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==== Early Childhood ====
Shallan was born into the [[House Davar|Davar]] household to [[Lin Davar|Lin]] and her [[Shallan's mother|mother]] in mid-{{Rosharan date|1156}}. She was the youngest of five children, with four older brothers: [[Helaran]], [[Balat]], [[Wikim]], and [[Jushu]]. As the Davar household was a mid-level noble family
In some instances, Shallan recalls happy memories from her early childhood--such as a time when her parents loved to tell her stories.{{book ref|sa3|25}} On the other hand, the mysterious dealings of her mother and the attention her family drew from the [[Cryptic]]s suggests a more disquieting family life. By {{Rosharan date|1167}} Shallan's mother had been associating with a certain group of "friends," including a man by the name of [[Dreder]], who would occasionally visit the family's estates.{{book ref|sa2|45}} These people were associated with the [[Skybreakers]] and at least one of their number--with whom Shallan's mother had an intimate relationship-- was a Skybreaker acolyte.{{book ref|sa3|40}} [[Pattern]] was eventually sent by his kind to form a [[nahel bond]] with Shallan, who spoke the [[Immortal Words|First Ideal]] at a young age.{{book ref|sa2|13}}{{book ref|sa2|17}} Their early interactions with one another took place in the family's gardens, where Shallan would bring her daydreams to life by practicing [[Lightweaving]].{{book ref|sa2|6}}{{book ref|sa2|60}} It is unclear whether these experiences were a means for Shallan to deal with a troubled childhood or simply the play of an imaginative young girl.{{wob ref|8418}}
==== The Ghostbloods ====
Upon waking, Shallan found Tyn's spanreed flashing. She responded to Tyn's messenger, successfully imitating the woman, and learned that the Ghostbloods desired to meet within the hour. Unable to delay the meeting, Shallan explained that she--Tyn--was wounded, and that her apprentice would appear for the meeting instead. Shallan practiced her Lightweaving as she waited for the meeting to be coordinated, inventing a false identity to use as Tyn's supposed apprentice--a false identity she would soon come to name "Veil." With everything organized and her identity covered by an illusion, Shallan snuck out of her room and into the night.{{book ref|sa2|42}}
Shallan eventually located the building she had been directed to in Sebarial's camp. The guard at the entrance allowed her to enter and then led her down into a basement and through a trapdoor. In the stately room below, Shallan met [[Mraize]] and an audience of silent onlookers, including masked [[Iyatil]]. Though disappointed not to see Tyn herself, Mraize decided to spare "Veil's" life, intrigued by her boldness. He asked Shallan, who he calls "little knife," to have Tyn infiltrate Brightlord [[Amaram]]'s palace in search of "hidden secrets." Shallan then left the hideout and returned home, using a Lightweaving along the way to elude a pursuing Iyatil.{{book ref|sa2|43}}
Six days after the meeting with the Ghostbloods, Shallan used her increasing skill with Lightweaving to sneak into Amaram's manor. Disguised first as a messenger boy and then as one of the maids, [[Telesh]], she sought out the room which she suspected held Amaram's secrets. Inside, she found detailed maps of the Shattered Plains covered with [[stormwarden script]]. Additional notes revealed that Amaram was studying the same things that interested Jasnah--and that he was working to return the Voidbringers. Short on time, Shallan captured Memories of the room before leaving the room. She covered her tracks on the way out, tying the loose ends of the lies used to enter the manor. As she left the camp as the messenger boy, she informed Amaram that Shallan wished to make drawings of his Shardblade. At this he summoned the Blade, revealing it to be Helaran's and leaving Shallan with the belief that Amaram himself must have killed her brother.{{book ref|sa2|52}}
The following afternoon, Shallan travelled by carriage as Veil to the appointed meeting place outside of the warcamps.
meeting{{book ref|sa2|54}}
* Iyatil and Taln mission{{book ref|sa2|63}}{{book ref|sa2|64}}
[[File:Shallan in the Shattered Plains.png|200px|thumb|left|Shallan in the Shattered Plains by [[User:A.Lenaxderla|A.Len]]]]
==== Adolin Kholin's Betrothed ====
A few days after arriving in the Shattered Plains, Shallan visited the Kholin practice grounds as Adolin practiced under the watchful eyes of Kaladin and his guards.{{book ref|sa2|44}} Shallan used their brief interaction to casually plan a walk with Adolin the following day, which in turn opened the door to a date at a winehouse of Adolin's choosing.{{book ref|sa2|47}} They used this time to get to know one another on a personal level, and seemed to connect well despite--or perhaps because of--Shallan's unorthodox conversation topics. Shallan also took the opportunity to question Adolin about the [[chasmfiend]]s. Convincing him that the Alethi and Parshendi may be hunting them to extinction, she asked him to speak with Dalinar about the possibility of travelling with the army to see a chrysalis for herself. After Adolin confided in her the details of their betrayal by Sadeas, Shallan explained the research into the Voidbringers that Jasnah had been working on, and asked for help in smoothing over the relationship with Navani. After the approaching highstorm was spotted, the two remained until the final seconds before the stormwall reached them before retreating into the shelter and making plans to speak again later.{{book ref|sa2|49}}
The two met again after Adolin's duel with [[Elit]], where Shallan began to devise a plan to help Adolin corner Sadeas himself in a duel.{{book ref|sa2|53}} There they made plans for another date the following day.
managerie{{book ref|sa2|55}}
Disadvantaged duel{{book ref|sa2|56}}{{book ref|sa2|57}}
* dates with Adolin
* convincing Adolin to bring her out on the plains
==== Scholar and Radiant ====
After settling in Sebarial's warcamp, Shallan was finally able to devote more time to the study and continuation of Jasnah's research. While trying to discern the location of Urithiru, she made her first breakthrough--the realization that Jasnah was hoping to find an [[Oathgate]] to the mythological city on the Shattered Plains.{{book ref|sa2|47}}
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* Jasnah's research (Stormseat, Urithiru, etc.)
* Lightweaving practice
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