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Random Lore Fragment of the Day no. 17 (RLFOTD #17)

The Tiste Andii were a non-human Elder Race. They were the Children of Darkness. The first of Mother Dark's children, they were her dearest, the dwellers of the land before light. They were sometimes referred to as the Souls of Starless Night. The Tiste Andii were immortal, and their actions could be difficult for mortals to comprehend. The leader and Archmage of the Tiste Andii was Anomander Rake, who ruled by strength of personality.

Before the coming of light, the Tiste Andii lived alone in Kurald Galain. The city of Kharkanas was their first city. The Tiste Andii worshipped Mother Dark. After Mother Dark turned away, the Tiste Andii fell into turmoil, leaving Kharkanas and wandering from place to place, following Anomander Rake as their Lord.

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Iceberg Theory & August Fanon - Kurald Galain (Breath of Chaos)

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Dorssan Ryl

The river in Kurald Galain

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Kharkanas & The Tiste

Okay but guys. Kurald Galain used to have all the Tiste as one people, with sunlight and moonlight and stars and everything.

Then they split up into the Tiste Andii (they were the first to split. At least namewise), the Tiste Edur and the Tiste Liosan. During the civil war.

Right.

But there's a description of Anomander Rake in Forge of Darkness, and he has a "sun-burnished face, the colour of pale gold". Pale gold. As opposed to the black skin and white hair we know him with in the Malazan BotF series.

Silchas Ruin is still the same: white skin, red eyes.. Well, he probably looks a damn sight better than he does when he crawls out of the Azath grounds in Letheras, but still.

Andarist, I couldn't tell you if I wanted to, because there's barely any description of Andarist. Like, ever. *sigh*

But anyways, my point is, you would have no idea who ended up as which Tiste sect until the civil war actually happened. Which explains why the Road to Kharkanas (also dubbed the Road of Gallan) is claimed by the Tiste Liosan (as we see when Yan Tovis and Yedan Derrigg lead the Shake back there..), even though pretty much everything else in that world is pure darkness (from when Mother Dark ascended the throne and started drawing in the Darkness and getting rid of all the light and ending up with her followers who took on the name of Andii - Children of Darkness).

Honestly, no, my point is all over the place. But still. This.

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Korlat - a character from Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson