Malky is a former Ambassador of Ix to the court of the God Emperor Leto II during which time he is Leto's "boon companion," Malky is uncle to the new designee, Hwi Noree. Cruel but enjoyable, Malky is a balance of virtue and vice, with a great taste for houris. Malky likes Leto and finds him ultimately civilized but capable of brutality. He has been missing for approximately as long as Noree has been alive, and Leto sees a coincidence. Fish Speakers discover Malky on Ix in a "no-room" and injure him bringing him back.