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'''Gavilar Kholin''' was the King of [[Alethkar]], a nation on [[Roshar]], who was [[Assassination of Gavilar|assassinated]] by [[Szeth]] under the orders of the [[Parshendi]]. He was the brother of [[Dalinar Kholin]] and married to [[Navani Kholin]], with whom he had two children, [[Elhokar]] and [[Jasnah]].

 

== Appearance and Personality ==

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|My husband was an excellent king—an inspiring leader, an unparalleled duelist, and a genius of battlefield tactics. But he didn't have a single scholarly finger on his left hand. He never showed an interest in the accounting of highstorms, was bored by talk of science, and ignored fabrials unless they had an obvious use in battle. He was a man built after the classical masculine ideal.

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Gavilar is an ambitious man who is obsessed with the rise of House Kholin and overshadowing the Sunmaker and his legacy.{{book ref|sa3|11}} He wants to lead a sustainable kingdom and doesn't overlook responsibility. He is very knowledgeable of history; he has theories on why Sunmaker’s kingdom did not stand as well as knowledge on the history of some blades including Oathbringer that would eventually be Dalinar's.{{book ref|sa3|11}} He is known for his political skill for making alliances{{book ref|sa3|19}} and is more inclined to trick his enemies into turning against each other,{{book ref|sa3|11}} though he doesn’t feel guilty if his strategy included village pillaging or brutal killing,{{book ref|sa3|26}} as his best friend and trusted adviser Torol Sadeas would push for.{{book ref|sa3|29}}

 

 

=== Gavilar and the Listeners ({{Rosharan date|1165}} - {{Rosharan date|1167}})===

In approximately {{Rosharan date|1165}}, Gavilar and Dalinar made an expedition to the south of the [[Shattered Plains]] where they discovered the [[listener]]s, referred to by the humans as Parshendi. Dalinar, while scouting at a campsite, was the first to meet them. Although the other members of the expedition initially did not believe tales of intelligent parshmen, [[Eshonai]]'s group came to the camp the next day. At first they couldn't believe parshmen could live on their own, but they found that these parshmen were friendly, curious and learned the Alethi language quite easily. Gavilar's [[stormwarden]]s began calling them Parshendi. Although Gavilar had never before been scholarly, he grew more and more fascinated by the Parshendi. Despite Dalinar's attempts to return to Alethkar, Gavilar wanted to stay on the Shattered Plains to learn more about the Parshendi.{{book ref|sa1|45}} Gavilar's officers thought the Parshendi were savages, but Gavilar thought the Parshendi were "an enclave of memories. A window into the past."{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}

 

== Relationships ==

=== House Kholin ===

There is not much information on Gavilar's family dynamics, but there are hints of complex relationships. There is a scene where Navani talked with passion on her spren research and he just ignored her.{{book ref|sa3|36}} Dalinar also suggests Gavilar deals with problems with young Jasnah with what he describes as her lunacy.{{book ref|sa3|49}} Gavilar felt affection for his brother [[Dalinar]], but he tends to use people around him as tools to further his goals.{{wob ref|11434}}

 

=== Sons of Honor ===

Although Gavilar was not in charge of the [[Sons of Honor]], he was an influential member of the group. He was responsible for an expansion in the ranks of members, including bringing in [[Amaram]].{{book ref|sa3|40}} He was an important enough member to have access to and knowledge of their plan to return the [[Voidbringers]], including the black spheres.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} Despite this, Gavilar suspected [[Restares]], leader of the Sons of Honor, of his assassination, indicating that there might have been some conflict or suspicion between the two.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}

 

== Trivia ==