The Deck of Dragons - The Malazan World Glossary | OpenFiction
The Deck of Dragons
Concept
A divinatory tool used to read the shifting alignments of power in the Malazan world. Each card in the Deck represents a position in the celestial hierarchy - High House Shadow, High House Death, High House Chains, and others. Reading the Deck reveals which gods, Ascendants, and mortal powers are currently active and how they align. The Deck is not fixed; new Houses and positions can emerge as powers rise and fall.