier is a very innocent man who is continually shocked by the more relaxed behaviour of the other knights, though he does admit that he has a weakness for women. When it comes to matters of the church or justice, Bevier can be very passionate and even a little rash. His weapon of choice is a Lochaber axe. Sir Bevier is the champion of the Cyrinic Knights.
Sardion

The **Sardion**, or **Cthrag Sardius**, was the opposite of the Orb of Aldur and the other half of the stone at the center of the world. The Sardion was larger than the Orb, an "oblong stone somewhat larger than a man’s head", and described as "streaked with pale orange and milky white in alternating stripes banded closely together" in color. It glowed (dusky) red. When in close proximity with the Orb, it made the Orb burn red.

After falling from the sky, for centuries it was housed in an underwater temple in Zamad, one of the seven kingdoms of Karanda, where it was worshiped. At the beginning of the third millennium, a King of Zamad assimilated Veresebo and the Melcene emperor mounted a punitive expedition into Zamad to teach the Karands a lesson. The Melcene emperor took the Sardion (which Senji speculates more to punish the Karands than out of any desire to possess the stone for himself). Later, the Melcene emperor donated the Sardion to the University of Melcene, where it became part of the museum of College of Comparative Theology. It was moved by the Melcene scholar in the College of Arcane Learning to "The Place Which Is No More," at the time of the Battle of Vo Mimbre.
Angarak

**Angaraks** were the people of Torak. In Mallorea, they were the dominant people in the northwest and are common throughout the Empire as soldiers and administrators. On the Western Continent, they occupied the southernmost lands, and the lands east of the Eastern Escarpment. These nations were originally the people of Cthol Mishrak in the far northwest of Mallorea. Separate from mainstream Mallorean society, this population became stratified by social class. When Torak broke the city and drove its people to migrate west, he took the social classes to be racial groups, and sent them in three groups accordingly: the Murgos, Thulls, and Nadraks. Though these races actually despised each other with passion, the only thing stopping them from tearing each other apart was that Torak told them not to. After Torak was slain by Belgarion the Malloreans launched a vicious campaign against the Murgos. The Nadraks fearing the same fate allied themselves with the West in an attempt to shield themselves from the fury of 'Zakath, the Emperor of the Malloreans. The final tribe of the Angaraks were the Grolims, the hereditary priesthood of Torak.
Jaghut

The **Jaghut** were a non-human Elder Race and one of the four founding intelligent races of the Malazan planet.

The Jaghut were known to humans mostly in legend. Temper recalled tales of Jaghut plying their targets with subtle arguments and poisoned gifts. The phrase "dealing with a Jaghut" connoted deceit and betrayal.

The term "Jaghut" had largely degenerated in human use to "Jhag" or "Shurl" according to the scholar Mammot, although the latter term does not appear to have been used again in the books. Dorin Rav described having heard Jaghut referred to as "Jag" in stories.

They were solitary, powerful beings who once dominated much of the world after the eradication of the K'Chain Che'Malle. The younger Jaghut race was said to have once been ruled over by the K'Chain Che'Malle much as the Jaghut Tyrants later had ruled over the Imass.

Mammot informed his nephew Crokus Younghand that three races had struggled for dominion in the early days of the world. The first to bow out and disappear were the Forkrul Assail. The other two races were the Jaghut and the T'lan Imass, who warred endlessly. The Jaghut ultimately failed because they were a race of individuals who fought each other as much as their racial enemies.
Melcene Empire

The **Melcene Empire** was an empire which acted as an autonomous region of the Mallorean Empire.

