Dujek Onearm

Character from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson

One-armed High Fist of the Malazan Empire — the grizzled commander who held the army together when the throne tried to tear it apart.

Dujek commands through earned respect and the visible evidence of shared suffering. He lost his arm in service and his faith in the throne's wisdom long before that. His decision to go renegade — taking the Host independent from Laseen's increasingly erratic commands — is the act of a man who finally chose his soldiers over his oath, and both choices cost him everything.

Appearance

Grizzled, one-armed, with a face like crumpled leather and eyes that have calculated the odds of a hundred battles. Short, stocky, and built for endurance rather than display. His missing arm is a statement: he gave it to the Empire and kept fighting.

Also known as: Dujek, Dujek Onearm, High Fist Dujek

What They Know

• Knows the true disposition and loyalty of every officer in the Malazan military — who serves the throne, who serves the empire, and who serves only themselves
• Aware that Empress Laseen has been systematically purging Old Guard commanders and that his own outlawing was staged to give him operational freedom
• Maintains secret communication channels with Malazan garrisons across three continents through Bridgeburner-era code systems the Claw never cracked
• Knows the exact supply line vulnerabilities of the Pannion Domin from Malazan intelligence networks and where their undead armies are weakest
• Understands that the Bridgeburners are being deliberately spent by the throne and has been quietly documenting the evidence for a future reckoning

Connections

• commands — malazan_host
• friend_of — whiskeyjack
• serves — laseen
• rival_of — laseen
• ally_of — anomander
• commands — whiskeyjack
• rival_of — caladan_brood

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