Malazan Book of the Fallen · Character
Mallick Rel
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 2 · Ch. 3
Mallick Rel is a corpulent man with skin the color of oiled leather and a round, sweat-sheened face. His heavy-lidded eyes and full lips convey a languid demeanor, while his teeth are dyed green. He dresses in flowing silken robes and often wears a sea-blue cloth wrapped around his head as a priest of Mael.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 2 · Ch. 3
- Books
- 1
Mallick Rel begins as a seemingly minor priest of Mael in Deadhouse Gates, his corpulent frame and languid manner masking a calculating intellect and ruthless ambition. Across the series, he ascends from a peripheral religious figure to a pivotal political player, leveraging his position within the Malazan Empire and his ties to the sea god Mael to orchestrate betrayals and power grabs. His evolution is marked by a shift from subtle manipulation to overt treachery, culminating in his role as a key architect of the Wickan pogrom and the destabilization of the empire's southern holdings.
Description
Mallick Rel is a corpulent man with skin the color of oiled leather and a round, sweat-sheened face. His heavy-lidded eyes and full lips convey a languid demeanor, while his teeth are dyed green. He dresses in flowing silken robes and often wears a sea-blue cloth wrapped around his head as a priest of Mael.
Story so far
BOOK 2Deadhouse Gates
- Appears as a priest of Mael aboard the Silanda, accompanying Coltaine’s refugee train across the Raraku desert.
- Secretly conspires with Korbolo Dom to undermine Coltaine’s command and orchestrate the Chain of Dogs massacre.
- Uses his religious authority to manipulate events from the shadows, feigning loyalty while advancing his own agenda.
- Survives the uprising and escapes punishment, positioning himself for greater influence in future books.
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