Edgewalker was an Elder God and an ancient inhabitant of the Shadow realm. He was often mistaken for a T'lan Imass as his appearance was essentially that of a desiccated corpse. His origins were unknown, however he had existed for a long time. Telorast and Curdle had mentioned that they were in his "employ". He indicated that he was bound and imprisoned in service of Shadow just as tightly as Jhedel, and he had been so for a very long time. During his days, Malaz was not an Island, but attached to the mainland. He also seemed to hint that he had once ruled Shadow.