Foolish Dog Standard

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First appears

Book 2 · Ch. 22

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1

The Foolish Dog Standard first appears in Deadhouse Gates as a mysterious, unnamed banner carried by the Wickan clans during their desperate flight across the Seven Cities. Over the course of the series it transforms from a simple tribal standard into a potent symbol of resistance and loyalty, its reputation growing with each new bearer and battlefield. By later volumes it is recognized by friend and foe alike as the mark of the Wickan dog-soldiers, whose unswerving courage under impossible odds cements its place in Malazan military legend.