Difference between revisions of "Shallan Davar"

After reforming the Knight Radiant, Dalinar asked her to learn as much as she could about her powers. Despite being a Lightweaver, Shallan publiclyinitially pretendspretended to be an Elsecaller in order to hide the fact that she can create illusions. While attending a meeting with Dalinar, Shallan constructsconstructed a three-dimensional mapprojection of Roshar out of stormlight with the aid of Dalinar's own abilities. {{book ref|sa3|8}} As theythe attendees at the meeting marvelmarveled at her creation, [[Lyn]] arrived to inform them that there hashad been a murder. When they arrive at the scene of the crime, the victim appeared to be [[Vedekar Perel]], and they discover that the murder was an exact copy of the murder of Highprince [[Sadeas]]. When Adolin is assigned to search for the perpetrator, Shallan noticed that he had been acting strange and Pattern hums in response to Adolin's strange behavior. {{book ref|sa3|9}}

After leaving the crime scene, Shallan beginsbegan to practice her Illumination abilities in her room. She beginslearned to better control her creations and cancould now cause them to move without the aid of Pattern. As she was practicing, Adolin arrived and they beginbegan to flirt with one another and eventually kisskissed until Pattern interruptsinterrupted them. {{book ref|sa3|13}} While Adolin and Shallan continuecontinued to build their relationship during their stay in the tower city, Adolin beginsbegan to teach her how to use a Shardblade in order to better defend herself. Shallan cannotcould not bring herself to use the blade due to her past experience with the weapon so she createscreated a new personality, one she calls Brightness Radiant or just Radiant, to take on while using the Shardblade. ShallanWhile beginspracticing, toShallan noticenoticed the similarities between Adolin and herself as they are both passionate about what they love, and Shallan beginsbegan to feel that she canccould be herself around Adolin. {{book ref|sa3|15}}

While Shallan visited the marketplace set up in [[Urithiru]], she used Veil to become knowledgable about the darkeyes society in the city. {{book ref|sa3|18}} Shallan, disguised as Veil, investigated any recent murders that may have occurred in the market. She iswas directed to a group of thugs that maymight have had the answers she was searching for. In order to learn more information on the murder, Veil stabs one of the thugs in the hand for pushing her out of his chair and threatensthreatened them by revealing her association with the [[Ghostbloods]]. While interrogating them, another one of the thugs revealed that a man named [[Ned]] had strangled his wife to death, and a barmaid had also died a similar way, but he dieddenied any connection to the second murder. {{book ref|sa3|18}}

When Shallan woke up the next morning, she did not really recall being in control of Veil's actions and described her experienceactions as Veil the Veilprevious night as feeling like a dream. Shallan, Adolin, and her guards later made their way to Sadeas' camp where his wife, [[Ialai]], had taken residence in. Shallan found that [[Mraize]] was also there, acting as one of herIalai's soldiers. When Ialai dismissed herShallan to fetch tea, she and the assassin discussed the state of her family. While he did not reveal any important information, he informed her that she must remove the "darkness" that is supposedly plaguing the city and that he would share some information on her now-deceased brother, [[Helaran]], in exchange. {{book ref|sa3|22}}

While exploring the city of Urithiru, Shallan discovered a long-abandoned theater. She put on a play for Pattern using just her illusions. While performing for Pattern, she noticed a dark figure and chased after it, leading her to a room filled with various versions of herself created from stormlight. After they vanish, she noticed a dark figure, believing it to be a spren, and chased it into the market where she discovered that [[Rock]], a member of [[Bridge Four]], had been stabbed in the hand. Shallan realized that Rock was a Horneater just like the thug she had stabbed while disguised as Veil. Shallan then came to the conclusion that whatever was copying the murders was also copying all the violence occurring in the city. As she was about to leave, [[Ishnah]], one of the thugs she encountered, requested to join the Ghostbloods which Shallan quickly refused. {{book ref|sa3|25}}

