Difference between revisions of "Malise Gevelmar"

|born=c. {{Rosharan date|1147|missing-date=y}}{{ref|group=fn|text=Shallan was born in 1156, and Malise is noted as being "less than ten years older" than Shallan.{{book in [[Summary:Words of Radiance#Chapter 45ref|sa2|''Words of Radiance'' chapter 45]]}}}}

'''Malise Gevelmar'''{{ref|group=fn|text=In most circumstances, Veden women do not take a married name.{{wob ref|14904}}}} is a [[lighteyes]] from [[Jah Keved]] on [[Roshar]]. She wasis the second wife of [[Lin Davar]] and the stepmother of his children, including [[Shallan]].

Shortly after [[Shallan's mother]] died, her father marriesmarried Malise.{{book ref|sa1|5}}and Sheshe movesmoved into the Davar estate in [[Valam princedom]].{{book ref|sa1|5}} Around thisthat time, the Davar family iswas going broke, the oldest son [[Helaran]] hashad deserted the family, and Lin iswas increasingly unstable, often throwing things at his servants or beating them severely.{{book ref|sa2|39}} Over the next few years, Lin's sanity seemsseemed to gradually decline despite the discovery of valuable quarries on Davar lands.{{book ref|sa2|73}}

SheMalise initially acceptsaccepted Lin's story that [[Shallan's mother]] was killed by her lover in a murder-suicide,{{book ref|sa2|39}} but later questionsquestioned whether this iswas true after Lin beginsbegan battering her.{{book ref|sa2|45}} When Lin subsequentlylater ordersordered [[Rin]] to assassinate hisLin's own son [[Helaran]],{{book ref|sa2|61}} Malise vehemently protests;protested. Lin becomesbecame enraged and beatsbeat her, breaking her arm and imprisoning her in her room.{{book ref|sa2|65}} [[Shallan]] triestried to arrange for [[Balat]] and Malise to escape the house.,{{book ref|sa2|65}} Shortlybut shortly before the planned escape, Malise revealsrevealed the plan and Lin killskilled her with blows to the head.{{book ref|sa2|73}} Balat confrontsconfronted Lin, but Lin severely injuresinjured him and attemptsattempted to attack [[Eylita]]. However, Malise's death promptsprompted Shallan to give Lin wine poisoned with [[blackbane]], which incapacitatesincapacitated him.{{book ref|sa2|73}} Shallan iswas forced to kill Lin and the family discoversdiscovered the broken [[Davar soulcaster]],{{book ref|sa2|73}} setting events into motion that resultresulted in Shallan seeking an apprenticeship with [[Jasnah Kholin]].