Character from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
Imperial High Mage of the Malazan Empire — immensely powerful, deeply distrusted by the military, and far more complex than his forbidding exterior suggests.
Tayschrenn is the most powerful mage in the Malazan Empire's service, and almost everyone hates him for it. The Bridgeburners blame him for the disaster at Pale, the generals distrust his agenda, and other mages resent his superiority. The truth is more nuanced — Tayschrenn serves the Empire with genuine devotion, but his methods are opaque and his willingness to sacrifice individuals for the greater good makes him terrifying. He holds power that rivals Ascendants.
Tall, dark-skinned, with angular features and deep-set eyes that seem to look through people. Wears High Mage robes that billow with latent power. His presence makes other mages uneasy.
Also known as: Tayschrenn, High Mage Tayschrenn, Imperial High Mage