Editing Moash

|image=Moash Shuravf.jpg

|ancestors=[[Ana]], [[Da]] <small>(grandparents)</small>

|abilities={{tag+|Shardbearer}}

|titles=Vyre (He Who Quiets), Lord Silencer{{book ref|sa4|i|4}}

|profession=Soldier, caravaneer <small>(formerly)</small>, bridgeman <small>(formerly)</small>, bodyguard <small>(formerly)</small>

|groups={{tag+|army|Sadeas}} <small>(formerly)</small><br />{{tag|Bridge Four}} <small>(formerly)</small><br />{{tag+|army|Kholin}} <small>(formerly)</small><br />{{tag|Diagram|link=Diagram (group)}} <small>(formerly)</small><br /> [[Voidbringers]]

|nation=Alethkar

|world=Roshar

|universe=[[Cosmere]]

|introduced=[[The Way of Kings]]

}}

{{update|sa4}}

{{for|El|the previous holder of that title|pre="Vyre" redirects here}}

{{quote

|He couldn't be blamed. He was a product of his culture.

|Moash about himself{{book ref|sa3|48}}

}}

'''Moash''', also known as '''Vyre''', is an [[Alethi]] man on [[Roshar]]. Originally a [[bridgeman]] in [[Bridge Four]],{{book ref|sa1|14}} he becomes a soldier and bodyguard under [[Kaladin]]; eventually, he leaves Bridge Four and switches sides to the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]], then the [[Fused]], serving them as a slave and warrior. He's the current holder of [[Jezrien]]'s [[Honorblade]].

== Appearance and Personality ==

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=== Appearance ===

Moash is lean, though strong, with a narrow hawkish face and brown hair speckled with black.{{book ref|sa1|30}}{{book ref|sa1|14}}{{book ref|sa1|64}} He's born [[darkeyes]], with brown eyes which turn tan after he receives a full set of Shards.{{book ref|sa2|77}} Moash is a young man, potentially close to Kaladin's age.{{book ref|sa1|14}} He is tall and has a scar on his chin.{{book ref|sa2|2}}

Unlike many other members of Bridge Four, Moash does not have slave brands on his forehead. Due to this, he gets his Bridge Four tattoo on his left upper arm.{{book ref|sa2|2}}{{book ref|sa3|45}}

=== Personality ===

Moash comes off as standoffish and grim, holding people at arm's length when he first meets them. Though once he does warm up to someone, he gets attached extremely quickly.{{book ref|sa1|14}}{{book ref|sa1|30}} Once he joins a group, he's friendly and amicable, and often the driving force behind more relaxed, off-duty activities.{{book ref|sa2|46}} He values his friendships, and tries to salvage them when he can.{{book ref|sa2|83}}{{book ref|sa2|56}} He's eager to gain power and he admires those who do have it.{{book ref|sa1|73}} At the same time, he's highly suspicious of those above him in the social order.{{book ref|sa2|2}} He has a strong sense of justice{{book ref|sa3|48}}, originating with the injustice visited on his grandparents earlier in his life.

Moash tends to view people's actions by the external factors that motivate said actions, external factors such as one's position as a lighteyes or darkeyes in the Vorin caste system.{{book ref|sa3|48}} As he becomes more involved in the Fused army and pushes deeper into Odium's emotional voiding, his old priorities slip away.{{book ref|sa2|87}}{{book ref|sa3|51}}

His need to see [[Elhokar]] and then all [[lighteyes]] face retribution consumes him and pushes him further and further away from friends and into the waiting arms of the [[Voidbringers]].{{book ref|sa3|84}} Eventually, as he gives in to Odium's power completely, he seems to lose any drive altogether, telling himself he feels no emotions even as he accomplishes his vengeance. In this period, he follows the commandments to seek out passion and follow the orders of the Fused.{{book ref|sa3|121}}{{book ref|sa3|122}} Although he continues to care for Kaladin, he thinks that suicide is the only way that Kaladin can be saved from Odium's torment, and in his own despair, urges Kaladin to kill himself rather than risk Kaladin joining Odium.{{wob ref|14165}}

