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== Appearance == |
== Appearance == |
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| − | Navani is a stately woman with intricately woven black hair. She has violet eyes and her black hair is streaked with grey. She has a warm, feminine voice and the confidence to verbally spar with [[Hoid|Wit]].{{book ref|sa1|12}} Her scent is that of the sweet floral of her perfumed soap.{{book ref|sa1|69}} Navani often wears rubies in her hair |
+ | Navani is a stately woman with intricately woven black hair. She has violet eyes and her black hair is streaked with grey. She has a warm, feminine voice and the confidence to verbally spar with [[Hoid|Wit]].{{book ref|sa1|12}} Her scent is that of the sweet floral of her perfumed soap.{{book ref|sa1|69}} Navani often wears rubies in her hair and a blood red dress, with her lips painted red.{{book ref|sa2|4}} She is known as one of the most beautiful women in Alethkar. Dalinar believes there isn't a woman in all of Roshar to match her beauty.{{book ref|sa1|22}} |
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== Personality == |
== Personality == |
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| − | Navani challenges [[Alethi]] protocol, but one does not reprove Navani Kholin, even if one is king.{{book ref|sa1|22}} |
+ | Navani challenges [[Alethi]] protocol, but one does not reprove Navani Kholin, even if one is king.{{book ref|sa1|22}} Give her five minutes in a city and she'd know anything and everything of significance about which was being gossiped.{{book ref|sa1|22}} She doesn't presume to make judgements, but she does enjoy pointing out the obvious.{{book ref|sa1|28}} Nevertheless, Navani is excellent at keeping secrets.{{book ref|sa1|52}} |
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| + | Much like her daughter, she is a political creature; intrigue makes her blossom like a [[rockbud]] in calm wet air.{{book ref|sa1|22}} However, unlike Jasnah, Dalinar thinks Navani is hard to trust. By comparison, with Jasnah, he knows where he stands.{{book ref|sa1|22}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== Background === |
=== Background === |
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| − | Navani is the widow of King Gavilar Kholin, who was Dalinar's brother. For many years prior to their marriage, it was uncertain just which of the two brothers she would marry. She played them off one another, fanning each their desires, before finally choosing the elder son. (They'd both known |
+ | Navani is the widow of King Gavilar Kholin, who was Dalinar's brother. For many years prior to their marriage, it was uncertain just which of the two brothers she would marry. She played them off one another, fanning each their desires, before finally choosing the elder son. (They'd both known all along that she'd choose Gavilar. It had still hurt Dalinar anyway.){{book ref|sa1|22}} With Gavilar dead, Navani is to be treated as sister to Dalinar by him.{{book ref|sa1|22}} He refers to her as [[Mathana]], the formal Alethi term for an older sister. (She is only 3 months his senior, but the term is still applicable.){{book ref|sa1|22}} |
| − | + | Navani is also the mother of Jasnah, another renowned scholar, as well as the new king, Elhokar.{{book ref|sa1|12}} |
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She'd remained in Alethkar for many years after most of the nobility had moved to the [[Shattered Plains]], where she was to aid the [[Aesudan Kholin|queen]] in protecting the king's interests there, thereby fulfilling her duty to the people.{{book ref|sa1|12}} She later realized that the Alethi government had essentially moved to the Shattered Plains, and eventually did so too.{{book ref|sa2|67}} |
She'd remained in Alethkar for many years after most of the nobility had moved to the [[Shattered Plains]], where she was to aid the [[Aesudan Kholin|queen]] in protecting the king's interests there, thereby fulfilling her duty to the people.{{book ref|sa1|12}} She later realized that the Alethi government had essentially moved to the Shattered Plains, and eventually did so too.{{book ref|sa2|67}} |
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+ | ===Returning to the Shattered Plains=== |
| − | Navani's return to the Plains from Alethkar is three-fold: she brought word |
+ | Navani's return to the Plains from Alethkar is three-fold: she brought word that the [[Vedenar|Vedens]] have perfected the [[Half-Shards|half-shards]], she wishes her son to be protected, and she needs to speak with Dalinar.{{book ref|sa1|22}} |
== Relationships == |
== Relationships == |
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| − | === Gavilar === |
+ | === Gavilar === |
| + | Navani chose Gavilar over Dalinar because Dalinar ''frightened ''her all those years ago.{{book ref|sa1|28}} (Dalinar's intensity scared Gavilar too.){{book ref|sa1|28}} |
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===Dalinar=== |
===Dalinar=== |
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| − | When Navani returns to the Shattered Plains from Kholinar, she frequently speaks with Dalinar, and later becomes romantically involved with him |
+ | When Navani returns to the Shattered Plains from Kholinar, she frequently speaks with Dalinar, and later becomes romantically involved with him, which is unusual, because in the eyes of Alethi society, she is now considered to be Dalinar's sister.{{book ref|sa1|22}} Part of what Navani finds intriguing about him is that he's begun to ''be'' the person the others all ''claim'' to be.{{book ref|sa1|28}} Part of what she now finds to be fascinating is Dalinar's 'intensity' that frightened her back then, but he's now wrapped it in armor.{{book ref|sa1|28}} |
| + | Navani believes Dalinar to be a kind man. Telling him so, she expresses that she's compelled to find him to be fascinating while she admits that she's taking advantage of him - a little; she's not toying with him. She finds him to be intriguing since he has begun to ''be'' the person the others all ''claim'' that they are. |
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| − | Navani also discovers that the language which Dalinar speaks during his [[Dalinar's visions|visions]] is possibly the [[Dawnchant]], a dead language, which would prove that his visions are accurate and not the product of insanity.{{book ref|sa1|60}} |
