Shadowthrone

Character from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson

God of Shadow, formerly Emperor Kellanved — a giggling, scheming, rotund silhouette who hides the most dangerous mind in the pantheon behind a performance of madness.

Also known as: Shadowthrone, Ammanas, Kellanved, Emperor Kellanved, King of High House Shadow

What They Know

• Was Emperor Kellanved — founder of the Malazan Empire, the greatest military-political mind of his age
• Ascended to become God of Shadow, ruling the Shadow Warren from the Throne of Shadow
• His 'assassination' by Laseen was almost certainly engineered — he and Dancer planned their ascension
• Commands the Hounds of Shadow — massive, terrifying supernatural beasts that serve as his enforcers
• Co-architect with Cotillion of the plan to free the Crippled God — the hidden purpose behind decades of scheming
• His apparent madness is a performance that has fooled gods — the mind beneath is surgical
• Maintains a network of mortal agents including members of the Bridgeburners and Bonehunters
• His scepter channels Shadow Warren power and serves as both weapon and symbol of authority

Connections

• ally_of — cotillion
• ascended_from — kellanved
• rival_of — laseen
• rival_of — anomander
• rival_of — quick_ben
• commands — hounds_of_shadow
• ally_of — tavore
• betrayed_by — laseen
• ally_of — ganoes
• member_of — shadow_realm
• serves — crippled_god_liberation
• rival_of — kallor
• rival_of — ganoes
• rival_of — kruppe
• rival_of — apsalar
• rival_of — oponn
• commands — iskaral_pust

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