{{image|Moash Dustbringer by Khaedart.JPG|side=right|width=250px}}

== Abilities and Attributes ==

Moash is a skilled spearman, enough so to kill an attacking [[Fused]]. For a time, he also possessed a set of [[Shardblade]] and [[Shardplate]]. While Moash was able to move naturally in his Plate after less than a week, he is less skilled with the Shardblade, finding it too clunky, and still defaulted to the spear when his life was on the line.{{book ref|sa2|68}}{{book ref|sa3|43}} Eventually, he's given [[Jezrien]]'s [[Honorblade]], granting him control over the [[Surge]]s of [[Gravitation]] and [[Adhesion]]. He appears to be natural at using it, as it takes him no time at all to drink in [[Stormlight]] and use Lashings.{{book ref|sa3|122}}

He's also a decent spear teacher and commander, able to train a group of [[singer]]s before the attack on [[Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa3|51}}

Following the Occupation of Urithiru, he was left blind.{{book ref|sa4|111}}

== History ==

=== Early Life ===

Both of Moash's parents died when he was a child. He was raised by his aging grandparents [[Ana]] and [[Da]], who both worked as silversmiths in [[Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa2|44}} It was his grandfather who named him. Later, Moash would discover that his name is [[singer]] in origin.{{book ref|sa3|54}} Moash was generally met with hostility and distrust by other people, and likely had a troubled childhood because of it. This was one of the reasons Moash joined the caravans for work, which his grandparents encouraged.{{book ref|sa3|45}} He did not want to enter the family business, preferring jobs that were more physically active.{{book ref|sa2|44}} Moash worked the caravans with his uncle when he was young.{{book ref|sa3|48}}

While he was working on a caravan for a few months, his grandparents became victims in the [[Roshone#Kholinar_and_the_Roshone_Affair|Roshone Affair]] that led to them dying while incarcerated in the palace dungeons. Moash ultimately blamed [[Elhokar Kholin]], who was then a royal prince but would later become the king of Alethkar, for their deaths. Ana and Da had been dead for two months by the time Moash returned, and was told of their passing by a neighbor after returning to an empty home.{{book ref|sa2|44}}

{{quote

|You doubt that sending a seventy-five-year-old couple to the palace dungeons is a death sentence?

|Moash to Kaladin{{book ref|sa2|44}}

}}

=== Bridge Four ===

Moash joined the war voluntarily with the hope of winning a Shardblade, and traveled to the Shattered Plains in [[Jam (caravaneer)|Jam's]] caravan.{{book ref|sa3|45}} Assuming he would be made a spearman, Moash instead got sent to the bridge crews along with most of the other people who joined with him, ending up in Bridge Four.{{book ref|sa1|46}}

When Kaladin first began his attempts to reform Bridge Four, Moash was singled out to be made an example due to his strong appearance and since he was one of the men who ignored Kaladin's command to get up, instead rolling back over to sleep more. Kaladin pulled Moash out of bed and Moash told him to storm off, so Kaladin punched him in the stomach, picking him up over his shoulder and taking him outside the barracks while he was stunned. Irritated at this treatment, Moash called out to [[Gaz]], asking if they needed to follow Kaladin's orders. Receiving a negative from Gaz, Moash tells Kaladin to storm off again unless he planned on beating all of them up, and him and the other bridgemen dispersed.{{book ref|sa1|14}}

Moash continues to distrust Kaladin's intentions and openly dislikes him. While many of the other bridgemen also dislike Kaladin, he is one of the most vocal.{{book ref|sa1|27}} When Kaladin chooses to stand instead of resting on a bridge run, Moash swears at him.{{book ref|sa1|17}} He's the first one to laugh at the idea of pooling their money and food to help the wounded bridgemen Kaladin brought back, claiming that if it were him, he'd rather die quickly on a bridge run than slowly in the barracks.{{book ref|sa1|21}} Moash, along with Sigzil, refuse to look at Kaladin when he tries to pull the bridgemen into conversation on chasm duty.{{book ref|sa1|27}} Moash does let his flint and steel be used by Kaladin to cauterize wounds, however, which he likely has due to it being standard equipment that caravaneers carry with them.{{book ref|sa1|17}}{{book ref|sa3|45}}

