Malazan Book of the Fallen · Character
Staff Sergeant Aragan
Also known as Aragan
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 1
Staff Sergeant Aragan is found behind his recruiting desk, bleary-eyed in Malazan Book of the Fallen (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 1
- Books
- 2
Aragan first appears in Gardens of the Moon as a bleary-eyed, headache-plagued staff sergeant manning a recruiting desk in Itko Kan, where he unknowingly enlists the possessed girl Sorry, later known as Apsalar, into the Malazan Marines. By Deadhouse Gates he has risen to the rank of captain commanding a garrison, though his time there is short as he awaits reassignment. His scowling, terse manner stays the same throughout, and he serves as a small but telling figure of the Malazan Empire's sprawling military machine and the endless churn of postings and duty.
Description
Aragan is a man seated behind a desk, his eyes bleary and his expression set in a scowl. The text suggests a headache in the tired cast of his face, lending him a worn, irritable air. No details are given about his build, coloring, hair, uniform, or other distinguishing features. His face is set in a scowl, weathered by years of command. He wears the uniform of a Malazan captain, his posture stiff and his expression closed. There is nothing soft in his bearing, only the hard edge of a man always ready to move on.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Apsalarrecruiter
As a recruiter, Aragan processes the girl known then as Sorry into the Marines and notes her wish to join Dujek Onearm's army. He has no idea that she is possessed by the Patron of Assassins. The brief bureaucratic encounter sets her path to Genabackis in motion.
Story so far
BOOK 1I. Gardens of the Moon
- Is found behind his recruiting desk, bleary-eyed and nursing a headache
- Handles his recruiting duties with weary irritation
- Enlists the girl calling herself Sorry into the Malazan Marines
- Records her request to be posted to Dujek Onearm's host in Genabackis
BOOK 2Deadhouse Gates
- Appears promoted to captain of a city garrison
- Prepares to leave for a new posting, his days in the city numbered
- Shows the same scowling, terse soldier's demeanor
Appearances
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