Deck of Dragons
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The Deck of Dragons is a part of the fantasy series Malazan Book of the Fallen. The Deck is made up of cards and acts not unlike a Tarot deck in that it is used to predict future events. In the Malazan world, it is used to give its readers a sense of the state of the pantheon. A card represents a specific role in one of the Houses (elements), although some are called Unaligned because they do not belong to any one House or element. As of Dust of Dreams, the ninth book in the series, the Deck of Dragons consisted of the following cards, although these will change in the future depending on the ascendancy of mortals or the fall of gods.
High House Life
- King - Brys Beddict
- Queen - T'riss, the Queen of Dreams
- Champion - Lostara Yil
- Priest
- Herald - Ublala Pung
- Soldier
- Weaver
- Builder
High House Death
- King - Hood (until his death), now the Bridgeburners
- Queen
- Knight - the Seguleh Second, formerly Baudin, formerly Dassem Ultor
- Magi - formerly Talamandas
- Herald - formerly Gethol, Now Toc Anaster
- Soldier - Baudin, formerly the Seguleh Second
- Spinner
- Mason - Hedge, formerly Whiskeyjack, briefly Thordy
- Virgin - Sinn, formerly Sorry/Apsalar
High House Light
- King
- Queen
- Champion - Osserc
- Priest
- Captain
- Soldier - Kyle of the Crimson Guard
- Seamstress
- Builder
- Maiden
High House Dark
- King -
- Queen - Sandalath Drukorlat
- Knight - Anomander Rake, until his death in Toll the Hounds
- Magi - Quick Ben
- Herald - Clip claimed the position; the veracity of this claim is as of yet unsubstantiated.
- Captain
- Soldier
- Weaver
- Mason
- Wife
High House Shadow
- King - Shadowthrone/Ammanas
- Queen
- Assassin - The Rope/Cotillion
- Magi - Iskaral Pust
- Knight - formerly Trull Sengar. Trull Sengar's unborn son is currently fated to be Knight of Shadow.
- Hound - The Hounds of Shadow
- Apprentice
- Mistress
High House Chains
- The King in Chains - formerly Rhulad Sengar, now the Avowed Skinner of the Crimson Guard
- The Consort - formerly Poliel/Drek, later Janall, former Empress of Lether
- Reaver - Kallor
- Knight - Karsa Orlong
- The Seven of the Dead Fires - The Unbound
- Herald - Gethol
- Magi - formerly Bidithal
- Cripple - Munug
- Leper - formerly Silgar
- Fool - Banaschar
High House War
- Lord of Wolves/Lords of War - Togg and Fanderay
- Hunter - Treach
- Guardians of the Dead - The Bridgeburners
- Mercenary
- Army-Soldier - The Malazan 14th Army
Unaligned Ascendants
- Oponn - The Lord and Lady of Chance
- Obelisk - Bottle
- Crown
- Sceptre - Grub
- Orb - Gesler
- Throne - Stormy
- Chain
- Master of the Deck - Ganoes Paran
- Lifeslayer - Icarium
- Deathslayer - The Crippled God
- Salvation - Felisin the Younger's faction
- The Apocalyptic - Sha'ik and Felisin's army
- The Warlord Caladan Brood
- Silchas Ruin
- Rud Elalles
- The Errant
- Krul
- Mael
- Kilimandaros
- Sechul Lath/Knuckles
- Draconus also known as Consort to Mother Dark
- Burn (Olar Ethil)
- Edgewalker
- Fener
- Apsalar
- Beru
- Nerruse
- Dessembrae
- Gedderone
- Jhess
- Mowri
- Soliel
- Scabandari Bloodeye
- Sheltatha Lore
- Sukul Ankhadu
- Menandore
- Lady Envy
- Sister Spite
- Tiam
- The Crimson Guard
- Ardata