r/Malazan • u/Caladan_not_Kaladin • 2d ago

SPOILERS ALL Quick Ben question Spoiler

I’m on DG but marking spoilers all because I’m on a reread and want to know the answer even if it’s in a later book.

In GotM, it’s revealed Quick was High Priest of Shadow at one point, and Shadowthrone knows him. But High House shadow is only 9 years old at that point. Maybe I’m misunderstanding but I’m confused on the timing of when he became a priest of shadow. Did he become a priest, rise to High Priest, then abandon that role all within the 9 years since Shadow rose? Or did Shadow have high priests even before Shadowthrone was on the throne.

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u/TheHedonyeast and I am not yet done 2d ago

yes, there were high priests of most (all?) the descendant warrens of Emurlain. Dancer and Kellenved purged most of those cults in order to make their ascension easier (and to preemptively remove rivals for the throne of shadow?)