Kruppe

Character from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson

Round, sweaty, pastry-devouring master of Darujhistan's underworld — a man who speaks in third person, thinks in spirals, and may quietly be the most powerful mortal alive.

Also known as: Kruppe, The Eel, Kruppe of Darujhistan, Kruppe the First

What They Know

• The Eel — Darujhistan's hidden spymaster who controls the city's underworld intelligence network
• Walks the dream world of K'rul, the Elder God, as though invited — his access to Elder power is unexplained
• Has faced Ascendants and gods through sheer force of personality and mysterious metaphysical protection
• Operates from Phoenix Inn and various bakeries — his intelligence network spans Darujhistan's every level
• His third-person speech and apparent buffoonery are genuine personality, not disguise — which makes him harder to read, not easier
• Connected to the Azath House in Darujhistan and the Finnest held within it
• Possibly a mortal vessel for Elder power, possibly just the most improbable genius alive — nobody knows
• His ability to consume pastries is matched only by his ability to consume information

Connections

• ally_of — anomander
• ally_of — crokus
• located_at — darujhistan
• member_of — darujhistan
• ally_of — whiskeyjack
• rival_of — shadowthrone
• ally_of — ganoes
• friend_of — murillio
• friend_of — coll
• possesses — elder_dream_access
• ally_of — caladan_brood
• friend_of — crokus
• commands — rallick

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