Difference between revisions of "Navani Kholin"

 

Despite her talent at politics, Navani's true love is found in her scholarly pursuits. It is part of her belief that a brightlady should have a variety of hobbies.{{book ref|sa2|35}} She is a renowned scholar, specializing in the development of new [[fabrial]]s. She pursues her passion with enthusiasm and little to no guile.{{book ref|sa1|60}} In addition, she is fond of simple solutions.{{book ref|sa2|50}} Navani believes that soul of art is creation. Creation brings order to an blank slate or empty canvas and becomes art. She uses that belief to fuel her scholarly pursuits.{{book ref|sa2|69}} She also likes warcamps because they are not messy like cities, and because military men and women valued order and rationality.{{book ref|sa2|35}}

 

== History ==

=== Unification of Alethkar and aftermath ===

Prior to her marriage to Gavilar Kholin, Navani wavered between choosing Gavilar and his younger brother, Dalinar. Ultimately, she chose the future king.{{book ref|sa1|22}} With him, she had two children, a daughter, Jasnah and a son, Elhokar.{{book ref|sa1|12}}

War against the [[Parshendi]], who claimed responsibility for the assassination, started in retaliation for it. Much of Alethi society moved to the [[Shattered Plains]] to fight them.{{book ref|sa1|Prologue}} Initially, she stayed in Kholinar to aid Elhokar's wife, [[Aesudan Kholin|Aesudan]], in ruling the kingdom. {{book ref|sa1|12}} After some years, she moved to the Shattered Plains realizing that the seat of power had essentially transferred there.{{book ref|sa2|67}}

 

=== Returning to the Shattered Plains ===

Navani's return to the Plains from Alethkar is three-fold: she brought word that the [[Veden]]s had perfected the [[half-shard]]s, she wishes her son to be protected, and she needs to speak with Dalinar.{{book ref|sa1|22}} She also realized that leaving the Plains had been a political mistake because the warcamps became the true center of their kingdom. While in [[Kholinar]], she determined that that Aesudan was sufficiently endowed with the requisite skills needed to hold the city. (The very argument that had originally convinced Navani to return to Kholinar was that the Alethi absence from their homeland was dangerous.){{book ref|sa1|22}}

 

=== Recording Dalinar's visions ===

Because Navani is so exacting in her words and thoughts, Dalinar chooses her to record his visions. She scribes expertly, picking out details from him, knowing when to prod him for more. She is business-like and careful.{{book ref|sa1|52}} She records his visions without complaint.{{book ref|sa1|58}}

 

 

=== Battle of Narak ===

On the way to battle, Navani became close to Shallan and her work. Confirming she would not take the project from her, but would participate and get her scholars to work for her as well. Once Navani commits to the research, Shallan reveals to her that Jasnah's [[Soulcaster]] was a fake; that her daughter could [[Soulcasting|Soulcast]] on her own, without any fabrial, and that she'd seen her do it. This means that her daughter was a Knight Radiant.{{book ref|sa2|77}}

 

 

=== Battle of Thaylen Field and aftermath ===

Though the coalition broke, Thaylen accepted the Alethi help to aid on the possible invasion from Odium and his forces. Navani traveled to that city to support the queen.{{book ref|sa3|115}}

 

 

Dalinar gave her the gem that imprisoned [[Nergaoul]] and asked her to study it. He also requested her to teach him how to read.{{book ref|sa3|121}} Navani not only taught him to read and write, but helped him with his autobiography: [[Oathbringer (in-world)|Oathbringer, My Glory and My Shame]].{{book ref|sa3|122}}

 

== Relationships ==

=== Gavilar ===

During the Unification of Alethkar, Navani was a good partner to Gavilar. Helping him with the strategy and creating/executing plots that would help their cause. {{book ref|sa1|19}}

 

Ever since those years, Navani already showed passion for spren and fabrial research. Gavilar was not interested though; she’d spoken with such passion and excitement, and Gavilar had ignored her.{{book ref|sa1|36}}

 

They may have been close at one time, but she implied that they grew apart in the time leading up to his death.

 

=== Elhokar ===

Navani loves her son, but doesn't consider him a capable king; she calls him her "poor distracted, oblivious boy".{{book ref|sa1|40}}

She acknowledges that he is seen as weak, and intends to see him protected despite himself, if necessary. {{book ref|sa1|22}}

 

=== Shallan ===

Before meeting [[Shallan]], through Jasnah, Navani had offered to look into Shallan's Soulcaster to try fix it. She was also very supportive on her engagement towards Adolin.{{book ref|sa2|1}}

 

 

=== Adolin ===

Navani and [[Adolin]] are very close. He is very polite with asking questions on her fabrials, though he is bored by the scholarship, he usually enjoys the military use he can use for them. {{book ref|sa2|35}}

 

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