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* EnemiesWithDeath: Hood has a beef with the T'lan Imass as a whole, as is revealed in ''Literature/TheCrippledGod'', who are a race that collectively cheated death by becoming {{undead}}. For a long time, he could do nothing about it, but then the T'lan Imass decided to make [[spoiler:Dassem Ultor]] ''their'' champion, and since such motions have metaphysical investiture in the series, all Hood had to do was to serve him the information the T'lan Imass had just made him the [[DeityOfHumanOrigin God of Tragedy]] on a hot platter. It's never explicitly explained what truly happened, but Onos T'oolan claims that [[spoiler:Dassem and his daughter]] were actually Hood's ''weapons'' directed at the T'lan Imass.
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* EnemiesWithDeath: Hood has a beef with the T'lan Imass as a whole, as is revealed in ''Literature/TheCrippledGod'', who are a race that collectively cheated death by becoming {{undead}}.[[TheUndead undead]]. For a long time, he could do nothing about it, but then the T'lan Imass decided to make [[spoiler:Dassem Ultor]] ''their'' champion, and since such motions have metaphysical investiture in the series, all Hood had to do was to serve him the information the T'lan Imass had just made him the [[DeityOfHumanOrigin God of Tragedy]] on a hot platter. It's never explicitly explained what truly happened, but Onos T'oolan claims that [[spoiler:Dassem and his daughter]] were actually Hood's ''weapons'' directed at the T'lan Imass.
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* MutilationConga: The T'lan Imass, being already a race of {{undead}} [[DemBones walking skeletons]], can take quite a lot of damage before they are considered damaged enough to be put to rest somewhere with a nice vista. In ''Literature/HouseOfChains'', Onrack gets half his skull bitten off, chewed by a [[CanisMajor Deragoth]], and loses an arm, but keeps going cheerfully.
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* MutilationConga: The T'lan Imass, being already a race of {{undead}} [[DemBones undead walking skeletons]], can take quite a lot of damage before they are considered damaged enough to be put to rest somewhere with a nice vista. In ''Literature/HouseOfChains'', Onrack gets half his skull bitten off, chewed by a [[CanisMajor Deragoth]], and loses an arm, but keeps going cheerfully.
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* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Cheated on his wife, the Imass woman who would later become the Whirlwind Goddess.]]
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* NeglectfulPrecursors: Their ritual sealing of [[OurOrcsAreDifferent captured Jaghut]] and Forkrul Assail proved ineffective in the long-term as any person with sufficient strength and interest could remove the rock and thus release the trapped being. In addition, their actions directly contributed to the destruction of magic at various locations around the world, which continues to this day.
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* NeglectfulPrecursors: The Jaghut themselves weren't slacking off in that regard. Known for having created some other races just for fun (they didn't need them for anything in particular), some of those sentient or semi-sentient killing machines ([[spoiler:the Boles, the Nachts]]), they then just up and left them to do whatever they pleased, which includes looking for new things to hate and kill because, well, that's what they do best.
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* MutilationConga: The T'lan Imass, being already a race of {{undead}} [[DemBones walking skeletons]], can take quite a lot of damage before they are considered damaged enough to be put to rest somewhere with a nice vista. In ''Literature/HouseOfChains'', Onrack gets half his skull bitten off, chewed by a [[CanisMajor Deragoth]], and loses an arm, but keeps going cheerfully.
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* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The Jaghut are an ancient ProudScholarRace who view civilization as being inherently exploitive and corrupt (they built a nation long ago; it didn't work out) and mostly live as hermits to the point that other races typically consider them either mythical or extinct. Every so often, however, a Jaghut would succumb to the lure of power and become a Jaghut Tyrant; being effectively immortal and immensely powerful mages, they would set themselves up as {{God Emperor}}s among other races. Notable Tyrants include [[SealedEvilInACan Raest]] and [[spoiler: the Pannion Seer]]. Though very few Jaghut became Tyrants, the threat of them was considered so great that another ancient race, the T'lan Imass, dedicated their lives (and undeath) to exterminating the Jaghut just to be on the safe side.
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* MasterSwordsman: The First Sword of the T'lan Imass.
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* MasterSwordsman: The Onos T'oolan used to be the [[WorldsBestWarrior First Sword Sword]] of the [[TheUndead T'lan Imass.Imass]] before the title was transferred to Dassem Ultor. That changed nothing about his sword skills, though, and he is still able to fight off all three members of the Seguleh Punitive Army in ''Literature/MemoriesOfIce'', though not all at once. When he [[spoiler:becomes mortal again and marries into the Barghast White Faces]], he becomes clan leader based on his martial prowess.
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* AgeWithoutYouth: The T'lan Imass are a whole race that went through a ritual to make every member of it immortal so they could exterminate their sworn enemies. They forgot to include the 'eternal youth' sub-clause, though. Subverted in that being walking mummified skeletons makes them even more effective in combat. However, they cannot die. Ever. When any one gets damaged enough to be unable to fight, they are either left where they fell or, given sufficiently heroic deeds, placed in a place with a nice vista they can admire for rest of eternity.
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The [[PunctuationShaker T'lan]] Imass, [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot zombie neanderthals]] who stripped themselves of their mortality to better [[FantasticRacism cleanse the world]] from the [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Jaghut]] and now wish nothing more than to be freed from their Vow and just die already.
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* EvilOverlord: In the setting's prehistory, the Jaghut were a race of {{precursors}} who were immensely powerful, nigh-immortal mages, but generally peaceful hermits. The exceptions to this rule were [[GodEmperor Jaghut Tyrants]], who used their vast powers to enslave other races and rule as god-kings. The Tyrants caused such damage that another race of precursors, the T'lan Imass, swore an eternal oath to wipe out the Jaghut to prevent any more tyrants arising. Though Tyrants are referenced many times throughout the series, the only one who is named is [[SealedEvilInACan Raest]].
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* EnemiesWithDeath: Hood has a beef with the T'lan Imass as a whole, as is revealed in ''Literature/TheCrippledGod'', who are a race that collectively cheated death by becoming {{undead}}. For a long time, he could do nothing about it, but then the T'lan Imass decided to make [[spoiler:Dassem Ultor]] ''their'' champion, and since such motions have metaphysical investiture in the series, all Hood had to do was to serve him the information the T'lan Imass had just made him the [[DeityOfHumanOrigin God of Tragedy]] on a hot platter. It's never explicitly explained what truly happened, but Onos T'oolan claims that [[spoiler:Dassem and his daughter]] were actually Hood's ''weapons'' directed at the T'lan Imass.
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* VoluntaryShapeshifting / PantheraAwesome: As a bonecaster, she turns into a big black panther.
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* RecursivePrecursors: Even though the T'lan Imass claim to have founded the First Empire -- which is not to be confused with the ''human'' First Empire -- , later information reveals that the Jaghut had a thriving civilization in which all the concurrently existing races intermingled even ''before'' the Imass; they just went and decided that civilization is not worth the trouble, gave up on it and became hermits. And that's not even mentioning the [[spoiler:Azathanai]], who were around before everyone else.
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* RecursivePrecursors: Even though the T'lan Imass claim to have founded the First Empire -- which is not to be confused with the ''human'' First Empire -- , --, later information reveals that the Jaghut had a thriving civilization in which all the concurrently existing races intermingled even ''before'' the Imass; they just went and decided that civilization is not worth the trouble, gave up on it and became hermits. And that's not even mentioning the [[spoiler:Azathanai]], who were around before everyone else.
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* FamedInStory: He's famous In the Malaz world for, among other things, writing texts such as ''Gothos' Folly''
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* AGodAmI: Like many Jaghut Tyrants, Raest took perverse delight in being percieved as a god by the Imass.
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* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The Jaghut loathed community and avoided it as though it were a disease, believing it led only to horror and violence. Raest is a tyrant, who gets his kicks out of enslaving weaker species.
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* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The Jaghut loathed community and avoided it as though it were a disease, believing it led only to horror and violence. Raest is a tyrant, Tyrant, who gets his kicks out of enslaving weaker species.
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* AnIcePersonAnIcePerson: Par of the course for the Jaghut. In fact, this one in particular froze the whole Lether ''continent''.
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* NietzscheWannabe: Oh yeah. His work, Gothos' Folly, is described as a suicide note dozens of volumes long.
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* NietzscheWannabe: Oh yeah. His work, Gothos' Folly, ''Gothos' Folly'', is described as a suicide note dozens of volumes long.
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* WitchDoctor: The Bonecasters are the shamanic spiritual leaders of the T'lan Imass, of which a few are usually attached to a clan. Even back when the Imass were mortal, the Bonecatsers were already able to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshift]] into their respective [[{{Animorphism}} spirit animals]], the skins of which they would wear to show their affiliation. As the name Bonecasters suggests, their magic was the sort that connected with nature and spirits and was aspected to the Warren of Tellann, the Path of Fire. It was also the Bonecasters who enacted the Ritual of Tellann, which turned all Imass undead. As of the beginning of the series, the Bonecasters are the de facto leaders of the T'lan Imass, answering only to the respective clan's leader and keeping everyone else in line.
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* WitchDoctor: The Bonecasters are the shamanic spiritual leaders of the T'lan Imass, of which a few are usually attached to a clan. Even back when the Imass were mortal, the Bonecatsers Bonecasters were already able to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshift]] into their respective [[{{Animorphism}} spirit animals]], the skins of which they would wear to show their affiliation. As the name Bonecasters suggests, their magic was the sort that connected with nature and spirits and was aspected to the Warren of Tellann, the Path of Fire. It was also the Bonecasters who enacted the Ritual of Tellann, which turned all Imass undead. As of the beginning of the series, the Bonecasters are the de facto leaders of the T'lan Imass, answering only to the respective clan's leader and keeping everyone else in line.
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* OurOrcsAreDifferent: The Jaghut are greyish-green skinned and tusked. By the time of the main series only a few Jaghut remain, but they are considered one of the four Founding Races and have [[AnIcePerson a strong affinity to ice-aspected magic]]. Jaghut prefer to live in solitude, although some have been known as Jaghut Tyrants -- powerful Jaghut who pretended to be as gods and enslaved the Imass, causing the latter to rebel and eventually to vow to hunt the Jaghut into extinction. Later books reveal that the Jaghut used to have a thriving civilization, which they simly gave up and walked away from because the Lord of Hate, [[spoiler:aka Gothos]], convinced them that civilization is pointless. A trait common to most Jaghut is their dry as dust sense of humour.
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* OurOrcsAreDifferent: The Jaghut are greyish-green skinned and tusked. By the time of the main series only a few Jaghut remain, but they are considered one of the four Founding Races and have [[AnIcePerson a strong affinity to ice-aspected magic]]. Jaghut prefer to live in solitude, although some have been known as Jaghut Tyrants -- powerful Jaghut who pretended to be as gods and enslaved the Imass, causing the latter to rebel and eventually to vow to hunt the Jaghut into extinction. Later books reveal that the Jaghut used to have a thriving civilization, which they simly simply gave up and walked away from because the Lord of Hate, [[spoiler:aka Gothos]], convinced them that civilization is pointless. A trait common to most Jaghut is their dry as dust sense of humour.
