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An ancient Jaghut name known by the T'lan Imass, with some connection to the Pannion
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-> See [[spoiler:The Pannion Seer in [[Characters/MalazanBookOfTheFallenGenabackis The Pannion Domin]]]]
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* SummonBiggerFish: The Malazans's goal in releasing him is to set him against Anomander Rake in order to weaken the Lord of Moon's Spawn enough that their mages can finish him off. Fortunately for Rake, Kruppe, Tool, and K'rul catch wind of the plot and make their own plan to reseal him.
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* ArcVillain: For ''Gardens of the Moon.''
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* {{Precursors}}: The Imass were what has become known as one of the Four Founding Races (together with their potentially RecursivePrecursors the [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Jaghut]], the [[AbusivePrecursors Forkrul Assail]] and the [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs K'Chain Che'Malle]]). Having been a hunter-gatherer society, they haven't left any advanced technology behind and besides, the ''[[DemBones T'lan]]'' Imass are still around anyway. Quite literally, the Imass were also the precursors of humans, preceding and in some places co-existing with them much like the Neanderthals did in the real world.
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* {{Precursors}}: The Imass were what has become known as one of the Four Founding Races (together with their potentially RecursivePrecursors the [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Jaghut]], the [[AbusivePrecursors Forkrul Assail]] and the [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs K'Chain Che'Malle]]).Che'Malle]). Having been a hunter-gatherer society, they haven't left any advanced technology behind and besides, the ''[[DemBones T'lan]]'' Imass are still around anyway. Quite literally, the Imass were also the precursors of humans, preceding and in some places co-existing with them much like the Neanderthals did in the real world.
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* {{BFS}}: Anyone who's not a Bonecaster among the T'lan Imass is a warrior, and the majority of them seem to prefer the sword as their WeaponOfChoice. These swords tend to be almost as tall as their wielders, made of ''flint stone'' and get handled [[OneHandedZweihander one-handed]].
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* {{BFS}}: Anyone who's not a Bonecaster among the T'lan Imass is a warrior, and the majority of them seem to prefer the sword as their WeaponOfChoice.weapons. These swords tend to be almost as tall as their wielders, made of ''flint stone'' and get handled [[OneHandedZweihander one-handed]].
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* KnightTemplar: They are all ''fanatically'' devoted to their notion of justice, one which involves ruthlessly murdering anyone who they believes violate it.
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* KnightTemplar: They are all ''fanatically'' devoted to their notion of justice, one which involves ruthlessly murdering anyone who they believes believe violate it.
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* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Repeatedly. Despite channeling their magic through their voices, multiple Forkrul Assail are on the receiving end of vocally delivered magic by their enemies. Badalle uses her poetry to [[spoiler: drive off the party that hunts the Snake into the Glass Desert]] and later to [[spoiler: to summon the Forkrul Assail's god to the battlefield in Kolanse to consume Brother Aloft.]] She's not the only one who gets in on the action; [[spoiler: Brys immobilizes Brother Diligence by speaking the names of the forgotten gods from the dolmens in depths of the ocean.]]
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* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Repeatedly. Despite channeling their magic through their voices, multiple Forkrul Assail are on the receiving end of vocally delivered magic by their enemies. Badalle uses her poetry to [[spoiler: drive off the party that hunts the Snake into the Glass Desert]] and later to [[spoiler: to summon the Forkrul Assail's god to the battlefield in Kolanse to consume Brother Aloft.]] She's not the only one who gets in on the action; [[spoiler: Brys immobilizes Brother Diligence by speaking the names of the forgotten gods from the dolmens in depths of the ocean.]]
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* Telepathy: The Forkrul Assail Pures communicate with each other through telepathy.
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* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: The Forkrul Assail have far more joints than humans do, with even their sternums being hinged, allowing them an abnormal ability to manuever themselves in combat that beffudles unprepared opponents.
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* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: The Forkrul Assail have far more joints than humans do, with even their sternums being hinged, allowing them an abnormal ability to manuever maneuver themselves in combat that beffudles befuddles unprepared opponents.opponents.
* ArchEnemy: To the K'Chain Che'Malle. When they fought in ancient times, the Forkrul Assail even turned on their own god and used it as a source of power so they could destroy them.
* ArchEnemy: To the K'Chain Che'Malle. When they fought in ancient times, the Forkrul Assail even turned on their own god and used it as a source of power so they could destroy them.
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* KnightTemplar: They are all ''fanatically'' devoted to their notion of justice, one which involves ruthlessly murdering anyone who they believes violate it.
