K'Chain Che'Malle (non-human): extinct mythical people (one of the Four Founding Races)

GotM, Glossary

'Before the Jaghut ruled this world, the K'Chain Che'Malle ruled. The first Jaghut were to the K'Chain Che'Malle as the first Imass were to the Jaghut.'

MoI, UK MMPB, p.595

'The great hive cities had been reduced to ash-layered rubble'

MT, UK HB, pg 1

'They had engaged the K'ell hunters, the elite bloodkin armies of the three Matrons'

MT, UK HB, pg 2

'Despite the Short-Tails being few in number - their ferocity had proved devastating - but sufficeint time had been purchased in Tiste blood for Scabandari and his Soletaken draconean ally to close on the floating fortresses'

MT, UK HB, pg 2

'The K'Chain Che'Malle are all but gone-we know this. We have seen the many other dead cities. Now, only Morn remains, and that on a distant continent -where the Short-Tails even now break their chains in bloody rebellion.'

MT, UK HB, pg 3