Avalii led by Clip and Nimander Golit. Additionally, the two Soletaken Tiste Andii Korlat and Orfantal appear in this novel.
Anomander Rake
Rake is a half-draconic soletaken, first son of Mother Dark and leader of the Tiste Andii. He is also known as Anomandaris Irake, Anomander Purake, Anomandaris Dragnipurake, Son of Darkness, Blacksword (by the Seguleh), Mane of Chaos and the Black-Winged Lord. In the Deck of Dragons he holds the title of Knight of High House Dark.
Description
Rake is a Tiste Andii, nearly seven feet tall, with ebony-black skin, silver hair, sharp features and eyes with epicanthal folds and vertically-slitted pupils whose iris’ change colour depending on his mood. Rake can also change form to an enormous, silver-maned black dragon. Rake is also currently the wielder of Dragnipur, a silver-hilted bastard sword forged by the Elder God Draconus.
Abilities
Anomander Rake is the premiere mage of his race, and master of two Warrens – Kurald Galain (the Elder Warren of Darkness) and Starvald Demelain (the Elder Draconic Warren).
Rake can shapeshift into the form of an enormous black dragon, whose mouth is the gate to Kurald Galain. In this form, his eyes and mane are silver.
Rake is a formidable armed combatant, even using conventional means. Rake successfully fought his way through the city of the master swordspeople, the Seguleh, attaining the rank of Seventh – the seventh greatest swordsman in the entire people. Rake was forced to withdraw due to exhaustion before meeting the First. Using Dragnipur, Rake slew two Hounds of Shadow.
Dragnipur
The sword Dragnipur is a long, silver-hilted bastard sword, with an inky-black blade that absorbs all light. The sword is a Warren