During the Cracking of the World, many of the Melcene Islands sank, leaving the country overpopulated. Due to this, the bureaucratic Melcene government formed a commitee to review the problem. As reported by Belmakor to his brother Disciples of Aldur, the reports, which had taken 10 years to make, boiled down, stated that the empire "needed more land". It went on to suggest that the empire expand into mainland Mallorea. The Melcene Emperor sent emissaries to the Dallish kingdoms of Rengel and Celanta to show them the advantages of being part of the same empire, and the disadvantages of refusing. However, Belmakor stated that the emissaries did not issue threats, but "*did* manage to convey the notion that the emperor would be *terribly* dissapointed if he didn't get what he wanted". The Melcene Empire then went on to annex the kingdoms of Pallia and Darshiva, however the Kingdom of Gandahar was more of a struggle for the empire as the Gandaharese had managed to train elephant cavalry. The Melcene Empire did eventually overpower Gandahar, however, and the same elephant cavalry created, along with Melcena's own war chariots, one of the most militaristically superior armies in the world. However, the Melcene expansion halted when they encountered the mystical Dals to the southwest, and the demon-worshipping Karands to the north.
Alcione Knight

The Alcione Order are protectors of the Kingdom of Deira, and of King Obler. Their Preceptor is Lord Darrelon; their Champion is Sir Tynian, a good-humored Knight enamored of jokes and humorous (or bawdy) tales. Deirans are known for their massive armor, the heaviest in the world. It is forged of unpolished steel, and adorned with a sky-blue surcoat. Alciones are known as the world's experts in armor. They derive their spell-casting powers from the Styric god, Setras.
Sister of Cold Nights

**Sister of Cold Nights** also named **Sister Night**, was a powerful ancient Elder Goddess.

She had short to medium length, unkempt black hair, a pale, long face with flat features and her eyes were large and luminous in the dark. Her usual expression was that of a severe frown. She was unusually tall and not at all curvy and wore stained, ragged, old travelling clothes. Dorin Rav thought her appearance alien, not totally inhuman but not quite right in the proportions of her eyes, cheekbones and chin.

K'rul and Draconus and the Sister of Cold Nights referred to each other as brother/sister, however it was unclear if they were siblings in the human sense of the word.
Forkrul Assail

The **Forkrul Assail** or **Forkrul** were a non-human, purportedly extinct mythical Elder Race. They used the Hold of Ahkrast Korvalain.

The Forkrul Assail were humanoid, although taller and thinner than humans. They possessed more joints in their limbs and hands, enabling them to bend their lower arms in all directions, a jointed sternum, large, solid black eyes and blue blood rather than red. Their skin was described as white as alabaster. It was said that their bodies were hinged as if they had two sets of hips and that whilst they could walk on two legs, they could also stand on four. At least some of them had two hearts.

They were physically far more robust than humans, and appeared to be virtually un-killable through conventional means, healing from cuts and blows extremely quickly. They also possessed incredible strength, speed and agility, and were able to successfully combat several powerful opponents such as Toblakai, Tiste Edur, and Kenryll'ah tyrants at once while sustaining only minor wounds. They fought empty handed, using their fists like clubs and using their fingers to punch through armour and bone. Sorcerous attacks washed off them like water. In addition, they had preternatural longevity, more so than most of the other races, and could live for millennia without food or water.

The Forkrul Assail were one of the founding races in the *Malazan Book of the Fallen* thought to have been created by the Azathanai Kilmandaros who was worshiped by them. They existed in isolation, interacting with other races through violent arbitration of conflicts, more accurately the annihilation of the involved parties.

Arguably, one of the greatest of their conflicts was with the K'Chain Che'Malle. During this conflict the Assail began to lose and turned on their own god, harnessing its power by wounding it. This resulted in the Forkrul destroying all but one nest and Matron of the K'Chain. The final Matron opened a portal into chaos and blocked it from notice so that when the Assail used their god's power she could sacrifice herself to destroy the god, as it consumed both of their souls. What remained of the Assail god came down in the Glass Desert and lived on as mindless D'ivers with no chance of ever sembling again.

They also waged the "Just Wars" against the Tiste Liosan.

The Tiste Andii, Silchas Ruin once encountered Forkrul Assail. His refutation of the Forkrul concept of adjudication was absolute, to the point that he killed those he could find, the other Forkrul being killed by his Draconic kin. Silchas also revealed that the Forkrul people had once fashioned an alliance with the Jaghut.

The Forkrul Assail had not interacted with the Malazan Empire until Tavore Paran and her Bonehunters decided to liberate the Crippled God.
Accendare

Accendare is a female Flamme-de-Gloire in the French L'Armee de l'Air.

