[Soletaken1]

Hi guys,
So I am about half way through House of Chains (which incidentally I think is one of the best books of the series so far) but am unsure of the timeline of races in the Malazan world. I think that the K'chain che'malle, Jaghut, Tlan Imass and the Forkrul Assail were the first four races in the world. But then where do the three Tiste races fit in? Where do the humans fit in? Teblor, Trell etc???A little help would be much appreciated

[Esa1996]

 Soletaken1, on 24 February 2016 - 05:02 PM, said:

Hi guys,
So I am about half way through House of Chains (which incidentally I think is one of the best books of the series so far) but am unsure of the timeline of races in the Malazan world. I think that the K'chain che'malle, Jaghut, Tlan Imass and the Forkrul Assail were the first four races in the world. But then where do the three Tiste races fit in? Where do the humans fit in? Teblor, Trell etc???A little help would be much appreciated

You'll just have to RAFO. You'll get some parts of it by doing that. For others you'll have to wait. I've read the entire series but I'm not entirely sure on the race timeline. I'm not entirely sure Erikson and Esslemont know the exact timeline either Erikson is writing the Kharkanas Trilogy at the moment which might shed some light on the situation.


If you want a rough somewhat spoilery overview, here comes:

Spoiler

The K'Chain Che'Malle were the first of the four founding races. Next came the Jaghut and then the Imass. The Forkrul Assail seem to have been around since the beginning but they've always been kind of a minority, never very prominent. The Tiste are talked more about in the Kharkanas Trilogy so I won't comment on how they fit in.

This post has been edited by Esa1996: 24 February 2016 - 06:13 PM

[Soletaken1]

Ah ok- thanks very much!
EDIT: Also what is Draconian blood? Does it just mean blood of a Dragon?

This post has been edited by Soletaken1: 24 February 2016 - 09:23 PM

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Yeah, it means one is a descendant of dragons, and so has some of their blood.

This may be Spoilers All, but I'm not sure. It's a family tree (not totally complete) of those with draconian origins:

Spoiler

[worry]

It definitely has spoilers up through at least Toll the Hounds. They're not necessarily plot spoilers so much as revelations, so I'd just warn folks to approach with caution with their personal preferences in mind.

[Soletaken1]

Ok thanks everyone! Man I love this series- and the best part is I am not even close to half way through!

[Kanese S's]

 Soletaken1, on 24 February 2016 - 05:02 PM, said:

Hi guys,
So I am about half way through House of Chains (which incidentally I think is one of the best books of the series so far) but am unsure of the timeline of races in the Malazan world. I think that the K'chain che'malle, Jaghut, Tlan Imass and the Forkrul Assail were the first four races in the world. But then where do the three Tiste races fit in? Where do the humans fit in? Teblor, Trell etc???A little help would be much appreciated

The Tiste races don't exactly fit in. Keep reading and you'll see why.

KCCM, Forkrul Assail, and Jaghut are extremely old, yes. There's another one that's contemporary with them, but since you haven't mentioned it, I figure it's best I don't, either.

Imass are also old.

Humans are a bit younger.

Teblor/Toblakai are another thing, but you'll find out more about them and their forebears soon.

I'm not sure about exact Trell ancestry. I think they might be like, humans with some Toblakai blood or something? I don't remember.