An Adjunct was an officer selected to stand in for, and represent, any High Fist or sufficiently ranked commander in the Malazan Imperial hierarchy.[1]
Empress Laseen employed a single Adjunct at a time as her personal servant and an extension of her will. The Adjunct to the Empress had the authority to speak with the voice of the Empress, overriding the chain of command. She was also considered a special weapon against sorcery, wielding a sword made of Otataral as a symbol of her office.
In Gardens of the Moon
Lorn was the Adjunct to the Empress at the time.[2] Staff Sergeant Aragan thought of her (or her office) as 'Mage killer' and 'the scorpion in the Imperial pocket'.[3]
Lorn died whilst on active service on the night of the Gedderone fete in Darujhistan.[4]
In Deadhouse Gates
Tavore had taken on the mantle of Adjunct to Laseen.[5]
Known Adjuncts
- Kyle, Adjunct to Greymane
- Lorn, Adjunct to Empress Laseen
- Tavore Paran, Adjunct to Empress Laseen
Notes and references
- ↑ Stonewielder, Glossary, UK TPB p.633
- ↑ Gardens of the Moon, Chapter 1, UK MMPB p.20
- ↑ Gardens of the Moon, Chapter 1, UK MMPB p.31
- ↑ Gardens of the Moon, Chapter 23
- ↑ Deadhouse Gates, Prologue