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* TheMaker: Those old enough to remember claim that the Jaghut used to dabble in the creation of other, minor races, both sentient and not. It can be said with certainty that they were responsible for the creation of the Jhag horses[[note]]a species of horse much bigger and more aggressive than normal ones[[/spoiler]], the Nachts[[note]]demonic shapeshifters with usually ugly cute, clumsy, ape-like exteriors[[/note]] and the Bolead[[note]]human-looking creatures who later joined the Mott Irregulars and became known as the Bole family and who retain a great genetically engineered dislike for necromancers and demons[[/note]].
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* TheMaker: Those old enough to remember claim that the Jaghut used to dabble in the creation of other, minor races, both sentient and not. It can be said with certainty that they were responsible for the creation of the Jhag horses[[note]]a species of horse much bigger and more aggressive than normal ones[[/spoiler]], ones[[/note]], the Nachts[[note]]demonic shapeshifters with usually ugly cute, clumsy, ape-like exteriors[[/note]] and the Bolead[[note]]human-looking creatures who later joined the Mott Irregulars and became known as the Bole family and who retain a great genetically engineered dislike for necromancers and demons[[/note]].
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* OurOrcsAreDifferent: The Jaghut are greyish-green skinned and tusked. By the time of the main series only a few Jaghut remain, but they are considered one of the four Founding Races and have [[AnIcePerson a strong affinity to ice-aspected magic]]. Jaghut prefer to live in solitude, although some have been known as Jaghut Tyrants -- powerful Jaghut who pretended to be as gods and enslaved the Imass, causing the latter to rebel and eventually to vow to hunt the Jaghut into extinction. Later books reveal that the Jaghut used to have a thriving civilization, which they simly gave up and walked away from because the Lord of Hate, [[spoiler:aka Gothos]], convinced them that civilization is pointless. A trait common to most Jaghut is their dry as dust sense of humour.
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* OurOrcsAreDifferent: The Jaghut are greyish-green skinned and tusked. By the time of the main series only a few Jaghut remain, but they are considered one of the four Founding Races and have [[AnIcePerson a strong affinity to ice-aspected magic]]. Jaghut prefer to live in solitude, although some have been known as Jaghut Tyrants -- powerful Jaghut who pretended to be as gods and enslaved the Imass, causing the latter to rebel and eventually to vow to hunt the Jaghut into extinction. Later books reveal that the Jaghut used to have a thriving civilization, which they simly gave up and walked away from because the Lord of Hate, [[spoiler:aka Gothos]], convinced them that civilization is pointless. A trait common to most Jaghut is their dry as dust sense of humour.
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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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* LivingForeverIsNoBigDeal: Onrack doesn't mind being a clanless [[TheUndead undead]] who walks the earth, contrary to some of his fellow T'lan Imass. As he puts it, there's always something new to see.
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* GodEmperor: Some Jaghut, who would later become known as the Jaghut Tyrants, used to get a kick out of enslaving the then mortal Imass and rule over them, demanding to be worshipped as gods. They had the power to back it up, though eventually the Imass caught on and decided that clearly, the only way to end that nonsense would be [[DisproportionateRetribution to kill all Jaghut]], tyrant or not.
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* TheMaker: Those old enough to remember claim that the Jaghut used to dabble in the creation of other, minor races, both sentient and not. It can be said with certainty that they were responsible for the creation of the Jhag horses[[note]]a species of horse much bigger and more aggressive than normal ones[[/spoiler]], the Nachts[[note]]demonic shapeshifters with usually ugly cute, clumsy, ape-like exteriors[[/note]] and the Bolead[[note]]human-looking creatures who later joined the Mott Irregulars and became known as the Bole family and who retain a great genetically engineered dislike for necromancers and demons[[/note]].
* RecursivePrecursors: Even though the T'lan Imass claim to have founded the First Empire -- which is not to be confused with the ''human'' First Empire -- , later information reveals that the Jaghut had a thriving civilization in which all the concurrently existing races intermingled even ''before'' the Imass; they just went and decided that civilization is not worth the trouble, gave up on it and became hermits. And that's not even mentioning the [[spoiler:Azathanai]], who were around before everyone else.
* ShoutOut: The Jaghut are based on the Green Martians from ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars''.
* RecursivePrecursors: Even though the T'lan Imass claim to have founded the First Empire -- which is not to be confused with the ''human'' First Empire -- , later information reveals that the Jaghut had a thriving civilization in which all the concurrently existing races intermingled even ''before'' the Imass; they just went and decided that civilization is not worth the trouble, gave up on it and became hermits. And that's not even mentioning the [[spoiler:Azathanai]], who were around before everyone else.
* ShoutOut: The Jaghut are based on the Green Martians from ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars''.
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-> '''Baudin:''' 'T'lan Imass were never nothing but trouble. Always two sides to whatever they did, maybe more than two. Maybe hundreds.'
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The T'lan Imass[[note]]the ' in T'lan denotes the word as meaning 'broken/flawed' in their language[[/note]] are what remained of the Imass -- considered one of the Four Founding Races -- after they rose up against their Jaghut oppressors and enacted a ritual that turned every one of them into walking corpses, all to better be able to pursue their avowed genocide against their former rulers. They are seldom seen anymore and feared whenever they do show themselves, yet may actually be the ancestors of humans.
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* {{Animorphism}}: The T'lan Imass Bonecasters are able to turn into their respective spirit animal at will. It is implied that the transformation may affect them mentally as well; for example, Monok Ochem, having turned into what amounts to a prehistoric gorilla, loses his shit on the spot in ''Literature/HouseOfChains'' despite being an emotionless walking corpse otherwise.
* TheDeadHaveEyes: Despite having completely dried up eyes hidden deep within their sockets as befits walking desiccated corpses, the T'lan Imass are perfectly able to see. Onrack claims it's magic, the same kind that keeps them upright and mobile.