* SpareBodyParts: They have two hearts, and stabbing through only one won't kill them.
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* SpareBodyParts: They have two hearts, and stabbing through only one won't kill them.
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-> 'So many names . . . Eran'ishal, Mother to the Eres'al—my first and most sentimental of choices. Rath Evain to the Forkrul Assail. Stone Bitch to the Jaghut. I have had a face in darkness, a son in shadow, a bastard in light. I have been named the Mother Beneath the Mountain, Ayala Alalle who tends the Gardens of the Moon, for ever awaiting her lover. I am Burn the Sleeping Goddess, in whose dreams life flowers unending, even as those dreams twist into nightmares. I am scattered to the very edge of the Abyss, possessor of more faces than any other Elder.'
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A supposedly extinct Elder race, the Forkrul Assail were said to be formidable warriors obsessed with justice, standing against foes like the T'lan Imass in their self-assigned role as arbiters of order. Their warren was Akhrast Korvalain.
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*AbnormalLimbRotationRange: The Forkrul Assail have far more joints than humans do, with even their sternums being hinged, allowing them an abnormal ability to manuever themselves in combat that beffudles unprepared opponents.
* CompellingVoice: The Forkrul Assail can use Akhrast Korvalain to infuse their voices with power that allows them to bend others to their will. The entirety of the Forkrul Assail's armies in [[spoiler: Kolanse]] are forced to fight by the Assail's magic.
* EcoTerrorist: They're a very powerful and grandiose variant, but this is ultimately what they are. [[spoiler: Their ultimate goal is to use the power of the Crippled God to unseal Akhrast Korvalain to cleanse the earth of humanity as punishment for its destruction of the environment.]]
* WordsCanBreakMyBones: In addition to its aforementioned use to empower a CompellingVoice, the Forkrul Assail can also use Akhrast Korvalain to directly assault opponents, performing such visceral actions as crushing skulls.
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The eldest Forkrul Assail seen in the series, guarding the Spire.
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* BigBad: [[spoiler: She is the closest the series has to an individual one, serving as the informal leader of the Forkrul Assail in Kolanse who are the the final obstacle to the Bonehunters as they try to free the Crippled God.]]
* ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: She is the final guardian of the Crippled God's heart, and her defeat marks the end of a lengthy battle sequence, but there's still work to be done once she is defeated, and several other Forkrul Assail serve as the enemies of the Bonehunters in the final chapter.]]
* EvilCripple: She is missing an eye thanks to an encounter with a Jaghut and walks with a pronounced limp as a result of injuries received from a T'lan Imass, [[spoiler: at least until Fener's blood restores her.]]
* LargeAndInCharge: Tall even by the standards of her race.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Hood lifts her from the ground and smashes her repeatedly into the ground like a ragdoll, showing no mercy in shattering her.]]
->'''[[spoiler:Hood]]:''' ''I have had enough of your justice!''
* ThrowingOffTheDisability: [[spoiler:She is one of the beneficiaries of Fener's blood raining on the battlefield around the [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Spire]], being restored to her younger self without her injuries in time to face down Gesler.]]
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Various other Forkrul Assail encountered throughout the series.
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Nom Kala kills Sister Freedom with a harpoon to the eye.]]
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Repeatedly. Despite channeling their magic through their voices, multiple Forkrul Assail are on the receiving end of vocally delivered magic by their enemies. Badalle uses her poetry to [[spoiler: drive off the party that hunts the Snake into the Glass Desert]] and later to [[spoiler: to summon the Forkrul Assail's god to the battlefield in Kolanse to consume Brother Aloft.]] She's not the only one who gets in on the action; [[spoiler: Brys immobilizes Brother Diligence by speaking the names of the forgotten gods from the dolmens in depths of the ocean.]]
* EatenAlive: [[spoiler: Brother Aloft is eaten alive by the Soletaken insects that are all that remains of the Forkrul Assail's own god.]]
* NoodleIncident: Brother Serenity says that he has experience with the Malazans, but this interaction is not elaborated on and has yet to be described in any of the books.
* SealedEvilInACan: Sister Calm in the Laederon Plateau and Brother Serenity in Lether.
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A supposedly extinct Elder race, the Forkrul Assail were said to be formidable warriors obsessed with justice, standing against foes like the T'lan Imass in their self-assigned role as arbiters of order. Their warren was Akhrast Korvalain.
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*AbnormalLimbRotationRange: The Forkrul Assail have far more joints than humans do, with even their sternums being hinged, allowing them an abnormal ability to manuever themselves in combat that beffudles unprepared opponents.