## Appearance

Like others of her breed, Accendare is black with gold markings. Her right eye is blinded and her left has a black schlera with a pale yellow pupil.

She has long, thin horns curving down from her forehead to the very edge of her jaws, and is missing a talon on her left rear leg.

## History

Accendare fought in the battle of the Glorious First in 1794; she was blinded in the right eye and lost her talon after being hit with a pepper-ball.

In Throne of Jade, Accendare and her formation attempted to escort a convoy of French ships to Le Havre; Lily and Excidium's formation intercepted them over the Channel. As Laurence was knocked out before the fighting ended, it is unknown what the result of the battle was.
Lelldorin

**Lelldorin of Wildantor** was a companion of Belgarion in *The Belgariad* and featuered in *The Malloreon*. Lelldorin was the son of the Baron of Wildantor in Asturia, Arendia and also an accomplished archer. Indeed, he is called "The Archer" in most of the prophecies. A loyal friend of Garion, Lelldorin was prone to rash behavior, particularly towards Mimbrate Arends, with whom his people have been fighting for centuries. When he first met Garion he was embroiled in a controversy to assassinate the King of Arendia, Korodullin and place the blame on Tolnedran Legions. During their travels he was poisoned in an attack of Algroths and while he was recuperating Garion exposed the plot and kept Lelldorin's involvement silent, saving his brash young friend.

As he recovered, he fell in love with a Mimbrate girl named Ariana, eventually marrying her after kidnapping her, assaulting her brother, a priest of Chaldan, and his cousin Torasin.  Eventually he makes his peace with Mandorallen, a Mimbrate knight of Garion's acquaintance. His friendship with Mandorallen eventually grew so strong that in *The Malloreon* he raised an army to aid Mandorallen in the *liberation* of Mandorallen's one true love, almost re-starting the Arendish Civil War.
Mrin Codex

The **Mrin Codex** is a fictional book of prophecy mentioned many times in David Eddings' Belgariad and Malloreon series of fantasy novels. Together with the Darine Codex, it provides the principal instructions for the Child of Light and his companions during the Age of Prophecy. Unlike the Darine, the Mrin does not follow any chronological order, but instead jumps around in time. Belgarath discovers that the Darine can be used as a "map" to the Mrin, which expands on and confirms what the Darine says. The Prophecy confirms this with a humorously deprecating message to Belgarath in the Mrin.

The Prophecy which guides the Child of Light and his companions does not allow the sorcerers whose task is to glean their instructions from the Mrin, to understand what they are reading until the appropriate time. Belkira and Beltira are often given the task of interpreting the text, as their joined minds allow them to use the Darine in tandem with the Mrin more easily.

The part about the meeting of the Child of Light and the Child of Dark:

"Behold, it shall come to pass that in a certain moment, that which must be and that which must not be shall meet, in a meeting shall be decided all that has gone before and all that will come after. Then will the Child of Light and the Child of Dark face each other in the broken tomb, and the stars will shudder and grow dim"

In the Mrin Codex Belgarion's companions are named:

Barak: The Dreadful Bear

Durnik: The Man With Two Lives

Hettar: The Horse Lord

Silk or Prince Kheldar: The Guide

Relg: The Blind Man

Lelldorin: The Archer

Mandorallen: The Knight Protector

Taiba: The Mother of the Race that Died

Ce'Nedra: The Queen of the World

Liselle: The Huntress

Sadi: The Man Who Is No Man

Zakath: The Empty One

Toth: The Silent Man

Poledra: The Woman Who Watches
Moranth

**Moranth** were a highly regimented people who were centred in the Cloud Forest of Genabackis.

Moranth and Barghast were both descended from a sea-faring Imass culture that interbred with the Toblakai. It is possible that the Moranth may have interbred with the Tiste Edur, as they certainly co-existed alongside each other for a time.

The Moranth lived in valleys high above in the mountains of Cloud Forest, where they possessed fields of green farms, and canals for irrigation. The Moranth had also built several towers in the mountains, where they presumably lived.

