[kage]

who the hell is he, he speaks the same langauge as Samar Dev and Karsa...which i think is Malazan, so, any ideas as to who he is? and could the dead king of the Ice Hold be Hood?

[Aptorian]

It's the slave they met in Bonehunters. He served as their translater.

It is indeed Hood sitting on the icethrone.

[Coen]

He was an architect before he was a slave, and he was the only one left alive from the ship he was on when they were attacked by the Tiste Edur.

And yes. That was Hood like Apt said already lol