Difference between revisions of "Gavilar Kholin"

=== First King ofRuling Alethkar under the new Kholin Dinasty ===

After winning the war, Gavilar took the throne as King of [[Alethkar]]. Quoting Sadeas, "He is exactly what we need" "Hard enough to lead a war; soft enough to be beloved during peace. He has foresight and wisdom" .{{book ref|sa3|76}}.

Gavilar did prove to be a proficient leader, he made sure the vision was towards a Unified Kindgom, and politics were the main tool for doing so. He wanted to ensure Elhokar would be able to hold it together without need of "putting out fires". {{book ref|sa3|36}}

He was not soft, but approached things different, using propaganda {{book ref|sa3|36}}, talking to heirs of the highprinces on civic projects, censured Dalinar and Sadeas on losing the Rift {{book ref|sa3|88}}, and even the initial approach towards rebels, trying to scare them by fighting on the borders. {{book ref|sa3|49}}. Some highprinces considered this softness or weakness, but we know he was not soft; some examples are his disappointment on knowing Dalinar had spared the heir of [[Tanalan ]]{{book ref|sa3|36}} or the way he talked of attacking [[Herdaz]] or [[Jah Keved ]].{{book ref|sa3|49}}.

It was during this time that he was most committed to the [[Codes of War]]. He talked of the Radiants as truly great when Alethkar was looked up to. {{book ref|sa3|49}}.