Ganoes Paran

Character from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson

Noble-born officer who stumbled into a war between gods and climbed out as Master of the Deck — the reader's bewildered entry point into a world that refuses to make sense.

Also known as: Ganoes, Ganoes Paran, Captain Paran, Master of the Deck, Paran

What They Know

• Became Master of the Deck of Dragons — a new role that gives him influence over the Houses and the Ascendants
• Noble-born from the Paran family in Unta — sister Tavore commands the Bonehunters, sister Felisin was enslaved
• Served as adjutant to the Bridgeburners after Lorn's death at Darujhistan
• Was killed by the Hound Gear and resurrected — the first step toward his Ascendant role
• Has walked within warrens as the Deck's representative, confronting gods and forcing them to negotiate
• Commands what remains of the Bridgeburners as their nominal captain
• His role as Master of the Deck makes him a nexus point — Ascendants must deal with him whether they want to or not

Connections

• sibling_of — tavore
• sibling_of — felisin
• serves — whiskeyjack
• ally_of — quick_ben
• friend_of — fiddler
• possesses — deck_of_dragons
• mentored_by — whiskeyjack
• rival_of — shadowthrone
• ally_of — anomander
• member_of — bridgeburners
• betrayed_by — laseen
• ally_of — shadowthrone
• ally_of — kruppe
• lover_of — tattersail

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