* DemBones: The T'lan Imass are somewhere between [[DemBones skeletons]] and [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombies]], as they still retain their skin and other tissue, but never were dead so weren't actually raised from the dead. No, instead a couple hundred thousand years ago they enacted a ritual which made their entire race into walking dried-up corpses to [[RevengeBeforeReason better be able to take revenge upon the Jaghut]]. They retained their conscience but their identities suffered some, creating an atmosphere in which anyone not heeling or toeing to the cause becomes an outcast and is to be hunted down and destroyed. During the Malazan conquest of Quon Tali and the subcontinent of Seven Cities, the Logros T'lan Imass[[note]]that's one among many clans[[/note]] were Emperor Kellanved's[[note]]who was also a mage[[/note]] [[TheDreaded dreaded]] undead mooks but disappeared again after his death[[note]]Kellanved had control of the First Throne, enabling him to also control those T'lan Imass who were close enough to feel the command, although Logros probably saw enough benefit in following Kellanved to not actively resist[[/note]]. The T'lan Imass also can turn into dust to travel over long distances, but cannot reform above or within water, which some use as a convenient way to effectively commit suicide.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Some members of the Jaghut, who later became known as the Jaghut Tyrants, enslaved the mortal Imass and demanded to be worshipped as gods. Upon discovering that to not be true, the Imass vowed to exterminate the ''entire race'', not just the ones responsible.
* TheDogBitesBack: The war between the Imass and the Jaghut is a species-wide example. The Imass rebelled against the Jaghut Tyrant warlocks, and drove the Jaghut to near extinction. To ensure they were thorough, almost the entire species enacted a ritual to turn them into undead, and the T'lan Imass have spent the last 320,000 years hunting the Jaghut.
* TheDreaded: One morning, when the citizens of Unta woke up to greet the day, they found a bunch of undead manning the palace's walls. Thus the Emperor-to-be Kellanved conquered Unta, giving every ruler on the continent nightmares in which hoary undead would sneak into their palace and murder them in their sleep. By the beginning of the main series, the T'lan Imass have gained a reputation as Kellanved's advance forces and are feared for simply cutting down everyone in their way without missing a step. Add to that their ability to turn into dust at will and the empire's ruthless expansionism and make sure to [[BringMyBrownPants bring your brown pants]].
* TheEmpire: Subverted. The T'lan Imass are very particular about having founded the true First Empire -- which is not to be confused with the ''human'' First Empire -- and dislike the human arrogance of claiming the title for themselves. However, in contrast to the human First Empire that truly was an empire, albeit a benevolent one, the Imass First Empire was nothing but a loose collection of allied tribes claiming to have founded the first organized civilization.
* FantasticRacism: The T'lan Imass really hate the Jaghut for playing them in the past, and would go to great lengths to kill any Jaghut they find. Later on, they also start to dislike the Tiste Liosan quite thoroughly. As Onrack explains it, his people cannot abide arrogance and he's always figured that having something to focus their dislike upon is a good thing, yet single targets are simply not good enough.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Imass are essentially the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' equivalent of the Neanderthals, sharing the latter's build and bone structure as well as the budding culture of a cave-dwelling hunter-gatherer society. Like the Neanderthals in the real world, they also interbred with and were hunted as prey by early humans, depending on the location, but unlike the real world Neanderthals, the Imass are strongly implied to have been the ancestors of humans.
* GenocideBackfire: Subverted. The T'lan Imass hunted down and exterminated almost the entire Jaghut race with only a few individuals having escaped their notice and hiding in remote locations. That would be bad news anyway, as the Jaghut tend to be powerhouses capable of destroying armies even when on their own, but actually subscribe to the 'No hard feelings, guys, some of us were real bastards.'-approach and just want to be left alone, not enact revenge upon the T'lan Imass.
* ImplacableMan: An entire race of them. When the T'lan Imass decide you need to die, they will follow you and hunt you down even if it takes crossing into other realms, killing demons and gods on their way. They're also immortal and cannot be even wounded, and can turn to dust. Enjoy jumping at every puff of that stuff.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: [[DemBones Undead]] [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Neanderthals]], basically. And the T'lan Imass Bonecasters[[note]]shamans[[/note]] are [[DemBones undead]] [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Neanderthal]] [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifters]].
* NonHumanUndead: Though humanoid, the T'lan Imass are not and never were human, but rather undead [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Neanderthals]] who have turned themselves into undead to better be able to enact their genocide upon the Jaghut.
* {{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.
* SpeciesLoyalty: It is mandated by the Ritual of Tellann in the case of the T'lan Imass. They are almost approaching HiveMind territory and immediately know it when someone breaks away. ''Thinking'' differently is a cause to hunt another down and destroy them, never mind not doing what the majority wants.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The [[WitchDoctor Bonecasters]] among the T'lan Imass are able to shapeshift into their respective [[{{Animorphism}} spirit animals]] at will. They usually wear the skins of their animal to denote their status as Bonecaster and change their names to reflect their affiliated animal[[note]]E.g. Okral Lom with Okral meaning plains bear; Pran Chole with Pran meaning arctic fox[[/note]].
* WitchDoctor: The Bonecasters are the shamanic spiritual leaders of the T'lan Imass, of which a few are usually attached to a clan. Even back when the Imass were mortal, the Bonecatsers were already able to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshift]] into their respective [[{{Animorphism}} spirit animals]], the skins of which they would wear to show their affiliation. As the name Bonecasters suggests, their magic was the sort that connected with nature and spirits and was aspected to the Warren of Tellann, the Path of Fire. It was also the Bonecasters who enacted the Ritual of Tellann, which turned all Imass undead. As of the beginning of the series, the Bonecasters are the de facto leaders of the T'lan Imass, answering only to the respective clan's leader and keeping everyone else in line.
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* TheDeadHaveEyes: Despite having completely dried up eyes hidden deep within their sockets as befits walking desiccated corpses, the T'lan Imass are perfectly able to see. Onrack claims it's magic, the same kind that keeps them upright and mobile.