The Moranth were at all times covered in chitinous armor, wearing helms with only small visor slots for sight. Their armour was difficult to remove and, in fact, appeared to be sutured on. In the case of Twist, his mangled hand was visible, proof, that there was a flesh and blood man inside the armour. Moranth were so thoroughly encased in their armour that it was difficult to identify their sex.

They spoke to each other in a language of clicks and buzzes and on the whole were reticent in communicating with outsiders. They spoke a clipped tongue that allowed them to communicate at a quick pace. When necessary, they were capable of speaking in the native tongues of outsiders.

The Moranth had domesticated enormous flying insects known as Quorl which they used as a means of transportation. Their existence was not generally known and government agencies tried to keep it that way.
Belgarion

Garion is the distant nephew of Polgara the Sorceress and the distant grandson of Belgarath the Sorcerer, though in truth his lineage is many times removed from them, through Belgarath's other daughter and Polgara's twin sister, Beldaran, the wife of Riva Iron-Grip, the first king (and founder) of Riva. Garion's father was Geran, a stonecutter in the Sendarian village of Annath and hidden heir to the Rivan throne. His mother, Ildera, was the daughter of a clan chief of Algaria.

Geran and Ildera were killed after a Grolim sent her into premature labor while he had Pol out looking for Garions grandmother. After Garions birth he set fire to their home, and he (Garion) was taken by his aunt to live on Faldor's farm. He lived there in ignorance for 14 years. He was watched all his life by Chamdar, the man who killed his parents, until he would be old enough to be coming into his talents and could be used as a pawn. However, after the "Orb of Aldur" was stolen, he was swept along as his aunt and grandfather left to search for it. Along the way he learned many things about himself and his family, including the fact he's an immortal sorcerer—and is eventually revealed to be the Heir to the Rivan Throne—after which he begrudgingly becomes king. He also falls in love with Ce'Nedra, the Tolnedran princess, who reciprocates, and is forced to marry him by treaty.

He then discovers his destiny—destroying the Dark God Torak—and to avoid a bloody war with the Angaraks, goes with his grandfatherand Silk on a journey which ends in an epic duel that he ultimately wins by slaying Torak. He is then married to Ce'Nedra and has a baby boy.

Several years later, during which he matures considerably, his son, Geran, is kidnapped to be the bearer of a new Dark Prophecy. Garion follows his son's kidnapper on a trek across Mallorea, and during this time he conceives another child, meets his grandmother, befriends the Emperor of Mallorea and the King of the Murgos (who have been enemies of his allies for generations), and chooses his successor as the "Child of Light." His successor ends the eternal conflict, becoming a God in the process. He returns home for the birth of his daughter Beldaran, although he is told by the Prophecy to prepare for a few more children along the way, as he and Ce'Nedra have hugely increased lifespans, reproductive and otherwise.

During the two series, he collects various titles, which he tends to use only when it suits him. From the book *Castle of Wizardry* onwards, he holds the titles *King of Riva,* *Overlord of the West*, and *Lord of the Western Sea,* *Keeper of the Orb of Aldur,* and after *Enchanter's End Game* takes on the title of *Godslayer.* Through many of the books he also bears the title *Child of Light* (he also bears this name in the Mrin and Darine Codices) Among his most important accomplishments are the slaying of the god Torak in *Enchanter's End Game*, and his decision to choose his successor for the term 'Child of Light' at the Place Which Is No More in *The Seeress of Kell.*
Maragor

Maragor is the land of an extinct people called the Marags. The Marags were the children of the God Mara. Seeking to take for themselves the large amounts of gold that existed in the streams and rivers of Maragor, the legions of  swept in to Maragor and wiped out the Marags. Mara remained in the ruins of Maragor's capital, Mar Amon, mourning his lost children and protecting the ruins of Maragor from gold hunters, until the descendent of a Marag taken as a slave by the Murgos named Taiba and her husband Relg moved back to Maragor to regenerate the lost race.

