Malazan Book of the Fallen · Character
Coll
Also known as Lord Coll, Coll jhamin
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 5
Coll is a supporting character in Malazan Book of the Fallen (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 5
- Books
- 1
Lord Coll begins as a disgraced, drunken former military man, slumped among stale beer and the wreckage of his former life. With renewed purpose, he regains a measure of steadiness and returns to the road in armor, though age, injury, and hardship remain visible in his movements. His relationship with Crokus and the people around him helps draw him back toward responsibility, and he becomes once more a figure capable of acting rather than merely enduring.
Description
Coll is a burly, older man with thinning hair and a rounded face, often described as red from drink or pale when unwell. His broad, heavy presence can seem unsteady, though at times his gaze and tread acquire a renewed firmness. In his most recognizable traveling appearance, he wears brigandine armor, arm and leg greaves, a mail coif and helmet, with a bastard sword at his hip. His battered bearing suggests a military past worn down but not entirely erased.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
- A
Aystalex-husband
Coll abandoned an arranged match to marry Aystal, whom he describes as ambitious and formerly a prostitute. She later maneuvered to strip him of his title, name, estate, and wealth.
- M
Mammotnephew
Mammot is identified as Coll's uncle; Coll's return to his rightful title is desired by those seeking integrity in the city's Council.
Apsalarwould-be protector
Coll judges that Apsalar has been possessed and that the truth may be in her memory. He directs Crokus to take her to Mammot and seek help.
Crokus Younghandprotective companion
Coll reassures Crokus that his thieving skills make him qualified for the mission and later entrusts him with taking the amnesiac girl to Mammot for help.
Ganoes Stabro Paranconflicting source relationships
The Bridgeburner commander tells the boy Paran that he is not his father, after Paran says that the commander sounds more like his father.
- K
Kruppecompanion
They travel together, with Kruppe in charge of the expedition and Coll serving as its wary, heavily armed protector despite their constant teasing.
- RN
Rallick Nomfriend
Rallick risks his life confronting Ocelot, who has a contract on Coll, as part of the effort to protect and avenge him.
- LS
Lady Simtalconflicting source relationships
Lady Simtal refers to Coll as her dispossessed former husband and keeps track of his condition through Turban Orr.
- M
Murilliocompanion
They travel together on Baruk's mission. Murillio worries that Coll may suspect Rallick's plans, while Coll trusts him as a fellow member of their circle.
- TO
Turban Orrpolitical adversary
Orr's political maneuvering and assassination arrangements threaten Coll's return and safety; he hires hunters and contracts an assassin through Lady Simtal's arrangement.
Story so far
BOOK 1I. Gardens of the Moon
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