* CompellingVoice: The Forkrul Assail can use Akhrast Korvalain to infuse their voices with power that allows them to bend others to their will. The entirety of the Forkrul Assail's armies in [[spoiler: Kolanse]] are forced to fight by the Assail's magic.
* EcoTerrorist: They're a very powerful and grandiose variant, but this is ultimately what they are. [[spoiler: Their ultimate goal is to use the power of the Crippled God to unseal Akhrast Korvalain to cleanse the earth of humanity as punishment for its destruction of the environment.]]
* WordsCanBreakMyBones: In addition to its aforementioned use to empower a CompellingVoice, the Forkrul Assail can also use Akhrast Korvalain to directly assault opponents, performing such visceral actions as crushing skulls.
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The eldest Forkrul Assail seen in the series, guarding the Spire.
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* BigBad: [[spoiler: She is the closest the series has to an individual one, serving as the informal leader of the Forkrul Assail in Kolanse who are the the final obstacle to the Bonehunters as they try to free the Crippled God.]]
* ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: She is the final guardian of the Crippled God's heart, and her defeat marks the end of a lengthy battle sequence, but there's still work to be done once she is defeated, and several other Forkrul Assail serve as the enemies of the Bonehunters in the final chapter.]]
* EvilCripple: She is missing an eye thanks to an encounter with a Jaghut and walks with a pronounced limp as a result of injuries received from a T'lan Imass, [[spoiler: at least until Fener's blood restores her.]]
* LargeAndInCharge: Tall even by the standards of her race.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Hood lifts her from the ground and smashes her repeatedly into the ground like a ragdoll, showing no mercy in shattering her.]]
->'''[[spoiler:Hood]]:''' ''I have had enough of your justice!''
* ThrowingOffTheDisability: [[spoiler:She is one of the beneficiaries of Fener's blood raining on the battlefield around the [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Spire]], being restored to her younger self without her injuries in time to face down Gesler.]]
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Various other Forkrul Assail encountered throughout the series.
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Nom Kala kills Sister Freedom with a harpoon to the eye.]]
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Repeatedly. Despite channeling their magic through their voices, multiple Forkrul Assail are on the receiving end of vocally delivered magic by their enemies. Badalle uses her poetry to [[spoiler: drive off the party that hunts the Snake into the Glass Desert]] and later to [[spoiler: to summon the Forkrul Assail's god to the battlefield in Kolanse to consume Brother Aloft.]] She's not the only one who gets in on the action; [[spoiler: Brys immobilizes Brother Diligence by speaking the names of the forgotten gods from the dolmens in depths of the ocean.]]
* EatenAlive: [[spoiler: Brother Aloft is eaten alive by the Soletaken insects that are all that remains of the Forkrul Assail's own god.]]
* NoodleIncident: Brother Serenity says that he has experience with the Malazans, but this interaction is not elaborated on and has yet to be described in any of the books.
* SealedEvilInACan: Sister Calm in the Laederon Plateau and Brother Serenity in Lether.
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Tool's sister, who refused to join the Ritual of Tellann.
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A T'lan Imass warrior separated from his companions while hunting the Unbound.
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The First Bonecaster, Olar Ethil was responsible for the casting of the Ritual of Tellann, which turned the Imass into the undead T'lan Imass.
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* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: She is shot through the eye by Torrent with his Rhivi bow after being restored to life by Fener's blood.]]
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* FantasticRacism: She despises the Jaghut, and it is implied that her own prejudices were responsible for spurring the Imass to their genocidal wars against them.
* TooDumbToLive: The more screentime she gets, the more it becomes clear that she has incredibly poor judgement. Torrent has to prevent her from getting herself killed by Ryadd and Silchas Ruin and she dramatically misjudges Tool in her scheming.
* VillainousCrush: [[spoiler:It is revealed shortly before her final defeat that she desires Tool romantically. She denied him permission to pass Hood's Gate and stole his children to this end, intending to give him a number of gifts (including his own children) to win his affections and rule the Imass alongside him.]]
* TooDumbToLive: The more screentime she gets, the more it becomes clear that she has incredibly poor judgement. Torrent has to prevent her from getting herself killed by Ryadd and Silchas Ruin and she dramatically misjudges Tool in her scheming.
* VillainousCrush: [[spoiler:It is revealed shortly before her final defeat that she desires Tool romantically. She denied him permission to pass Hood's Gate and stole his children to this end, intending to give him a number of gifts (including his own children) to win his affections and rule the Imass alongside him.]]