The Marags were often seen as savages by the other races due to their practice of .  points out in "" that the Marags only cannibalized members of other races, and only did so due to a misreading of Mara's scriptures. He also says that nine out of every ten Marags was female. Polgara dislikes the Marags because of their cannibalism as well as because of societal practices deriving from the overwhelmingly female populace (in particular,  seems not to have been practiced).

By the time of *The Belgariad* Maragor is a haunted place, filled with the shades of the dead, spectral s with no corporeal substance but whose appearance frightens passersby to the point of insanity. Though Maragor is still rich in gold, the only living creatures to pass inside the boundaries of the country are the monks of Mar Terrin, a group of Tolnedran holy men who attempt to minister to the ghosts and to those whom they have made mad.
Arends

Arends are the people of Chaldan, inhabiting Arendia on the western continent and the island of Perivor off Mallorea. Most Arends are generally slow-witted, and tend to jump into things without thinking. The Arendish nobility continue to emphasize pride, honor, and military prowess, while the serfs form the downtrodden masses, with little variation in their conditions across the country. As such, while the upper classes strongly identify as Asturian, Mimbrate, or (formerly) Wacite, the lower classes are effectively just 'Arendish'. For most of its history, Arendia was embroiled in a never-ending series of civil wars among the three major duchies, Asturia, Mimbre, and Wacune. Vo Wacune was destroyed by an Asturian force in events described in *Polgara the Sorceress*, while the Asturians themselves were effectively fighting a guerrilla war at the time of the multi-nation Battle of Vo Mimbre. After the battle, the heir to the duchy of Asturia was married to the only son of the duke of Mimbre. Although this legally united the kingdom, prejudice and local conflicts between Asturians and Mimbrates continued for generations. The Mimbrates are also known for their habit of speaking extravagantly, using archaic styles of speaking ("Thees, Thous and Foreasmuches" as Eddings puts it in the *Rivan Codex*). This is widely prevalent among the Mimbrates and to a lesser extent the Wacites, although the Asturians abandoned it as a sign of defiance towards the Mimbrates.
Cracking of the World

The **Cracking of the World** was an event that happened around five thousand years before Belgarion's lifetime. It was caused when the God Torak used the Orb of Aldur to defend himself against the other Gods and their armies after he lost in the the War of the Gods.

When he did this the combined power cracked the world, let in the sea thus creating the Sea of the East to separate his Angaraks from the other races. This caused worldwide destruction and chaos. It also caused the destruction or significant alteration of many places including:

1. The mountains of Korim, which ceased being a mountain, and became the Turim Reef
2. the creation of the Eastern Escarpment.

The Orb then horribly disfigured the beautiful God Torak for his misuse of its power, melting one of his eyes in its socket and burning one side of his body with a wound that never healed.
Battle of Thull Mardu

The **Battle of Thull Mardu** took place when Princess Ce'Nedra's army came between the Murgo forces of Taur Urgas and the Mallorean invaders at the city of Thull Mardu. The purpose of the battle was largely a distraction to let Belgarion and his companions infiltrate Mallorea and battle Torak. Another chief goal was the placement in the river Mardu of Cherek warships to decimate the Mallorean navy.

The Western armies were able to take Thull Mardu in front of Mallorean and Murgo forces. Unbeknownst to the Western armies, the Murgo and Mallorean forces were set to clash -- and the Western forces became sandwiched in between the two forces.

During the battle Polgara, Durnik, and Ce'Nedra were captured by Zakath and taken to Cthol Mishrak. The battle resulted in the Western Army retreating from Thull Mardu, with Nadrak assistance, and the Cherek navy being set out to sea.
D'ivers

**D'ivers** were a higher order of shape-shifter than Soletaken. They sembled between a single humanoid form and multiple entities in their other form. During the transformation process, a D'ivers exuded a sharp, spicy scent.

Like a Soletaken, a D'ivers' fangs and claws spread a virulent infection that usually caused hallucinations, madness, and death. Those that survived their terrible wounds faced the possibility of recurring bouts of insanity several times a year for the rest of their lives.

T'lan Imass, Soletaken, and D'ivers shared a mysterious bond of kinship.
Darujhistan

**Darujhistan** was the largest, most influential and last of the Free Cities on Genabackis. It had been called the "City of Cities" and was located on the southern shore of Lake Azur, in the centre of the continent.

