Editing Graves

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|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]

| We are patriots, as I said before. Patriots of Alethkar. The Alethkar that ''could'' be.

| Graves{{book ref|sa2|46}}

'''Graves''' is an [[Alethi]] [[Shardbearer]] and member of the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]], who orchestrated several assassination attempts against [[Elhokar Kholin]].{{book ref|sa2|82}}

Graves is a [[lighteyed]] Alethi man in his mid-to-late twenties with crisply styled jet-black hair. He is usually impeccably dressed. He claims to be an Alethi patriot.{{book ref|sa2|46}}

Graves is married to a [[darkeyed]] woman, and has multiple children--one of which is a "one-eye", presumably affected by [[wikipedia: Heterochromia iridum|heterochromia]].{{book ref|sa2|46}} He treats all men the same, regardless of eye color and doesn't care what anyone thinks of him, according to Moash.

Graves became a member of the Diagram at an unknown point in the past and developed relationships with [[Taravangian]] and other key members. He did not agree with Taravangian's position that [[Dalinar Kholin]] would need to be assassinated--instead believing that the highprince should be allowed to take over after the assassination of [[Elhokar Kholin]].{{book ref|sa2|46}}{{wob ref|4968}} Taravangian allowed Graves to freely carry out his own interpretation of the Diagram.{{book ref|sa3|107}}

On the [[Shattered Plains]] Graves began working with [[Danlan]], [[Febrth]], [[Fia]], and [[Rill]] to set up the assassination of Elhokar.{{book ref|sa3|43}} After recruiting Moash, whom he came in contact with via Rill, Graves was able to make his first attempt on the king's life.{{book ref|sa2|46}}

The first plot involved weakening the balcony railing in the king's chambers and allowing the king to "accidentally" fall to his death. The railing was cut with a Shardblade, presumably by Graves himself, shortly after a highstorm, when Moash had an opportunity to discretely allow the saboteur through.{{book ref|sa2|23}} Elhokar was able to hold on to the railing after it gave way, however, and was rescued by his guards. [[Kaladin]] assesses this plan as both cowardly and stupid because it failed to directly confront the king and could as easily have hurt someone else.{{book ref|sa2|41}}

After this failure, Moash introduced Graves to Kaladin, hoping to earn the captain's support. Graves attempted to recruit Kaladin to their cause by appealing to Kaladin's experience as a surgeon. Though hesitant at first, Kaladin eventually agreed to aid in Graves' conspiracy.{{book ref|sa2|68}} Graves developed a second plan in which Kaladin would lead Elhokar to a predetermined location where Graves himself would shoot the king with an arrow.{{book ref|sa2|68}}

These plans were revised when Dalinar announced his intent to march to the center of the Shattered Plains--leaving the king vulnerable for several days.{{book ref|sa2|77}} With this opening, Graves and Moash went to the [[Pinnacle]] to assassinate Elhokar directly with their Shardblades. When Kaladin confronted the pair, Graves was frustrated with Moash, had promised Kaladin would not interfere. Moash dispatched Kaladin easily, and the two began to argue over who would bear the responsibility of killing the incapacitated king. Kaladin stood in their way again, and Graves ordered Moash to kill his friend. When Kaladin spoke the third [[Immortal Words|Ideal]] of the [[Windrunners]], Graves fell back in shock and began laughing hysterically after claiming that the Diagram had predicted Kaladin's ascension but they had failed to interpret it correctly.{{book ref|sa2|83}}{{book ref|sa2|84}}

After fleeing the warcamps, Graves' party, including Moash, Febrth, and Fia, was lost for a time in the [[Frostlands]]. While attempting to determine where they were, they were ambushed by a party of four [[Fused]]. Graves was stabbed in the chest by one of them, and his Shardblade materialized next to him, signaling he was truly dead. Febrth and Fia were also killed, while Moash was taken prisoner after killing one Voidbringer.{{book ref|sa3|43}}

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