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{{character
|image=Shallan.jpg
|world=Roshar|nation=Jah Keved▼
|abilities={{tag+|Lightweaver}}, {{tag+|Shardbearer}}▼
|family=[[House Davar]]
|parents=[[Shallan's father|father]], [[Shallan's mother|mother]]
|siblings=[[Asha Jushu]], [[Balat]], [[Helaran]], [[Tet Wikim]]
▲|world=Roshar|nation=Jah Keved
|books=[[The Way of Kings]]▼
▲|abilities={{tag+|Lightweaver}}, {{tag+|Shardbearer}}
|born={{date|1155|EoS}}
}}
'''Shallan Davar''' was a lighteyed [[Veden]] on [[Roshar]].{{ref|b|sa1|c|3}}
She was a member of the [[Devotary]] of Purity{{ref|b|sa1|c|33}} and a [[Surgebinder]] with the ability to [[Soulcast]] by communicating with [[Truthspren|cryptics]].{{ref|b|sa1|c|45}}{{ref|17s|3099|text=Brandon called the truthspren cryptics}} She was also in possession of a [[Shardblade]]{{ref|b|sa1|c|7}}{{ref|b|sa1|c|45}} and a broken [[Soulcaster]] that belonged to her father.{{ref|b|sa1|c|7}} Shallan revealed to the [[Truthspren|cryptics]] that she killed her father.{{ref|b|sa1|c|70}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
Shallan was
Shallan was considered shy by her family, but when she left the family estates behind, she opened up and gained confidence. She had a quick wit, and often unthinkingly uttered the first thing to come to mind.{{ref|b|sa1|c|3}}
Shallan had the ability to deliberately memorize a scene (usually involving blinking) after which she could paint or draw that scene with remarkable accuracy. She had a passion for learning and a great talent for drawing. She was never without her sketchbooks and charcoal, so she might draw whatever caught her interest. Shallan frequently drew and made notes on the world around her, in order to promote her [[Calling]] of natural history.{{ref|b|sa1|c|5}}▼
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=== Kharbranth ===
Shallan spent several months chasing [[Jasnah]] across many cities, hoping to become her [[ward]] in order to steal Jasnah's Soulcaster. She finally caught up to Jasnah in [[Kharbranth]], and attempted to convince her to take Shallan as her ward, failing twice and finally succeeding on the third attempt.{{ref|b|sa1|c|8}} Shallan finally succeeded in stealing Jasnah's Soulcaster{{ref|b|sa1|c|36}} only to discover that it was a fake. Shallan also discovered her own Soulcasting abilities after this theft.{{ref|b|sa1|c|45}}
During her studies with Jasnah, Shallan developed a friendship with the ardent [[Kabsal]] who accidentally poisoned both Shallan and himself in an attempt to assassinate Jasnah for the [[Ghostbloods]].{{ref|b|sa1|c|48}} Shallan realized that her father also might have been a member of the same organization.{{ref|b|sa1|c|74}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
=== Memory ===
▲Shallan had the ability to deliberately memorize a scene (usually involving blinking) after which she could paint or draw that scene with remarkable accuracy. She had a passion for learning and a great talent for drawing. She was never without her sketchbooks and charcoal, so she might draw whatever caught her interest. Shallan frequently drew and made notes on the world around her, in order to promote her [[Calling]] of natural history.{{ref|b|sa1|c|5}} Shallan's ability to memorize scenes and reproduce them accurately seems similar to the ability of a [[Terris]] [[Keeper]] to store memories in a coppermind, in that both talents involve the removal of a memory from the mind and its replacement in another medium - in Shallan's case, a sketch rather than a coppermind.
== See Also ==
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