Character from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
Youngest Sengar brother who claimed a cursed sword and became Emperor of the Tiste Edur — dying and resurrecting endlessly, each return eroding his sanity further.
Rhulad was once merely the youngest, most insecure Sengar brother — jealous of Trull and Fear, desperate to prove himself. The Crippled God's sword gave him power but at a horrific cost: every death is real, every resurrection more agonizing, and the madness compounds. He rules the Tiste Edur as Emperor but trusts no one, kills on suspicion, and weeps in private. He is simultaneously a tyrant and a victim, a puppet who believes himself a king.
Grey Tiste Edur skin covered in golden coins fused to his flesh from repeated resurrections. Wild-eyed, twitching, his body bearing the scars of dozens of deaths. The cursed sword never leaves his hand.
Also known as: Rhulad Sengar, Rhulad, Emperor Rhulad