Editing Goradel

{{character
|descendants=[[Claude Aradel]]{{wob ref|4295}}
|groups={{tag+|army|Venture}}
|ethnicity=Skaa
|died={{date|1025|FE}}
|world=Scadrial
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Mistborn: The Final Empire]]
}}
'''Goradel''' was a [[skaa]] on [[Scadrial]]. He was in the [[Lord Ruler]]'s army but joined the [[skaa rebellion]] on the night of the [[Collapse]].{{book ref|mb1|37}} He became captain under [[Elend Venture]] and was head of [[Sazed]]'s and [[Spook]]'s guard during the [[Coup of Urteau]].{{book ref|mb3|10}} [[Marsh]] killed him while he was carrying [[Spook's note]] to Vin.{{book ref|mb3|64}}{{book ref|mb3|69}}

== Appearance and Personality ==
Goradel is a young, fair looking man. He has a square jaw and is slightly bald.{{book ref|mb2|42}}

He is proud and felt guilty about joining the Lord Ruler, but thought it was necessary in order to survive.{{book ref|mb1|36}}{{book ref|mb3|64}}
The man usually is in a good temper, although he could get tense after spending more time in [[Urteau]].{{book ref|mb3|46}}
According to [[Spook]] Goradel could be easily overlooked with his directness and courtly manners, but he is determined, trustworthy and someone to count on.{{book ref|mb3|64}} He doesn't like the idea of being sacrificial, but won't let that hinder his dedication.{{book ref|mb3|29}}

== History ==
=== Early life ===
Goradel grew up with his family in Luthadel, but they worked on the fields outside the city. When he couldn't endure the hopelessness of that work any longer, Goradel joined the [[Lord Ruler]]'s army and was disowned by his family.{{book ref|mb3|18}}

=== Guard at Kredik Shaw ===
When [[Vin]] infiltrated [[Kredik Shaw]] on the night of the [[Collapse]] Goradel was on guard outside. Vin could easily have killed him and the other guards, but convinced them to join the rebellion. Goradel was the first of them to rip off his insignia and leave Kredik Shaw.{{book ref|mb1|36}}

Somehow Goradel managed to find [[Dockson]] in the chaos of the Collapse, and tells him that Vin is captured by an [[Inquisitor]]. Then [[Elend Venture]] is brought in, and he and Goradel team up to rescue Vin out of Kredik Shaw.{{book ref|mb1|37}}

Goradel leads Elend and five of the latter's soldiers into the dungeons of Kredik Shaw, where they encounter Vin and [[Sazed]] who have already broken free but are surrounded by at least twenty enemy guards. Goradel, Elend and his soldiers start attacking the guards to distract them from Vin and Sazed, but Vin finds a last flagon with [[allomancy|metals]] and deals with the guards in a matter of seconds.{{book ref|mb1|37}}

=== Siege of Luthadel ===
During the [[Siege of Luthadel]] Goradel was part of the scout squad for undermining activities in Elend's army. He voluntarily answered Elend's call to help keeping the skaa in [[Luthadel]] warm. He comes to report to Elend and [[Demoux]] that all of the furniture in abandoned houses is already removed, but that most roofs and inner walls of these buildings are also constructed of wood and can be demolished to burn.{{book ref|mb2|42}}

=== Coup of Urteau ===
Meanwhile Goradel was promoted to captain by [[Ham]].{{book ref|mb3|18}} He was head and spokesman of the guard that accompanied Sazed, [[Breeze]] and [[Allrianne]] during their journey to [[Urteau]] and the [[Coup of Urteau]].{{book ref|mb3|29}} He and his men were responsible for keeping a watch over Sazed, ambassador of the [[New Empire]], guarding their headquarters at the Lord Ruler's storage cavern in Urteau, and make sure that [[Beldre]] wouldn't escape.{{book ref|mb3|29}}{{book ref|mb3|49}} Whenever possible Goradel kept watch over Sazed personally.{{book ref|mb3|38}} After spending more time in Urteau Goradel tended to primarily look to [[Spook]] for commands instead of Sazed.{{book ref|mb3|56}}

=== Messenger ===
When Spook woke up for the first time after the Coup of Urteau he tells his visitors that he urgently needs to send a message to Vin. Breeze replies [[Brass|Soothing]] that he should rest, but Goradel offers to deliver the message himself because Vin once spared his life and thus is willing to risk his life for her.{{book ref|mb3|64}} He departed with [[Spook's note]], which warned her that [[Ruin]] was able to manipulate people who had metal inside of their body.{{book ref|mb3|69}}

Somewhere on his way to Vin, who herself is on her way to [[Luthadel]]{{book ref|mb3|67}}, Goradel is approached by [[Inquisitor]] [[Marsh]] who attacks Goradel and his horse. Goradel is already worn out from making his way through the ash, but is still able to offer quite some resistance to Marsh. After failing to pull out the Inquisitor's back spike, he attempts to cut Marsh sinews with a knife he had hidden in one of his boots, but receives a fatal kick in the chest upon which Marsh kills him with an axe.{{book ref|mb3|69}}{{ref|text=Because Marsh read Spook's note he was able to pull out [[Vin's earring]] with his last bit of free will. This allowed Vin to take up the [[Shard]] [[Preservation]].{{book ref|mb3|72}}{{book ref|mb3|epilogue}}|group=note}}

== Quotes ==
{{quote
|I don’t feel very expendable.
|Goradel to Sazed on being captured in Urteau{{book ref|mb3|29}}
}}

== Trivia ==
* Goradel is based on Richard Gordon, a friend of [[Brandon]]'s.{{wob ref|8012}}
* [[Claude Aradel]] is a descendant of Goradel.{{wob ref|4295}}

== Notes ==
<references /><!-- mb1 36, 37, mb2 42, 46, mb3 10, 18, 22, 29, 35, 38, 46, 49, 53, 56, 58, 64, 69, epilogue -->
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