Malazan Book of the Fallen · Character
Gryllen
- Minor
- First seen · Book 2 · Ch. 1
Gryllen manifests as a massive, seething swarm of rats surging across the road in a deafening roar. Dust-grey eyes glitter throughout the heaving mass of greasy fur as the tide of bodies hisses and withdraws in waves. The collective form pulses with restless energy, a living storm of vermin that covers the ground in a writhing carpet.
- First appears
- Book 2 · Ch. 1
- Books
- 1 of 2 read
Gryllen first appears in Deadhouse Gates as a colossal, sentient swarm of rats whose dust-grey eyes and collective malice mark it as a singular, malevolent entity. Across the series the swarm evolves from a roadside terror into a recurring harbinger of plague and decay, its form shifting between a roiling carpet of vermin and a more focused, almost humanoid cloud of fur and teeth. Its presence becomes synonymous with the spreading chaos of the Whirlwind rebellion and the deeper corruption leaking from the realm of Shadow.
Description · as of Book 2
Gryllen manifests as a massive, seething swarm of rats surging across the road in a deafening roar. Dust-grey eyes glitter throughout the heaving mass of greasy fur as the tide of bodies hisses and withdraws in waves. The collective form pulses with restless energy, a living storm of vermin that covers the ground in a writhing carpet.
Story so far
BOOK 2Deadhouse Gates
- Manifests as a massive, seething swarm of rats surging across the road in a deafening roar.
- Displays dust-grey eyes glittering throughout the heaving mass, revealing a unified intelligence.
- Hisses and withdraws in waves, demonstrating coordinated, almost strategic movement.
- Covers the ground in a writhing carpet, blocking or threatening travelers on the path to Raraku.
Appearances
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