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|image=Danlan.jpg |
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|profession=Clerk & Scribe |
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|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] |
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|world=Roshar |
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|universe=[[Cosmere]] |
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|introduced=[[The Way of Kings]] |
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'''Brightness Danlan Morakotha''' was an [[Alethi]] woman who courted [[Adolin Kholin]] on the [[Shattered Plains]] during the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|twok|28}} |
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== Appearance |
== Appearance & Personality == |
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Danlan was extremely pretty, she had a graceful figure with a long neck and her hair had more foreign auburn stripes then black Alethi stripes.{{book ref|twok|58}} |
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Danlan was an extremely intelligent woman{{book ref|twok|52}} but she often acted less clever then she really was, in an attempt at humility.{{book ref|twok|58}} Danlan's voice had a breathy and husky tone.{{book ref|twok|28}} Danlan was also quite fond of [[avramelon]]s,{{book ref|twok|52}} and enjoyed drinking wine, whose color she often coordinated with her outfit.{{book ref|twok|58}} |
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⚫ | Danlan was well informed on the politics among the [[highprince]]s, able to avidly discuss [[Torol Sadeas]]'s motivations in his interactions with [[Dalinar Kholin]] and whether or not Dalinar should step down as highprince.{{book ref|twok|58}} She wished that Dalinar would relax his restriction on his camp following the [[Alethi Codes of War]]. |
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==Attributes and Abilities== |
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Danlan is presumably of noble birth; she worked with [[Elhokar]]'s scribes in [[Kholinar]]{{book ref|sa2|46}} and Adolin had no misgivings about courting her.{{book ref|sa1|28}} She is familiar with the use of a [[spanreed]] and is able to read and write in [[women's script]].{{book ref|sa1|52}} |
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Danlan joined the secret organization known as the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]] under unknown circumstances. She was considered a middling member of the group before it was disbanded.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Danlan had traveled to the Shattered Plains to spend a few months with her father, Brightlord Morakotha.{{book ref|twok|28}} The next day, she was already calling on Adolin. He arranged for her to become one of his father's clerks, managing his calls via [[spanreed]]s and serving as a scribe. |
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Before traveling to the Shattered Plains, Danlan spent three years in Kholinar helping the scribes sort through the mess [[Elhokar]] had made of the royal codes.{{book ref|sa2|46}} |
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===Courting Adolin=== |
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Danlan traveled to the Shattered Plains to spend a few months with her father, [[Brightlord Morakotha]]. The day after her arrival, she was already calling on Adolin. He arranged for her to become one of his father's clerks, participating in his spanreed calls and serving as a scribe. She was therefore immediately privy to some of Dalinar's confidential conversations; she was controlling the spanreed when Jasnah called to ask Dalinar about the time he met the [[Parshendi]] and show him a drawing of a "[[Voidbringer]]".{{book ref|sa1|28}} |
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Danlan met with Navani, who liked her and was impressed her with her intelligence; she encouraged Adolin to pursue her.{{book ref|sa1|52}} Adolin took her to an Outer Market wineshop before one of his duels. Danlan participated in the conversation with [[Jakamav]], [[Inkima]], [[Toral]] and [[Eshava]], and she tended to stay on the topic of politics.{{book ref|sa1|58}} |
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Although Adolin did not know Danlan well, he was attracted to her and was committed to making their courtship last longer than his typical brief relationships.{{book ref|sa1|58}} However, some months later Adolin was surprisingly the one to break off their courtship, due to some inappropriate things Danlan had told her friends, likely related to some flirting by Adolin.{{book ref|sa2|14}}{{book ref|sa2|26}} The breakup was not amicable, and involved Danlan cursing at Adolin. She remained as one of Dalinar's scribes, and whenever she ran into Adolin she glared at him.{{book ref|sa2|14}} |
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===Graves's Conspiracy=== |
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As a member of the Diagram, she was part of [[Graves]]'s plot to kill [[Elhokar]] and replace him with [[Dalinar]]; she was present when [[Moash]] brought [[Kaladin]] to meet with Graves and several co-conspirators. Her personal experience with Elhokar's lax approach to lawmaking led her to believe that he was incompetent. She fervently believed that Dalinar would be a better king, and wanted to force the issue before Elhokar did further damage to the kingdom.{{book ref|sa2|46}} |
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Danlan was not with Graves or Moash during the final assassination attempt{{book ref|sa2|82}}{{book ref|sa2|83}}{{book ref|sa2|84}} nor when they fled the Shattered Plains.{{book ref|sa2|87}}{{book ref|sa3|43}} |
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Adolin is quite fond of Danlan and committed to making their relationship last.{{book ref|twok|58}} |
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===Disbanding of the Diagram=== |
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When [[Taravangian]] disbanded the Diagram prior to the betrayal of the [[coalition of monarchs]] in [[Emul]], he recommended that middling members who "knew too much" should not be released back into the general population and should instead be sent on long "secret quests" to distant locations. He specifically recommended that Danlan be assigned such a task.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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