* DemBones: The T'lan Imass are somewhere between [[DemBones skeletons]] and [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombies]], as they still retain their skin and other tissue, but never were dead so weren't actually raised from the dead. No, instead a couple hundred thousand years ago they enacted a ritual which made their entire race into walking dried-up corpses to [[RevengeBeforeReason better be able to take revenge upon the Jaghut]]. They retained their conscience but their identities suffered some, creating an atmosphere in which anyone not heeling or toeing to the cause becomes an outcast and is to be hunted down and destroyed. During the Malazan conquest of Quon Tali and the subcontinent of Seven Cities, the Logros T'lan Imass[[note]]that's one among many clans[[/note]] were Emperor Kellanved's[[note]]who was also a mage[[/note]] [[TheDreaded dreaded]] undead mooks but disappeared again after his death[[note]]Kellanved had control of the First Throne, enabling him to also control those T'lan Imass who were close enough to feel the command, although Logros probably saw enough benefit in following Kellanved to not actively resist[[/note]]. The T'lan Imass also can turn into dust to travel over long distances, but cannot reform above or within water, which some use as a convenient way to effectively commit suicide.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Some members of the Jaghut, who later became known as the Jaghut Tyrants, enslaved the mortal Imass and demanded to be worshipped as gods. Upon discovering that to not be true, the Imass vowed to exterminate the ''entire race'', not just the ones responsible.
* TheDogBitesBack: The war between the Imass and the Jaghut is a species-wide example. The Imass rebelled against the Jaghut Tyrant warlocks, and drove the Jaghut to near extinction. To ensure they were thorough, almost the entire species enacted a ritual to turn them into undead, and the T'lan Imass have spent the last 320,000 years hunting the Jaghut.
* TheDreaded: One morning, when the citizens of Unta woke up to greet the day, they found a bunch of undead manning the palace's walls. Thus the Emperor-to-be Kellanved conquered Unta, giving every ruler on the continent nightmares in which hoary undead would sneak into their palace and murder them in their sleep. By the beginning of the main series, the T'lan Imass have gained a reputation as Kellanved's advance forces and are feared for simply cutting down everyone in their way without missing a step. Add to that their ability to turn into dust at will and the empire's ruthless expansionism and make sure to [[BringMyBrownPants bring your brown pants]].
* TheEmpire: Subverted. The T'lan Imass are very particular about having founded the true First Empire -- which is not to be confused with the ''human'' First Empire -- and dislike the human arrogance of claiming the title for themselves. However, in contrast to the human First Empire that truly was an empire, albeit a benevolent one, the Imass First Empire was nothing but a loose collection of allied tribes claiming to have founded the first organized civilization.
* FantasticRacism: The T'lan Imass really hate the Jaghut for playing them in the past, and would go to great lengths to kill any Jaghut they find. Later on, they also start to dislike the Tiste Liosan quite thoroughly. As Onrack explains it, his people cannot abide arrogance and he's always figured that having something to focus their dislike upon is a good thing, yet single targets are simply not good enough.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Imass are essentially the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' equivalent of the Neanderthals, sharing the latter's build and bone structure as well as the budding culture of a cave-dwelling hunter-gatherer society. Like the Neanderthals in the real world, they also interbred with and were hunted as prey by early humans, depending on the location, but unlike the real world Neanderthals, the Imass are strongly implied to have been the ancestors of humans.
* GenocideBackfire: Subverted. The T'lan Imass hunted down and exterminated almost the entire Jaghut race with only a few individuals having escaped their notice and hiding in remote locations. That would be bad news anyway, as the Jaghut tend to be powerhouses capable of destroying armies even when on their own, but actually subscribe to the 'No hard feelings, guys, some of us were real bastards.'-approach and just want to be left alone, not enact revenge upon the T'lan Imass.
* ImplacableMan: An entire race of them. When the T'lan Imass decide you need to die, they will follow you and hunt you down even if it takes crossing into other realms, killing demons and gods on their way. They're also immortal and cannot be even wounded, and can turn to dust. Enjoy jumping at every puff of that stuff.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: [[DemBones Undead]] [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Neanderthals]], basically. And the T'lan Imass Bonecasters[[note]]shamans[[/note]] are [[DemBones undead]] [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Neanderthal]] [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifters]].
* NonHumanUndead: Though humanoid, the T'lan Imass are not and never were human, but rather undead [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Neanderthals]] who have turned themselves into undead to better be able to enact their genocide upon the Jaghut.
* {{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.
* SpeciesLoyalty: It is mandated by the Ritual of Tellann in the case of the T'lan Imass. They are almost approaching HiveMind territory and immediately know it when someone breaks away. ''Thinking'' differently is a cause to hunt another down and destroy them, never mind not doing what the majority wants.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The [[WitchDoctor Bonecasters]] among the T'lan Imass are able to shapeshift into their respective [[{{Animorphism}} spirit animals]] at will. They usually wear the skins of their animal to denote their status as Bonecaster and change their names to reflect their affiliated animal[[note]]E.g. Okral Lom with Okral meaning plains bear; Pran Chole with Pran meaning arctic fox[[/note]].
* WitchDoctor: The Bonecasters are the shamanic spiritual leaders of the T'lan Imass, of which a few are usually attached to a clan. Even back when the Imass were mortal, the Bonecatsers were already able to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshift]] into their respective [[{{Animorphism}} spirit animals]], the skins of which they would wear to show their affiliation. As the name Bonecasters suggests, their magic was the sort that connected with nature and spirits and was aspected to the Warren of Tellann, the Path of Fire. It was also the Bonecasters who enacted the Ritual of Tellann, which turned all Imass undead. As of the beginning of the series, the Bonecasters are the de facto leaders of the T'lan Imass, answering only to the respective clan's leader and keeping everyone else in line.
