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{{culture
|related=[[Alethkar]], [[Right of Challenge]]
|type= Tradition
|world= Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
{{quote
| I offer you a boon. Name what you wish of me or of this court. It shall be yours.
| King Elhokar to Adolin{{book ref|sa2|57}}
}}
On [[Roshar]], the '''King's Boon''' is a privilege that can be granted to a [[lighteyes]] who has performed an impressive feat before the King of [[Alethkar]], such as winning a difficult duel.{{book ref|sa2|55}} The limit of what the boon can grant is unknown, though it presumably must adhere to existing laws and traditions, meaning that a [[darkeyes]] cannot demand it or use it to challenge a lighteyes.{{book ref|sa2|58}} If a boon is granted that affects another subject of the king, that person must obey it as well.{{book ref|sa2|57}}
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The origins of the King's Boon are uncertain. Much like the [[Right of Challenge]], the King's Boon was a tradition that fell by the wayside in the centuries leading up to the [[War of Reckoning]], although it remained well-known to the Alethi lighteyes. It was revived by King [[Gavilar Kholin]] when he sought to rid himself of a rebellious [[highprince]], [[Yenev]]. To assist Gavilar, [[Torol Sadeas]] dueled an unknown man with the purpose of awing the crowd. Upon his victory, Gavilar offered Sadeas a boon; he invoked the Right of Challenge, demanding that Yenev duel him to the death. Sadeas then killed Yenev, paving the way for [[Aladar]] to replace him.{{book ref|sa2|55}}
In the weeks preceding the [[Battle of Narak]], [[House Kholin]] sought to entrap Sadeas in a similar way. Following his victory in a four-on-one duel, [[Adolin Kholin]] was granted a boon by king [[Elhokar]], and used it to demand the Right of Challenge from Sadeas. However, at the same time [[Kaladin]] also demanded a boon for participating in the duel and coming to Adolin's rescue. When it turned out that Kaladin wanted to challenge [[Amaram]], he was arrested for slander since he was a darkeyes, and Sadeas managed to weasel out of his own duel in the ensuing chaos.{{book ref|sa2|57}}{{book ref|sa2|58}}
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