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=== Jasnah === |
=== Jasnah === |
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=== Shallan === |
=== Shallan === |
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| − | Navani originally disliked Shallan for bringing the news of Jasnah's death - even though it was certainly not her fault - to her. Adolin her nephew remains betrothed to Shallan. |
+ | Navani originally disliked Shallan for bringing the news of Jasnah's death - even though it was certainly not her fault - to her.{{cite}} Adolin her nephew remains betrothed to Shallan.{{cite}} |
== Attributes and Abilities == |
== Attributes and Abilities == |
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| − | Navani Kholin is a renowned engineer, scholar |
+ | Navani Kholin is a renowned engineer, scholar, [[artifabrian]] and is heavily involved in the creation of new [[fabrial]]s. She is one of the artifabrians who created the [[Grandbow]]{{book ref|sa1|12}} as well as a type of painrial{{book ref|sa1|60}}. Many of her inventions, such as the painrial, are used in the war against the Parshendi, making her incredibly valuable to the Alethi. Navani also discovers that the language which Dalinar speaks during his [[Dalinar's visions|visions]] is the [[Dawnchant]]. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Revision as of 08:01, 18 November 2017
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| Born | ca. 1113-1123[1] | ||||||
| Profession | Artifabrian | ||||||
| Nationality | Alethi | ||||||
| Homeworld | Roshar | ||||||
Navani Kholin is a Brightlady of Alethkar on Roshar.[1] She is King Gavilar Kholin's widow and the mother of Jasnah and King Elhokar.[2] She is also sister-in-law to Dalinar Kholin and aunt to Adolin and Renarin Kholin.[2]
Appearance
Navani is a stately woman with intricately woven black hair. She has violet eyes and her black hair is streaked with grey. She has a warm, feminine voice and the confidence to verbally spar with Wit.[2] Her scent is that of the sweet floral of her perfumed soap.[3] Navani often wears rubies in her hair and a blood red dress, with her lips painted red.[4] She is known as one of the most beautiful women in Alethkar. Dalinar believes there isn't a woman in all of Roshar to match her beauty.[1]
- Images of Navani
Portrait sketch by User: Sheep
in Vorin havah with fabrial by User: Sheep
demonstrating fabrial by User: Sheep
with Ardent and fabrial by User: Sheep
in Vorin havah by User: Sheep
with Dalinar Kholin during a highstorm by User: Sheep
Personality
Navani challenges Alethi protocol, but one does not reprove Navani Kholin, even if one is king.[1] Give her five minutes in a city and she'd know anything and everything of significance about which was being gossiped.[1] She doesn't presume to make judgements, but she does enjoy pointing out the obvious.[5] Nevertheless, Navani is excellent at keeping secrets.[6]
Character
Much like her daughter, she is a political creature; intrigue makes her blossom like a rockbud in calm wet air.[1] However, unlike Jasnah, Dalinar thinks Navani is hard to trust. By comparison, with Jasnah, he knows where he stands.[1]
History
Background
Navani is the widow of King Gavilar Kholin, who was Dalinar's brother. For many years prior to their marriage, it was uncertain just which of the two brothers she would marry. She played them off one another, fanning each their desires, before finally choosing the elder son. (They'd both known all along that she'd choose Gavilar. It had still hurt Dalinar anyway.)[1] With Gavilar dead, Navani is to be treated as sister to Dalinar by him.[1] He refers to her as Mathana, the formal Alethi term for an older sister. (She is only 3 months his senior, but the term is still applicable.)[1]
Navani is also the mother of Jasnah, another renowned scholar, as well as the new king, Elhokar.[2]
She'd remained in Alethkar for many years after most of the nobility had moved to the Shattered Plains, where she was to aid the queen in protecting the king's interests there, thereby fulfilling her duty to the people.[2] She later realized that the Alethi government had essentially moved to the Shattered Plains, and eventually did so too.[7]
Returning to the Shattered Plains
Navani's return to the Plains from Alethkar is three-fold: she brought word that the Vedens have perfected the half-shards, she wishes her son to be protected, and she needs to speak with Dalinar.[1]
Relationships
Gavilar
Navani chose Gavilar over Dalinar because Dalinar frightened her all those years ago.[5] (Dalinar's intensity scared Gavilar too.)[5]
Dalinar
When Navani returns to the Shattered Plains from Kholinar, she frequently speaks with Dalinar, and later becomes romantically involved with him, which is unusual, because in the eyes of Alethi society, she is now considered to be Dalinar's sister.[1] Part of what Navani finds intriguing about him is that he's begun to be the person the others all claim to be.[5] Part of what she now finds to be fascinating is Dalinar's 'intensity' that frightened her back then, but he's now wrapped it in armor.[5]
Navani believes Dalinar to be a kind man. Telling him so, she expresses that she's compelled to find him to be fascinating while she admits that she's taking advantage of him - a little; she's not toying with him. She finds him to be intriguing since he has begun to be the person the others all claim that they are. [5]
Nevertheless, he put his honor in Navani's power by standing up for her.[5]
Jasnah
Elhokar
Kaladin
Shallan
Navani originally disliked Shallan for bringing the news of Jasnah's death - even though it was certainly not her fault - to her.[citation needed] Adolin her nephew remains betrothed to Shallan.[citation needed]
Attributes and Abilities
Navani Kholin is a renowned engineer, scholar, artifabrian and is heavily involved in the creation of new fabrials. She is one of the artifabrians who created the Grandbow[2] as well as a type of painrial[8]. Many of her inventions, such as the painrial, are used in the war against the Parshendi, making her incredibly valuable to the Alethi. Navani also discovers that the language which Dalinar speaks during his visions is the Dawnchant.
Notes
- See Also