When Kaladin picks up and stares at a spear during chasm duty, Moash taunts him, calling Kaladin "lordling", which he picked up from talking with Gaz. Moash shares with [[Narm]] what he learned from Gaz, claiming that Kaladin is lying about being a previous squadleader. This triggers the other bridgemen to start complaining about Kaladin with each other, until they are stunned into silence by Kaladin's kata that he performs, Moash himself dropping the spheres he was holding in shock. That night, Moash accepts Rock's stew, though Moash still refuses to rise the next morning to train when Kaladin calls for it.{{book ref|sa1|27}}

When Bridge Four started training down in the chasms, Moash was one of the first who changed into a fighting man.{{book ref|sa1|49}} Later, on the bridgerun where [[Dunny]] died, Moash probably saved Kaladin's life by keeping him from reaching Dunny's body and later told Kaladin that he was wrong about him.{{book ref|sa1|53}}

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When [[Adolin]] tried to give [[Kaladin]] the gift of [[Shardblade]] and [[Shardplate]], Kaladin instead gave them to Moash, thereby making him a lighteyes in rank.{{book ref|sa2|66}} The Shardblade had a twisting vine pattern along the center of the blade, and the Shardplate, previously belonging to [[Abrobadar]], was painted orange.{{book ref|sa2|66}} Moash later had the Plate repainted to be blue with red accents.{{book ref|sa2|68}} His eyes started to lighten a week after receiving the Shards,{{book ref|sa2|77}} though he still did not consider himself lighteyes.

=== Attempted Regicide and Desertion ===

{{dialogue

|1=Kaladin|2=Sometimes lives must be spent for the greater good.

|3=Moash|4=Exactly!

|5=Kaladin|6=That's what [[Amaram]] said. In regards to my men, whom he killed to cover up his theft.

|attr=Conversation between Kaladin and Moash on the topic of assassinating Elhokar

}}

Moash became involved in a plot with [[Graves]] to assassinate King Elhokar Kholin, which was ultimately thwarted by Kaladin. Moash took his Plate and Blade and fled the warcamps with Graves after their failed attempt.{{book ref|sa2|87}}

They head out into the wilderness with a caravan of stolen goods. Graves intended to introduce Moash to the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]], hoping that bringing back a full Shardbearer could compensate for his plan's failure. A short while into the trip, they were attacked by a group of [[Fused]]. Graves was killed, and Moash attempted to fight with his Shardblade, but deemed it too unwieldy. He got hold of a spear and was able to kill [[Leshwi]], one of the Fused.

Upon seeing this, the other Fused gave Moash a choice, he could give up his weapons and come with them, or die at their hands.{{book ref|sa3|43}} They did this because they thought that Leshwi would want to have revenge once she was reborn. Leshwi did not want revenge however, considering Moash to have great passion.{{book ref|sa3|54}}

=== Servant of the Fused ===

{{image|Renarin confronting Moash by rspixart.jpeg|side=right|height=300px|Being confronted by [[Renarin]]}}

As a slave, he pulled supply sledges across the country. On one of his routes, he saw a group of singers pulling sledges like the other slaves. He stood up for the group, gaining more respect among the Fused and the singers.{{book ref|sa3|48}} Eventually, he joined the assault on Kholinar as a warrior for the Fused's army.

