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'''Balat Davar''' is a [[lighteyed]] [[Veden]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa1|i|2}} He is the second oldest child of [[Lin Davar]] and his [[Shallan's mother|mother]] and one of [[Shallan Davar]]'s older brothers. As the second heir in the line of [[House Davar]], he is originally known as '''Tet Balat Davar'''. He becomes known as '''Nan Balat Davar''' after his father disowns his older brother [[Helaran Davar|Helaran]] and strips him of his position as first son and heir.{{book ref|sa2|45}} He is married to [[Eylita Tavinar]].{{book ref|sa4|13}} He is a guardsman in [[Urithiru]]. He is friends with [[Mraize]], though only knows him as a guardsman named Gobby.{{book ref|sa4|13}}

 

Balat is a young man, twenty-three years old as of {{Rosharan date|1173}}. He has a round face and a haunted look. He is the tallest among his surviving siblings.{{book ref|sa3|122}} Balat walks with a cane and suffers from pain in his bad leg{{book ref|sa1|i|2}} from an injury caused by his [[Lin Davar|father]] smashing his leg with a poker.{{book ref|sa2|73}}

 

 

Balat believes that [[House Davar]] is deeply damaged and a "family of cripples" as a result of the death of his [[Shallan's mother|mother]] and the following events. He sees himself as the only one who is normal and unscathed by these events.{{book ref|sa1|i|2}}

 

== Attributes and Abilities ==

 

== History ==

=== Childhood ===

Because Balat was born the second son of [[Lin Davar]], he grows up known as Tet Balat. He grows up bitter towards his father, believing that he had killed Balat's mother and her lover.{{book ref|sa2|39}} He relieved his anger by torturing animals; it's likely he abused an [[axehound]] pup that his older brother [[Helaran]] gave him as a gift.{{book ref|sa2|19}}

 

== Relationships ==

=== Shallan and brothers===

 

 

=== Helaran ===

 

=== Lin Davar ===

 

== Trivia ==

 

== Notes ==