[Kvon]

Could someone remind me what happens on Kalam's journey, since I no longer have the book? I remember him going off to see the empress (the wonderful empress of Malaz) but not what happened there. Thanks

[I HATE PORMQUAL]

kalam and fiddler get to seven cities, kalam and fiddler part ways but both have the same destination, kalam seeks to deliver the book of Dryjanah to Shaik, Fiddler plans to follow the path of hands (hillarity ensues). Kalam meets Captain someone and his family who plays a role in HoC, Kalam escorts captain and family through Apocolypse controlled lands, shit gets too hot and they take the imperial warren, mentions how he thinks the imperial warren used to belong to Kallor (jerk). Exit the imperial warren in Aren. Ditches captain and family. Boards the "Ragstopper" which is sailing to Malaz City. Hillarity ensues. Salk Elan turns out to be pearl the claw. Pearl being mage-esque paralyzes Kalam and gives him the ole knife stab in the side before sending him on his way to assinate laseen. Claw await Kalam in Malaz city (3 hands to be exact). He kicks their asses. Meets up with laseen, tuen out the "Lasseen" hes seeing is just an image and shes safe somewhere, Kalam has wasted his time, hes pissed. Fiddler turns up with crokus and apsalar outside the deadhouse, happy re-union. Cotillion or Shadowthrone show up and grant them each one wish. ends DG. kalam shows up again in book 4.

a story arc in less than 200 words.

enjoy

[Aptorian]

HOLY WALL OF TEXT BATMAN!!

I'm not reading that!

[SiriusL]

IHP left out a few key points.


1) Kalam learns that the Empress ain't so bad after all, and that her goals are, in his mind, justifiable. In short, he doesn't want to kill her anyjmore.

2) Kalam falls in love with Minala, Captain Keneb's sister-in-law. They're married now, I think.

3) Apt! How could you forget Apt!

4) I think it was more than three Hands of the Claw. In any case, Topper notes that, due to Kalam's kickassness, the Claw have learned new ways to kill.

5) Oh yeah--the Ragstopper's captain is Cartheron Crust (who's supposed to be dead, I guess).


** Edit **

I forgot to ask this really dumb question: Why did Kalam deliver the book to Shaik? I never really understood that. And what, exactly, was the significance of the book. If you believe Felisin, it wasn't really significant at all.

[blewin]

SiriusL;192029 said:

I forgot to ask this really dumb question: Why did Kalam deliver the book to Shaik? I never really understood that. And what, exactly, was the significance of the book. If you believe Felisin, it wasn't really significant at all.

to raise the whirlwind against the Empress.

[Dancer+]

I always thought that reason was fairly pointless; Kalam must have realised the whirlwind would've fought the Malazan Empire armies not Lazeen in particular. Considering Onearm's host etc. would be brought over as well, he's basically letting loose a power which would weaken and kill many of his follow soldiers and perhaps friends, I just don't think it was a smart thing to do unless the Whirlwind would weaken Lazeen directly.

[SiriusL]

The Cult of Dessembrae;192332 said:

I always thought that reason was fairly pointless; Kalam must have realised the whirlwind would've fought the Malazan Empire armies not Lazeen in particular. Considering Onearm's host etc. would be brought over as well, he's basically letting loose a power which would weaken and kill many of his follow soldiers and perhaps friends, I just don't think it was a smart thing to do unless the Whirlwind would weaken Lazeen directly.

That's kind of my point of view. I didn't really understand what he hoped to accomplish, being loyal to the Empire if not Laseen.

[Pissed Andy]

itwas my understanding he did it to grant him safe passage through the hottest rebelious zone thus shortenng his journey considerabley

[Dancer+]

I have to say it would make sense; now that Andy's mentioned it I'm starting to remember that because Kalam had the book, it allowed him safe passage to S'haik and then afterwards they would presumably let him have the rest of his safe passage and a quick passage through raraku; a risky gambit considering the power he unleashed by getting the book to S'haik (if it actually was important)