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{{character
|image=Sebarial by Marie Seeberger.jpg
|merge-family=y
|ancestors=[[Sadees]]{{book ref|sa3|19}}
|titles={{tag+|Highprince|Alethkar}}, [[Highprince of Commerce]]
|groups={{tag+|army|Sebarial}}
|residence=Urithiru
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|introduced=[[Words of Radiance]]
}}
{{quote
|I hate [the other highprinces]. But I try to hate everyone. That way, I don't risk leaving out anyone particularly deserving.
== Appearance and Personality ==
Sebarial is plump and bearded. He is outwardly a very obnoxious, rude, lazy, and vulgar man and comes across as a fool, though he is actually quite intelligent and very sly. He avoids publicly showing his interest in Alethi politics, but privately he does pay
Though Sebarial himself is not very religious, his [[ardent]]s are quite devout.{{book ref|sa2|63}} Likewise, though he himself is useless in battle, he sees to it that his soldiers are well trained. Sebarial's genius is that he knows how to hire the right people for a job.{{book ref|sa2|81}} Over time, he proves himself reliable in getting things accomplished. Underneath his flippant exterior, he wants to be useful.{{book ref|sa4|27}}
<gallery caption="Images of Sebarial">
Sebarial sketches.jpg |
Sebarial takama.jpg |
Sebarial by Marie Seeberger.jpg |
Dance by Elisgardor.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Elisgardor}}</small></center> With [[Palona]]
Calm Among the Chaos by Marie Seeberger.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Marie Seeberger}}</small></center> During the [[Battle of Narak]]
</gallery>
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Sebarial is a shrewd, skilled businessman. He successfully maneuvers his way into providing all of the manufacturing and farming needs of the warcamps, earning a hefty profit for himself.{{book ref|sa2|40}} {{expand}}
== History ==
After the [[Assassin in White]]'s first attempt on, ostensibly, King [[Elhokar]]'s life, the king and the highprinces convened to discuss matters. Sebarial, whose contributions to the meeting were confined to snacking and making pithy remarks, was faced with an unexpected opportunity when [[Shallan Davar]] arrived in the middle of the meeting; seeking a way to avoid living under [[Dalinar]]'s watchful eye, she alleged that Sebarial had been the first to offer her a place to stay on the Shattered Plains. Having observed the way the others had been trying to snatch her up, he claimed a distant relation to Shallan and confirmed her story.{{book ref|sa2|38}} After sharing a carriage ride back to his warcamp, Sebarial gave Shallan rooms in his manor and a position as one of his clerks tasked with organizing his personal finances.{{book ref|sa2|40}}{{book ref|sa2|60}}
Sebarial spent a fair amount of his time in idleness, avoiding putting his ledgers in order or seeing to other details of organizing his household.{{book ref|sa2|47}} He did attend important functions, including [[Adolin]]'s duel against four other [[Shardbearer]]s,{{book ref|sa2|57}} but was otherwise noted for shirking his responsibilities.{{book ref|sa2|75}} Because of this, Dalinar was shocked when Sebarial brought his army to join him on his expedition to [[Stormseat]] to end the war with the [[Parshendi]] and discover [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa2|76}}▼
=== Battle of Narak ===▼
{{sidequote
|I've got a feeling about you, Dalinar old man. I think it's wise to stay close to you. Something's going to happen out there on the Plains, and opportunity rises like the dawn.
|Sebarial to [[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa2|76}}
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}}
▲Sebarial spent a fair amount of his time in idleness, avoiding putting his ledgers in order or seeing to other details of organizing his household.{{book ref|sa2|47}} He did attend important functions, including [[Adolin]]'s duel against four other [[Shardbearer]]s,{{book ref|sa2|57}} but was otherwise noted for shirking his responsibilities.{{book ref|sa2|75}} Because of this, Dalinar was shocked when Sebarial brought his army to join him on his expedition to [[Stormseat]] to end the war with the [[Parshendi]] and discover [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa2|76}}
{{image|Calm Among the Chaos by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=right|width=300px|Relaxing during the battle}}
▲=== Battle of Narak ===
Though Sebarial did not partake in fighting personally, he participated in tactical planning sessions as they moved towards the city of Narak.{{book ref|sa2|80}} When the [[Battle of Narak|battle]] arrived, Dalinar ordered him to stay in the command tent and gave [[Teleb]] command of his army with [[Rust Elthal|Rust]] and [[Serugiadis]], two other Shardbearers, to help him. Sebarial seemed ironically comforted to see through Dalinar's confident front that he had shown the other highprinces.{{book ref|sa2|81}}
Because Dalinar's restored memories of his actions at [[Rathalas]] were so painful he retreated from the public for a while, four of the highprinces--including Sebarial, Aladar, [[Hatham]], and [[Bethab]], who sent his [[Mishinah|wife]] in his stead--approached Navani with their concerns. They discussed such problems as the infrastructure of the tower, the lack of supplies and labor, and the business of Dalinar becoming highking, all while making it clear that the heart of the problem was a doubt as to Dalinar's motives and capability. During the meeting, Navani was able to allay their concerns, especially after Sebarial voiced his real question: whether Dalinar's plans were all "secretly a way for him to dominate the world."{{book ref|sa3|104}}
=== Battle of Thaylen Field and Aftermath ===
{{sidequote
|Oh my. Now '''this''' should be interesting.
|side=right|size=300px
}}
Navani and the highprinces successfully kept the tower running until Dalinar was well enough to fill his role again. Dalinar took a small group to [[Thaylen City]] to attend the ill-fated meeting of the [[coalition of monarchs]] when [[Taravangian]] leaked information to each group aimed at undermining their trust in him;{{book ref|sa3|111}} during that time, Sebarial remained at Urithiru. He was at the tower when an invasion of Parshendi arrived with the intent of keeping the Alethi from sending reinforcements to the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]] through the Oathgate to Thaylen City, and he followed Aladar's lead in pulling troops up higher into Urithiru.{{book ref|sa3|120}}
After the battle was won, the coalition met again in Urithiru. While the Kholins discussed who would take over the rule of Alethkar, Sebarial pretended to sleep while Palona delighted herself in recent gossip. Sebarial was pleased that the Kholins chose Jasnah, taking pleasure in the others' looks of worry.{{book ref|sa3|122}}
A year later, Sebarial stayed behind at Urithiru to aid with the tower's administration while Dalinar and the rest of the coalition's army went to [[Emul]] to take back strategic land. He and Navani watched the army transfer to [[Azir]] together, discussing Taravangian and then Palona. As they entered the tower once more, Navani asked him to oversee the old warcamps and bring them completely under the coalition's control. Before leaving, Sebarial brought up the fact that Palona wouldn't marry him, and Navani advised him to let her see his sincerity.{{book ref|sa4|27}}
== Relationships ==
=== Palona ===
{{quote
|If a man takes nothing in his life seriously, it makes a woman wonder. What is '''she'''? Another joke? Another whim?
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[[Palona]] is Sebarial's [[Herdaz|Herdazian]] mistress. She calls him "Turi." And also sometimes "the idiot." She has a much more active hand in running the day-to-day workings of the manor
=== Shallan ===
|Sebarial about [[Roion]].{{book ref|sa2|80}}
}}
== Trivia ==
* Sebarial and [[Ashweather Cett]] together would "make a good comedy show."{{wob ref|1496}}
== Notes ==
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