Shallan used her guards to try and search for any more clues about the recent murder. While disguised as Veil, Shallan waited and found a man that was hung similarly to another man that died the same way. As Shallan chased after the murderer, she sent Pattern to bring Adolin whom returned with [[Bridge Four]]. As they enterentered a room containgcontaining a pit, they descenddescended into the entrancehole, discovering a room covered with murals depicting all ten [[heralds]] and the [[Almighty]]. [[Renarin]] found a large black mass, and they discoverdiscovered that the murders have been the result of the [[Unmade]], [[Re-Shephir]]. {{book ref|sa3|29}}

With Adolin and Bridge Four's help, Shallan attacked the Unmade. While the Unmade created dark copies of themselves, she conjured copies of people she drew using her Lightweaving abilities, and this seemed toseemingly hurthurting the creature. {{book ref|sa3|29}} As they distracted the Unmade, Shallan connected with Re-Sephir, and learned that it was interested in humans and attracted to violence. She somehow attacked the Unmade using stormlight and learned that it was scared of being trapped again by another [[Lightweaver]] as it was in the past. As Shallan realized that the Unmade was learning about her just as she was with the creature, she began to back down out of fear despite convincing herself that she would continue to fight off the Unmade. As Re-Sephir was forced out of the pit and fled, Shallan told the rest of the group not to follow. {{book ref|sa3|30}} Following the encounter with the Unmade, Shallan began to sympathize for the creature, noting that it killed simply to mimic human behavior and possibly better connect with them. While Shallan continued to recover from her fight with the Unmade, Adolin barged into her room to inform her that Jasnah had returned.{{book ref|sa3|32}}

After Jasnah comes back and Shallan realizesrealized that she iswas technically still her ward, Shallan begins to dislikesdislike ither wardsbip.{{book ref|sa3|33}} SheAs schemesShallan onwas forced to become a scribe for Jasnah during the meetings held by Dalinar, she began to scheme for ways to get out of it. Dressed as Veil, she meets met[[Ishnah]], who she discoversdiscovered was once a spy, and beginsbegan to learn from her in exchange for promising to see if she iswould be worthy to join the Ghostbloods. {{book ref|sa3|25}}{{book ref|sa|40}}. While training, Vathat and the others are revealed be potential squires under Shallan. As Isnah teaches her how to observe her surroundings, Shallan realizesrealized heshe iswas late for her meeting and runsran andto the meeting, begrudgingly continuescontinuing her duties as a scribe. When [[Renarin]] is being taunted by [[Janala]], Shallan stood up for him, which he greatly appreciated. The two getgot closer and she begins to realizerealized her way out of Urithiru after Renarin tells her that she should stand up to Jasnah more or just not be around her anymore. {{book ref|sa3|44}} She managed to convince Elhokar to let her go and help him take back Kholinar after offering herself and her spies to accompany the king and, telling him that they are not Dalinar's subjects and they cancould domake astheir theyown pleasedecisions. {{book ref|sa3|51}}.

When Shallan beginsbegan to doubt her actions taken to provide for the poor citizens in HolinarKholinar, [[Wit]] arrivesarrived and comfortscomforted her. While talking, they discussdiscussed the meaning of power, eventually giving Shallan the advice she needed to infiltrate the [[Cult of Moments]]. After this, he leavesleft her with the bill for the food he ate, much to her displeasure. {{book ref|sa3|68}}

In order to avoid being attacked by the deranged cultists, Shallan utilizesutilized the Oathgate to telport Azure, Adolin, Kaladin, and herself along with their sprens. When they awakenawakened, they findfound themselves in Shadesmar, which Azure gruntsgrunted about due to her dislike for the strange realm. {{book ref|sa3|87}}

While in Shadesmar, they findfound themselves accompanied by their now fully-sized sprens as well as [[Maya]], the dead spren tied to Adolin's Shardblade. {{book ref|sa3|88}}