Malazan Book of the Fallen · Character
Moby
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 11
Moby is Mammot's winged monkey, flitting restlessly around the scholar's rooms in Malazan Book of the Fallen (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 11
- Books
- 2
Moby is a small winged monkey first glimpsed in Darujhistan as the lively pet of the scholar Mammot, chirping, circling the study and greedily accepting grapes. After Mammot's fall, the creature follows Crokus Younghand to Seven Cities, where it is revealed to be something stranger: a bhok'aral bearing yellow eyes and needlelike fangs, possibly a familiar with more history than it lets on. Clinging first to Fiddler and then attaching itself firmly to Crokus, Moby grows from comic household pet into a blood-stained, fiercely loyal and if terrified, proud guardian of those he claims as his own.
Description
Moby is a small monkey with wings, a compact, nimble body, and an alert, restless posture. His most distinctive feature is his bright red tongue, often visible as he chirps or peeks curiously at his surroundings. He is lively and quick, equally at home fluttering through the air or perched on a desk. His presence feels playful and inquisitive. A tiny bhok'aral creature with a wizened face and yellow eyes that glitter with intelligence. His mouth bristles with needlelike fangs, and he clings possessively to shoulders or tunics with small, agile hands. His demonic appearance is softened by his childlike mannerisms and the way he curls up to sleep or plays with his own tail.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Crokus Younghandcompanion
Initially Moby merely observes Crokus visiting his uncle Mammot's study. In Deadhouse Gates the bond deepens dramatically, as Moby shifts his loyalty to Crokus and becomes his small but devoted guardian.
FiddlerCompanion
During the journey in Seven Cities, Moby clings to Fiddler's tunic before ultimately transferring his affections to Crokus.
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MammotOwner
Moby lives as Mammot's pet in Darujhistan, a lighthearted fixture of the scholar's household before the creature's later travels.
Story so far
BOOK 1Gardens of the Moon
- Introduced as Mammot's winged monkey, flitting restlessly around the scholar's rooms
- Investigates Mammot's desk and sticks out his red tongue, adding levity to scenes in the study
- Happily accepts grapes, establishing his playful, familiar personality
- Watches Crokus Younghand enter Mammot's room, linking him to the young thief
BOOK 2Deadhouse Gates
- Appears as a tiny bhok'aral familiar clinging to Fiddler's tunic during the journey through Seven Cities
- His yellow eyes and needlelike fangs mark him as more than an ordinary animal
- Transfers his affections to Crokus, adopting him as his chosen companion
- Fights and ends up blood-stained, revealing a ferocious side
- Grows into a proud, if frightened, protector of those he has claimed
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