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== Appearance and Personality ==
Elhokar has green eyes.{{wob ref|11453}}{{ref|group=fn|name=eyes|text=In ''The Way of Kings'' Elhokar is described as having yellow eyes. For ''Words of Radiance'' however Brandon changes them to green, so that they would match the color of Gavilar's to emphasize the family resemblance between father and son.}} He keeps himself clean-shaven. His face is "almost too handsome" with full lips, a broad forehead, and a firm chin. He bears a resemblance to his father, though Elhokar has fewer scars than Gavilar did. {{book ref|sa1|12}}
 
Elhokar suffers from a deep paranoia and fear of assassins, especially after his father is killed. Because of his suspicious nature, he wears his [[Shardplate]] far more often than other Shardbearers[[Shardbearer]]s. He dislikes people mentioning his father, believing correctly that the Alethi often compare him unfavorably to Gavilar.
 
Despite his own uncertainty in his ability to rule, Elhokar is capable of making decisive action and manages to control the [[Highprince]]s, if just barely. He is also a capable warrior, despite being easily defeated by his uncle. His wife [[Aesudan Kholin|Aesudan]] manages the kingdom in his absence.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
 
Elhokar was a spoiled and somewhat childish character who technically ruled Alethkar, but was not taken seriously by anyone, including [[Dalinar]], who performed most of Elhokar's actual duties. However, Elhokar matures and sees the flaws in himself and his rule. He goes so far as to formally hand off most of his power to Dalinar as highking, while requesting to remain in power of Kholinar, insisting that he is not a terrible ruler, but that Alethkar needs an exceptional ruler if Roshar is to survive what is to come. He also tries to step up and take responsibility as king, and goes to Kholinar with [[Kaladin]], [[Skar]], [[Drehy]], [[Shallan]], and [[Adolin]] in an attempt to recapture the city. On their trip, Elhokar tells Kaladin to save the operation if and when the kinghe himself fails in his duties, admitting that Kaladin is a natural hero, while the kinghe is prone to mistakes. Kaladin notes that this humbled Elhokar is very different from the general impression he had of the king.
 
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== History ==
===War of Reckoning===
After the assassination of [[Gavilar]], Elhokar vows to avenge his father by waging war against the Parshendi, who claimed responsibility for the king's death. He makes the highprinces swear to the [[Vengeance Pact]] to help him in his conquest, thereby managing to keep his kingdom together for now. Due to Elhokar's youth and paranoia his ability to rule was questioned by those under his rule and he maintained a weakened authority over the ten Highprinces. The King's paranoia stemmed from the assassination of his father and he feared that he would meet the same fate,{{book ref|sa1|12}} although he overcompensated on the battlefield and often acted recklessly to the dismay of his family and guards.{{book ref|sa1|12}} This paranoia was furthered by his ability to see strange creatures (almost certainly [[cryptic|Cryptics]]) in mirrors.{{book ref|sa1|58}} Due to this ability it is theorized that Elhokar could have become a [[Lightweaver]] like [[Shallan Davar]].
Elhokar's deep fear of assassination caused him to fake an assassination attempt on his own life by cutting the girth strap on his saddle,{{book ref|sa1|13}}{{book ref|sa1|69}} in order to trigger an investigation on those who wish him dead. Although this rash action placed suspicion on his uncle Dalinar, this method did yield results as it was found that weakened gemstones were placed in his Shardplate by an unknown individual.{{book ref|sa1|54}}
 
He was almost assassinated by [[Moash]] and [[Graves]] on multiple occasions. When [[Moash]] comes into the palace to kill Elhokar, he is saved by [[Kaladin]] who then speaks the third ideal of the [[Windrunners]].
 
After recovering from the attempt on his life. Elhokar moves to [[Urithiru]] and gives his blessing to Dalinar and Navani's marriage.{{book ref|sa3|4}} He later tries to abdicate in favor of Dalinar, but they settle on the title of Highking, giving Dalinar authority over Elhokar and his kingdom. They agree to keep this unofficial until [[Kholinar]] has been freed and they are sure Elhokar still has an [[Alethkar]] to rule over.{{book ref|sa3|12}}
 
===Death===
Shortly before his death, [[Shallan]] sketches Elhokar as a righteous and proud king and Elhokar, moved by the drawing, is inspired to be a good ruler for his people, despite all the faults he finds within himself. He is clutching this drawing when he is killed, using it as inspiration to become a Radiant. Unfortunately for the king, he is stabbed to death while speaking the First Ideal, unable to complete the words in time to save himself.
 
Elhokar is slain in Kholinar while trying to escape to the city's Oathgate with Adolin, Kaladin, Shallan, Skar, Drehy, and Azure. During their escape, the city is invaded by a parshmen army and several Fused. The army kills almost the entire Wall Guard, but it is [[Moash]] who slays Elhokar, by stabbing him through the chest and eye. Immediately before his death, [[Kaladin]] hears the king begin to utter the [[Immortal_Words#The_First_Ideal|First Ideal]], and sees the king start glowing with Stormlight, but the king was not able to finish the words before he was run through by Moash. Later, [[Hoid]] rescues a [[Cryptic]] hiding near the scene of his death.
 
The king's son, [[Gavinor]], survives and remains in Kholinar with Drehy and Skar while the others are transported to Shadesmar. The former three, along with Vatah[[Vathah]], [[Red_(Roshar)|Red]], [[Ishnah]], and a local merchant are rescued by Kaladin after a scribe sent by Dalinar informs him of their location. After the fall of Kholinar they managed to escape and send for help via [[spanreed]].
 
== Attributes and Abilities ==
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AsElhokar aalso "[[cryptic]]"notices ([[Pattern]]) is what gave Shallan her powers. Elhokar also notices Pattern on Shallan's skirt and notes that it looks familiar to him.{{book ref|sa3|74}} It appears that he had attracted his own cryptic and was poised to gain the same abilities.
 
=== Shardwielding ===
Elhokar is a [[Shardbearer]], with both a [[Shardblade]] and [[Shardplate]]. His [[Shardblade]] is called [[Sunraiser]]{{book ref|sa1|13}} and is long and thin with a large crossguard. It is etched with the ten basic glyphs up the sides of the blade.{{book ref|sa1|12}}
 
He also owns several additional sets of Plate and Blade that are often loaned out. His father's Shardplate and Shardblade, [[Firestorm]], and Shardplate are among these.{{book ref|sa2|16}}{{file ref|Shardplate.jpeg|pre=[[Shallan's sketchbook]] -&nbsp;|Shard sketches}}
 
== Trivia ==
* If Elhokar had lived long enough to speak his first [[Order of Lightweavers#Ideals of the Lightweavers|Truth]], it would be to admit that he was a bad king.{{wob ref|11730}}
 
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