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==History==
[[File:Davar-Siblings.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Shallan and her brothers by [[Botanicaxu]]]]
=== Early Life ({{Rosharan date
==== Early Childhood ====
Shallan was born into the [[House Davar|Davar]] household to [[Lin Davar|Lin]] and her [[Shallan's mother|mother]] in mid-{{Rosharan date|1156}}. She was the youngest of five children, with four older brothers: [[Helaran]], [[Balat]], [[Wikim]], and [[Jushu]]. As the Davar household was a mid-level noble family, the patriarch, Lin, held the fourth [[dahn]], while Shallan herself was of the fifth dahn.{{book ref|sa2|52}} The Davar family's estates were located in Highprince [[Valam]]'s territory in [[Jah Keved]], north of [[Valath]].{{book ref|sa2|47}}
In some instances, Shallan recalls happy memories from her early childhood--such as a time when her parents loved to tell her stories.{{book ref|sa3|25}} On the other hand, the mysterious dealings of her mother and the attention her family drew from the [[Cryptic]]s suggests a more disquieting family life. By {{Rosharan date|1167}} Shallan's mother had been associating with a certain group of "friends," including a man by the name of [[Dreder]], who would occasionally visit the family's estates.{{book ref|sa2|45}} These people were associated with the [[Skybreakers]] and at least one of their number--with whom Shallan's mother had an intimate relationship-- was a Skybreaker acolyte.{{book ref|sa3|40}}
[[Pattern]] was eventually sent by his kind to form a [[Nahel bond]] with Shallan.{{book ref|sa2|13}} Their early interactions with one another took place in the family's gardens, where Shallan would bring her daydreams to life by practicing [[Lightweaving]].{{book ref|sa2|6}}{{book ref|sa2|60}} It is unclear whether these experiences were a means for Shallan to deal with a troubled childhood or simply the play of an imaginative young girl.{{wob ref|8418}}
In the months that followed, Shallan began to repress her memories of these events. She did not speak for several months, and would subconsciously sketch scenes of the violence.{{book ref|sa2|19}} Though the Blade naturally vanished, Shallan began to associate it with her "mother's soul" which she believed to have been held in the strongbox for years to come.{{cite}} Her disassociation with the Shardblade in particular caused her bond with Pattern to weaken nearly to the point of nonexistence.{{cite}} Shallan began to associate
In order to protect his daughter, Lin Davar allowed rumors to spread that he had murdered his wife and her lover--a secret he would share with few before his own death.{{cite}}
* Life before Pattern?▼
* repression of her memories
* trauma drawings
==== Cutting the Thorns ({{date/sa|year=1168}}–{{date/sa|year=1170}}) ====
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