Claw
The Claw is the Malazan Empire's covert order of assassins and spies, hooded agents answering to Empress Laseen, who once commanded the organization herself under the name Surly.
The Claw is the Malazan Empire's covert order of assassins and spies. Its agents answer to the Empress herself, and its reach rivals that of the standing armies; soldiers speak of Claw operatives with a mix of contempt and fear, and know them as hooded figures in black who arrive bearing imperial authority and few explanations. Empress Laseen commanded the Claw under her old name, Surly, before she took the throne, a history that colors how the military regards both the Empress and her hunters. The order is run by Topper, her second, from the capital at Unta, and the Bridgeburner assassin Kalam Mekhar once served in its ranks.
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