The Gods of Pegāna · Character

Imbaun

High Prophet of All the gods save One, who walks the paths of Sish with Dorozhand and returns knowing that he knows naught.

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Also known as Of How Imbaun

First appearance: Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of All the Gods Save One

As a major figure in The Gods of Pegāna, Imbaun is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Becomes High Prophet in Aradec; receives a vision of the future from Dorozhand.

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Imbaun rises to the highest prophetic seat in Aradec, praying for a people unaware that the Hall of Night holds only darkness and a secret writ in an unknown tongue. He carries a private grief the crowd cannot share: he has sold his happiness for wisdom and given his hopes to the people, so that no one may come to tell him his own hopes are true. His visions of men slaying men down the paths of Time, and his sayings on anger, fate, and forgiveness, anchor the book's meditation on what a prophet can honestly offer.

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Prophets, messengers, and functional gods
Supreme and primordial gods
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Kabok
friendship · positive
Imbaun is a loyal companion to Kabok, aiding him in his struggles against the other gods. How this plays out →
Kabok
friendship · positive
Imbaun is a loyal companion to Kabok, aiding him in his struggles against the other gods. How this plays out →

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Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of All the Gods Save One
Becomes High Prophet in Aradec; receives a vision of the future from Dorozhand.
Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak
The prophet of the gods, resting by the river, who forgives Zodrak.
Pegāna
The prophet of the gods who cries out to them and later delivers a fabricated vision of Pegāna to the people.
The Sayings of Imbaun
The Prophet of the gods who speaks of the false prophet, the nature of hope and wisdom, and the calm of the stars and hills.
Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King
The High Prophet of All the gods save One, summoned by the King to speak of death.

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