Bayaz, First of the Magi

Character from The First Law by Joe Abercrombie

The wise mentor who is secretly the villain of the entire world — an immortal wizard who has been manipulating kings, wars, and economies for centuries, and who considers human beings a renewable resource.

Also known as: Bayaz, First of the Magi, The First of the Magi

What They Know

• First and most powerful of the Magi — apprentice of Juvens, the Maker's brother
• Has manipulated the Union's politics, economy, and wars for centuries from behind the scenes
• Broke the First Law (touching the Other Side) and the Second Law (eating human flesh) — crimes he projects onto his enemies
• Used the Seed to devastate half of Adua during the Gurkish siege — killing thousands to win
• Controls the Union's banking system through Valint & Balk — economic domination backing his political control
• His feud with Khalul has driven most of the world's major conflicts for centuries
• Installed Jezal dan Luthar as king of the Union as a puppet he could control
• Murdered his master Juvens and has been rewriting history to cover it ever since

Connections

• manipulates — jezal
• nemesis_of — khalul
• uses — logen
• uses — sulfur
• controls — adua
• nemesis_of — sult
• manipulates — savine

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