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* EndlessWinter: The [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Jaghut]] were fond of bringing about ice ages. Elder God Mael calls ice [[AnIcePerson 'the Jaghut answer to everything']]. When the Imass, whom some Jaghut Tyrants had enslaved, declared war on their masters and put themselves to the task of hunting down and killing every last Jaghut, the Jaghut [[KillItWithIce called down an ice age]] so that the Imass -- who were hunters and gatherers -- would starve. The continent Lether still sports geographically unusual glaciers and ice wastes as a result of Gothos freezing the place at the request of Mael, effectively blocking the way for the dead to pass on and enabling the creation of [[TheUndead undead]] easy-peasy on Lether.
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The Jaghut are considered one of the Four Founding Races and as mostly extinct by the time of the main series, although a few remain in remote, isolated locations. Their magic is ice-aspected due to their access to Omtose Phellack, the Elder Warren of Ice.
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* AnIcePerson: The Jaghut can access the warren of Omtose Phellack, the Path of Ice. They are fond of calling down ice ages to protect themselves from, e.g., the Imass, and Elder God Mael calls ice 'the Jaghut answer to everything'. In ''Literature/MidnightTides'', Gothos is seen freezing the entire continent of Lether at the request of Mael. Ice is also associated with death, what with Hood, Lord of Death, being a Jaghut.
* KillItWithIce: The Jaghut way to get rid of enemies was to call down an ice age to starve them. Or to simply freeze them and walk away.
* SoulJar: A so-called Finnest is an object used as a repository of power (and occasionally actual souls) by the Jaghut, although some non-Jaghut have taken up the practise as well. Thus far, the most often seen use for this in the series has been to store the power/soul of someone dangerously powerful and vicious in a Finnest in order to be able to imprison them, as such beings tend to be nigh unkillable if not outright immortal. Objects used for the purpose can be as varied as an acorn and a dagger.
* OurOrcsAreDifferent: The Jaghut are greyish-green skinned and tusked. By the time of the main series only a few Jaghut remain, but they are considered one of the four Founding Races and have [[AnIcePerson a strong affinity to ice-aspected magic]]. Jaghut prefer to live in solitude, although some have been known as Jaghut Tyrants -- powerful Jaghut who pretended to be as gods and enslaved the Imass, causing the latter to rebel and eventually to vow to hunt the Jaghut into extinction. Later books reveal that the Jaghut used to have a thriving civilization, which they simly gave up and walked away from because the Lord of Hate, [[spoiler:aka Gothos]], convinced them that civilization is pointless. A trait common to most Jaghut is their dry as dust sense of humour.
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* AnIcePerson: The Jaghut can access the warren of Omtose Phellack, the Path of Ice. They are fond of calling down ice ages to protect themselves from, e.g., the Imass, and Elder God Mael calls ice 'the Jaghut answer to everything'. In ''Literature/MidnightTides'', Gothos is seen freezing the entire continent of Lether at the request of Mael. Ice is also associated with death, what with Hood, Lord of Death, being a Jaghut.
* KillItWithIce: The Jaghut way to get rid of enemies was to call down an ice age to starve them. Or to simply freeze them and walk away.
* SoulJar: A so-called Finnest is an object used as a repository of power (and occasionally actual souls) by the Jaghut, although some non-Jaghut have taken up the practise as well. Thus far, the most often seen use for this in the series has been to store the power/soul of someone dangerously powerful and vicious in a Finnest in order to be able to imprison them, as such beings tend to be nigh unkillable if not outright immortal. Objects used for the purpose can be as varied as an acorn and a dagger.
* OurOrcsAreDifferent: The Jaghut are greyish-green skinned and tusked. By the time of the main series only a few Jaghut remain, but they are considered one of the four Founding Races and have [[AnIcePerson a strong affinity to ice-aspected magic]]. Jaghut prefer to live in solitude, although some have been known as Jaghut Tyrants -- powerful Jaghut who pretended to be as gods and enslaved the Imass, causing the latter to rebel and eventually to vow to hunt the Jaghut into extinction. Later books reveal that the Jaghut used to have a thriving civilization, which they simly gave up and walked away from because the Lord of Hate, [[spoiler:aka Gothos]], convinced them that civilization is pointless. A trait common to most Jaghut is their dry as dust sense of humour.
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* AGodAmI: Like many Jaghut Tyrants, Raest took perverse delight in being percieved as a god by the Imass.
* ArmourIsUseless: You don't even find out he was wearing it until several books after the fight. To be fair, he was fighting Dragons, so it probably didn't make all that much difference.
* {{Badass}}: Hell yes. Possibly one the strongest characters introduced in the series, in terms of raw power (although that may have just been a [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness GOTM thing]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Is evolving into one as the series progresses. His sense of humour is definitely an odd one though.
* MoralityPet: Has several Malazan soldiers find him a dead cat. He brings it to life so that it can keep him company inside the House of Azath and names it Tufty.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The Jaghut loathed community and avoided it as though it were a disease, believing it led only to horror and violence. Raest is a tyrant, who gets his kicks out of enslaving weaker species.
* SealedEvilInACan: Well, sealed in a barrow anyway, and by his own species no less. His Finnest, which contains most of his power, is also an example.
* SoulJar: The Finnest has most of Raest's power in it.
* TheUndead: He's not Undead like the Imass are, but it's clear that Raest and his body no longer share a particularly intimate connection, and the destruction of the latter causes him few difficulties. [[spoiler:A straight example now that he's inside the Azath House]].
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* ArmourIsUseless: You don't even find out he was wearing it until several books after the fight. To be fair, he was fighting Dragons, so it probably didn't make all that much difference.
