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Rhulad Sengar The youngest of the Sengar brothers among the Tiste Edur. Rhulad is vain, insecure, and desperate to prove himself to his brothers and his people. His discovery of a cursed sword transforms him into something terrible - a weapon of the Crippled God, resurrected from death with the sword fused to his body, driven mad by the agony of repeated dying and rebirth. | Leader |
The eldest Sengar brother and a Tiste Edur warrior of great skill and honour. Fear serves as Weapons Master to the Edur and watches with growing horror as his youngest brother Rhulad is transformed by the cursed sword into something he can no longer recognise.
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Trull Sengar A Tiste Edur warrior found chained in a flooded cavern, left to die by his own people for an act of perceived betrayal. Trull is honourable, thoughtful, and carries the burden of having spoken truth to a people who did not want to hear it. His partnership with Onrack forms one of the novel's most affecting threads. | Member |
Binadas Sengar One of the Sengar brothers, a powerful Tiste Edur sorcerer. Binadas is capable and independent, often away on missions for the Edur that bring him into contact with strange and dangerous forces. | Member |
Tomad Sengar Patriarch of the Sengar Bloodline of the Hiroth Edur; father to Fear, Trull, Rhulad and Binadas. Counterpart to his wife Uruth. | Member |
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Hannan Mosag The Warlock King of the Tiste Edur, who unified the six Edur tribes through a combination of sorcery and political skill. Hannan Mosag made a pact with the Crippled God that set in motion the events consuming his people, and watches his power slip away as Rhulad's madness grows. | Member |
Ahlrada Ahn Tiste Andii infiltrator hidden as a Hiroth Edur warrior. Knows the truth of the ancient Edur betrayal of the Andii at the K'Chain Che'Malle war. | Member |
Bruthen Trana A Tiste Edur warrior who defies the corruption of Rhulad's court. Bruthen Trana is honourable and increasingly disturbed by what the Edur empire has become under the Crippled God's influence. He undertakes a dangerous quest to find a champion who can challenge the emperor. | Member |
Brohl Handar A Tiste Edur Overseer assigned to govern conquered Letherii territory. Brohl Handar is a warrior placed in an administrative role he is ill-suited for, forced to work alongside Bivatt while confronting the realities of occupation. | Member |
Mayen A Tiste Edur woman betrothed to Fear Sengar but claimed by Rhulad after his transformation. Mayen is trapped between the brothers, her fate a casualty of Rhulad's madness and the power dynamics tearing apart the Sengar household. | Member |
Scabandari Bloodeye A Tiste Edur Soletaken elder who betrayed Silchas Ruin ages ago after they jointly invaded this world. Scabandari's treachery set the stage for the Edur's presence on Lether and the enmity between the Tiste peoples. | Member |