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| − | |titles=Baron of [[Tii Plantation]] |
+ | |titles=Baron of [[Tii Plantation]] |
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| + | |books=[[Elantris]] |
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| − | |world=Sel |
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| − | |universe=[[Cosmere]] |
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| − | |first appeared=[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]] |
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| − | '''Edan''' is |
+ | '''Edan''' is an [[Arelish]] baron on [[Sel]].{{book ref|Elantris|11}} |
| + | He was the baron of [[Tii Plantation]], and was bankrupt and in danger of losing his title under King [[Iadon]]'s system of awarding titles for wealth. Bad investments coupled with poor crop yields from his infertile land bordering on [[the Chasm]] had ruined him financially. His hatred of Iadon's system of conferring titles of nobility made him one of the strongest supporters in the clandestine anti-Iadon political meetings held by [[Kiin]]. He later fled to [[Duladel]].{{book ref|Elantris|26}} |
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| − | ==Appearance and Personality== |
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| − | He is lean and balding.{{book ref|Elantris|11}} He often appears fidgety and nervous, and has a tendency to blurt things out and interrupt the flow of conversation.{{book ref|Elantris|11}} He is known to be wasteful{{glossary ref|Elantris|E}} and alternates between worrying about his financial problems and ignoring them in hopes that they will somehow disappear.{{book ref|Elantris|11}} His name is based on [[Aon#Eda|Aon Eda]], which means "superior or lofty".{{book ref|Elantris|part=ars}} |
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| − | He is primarily concerned with self-preservation and admits to beating the peasants in his plantation to try and coax more production from them.{{book ref|Elantris|11}} His attitude towards [[Sarene]] indicates a degree of misogyny.{{book ref|Elantris|11}}{{book ref|Elantris|20}} [[Kiin]], [[Lukel]], and [[Ahan]] all dislike him, and he is thought of as spineless and arrogant.{{book ref|Elantris|11}}{{book ref|Elantris|26}} |
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| − | ==History== |
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| − | Edan was the baron of [[Tii Plantation]], which primarily grew potatoes.{{book ref|Elantris|11}} Tii Plantation contained most of the [[Chasm]] and the infertile land surrounding it,{{map ref|Arelon}} and Edan had never been particularly rich.{{book ref|Elantris|11}} Edan was a staunch supporter of [[Raoden]]'s efforts to undermine King [[Iadon]] due to his inability to maintain power in Iadon's wealth-based caste system.{{book ref|Elantris|8}}{{book ref|Elantris|11}} In an effort to make more money, Edan made some questionable investments that were unsuccessful, leaving him nearly bankrupt and in danger of losing his barony within a few months.{{book ref|Elantris|11}} He continued to live in relative extravagance to hide his true financial situation.{{book ref|Elantris|11}} |
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| − | Edan was among the few nobles who attended a meeting of Raoden's former supporters organized by Kiin and Lukel after Raoden was taken by the [[Shaod]].{{book ref|Elantris|11}} Edan was very nervous about his future and Ahan mocked him mercilessly.{{book ref|Elantris|11}} Although Edan was dubious of Sarene's plan to increase the morale of Arelon's citizens, he went along with her suggestions as he had no other options.{{book ref|Elantris|11}}{{book ref|Elantris|20}} When Sarene later suggested that the group should side with Elantris, Edan was taken aback, but was unable to argue with Sarene's logic.{{book ref|Elantris|20}} |
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| − | Tii Plantation commenced its planting for the season,{{book ref|Elantris|11}} but rain in the area caused mudslides in the fields.{{book ref|Elantris|26}} Edan presumably abandoned any remaining hope of maintaining his barony and fled to [[Duladel]].{{book ref|Elantris|26}} Lukel pointed out that the Dulas would not care about Edan's former nobility and he would likely end up as a farmer.{{book ref|Elantris|26}} |
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| − | Despite the lack of resources in Tii Plantation, a number of minor nobles attempted to gain Edan's former title from Iadon.{{book ref|Elantris|32}} Raoden used this as part of his cover story when he posed as "Kaloo".{{book ref|Elantris|50}} |
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| − | ==Trivia== |
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| − | *One of the purposes of Edan's character is to serve as a red herring to distract the reader from the actual traitor, Ahan.{{wob ref|2166}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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<references /><!-- 11, 20, 26, 32, 50 --> |
<references /><!-- 11, 20, 26, 32, 50 --> |
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| − | {{complete|[[User:Big Smooth|Big Smooth]] ([[User talk:Big Smooth|talk]]) 21:12, 22 March 2022 (UTC)}} |
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