Malazan Book of the Fallen · Character
Messremb
- Minor
- First seen · Book 2 · Ch. 1
His garnet-colored eyes hold a strange mixture of humor and hunger, a creature caught between human and something far more primal. There's an unsettling quality to his emaciated form and the way he watches the world with ancient, predatory patience.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 2 · Ch. 1
- Books
- 1
Messremb appears in Deadhouse Gates as a Soletaken shapeshifter whose existence bridges the human and animal realms, ultimately meeting a tragic end when his massive bear form is crushed by the roots of the Azath House. His diminutive, hairless human form and garnet eyes mark him as an outsider even among shapeshifters, and his death serves as a stark reminder of the dangers faced by those caught between worlds. Though his arc concludes in the second book, his severed paw becomes a grim trophy taken by the Hound Rood, symbolizing the brutal hierarchy of power that governs the Malazan world.
Description
A five-foot-tall man, almost hairless and thin to the point of emaciation. His narrow face features shovel-like teeth and small garnet-colored eyes set within wrinkled nests of humor. His pale skin appears almost translucent under harsh sunlight, giving him an otherworldly, unsettling appearance.
Story so far
BOOK 2Deadhouse Gates
- Revealed as a Soletaken capable of transforming into a massive bear
- His human form is described as diminutive, hairless, with distinctive garnet eyes
- His bear form is crushed and killed by Azath roots
- His severed paw is taken by the Hound Rood as a trophy
Appearances
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