Anatomy
The Tiste Liosan are taller than humans, though of similar proportions. Their features are similar to Tiste Edur’s, apart from their white, almost luminous skin and silver, slanted, epicanthic, almond-shaped eyes. Their hair is silver or gold and generally kept long. The Tiste Liosan are close kin to the Tiste Edur and Tiste Andii, though they do not share genetic descent. Internal anatomy differs from the human norm; specifically, the heart known to be buried deeper in the torso.
Culture
The Tiste Liosan source from Kurald Thyrllan, the Elder Warren of Light, and are not native to the Malazan world. In contrast to their apathetic kin, the Tiste Andii, the Liosan are high tempered, arrogant and zealous, dedicated priests of their god of light, Osserc. They viewed Trull Sengar as a lesser species of Tiste, which only showed their haughtiness. Enias refers to the Tiste Liosan language as ‘The Language of Purity’. They are the least well-known of the Tiste races, and have the least contact with the Malazan world. Socially, the Liosan appear to be martially organized and hierarchical, led by warrior-priests. Their Liosan armour has a white enamel. They have a visored helm of the same material with a leather underlining webbed over eyes and cheeks by black iron mail. They employ a light, narrow-bladed ivory longsword, scabbarded in pale wood.
Interactions with the Malazan Empire
The Liosan have had no actual contact with the Malazan empire as of The Bonehunters.
Appearances in the Novels
The Tiste Liosan make the fewest appearances of the Tiste races in the Malazan series. Four Liosan warriors appeared in House of Chains, engaging briefly in combat with Trull Sengar, a Tiste Edur and Onrack, a T’lan