Darujhistan was mainly populated by people of Daru and Gadrobi descent. During major festivals, the population of the city expanded to as many as three hundred thousand people.

It was said that the two thousand year old city (Baruk claimed the age to be three thousand years) was built on rumours. According to the scholar Mammot, when rumours of the presence of a Jaghut barrow in the Gadrobi Hills spread, the influx of fortune seekers led to the founding of Darujhistan. The rumours themselves were based on indigenous Gadrobi tribe legends. No barrow was found and the origin of the saying 'born on a rumour' was now unknown to most.

Despite having no standing army, it was said never to have been conquered. Some attributed this to the protective eye of the gods.
Sparhawk

**Sir Sparhawk** is the central character of The Elenium and The Tamuli, a series of fantasy novels by David Eddings. Sparhawk is a knight of the Pandion Order. He is the Champion to Queen Ehlana of the kingdom of Elenia. He is also Anakha - the One Whose Fate the Gods Do Not Know, and wielder of Bhelliom. One of his distinguishing physical characteristics is a crooked nose, which was broken by his friend Kalten during their knights' training as boys. He rides a foul-tempered war horse named Faran. His nemesis is Martel, a knight who was expelled from the Pandion order.
Guardians of the West

At the end of *The Belgariad*, Garion has slain the evil god Torak and believes that he may expect lasting peace. The first half of the book concentrates on the first eight years of Belgarion's reign, describing many minor problems including Queen Ce'Nedra's seeming infertility and a civil war in Arendia. All of these problems are resolved without much trouble, their resolutions providing some comic relief. The book also focuses on the life of Errand, who is growing up in the Vale of Aldur as Polgara's ward. During his years there, Errand is revealed to have extraordinary powers of extra-sensory perception that extend almost to the definition of omniscience. This puzzles Polgara and Belgarath.

During the same years, Errand encounters other supermundane activity, most significantly a lesson learned telepathically from an ancient tree and two contacts with people who will be important to his destiny. Before the dawn of a particular day, Garion and Errand are both summoned by the Orb of Aldur to the Hall of the Rivan King. Before either one can react the Orb suddenly glows deep red, and the Voice of Prophecy warns them "Beware Zandramas!". Thereafter Garion and Belgarath seek to discover the identity and purpose of Zandramas through records of ancient, dubious prophecies. Ultimately, Garion learns that he is still a figure of prophecy and bears the responsibility of defeating the one who will succeed Torak as "Child of Dark".

Subsequent to Garion's discovery, his regent Brand is unexpectedly murdered by assassins sent to kill Ce'Nedra and her newborn son Geran. The assassins are traced to the Bear-Cult, a legion of ethnocentric fanatics dedicated to reunification of the empire divided among the sons of Garion's distant ancestor King Cherek, who consider Ce'Nedra a corruptive foreign influence. Garion later hears word that the Bear-Cult have taken over several Alorn cities as their base of operations. In response, he and other descendants of Cherek destroy the Bear-Cult, but are unable to prevent the abduction of Prince Geran by a third entity. When the cult rising is put down, it is revealed that the leader of the cultists is actually the Mallorean priest/sorcerer Harakan, a servant of Torak's disciple Urvon. Harakan escapes shortly after the revelation of his true identity.

The military leaders are later visited by the clairvoyant Cyradis, the seeress of Kell, who reveals that the kidnapping was carried out by Zandramas, the new Child of Dark. Garion is told that to find his son, only the following companions must he take with him on the start of his quest: Belgarath, Polgara, Ce'Nedra, Errand, Durnik, and Silk. Additionally, he will gather on his travels the Huntress (a Drasnian spy named Liselle or Velvet), the Man Who Is No Man (Sadi), the Empty One (Mallorean Emperor Zakath), the Silent Man (Toth) and the Woman Who Watches (Poledra). With these companions he must travel to the Place Which Is No More for the final meeting between Light and Dark that will decide the fate of the world. When all objections are overcome, the company assembles and departs.