Difference between revisions of "Balat Davar"

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His father smashed his poker against Balat’sBalat's leg on a fight and caused him an injury that left him walking with a cane. {{book ref|sa2|73}}. He still felt a constant, latent ache. {{book ref|sa1|i|2}}

Still a child by the time he reaches adulthood, he grows up with bitterness towards his father believing he cold bloodedly killed his mother and lover. {{book ref|sa2|39}} His anger and escape seems to be relieved by torturing animals. it’sit's likely he abused an [[axehound]] pup that his older brother [[Helaran]] gave him as a gift. {{book ref|sa2|19}}

Nan [[Helaran]] confronts his father and leaves the house. Though there is no immediate change for Balat or his brothers, they seem to constantly grieve his absence as no one else dared to confront his father. Not even when the highprince sends his bastard son to their manor and asks someone to speak against him. Balat did want them to take his father, but didn’tdidn't dare speak.{{book ref|sa2|39}}

At one of his father’sfather's feasts, he meets Elyta Tavinar. She is the daughter a Brightlord who held less political influence than his father did. {{book ref|sa2|35}} With the help of Shallan, they start writing and later dating. {{book ref|sa2|45}}

The first time Balat really confronted his father was when [[Lin]] decided not to back up his engagement with [[Eylita]]. His father disapproved on the marriage as he believed she was lower station, he preferred his marriage to the highprince’shighprince's daughter, who was on her fifties. Balat mentions to his father that he saw Helaran, which makes him even more angy. As a result of this first confrontation [[Lin]] sent to kill his axehound puppies who Balat had actually cared for {{book ref|sa2|61}}

Looking at his dead puppies, he confirms to himself that he is not as strong as Helaran and doesn’tdoesn't consider himself capable of taking care of his family. As a result, Shallan helps him make a plan to escape with Eylita using Helaran’sHelaran's help under the condition of taking their step mother Malise with them. {{book ref|sa2|65}}

They were never able to contact Helaran. Because of this, Balat decides to only take Eylita and go to the Highprince and talk against his father accusing him of killing his mother. Though his father had gained much more power since his stepson’sstepson's visit and the accusation might not be as well received as before; Balat decides this is a risk to take, as he can’tcan't be a coward anymore. He was not going to run and would stop his father. {{book ref|sa2|73}}

=== Lin’sLin's death and Aftermath ===

When Balat finds out his father called for Eylita, he went to confront him again. This time however, his father was cold and aggressive. The confrontation turned to violence, but Balat was not skillful enough even to hurt him (he broke his father’sfather's hidden Soulcaster though). His father however managed to injure his leg, but was unable to hurt him further as [[Shallan]] tricked him into sipping some poisoned whine, which paralyzed him. She had to kill him with her necklace knowing that is he survived, he would not have mercy. {{book ref|sa2|73}}

After his father’sfather's death and with the Soulcaster broken, they made a plan. Shallan pursued Jasnah Kholin and would try to steal her Soulcaster and Nan Balat ran the affairs of House Davar in the stead of his dead father.

He communicated with [[Shallan]] via [[Spanreed]] and kept up to date with her progress. They slightly managed economically, but knew the lies would not last long before being found. Some men visited and in private with him, they implied they knew of his Father’sFather's Soulcaster and suggested strongly to return it to them. {{book ref|sa1|29}}

[[Jasnah Kholin]] steps in to help their house {{book ref|sa2|1}} but upon the rebellion in Jah Keved they lost everything. By order of Mrazie he and his brothers are saved and taken to Urithiru to meet with Shallan as “gift”"gift" for her services to the Ghostbloods.. {{book ref|sa3|122}}

* His cruelty to animals used for soothing aches is being magically enhanced by unspecified forces on Roshar.{{wob ref|date=2017-3-24|3333|Leipzig Book Fair}}