Deck of Dragons

Item from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson

Cards that map the ascendant pantheon — reading the Deck is divination through direct contact with gods, and gods do not appreciate being looked at.

Also known as: Deck of Dragons, the Deck, the Dragon Deck

What They Know

• Each card is a direct line to an ascendant power — reading the deck contacts gods
• Houses include Shadow, Death, Light, Life, Dark, and Chains
• Reading creates connections between powers — convergences often follow
• Fiddler's readings were notoriously powerful and attracted dangerous attention
• New cards appear when new ascendants rise — the deck updates itself

Connections

• used_by — fiddler
• maps — the_warrens

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