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|parents=[[Lin Davar|Lin]], [[Shallan's mother|mother]]
|siblings=[[Balat Davar|Balat]], [[Wikim Davar|Wikim]], [[Jushu Davar|Jushu]], [[Shallan Davar|Shallan]]
|died={{date/sa|year=1172
|world=Roshar|nation=Jah Keved
|books= [[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
'''Helaran Davar''' is a [[Veden]] [[Shardbearer]]{{book ref|sa2|19}} on [[Roshar]]. Helaran is the oldest child of [[House Davar]], with four younger siblings: [[Balat Davar|Balat]], [[Wikim Davar|Wikim]], [[Jushu Davar|Jushu]], and [[Shallan Davar|Shallan]]. Originally known as '''Nan Helaran Davar''', identifying him as the first son and heir of House Davar, he is stripped of the title Nan when his father disowns him.
== Appearance and Personality ==
Helaran is tall, muscular, and square-chinned.{{book ref|sa2|19}}
Of all the Davar children, he is considered to be the most responsible and the only true adult, even after his younger brother Balat comes of age. Along with Shallan, Helaran was one of his father's favorite children.{{book ref|sa2|27}}
After his last confrontation with his father he would visit unpredicatbly and always stay for only a short time.He would bring [[Shallan]] more drawing supplies whenever he did so but avoid his father completely.He would not tell anyone where he went to when he would disappear.{{book ref|sa2|27}}▼
Helaran is resentful and angry at his father, who he believes murdered his mother and her lover in cold blood.
Of all the Davar children, he knows the most about his father's secrets and plans and stands up to him the most. He has some connection to [[Hoid|Wit]], whom he asks to deliver the message that "he has eyes nearby and is watching." At hearing this, his father declares him disinherited.{{book ref|sa2|45}} He vanishes before Shallan's father's death, causing his father to proclaim him dead.{{book ref|sa1|8}} He is killed by [[Kaladin]] during a battle in [[Alethkar]], and his Shards are stolen by [[Meridas Amaram]]{{book ref|sa1|47}}{{book ref|sa1|51}}{{book ref|sa2|52}}{{book ref|sa2|73}}.▼
== History ==
Around {{date/sa|year=1168}} or shortly before, Helaran acquires a Shardblade from an unnamed group.{{book ref|sa2|19}}
Later that year, he visits Shallan and brings her sketching tools from [[Northgrip]] as a present. He had also given [[Balat]] a new axehound pup, but Balat had abused and possibly killed it. During the visit, he tells Shallan and his father that he must leave to attend to affairs, but his father disagrees and confronts him. Helaran summons his Shardblade, threatens his father, and leaves, but promises to return and check on the family.{{book ref|sa2|19}}
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▲Of all the Davar children, he knows the most about his father's secrets and plans and stands up to him the most. He has some connection to [[Hoid|Wit]], whom he asks to deliver the message that "he has eyes nearby and is watching." At hearing this, his father declares him disinherited.{{book ref|sa2|45}} He vanishes before Shallan's father's death, causing his father to proclaim him dead.{{book ref|sa1|8}}
In {{date/sa|year=1172}}, he appears on a battlefield in [[Alethkar]] with a full set of Shards. Helaran's goal is to kill Highlord [[Meridas Amaram]], but he is killed by [[Kaladin]] during the battle. Although it is Kaladin's right to claim Helaran's Shards, Amaram betrays Kaladin and claims the shards instead.{{book ref|sa1|47}}{{book ref|sa1|51}}{{book ref|sa2|52}}{{book ref|sa2|73}}.
{{quote|Helarans grin was so wide, it practically glowed.It was hard to frown in a room where he was smiling ---|[[Shallan]]s thoughts on her brother.{{book ref|sa2|19}}}}
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