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== Relationships ==
=== House Davar ===
Shallan grew up as the only daughter in the minor noble family. After first manifesting her [[Surgebinding]] abilities, her mother and her lover attempted to kill her, forcing to Shallan to fatally wound her mother out of self-defense. Her father, [[Lin Davar]], took responsibility for Shallan's action, showing that that he did care for her daughter. After dealing with public scrutiny and the slow decline of his family, Lin Davar became an abusive father and would often beat his sons and servants, even blaming Shallan for his actions. {{book ref|wor|88}} Fed up with her father's abuse she and her brother arranged his death and eventually successfully murdered their own father.
While Shallan had a poor relationship with her parents, she seemed to have a close relationship with all four of her brothers. Out of all of them, she seemed to be closest to her eldest sibling, [[Helaran]]. Helaran was shown to constantly bring gifts for Shallan and even visited the house despite his poor relationship with his father. After learning about the death of Helaran at the hands of Kaladin, Shallan became extremely depressed and even briefly resented the dark-eyed soldier. While not as close with her other brother, [[Balat]], Shallan cared for him and was shown to communicate with him often despite his disturbing fixation with killing small animals. Shallan was shown to be the only one to care for her other brother, [[Jushu]], when he suffered from his gambling addiction, even going as far as to sell her Soulcasted necklace and convince her brothers to give up their daggers to pay off his debt. While this did not pay all of his debt, Shallan convinced the debt collectors to let him go by sharing that he comforted her when her mother died. {{book ref|wor|48}} [[Wikim]], the twin brother of Jushu, was often the target of their father's abuse and Shallan would often comfort him during his periods of depression. She was shown to be able to cheer him up by gifting him with sheets of mathematics.{{book ref|wor|45}}
Despite her miserable childhood, Shallan had maintained a amicable personality until she was forced to confront her past. It is likely that the confrontation of her past experiences with her family triggered the manifestation of her dissociative identity disorder.
=== Pattern ===
[[Pattern]], a [[Cryptic]]-type [[spren]], is Shallan's steadfast companion, and perhaps her only friend since childhood, although she herself
Eventually, Shallan comes to meet Pattern again, who initially is unable to talk and has a weak connection to the physical world. As their bond
When Shallan realized that Pattern was the Shardblade she used to kill her mother, she initially expressed her anger and even disgust towards the spren. After reflecting on the situation, Shallan dropped all hostility towards the spren. Despite Shallan's reassurance that she no longer bears any ill-will towards Pattern, the spren is adamant about his belief that Shallan wants to kill him as an act of revenge.
=== Jasnah Kholin ===
[[Jasnah Kholin]] is Shallan's tutor. Initially reluctant to take on Shallan as a ward, she eventually
When Jasnah resurfaced and eventually made her way to [[Urithiru]], she expected that Shallan would continue her duties as a ward. Shallan, however, did not want to return to her old role. While attending meetings of the Knights Radiant, Shallan expressed her frustrations with the scholar and even displayed her annoyance when around Jasnah. Despite this, Shallan and Jsanah still remain on good terms. Eventually Shallan proposed the idea that Jasnah should queen of [[Alethkar]] following the deah of [[Elhokar]] death.
=== Kaladin ===
Shallan and [[Kaladin]] are the first two publicly-revelealed [[Knights Radiant]] in centuries. They initially
Later, when stranded in the chasms of the [[Shattered Plains]], they
=== Adolin Kholin ===
[[Adolin Kholin]] was causally betrothed to Shallan after Jasnah proposes marriage between the two adolescents to secure the stability the Shallan needed for her family. She accepts, hoping to use his power to save her family. They meet on the [[Shattered Plains]] and Shallan is immediately smitten by his looks. Shallan was quickly able to be comfortable around Adolin, sharing her true self with him and even revealing her identity as a Knight Radiant to him. After Shallan reveals herself to be a Knight Radiant,
=== Wit ===
Shallan first met [[Wit]] at the [[Middlefest Fair]] about three years ago when he comforted her after thinking about the state of her family and the seemingly dark dealings her father was involved in. Since then, Shallan is shown to think highly of the court jester and seems to be the few people able to tolerate him in Roshar. She was even excited to see him again when they encountered one another in the Shattered Plains as seen when she affectionately hugged him much to the surprise of Adolin and Kaladin. {{book ref|wor|55}}
When Shallan began to doubt herself while in Kholinar, Wit comforted her despite his assurance that he is not the kind man she believes him to be. While talking, they discuss the meaning of power, eventually giving Shallan the advice she needed to infiltrate the [[Cult of Moments]]. After this, he leaves her with the bill for the food he ate, much to her displeasure. {{book ref|ob|121}}
== Trivia ==
*Shallan did not exist in [[The Way of Kings Prime]].{{qa ref|531|4|Changes from early draft|date=Sep 13th, 2010}}
*Shallan has been described to be bisexual.
== See Also ==
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