Editing Kstled

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|The men dream terrible dreams full of premonitions, and their dread Passion creates omens.

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'''Kstled''' is a [[Thaylen]] soldier on [[Roshar]]. He serves as the man-at-arms of the ''[[Wandersail (1174 ship)|Wandersail]]'' and leads the soldiers aboard the ship. He is the brother of Captain [[Drlwan]].{{book ref|sa3.5|4}}

==Appearance and Personality==

Kstled keeps his long Thaylen eyebrows sleekly tucked behind his ears.{{book ref|sa3.5|4}} He typically wears a shortsword at his waist.{{book ref|sa3.5|10}}{{book ref|sa3.5|13}}

Kstled is [[Vorin]], but (like many Thaylens) he still follows local traditions and superstitions. He believes in both negative and positive omens, and also cites the [[Passions]]. This causes conflict with [[Rysn]] and Drlwan, who disapprove of modern Thaylens putting stock into superstitions.{{book ref|sa3.5|4}}{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}{{book ref|sa3.5|8}}

==Attributes and Abilities==

Kstled is very good at his job; he is courageous and trained in the use of several weapons.{{book ref|sa3.5|18}}{{book ref|sa3.5|13}} He can take someone into custody very quickly and implies that he is capable of effective interrogation.{{book ref|sa3.5|10}} He is an experienced sailor and commands the trust and loyalty of his soldiers and the crew at large.{{book ref|sa3.5|4}}{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}{{book ref|sa3.5|8}}

==History==

Kstled was the man-at-arms of the ''[[Wandersail (1174 ship)|Wandersail]]'' during the [[expedition to Akinah]] in {{Rosharan date|1174}}. Before the ''Wandersail'' began its journey, the ship's pet [[skyeel]] was found dead. Kstled interpreted that to be a bad omen, but was persuaded by [[Rysn]] that the presence of a [[Windrunner]] on the ship provided a counter-omen. He declined Rysn's offer to remain ashore after this discussion. He also agreed with [[Cord]] serving as the replacement for [[Nlan]] as the ship's cook.{{book ref|sa3.5|4}}

When Cord discovered that all the grain aboard the ship had been infested by worms, Kstled interpreted the event as an omen that the grain had been cursed by the Passions through 'dark [[Soulcasting]]'.{{book ref|sa3.5|6}} The crew later discovered a floating corpse of a [[santhid]], which he also considered to be a bad omen. He argued with Rysn about whether touching the Santhid was a good thing or not.{{book ref|sa3.5|8}}

Kstled was a part of Rysn's plan to find the traitor on the ship. After she began to suspect [[Nikli]] of subterfuge, Rysn took steps to disprove his claims; she had Kstled thoroughly search Cord's room. When Nikli claimed to have found poison in the room the next day, Rysn knew it was lying and confronted it as the traitor. Kstled and two of his men subdued Nikli and put it into custody;{{book ref|sa3.5|10}} at the time, they did not know Nikli was a [[Sleepless]] and could not actually be held.{{book ref|sa3.5|15}}

Upon reaching [[Akinah]], Kstled led a contingent of soldiers ashore to secure the beach.{{book ref|sa3.5|12}} When he found [[gemheart]]s on the beach, he was concerned that they could be cursed, but [[Rushu]] told him to gather them up anyway.{{book ref|sa3.5|13}}

When [[Lopen]], [[Huio]], and the crew were forced to fight against a large [[Sleepless|hordeling]], Kstled led the retreat. He did not want to put the ''Wandersail'' in danger, so he retreated towards the ancient city on the island.{{book ref|sa3.5|18}} After the conflict ended, Kstled returned to the ship with Rushu and the other survivors. He and the rest of the crew presumably became quite rich due to the 'mountain' of gemstones they recovered on the island.{{book ref|sa3.5|epilogue}}

== Relationships ==

===Rysn===

Despite Kstled's belief in bad omens, Rysn is often able to convince him to see the good side of bad events.{{book ref|sa3.5|4}}{{book ref|sa3.5|6}}{{book ref|sa3.5|8}} He eventually begins to trust Rysn and demonstrates this by referring to her using the proper title of [[Rebsk]]. Rysn trusts Kstled enough to make him part of her plan to find the traitor on the ship.{{book ref|sa3.5|10}}

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