Malazan Book of the Fallen · Character
Tavore Paran
Also known as Tavore
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 1
Tavore Paran is noted as matching Ganoes in height in Malazan Book of the Fallen (Book 1).
- Gender
- female
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 1
- Books
- 2
Tavore Paran first appears in Gardens of the Moon as a quiet, severe presence within the noble Paran household, a young woman marked by discipline and reserve. By Deadhouse Gates she has risen to become Adjunct to Empress Laseen, the Empire's chosen hand. She proves her loyalty to the throne by consigning her own younger sister Felisin to the otataral mines in the noble purge. Cold, precise and unreadable, she leads the Red Swords and her aide T'amber into Seven Cities, a figure whose hidden inner life makes her one of the series' most enigmatic commanders.
Description
Tavore is a tall woman, nearly as tall as her brother Ganoes, with a stiff, straight back that makes her seem even more imposing. Her reddish hair is trimmed shorter than the prevailing style, framing a plain face defined by stark, bloodless lines. Her eyes are pale, and her expression is controlled rather than inviting. She wears no conspicuous adornment; her restrained appearance and rigid bearing give her a severe, unmistakable presence. Her face is thin and drawn until nothing remains but lines, her eyes reduced to slits, her mouth bracketed by deep creases and almost lipless. She sits straight-backed in a high saddle, clad in military attire, her posture unyielding and exact.
Connections
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- FP
Felisin Paransister
Tavore is Felisin's older sister. In Deadhouse Gates their bond is broken when Tavore consigns Felisin to the mines to prove her loyalty to the Empire, and the betrayal fills Felisin with bitter hatred.
Ganoes Stabro Paransister
Tavore is Ganoes's sister. She is first glimpsed beside him in the Paran household, and their kinship is confirmed in Deadhouse Gates as their paths split between the Empire and his own fate.
- EL
Empress Laseenservant
Tavore serves as Laseen's Adjunct, the Empress's chosen instrument, and carries out imperial will at great personal cost.
Story so far
BOOK 1Gardens of the Moon
- Appears briefly within the Paran family household in Unta
- Is noted as matching Ganoes in height and as severely reserved
- Is established as a disciplined presence shaped by family expectation
BOOK 2Deadhouse Gates
- Serves as Adjunct to Empress Laseen
- Sends her sister Felisin to the otataral mines during the noble purge, a political sacrifice
- Commands with silence and precision, accompanied by the Red Swords and her aide T'amber
- Comes to stand for the Empire's response to the rebellion in Seven Cities
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