In Kholinar, he and his singer companions fought with Kholinar's Wall Guard. At the climax of the fight, Moash found his way to King [[Elhokar]], and stabbed him through the chest. He then stabbed the king again in the eye, just before Elhokar could finish swearing the [[Immortal Words#The_First_Ideal|First Ideal]]. His vengeance fulfilled, he looked up to see Kaladin, who was in Kholinar with the king on a mission to save the city. Moash saluted his former captain, who had frozen in shock at what happened, and left.{{book ref|sa3|84}}

Following the siege, he was put to work as a laborer clearing out the debris. There he was approached by a Fused, [[Hnanan]], who gave him a [[Vyre's knife|bright golden knife]] with a sapphire attached to it. The Fused then sent him to assassinate the [[Herald]] [[Jezrien]], whom he killed with the knife.{{book ref|sa3|121}} Some time after the successful assassination, the Fused, [[Leshwi]], offered Moash Jezrien's [[Honorblade]] as well as a new identity. He accepted, took the singer name '''Vyre''', which meant ''He Who Quiets'', and used the Honorblade to join the Fused in the air.{{book ref|sa3|122}}

A year later, Moash took part in the Fused assault on Hearthstone, where he murdered Roshone in front of Kaladin, who went into a state of battle shock. Moash then attempted to persuade Kaladin to commit suicide. He was stopped by Renarin, who showed Moash a vision of the man he could have been had he not betrayed Bridge Four, a Windrunner of the Third Ideal, causing Moash to flee.{{book ref|sa4|8}}

In Kholinar, he sat in on a session of the Nine, where he warns them that Kaladin will foil their plan to occupy Urithiru.{{book ref|sa4|14}} Later, he was approached by Odium, who intended to break Kaladin and questioned Moash on the best ways of tormenting his former captain.{{book ref|sa4|i|4}}

{{image|Moash Blind by Khaedart.JPG|side=left|width=250px|After being blinded by [[Navani]]}}

=== The Occupation of Urithiru ===

{{dialogue

|1=Moash|2=I am unchained.

|3=Odium|4={{small caps|And yet, you think so often of Kaladin.}}

|5=Moash|6=I am … mostly unchained.

|attr=Moash speaking with [[Odium]]{{book ref|sa4|i|4}}

}}

During the occupation of Urithiru, Vyre used his Honorblade to operate the [[Oathgate]] between Kholinar and the tower for the [[Fused]].{{book ref|sa4|41}} When the uprising to take Urithiru back began, he set a trap for Kaladin in his family's clinic, but the trap was instead sprung by [[Teft]] and [[Lift]]. Moash injured Lift, then used a [[raysium]] dagger containing [[anti-Stormlight]] to permanently kill Teft's spren, [[Phendorana]], before killing Teft.{{book ref|sa4|103}}{{book ref|sa4|104}} He handed [[Lirin]] to the Fused as insurance against Kaladin, ordering them to kill Lirin in front of his son should Kaladin fight back.{{book ref|sa4|105}}

Moash then descended to the basement of Urithiru to kill Queen [[Navani]]. Nearly succeeding, he was ambushed by an injured [[Raboniel]], which gave Navani time to bond the [[Sibling]]. After restoring the tower, she used its Light to incapacitate Moash and forcibly return his pain to him.{{book ref|sa4|110}} Moash fled, hating himself for what he had done to Teft and realizing that he did not truly regret the murder, only the guilt. He eventually broke his spine in a fall and nearly died before being rescued by a few Heavenly Ones and given Stormlight. When he recovered, he found that he was blind.{{book ref|sa4|111}}

== Trivia ==

* Though Moash's name is similar to [[Moshe Feder]] (Brandon's editor) it is not actually a cameo.{{wob ref|3738}}

* Moash's eye color is initially (and erroneously) written as dark green in ''The Way of Kings''. In ''Words of Radiance'', his eyes are said to be brown. Peter Ahlstrom has confirmed that Moash's eyes are brown and that the first book is incorrect.{{17s ref|post|183955|''Words of Radiance'' typos|date=2014-09-25}}

* The name Moash was originally a singer name.{{book ref|sa3|54}}

* Had he not begun killing for Odium, Moash could have become a Windrunner of at least the Third Ideal.{{book ref|sa4|8}}

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