History
Little is known of Icarium's history. He has wandered the world for millennia. In his early youth, his father, the Jaghut Gothos, took up residence inside a House of the Azath. Icarium, abandoned and not understanding his father's actions, assaulted the Azath House. It is at that time that Icarium's now legendary rage was first unleashed. Icarium almost destroyed the Azath and his efforts left him in a delirious state. At some point Icarium wounded the warren Kurald Emurlahn, leaving it open for the shattering that is visited upon it. This act in turn wounds him mentally, causing him to lose his memory whenever he goes into a rage. He wanders the world, constantly searching for his memories. The group known as the Nameless Ones decided that he was too dangerous to allow to wander unwatched, and so have recruited his "guardians", such as Mappo Runt the Trell and Taralack Veed of the Gral. Their task is to protect Icarium from the world, and protect the world from Icarium. Some time during the Nameless Ones' stewardship of Icarium, they began to subtly increase his power and deadliness, transforming him into a weapon that they could use for their own hidden goals. When Icarium is recruited by the Tiste Edur, he assaults the Throne of Shadow. There he comes into contact with the Eres'al, who heals the mental damage/scarring from his wounding of Kurald Emurlahn.
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