Gryllen's Rat D'ivers Swarm

Category

creature

First appears

Book 2 · Ch. 20

Books

1

Gryllen's Rat D'ivers Swarm first manifests in Deadhouse Gates as a colossal, writhing mass of rats that can coalesce into solid walls of living flesh, only to wither and die when struck by the magical song of the Soletaken D'ivers goddess. Across the Malazan series, this entity evolves from a terrifying, near-mindless force of nature into a more nuanced representation of the D'ivers' curse—its swarm nature both a weapon and a prison, its song-induced decay foreshadowing the broader theme of gods and mortals alike being consumed by their own power.