A being from an alien realm who was pulled into the Malazan world by a cabal of mages and shattered on impact, his body scattered across the globe. His agony and rage poison the land wherever his fragments fall. Throughout the series, the Crippled God (also called the Chained One or Kaminsod) schemes to free himself, creating his own House in the Deck of Dragons and gathering followers. His ultimate fate is the central question of the final novel.