* {{Badass}}: Hell yes. Possibly one the strongest characters introduced in the series, in terms of raw power (although that may have just been a [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness GOTM thing]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Is evolving into one as the series progresses. His sense of humour is definitely an odd one though.
* MoralityPet: Has several Malazan soldiers find him a dead cat. He brings it to life so that it can keep him company inside the House of Azath and names it Tufty.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The Jaghut loathed community and avoided it as though it were a disease, believing it led only to horror and violence. Raest is a tyrant, who gets his kicks out of enslaving weaker species.
* SealedEvilInACan: Well, sealed in a barrow anyway, and by his own species no less. His Finnest, which contains most of his power, is also an example.
* SoulJar: The Finnest has most of Raest's power in it.
* TheUndead: He's not Undead like the Imass are, but it's clear that Raest and his body no longer share a particularly intimate connection, and the destruction of the latter causes him few difficulties. [[spoiler:A straight example now that he's inside the Azath House]].
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* AGodAmI: Like many Jaghut Tyrants, Raest took perverse delight in being percieved as a god by the Imass.
* ArmourIsUseless: You don't even find out he was wearing it until several books after the fight. To be fair, he was fighting Dragons, so it probably didn't make all that much difference.
* {{Badass}}: Hell yes. Possibly one the strongest characters introduced in the series, in terms of raw power (although that may have just been a [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness GOTM thing]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Is evolving into one as the series progresses. His sense of humour is definitely an odd one though.
* MoralityPet: Has several Malazan soldiers find him a dead cat. He brings it to life so that it can keep him company inside the House of Azath and names it Tufty.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The Jaghut loathed community and avoided it as though it were a disease, believing it led only to horror and violence. Raest is a tyrant, who gets his kicks out of enslaving weaker species.
* SealedEvilInACan: Well, sealed in a barrow anyway, and by his own species no less. His Finnest, which contains most of his power, is also an example.
* SoulJar: The Finnest has most of Raest's power in it.
* TheUndead: He's not Undead like the Imass are, but it's clear that Raest and his body no longer share a particularly intimate connection, and the destruction of the latter causes him few difficulties. [[spoiler:A straight example now that he's inside the Azath House]].
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* ArmourIsUseless: You don't even find out he was wearing it until several books after the fight. To be fair, he was fighting Dragons, so it probably didn't make all that much difference.
* {{Badass}}: Hell yes. Possibly one the strongest characters introduced in the series, in terms of raw power (although that may have just been a [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness GOTM thing]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Is evolving into one as the series progresses. His sense of humour is definitely an odd one though.
* MoralityPet: Has several Malazan soldiers find him a dead cat. He brings it to life so that it can keep him company inside the House of Azath and names it Tufty.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The Jaghut loathed community and avoided it as though it were a disease, believing it led only to horror and violence. Raest is a tyrant, who gets his kicks out of enslaving weaker species.
* SealedEvilInACan: Well, sealed in a barrow anyway, and by his own species no less. His Finnest, which contains most of his power, is also an example.
* SoulJar: The Finnest has most of Raest's power in it.
* TheUndead: He's not Undead like the Imass are, but it's clear that Raest and his body no longer share a particularly intimate connection, and the destruction of the latter causes him few difficulties. [[spoiler:A straight example now that he's inside the Azath House]].
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* BadAss: Yes he's undead. Yes he has a host of advantages related to being undead. And yet, Tool is still incredibly BadAss.
* BerserkButton: Tool doesn't have a lot of friends. Don't hurt the ones he has.
* CoolSword: A huge, enchanted ''flint'' sword.
* DeliberateInjuryGambit: As a T'lan Imass, Tool can surive anything short of beheading or total dismemberment. It's not surprising, therefore, that these kind of tactics feature prominently in his playbook.
* EarnYourHappyEnding
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Like most of the T'lan Imass, Tool regularly shrugs off crippling injuries, just to remind us that, yes, he is undead.
* ImplacableMan: Comes with being a T'lan Imass, although even by their standards he's pretty damn hard to stop.
* LightningBruiser: As the First Sword, he can fight with the best, and as a T'lan Imass, he can basically become dust and travel really fast, and short of decapitation T'lan Imass don't die. However, T'lan Imass cannot materialize over water.
* LonersAreFreaks: Tool is unbound, and unconnected to any clan. Other T'lan Imass tend to view him with a mix of suspicion and awe because of this.
* MasterSwordsman: The First Sword of the T'lan Imass.
* TheUndead: Naturally.
* TheUnfettered
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* LonersAreFreaks: Even more so than her brother, Tool. Especially since she was the one who killed their entire tribe...
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Pannion. That is all.
* TheUndead: A notable aversion; she refused to take part in the Ritual of Tellann and is now one of the only living Imass still around.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting / PantheraAwesome: As a bonecaster, she turns into a big black panther.
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* FluffyTamer: His two [[PantheraAwesome emlava]] cubs.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: Eventually, with Kilava.]] Not so much with his first wife...
* PowerOfFriendship: With Trull Sengar.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Averted. Onrack is one of the few T'lan Imass that doesn't see his condition as a curse.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Cheated on his wife, the Imass woman who would later become the Whirlwind Goddess.]]
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* AGodAmI: Like many Jaghut Tyrants, Raest took perverse delight in being percieved as a god by the Imass.
* ArmourIsUseless: You don't even find out he was wearing it until several books after the fight. To be fair, he was fighting Dragons, so it probably didn't make all that much difference.
* {{Badass}}: Hell yes. Possibly one the strongest characters introduced in the series, in terms of raw power (although that may have just been a [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness GOTM thing]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Is evolving into one as the series progresses. His sense of humour is definitely an odd one though.
