Drift Avalii

Type

island

First appears

Book 2 · Ch. 10

Books

1

Drift Avalii begins as a quiet Tiste Andii sanctuary and sanctioned Silanda trade stop in Deadhouse Gates, but its isolation is shattered when the island becomes the last refuge for the surviving Andii after the fall of their homeland. Over subsequent books, the island transforms from a hidden haven into a strategic battleground as the Tiste Edur and their allies seek to claim it, forcing the Andii into desperate defense. By the later volumes, Drift Avalii emerges as a symbol of Tiste Andii resilience and the shifting balance of power among the Tiste peoples, its fate intertwined with the broader war for supremacy in the Malazan world.