* MoralityPet: Has several Malazan soldiers find him a dead cat. He brings it to life so that it can keep him company inside the House of Azath and names it Tufty.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The Jaghut loathed community and avoided it as though it were a disease, believing it led only to horror and violence. Raest is a tyrant, who gets his kicks out of enslaving weaker species.
* SealedEvilInACan: Well, sealed in a barrow anyway, and by his own species no less. His Finnest, which contains most of his power, is also an example.
* SoulJar: The Finnest has most of Raest's power in it.
* TheUndead: He's not Undead like the Imass are, but it's clear that Raest and his body no longer share a particularly intimate connection, and the destruction of the latter causes him few difficulties. [[spoiler:A straight example now that he's inside the Azath House]].
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* AnIcePerson
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Like most Jaghut, shows a rather...weird sense of humor.
---> "I greet you as guests and so will not crush the life from you and devour your souls with peals of laughter. No, instead, I will make some tea."
---> "Ah, I despair, or I would if I cared enough. [[RunningGag No, instead, I will make some ashcakes.]] Which I will not share."
* FamedInStory
* TheHermit: Like most non-Tyrant Jaghut. To the point where he willingly lives in an Azath house.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler: The Lord of Hate.]]
* NietzscheWannabe: Oh yeah. His work, Gothos' Folly, is described as a suicide note dozens of volumes long.
* ParentalNeglect: To his son [[spoiler: Icarium]], a rather screwed up individual.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: When you can casually freeze an entire continent...
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* {{Troll}}: Really enjoys jerking Kilmandaros and Mael around.
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!! Onos Too'lan
* BadAss: Yes he's undead. Yes he has a host of advantages related to being undead. And yet, Tool is still incredibly BadAss.
* BerserkButton: Tool doesn't have a lot of friends. Don't hurt the ones he has.
* CoolSword: A huge, enchanted ''flint'' sword.
* DeliberateInjuryGambit: As a T'lan Imass, Tool can surive anything short of beheading or total dismemberment. It's not surprising, therefore, that these kind of tactics feature prominently in his playbook.
* EarnYourHappyEnding
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Like most of the T'lan Imass, Tool regularly shrugs off crippling injuries, just to remind us that, yes, he is undead.
* ImplacableMan: Comes with being a T'lan Imass, although even by their standards he's pretty damn hard to stop.
* LightningBruiser: As the First Sword, he can fight with the best, and as a T'lan Imass, he can basically become dust and travel really fast, and short of decapitation T'lan Imass don't die. However, T'lan Imass cannot materialize over water.
* LonersAreFreaks: Tool is unbound, and unconnected to any clan. Other T'lan Imass tend to view him with a mix of suspicion and awe because of this.
* MasterSwordsman: The First Sword of the T'lan Imass.
* TheUndead: Naturally.
* TheUnfettered
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!!Kilava Onass
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* LonersAreFreaks: Even more so than her brother, Tool. Especially since she was the one who killed their entire tribe...
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Pannion. That is all.
* TheUndead: A notable aversion; she refused to take part in the Ritual of Tellann and is now one of the only living Imass still around.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting / PantheraAwesome: As a bonecaster, she turns into a big black panther.
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!!Onrack the Broken
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* FluffyTamer: His two [[PantheraAwesome emlava]] cubs.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: Eventually, with Kilava.]] Not so much with his first wife...
* PowerOfFriendship: With Trull Sengar.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Averted. Onrack is one of the few T'lan Imass that doesn't see his condition as a curse.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Cheated on his wife, the Imass woman who would later become the Whirlwind Goddess.]]
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!!Olar Ethil
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* {{Dracolich}}: Being the First Bonecaster, Olar Ethil is also a Soletaken. However, since she is undead, her Soletaken form is that of an undead dragon.
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[[folder: '''Jaghut''']]
!!Raest
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* AGodAmI: Like many Jaghut Tyrants, Raest took perverse delight in being percieved as a god by the Imass.
* ArmourIsUseless: You don't even find out he was wearing it until several books after the fight. To be fair, he was fighting Dragons, so it probably didn't make all that much difference.
* {{Badass}}: Hell yes. Possibly one the strongest characters introduced in the series, in terms of raw power (although that may have just been a [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness GOTM thing]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Is evolving into one as the series progresses. His sense of humour is definitely an odd one though.
* MoralityPet: Has several Malazan soldiers find him a dead cat. He brings it to life so that it can keep him company inside the House of Azath and names it Tufty.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The Jaghut loathed community and avoided it as though it were a disease, believing it led only to horror and violence. Raest is a tyrant, who gets his kicks out of enslaving weaker species.
* SealedEvilInACan: Well, sealed in a barrow anyway, and by his own species no less. His Finnest, which contains most of his power, is also an example.
* SoulJar: The Finnest has most of Raest's power in it.
* TheUndead: He's not Undead like the Imass are, but it's clear that Raest and his body no longer share a particularly intimate connection, and the destruction of the latter causes him few difficulties. [[spoiler:A straight example now that he's inside the Azath House]].
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!!Gothos
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* AnIcePerson
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Like most Jaghut, shows a rather...weird sense of humor.
---> "I greet you as guests and so will not crush the life from you and devour your souls with peals of laughter. No, instead, I will make some tea."
---> "Ah, I despair, or I would if I cared enough. [[RunningGag No, instead, I will make some ashcakes.]] Which I will not share."
* FamedInStory
* TheHermit: Like most non-Tyrant Jaghut. To the point where he willingly lives in an Azath house.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler: The Lord of Hate.]]
* NietzscheWannabe: Oh yeah. His work, Gothos' Folly, is described as a suicide note dozens of volumes long.
* ParentalNeglect: To his son [[spoiler: Icarium]], a rather screwed up individual.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: When you can casually freeze an entire continent...
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* {{Troll}}: Really enjoys jerking Kilmandaros and Mael around.
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!!Pannion
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See '''Pannion Domin'''
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