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{{character
|image=Wikim.jpg
|residence=Urithiru▼
|world=Roshar|nation=Jah Keved▼
|family=[[House Davar]]
|parents=[[Lin Davar]], [[Shallan's mother|mother]]
|siblings=[[Helaran]], [[Balat]], [[Jushu]], [[Shallan]]
|born=c. {{Rosharan date|1154}}{{book ref|sa2|45}}
▲|residence=Urithiru
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[The Way of Kings]]
}}
His siblings are [[Helaran]], [[Balat]], his younger twin [[Jushu]], and [[Shallan]].
== Personality ==▼
▲== Appearance and Personality ==
{{image|Wikim by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=left|width=200px}}
Wikim Davar is the older twin and third son of the Davar family. Wikim is slender, pale, spindly, and with sunken eyes.{{book ref|sa2|45}} His hair is cut so short he almost looked like an [[ardent]].{{book ref|sa2|39}} He shares some resemblance to his twin [[Jushu]], but they would not be mistaken for one another.{{book ref|sa2|45}}
After his mother's death Wikim probably suffers from depression: he is so thin he looks sickly, he rarely talks or smiles, and he has suicidal thoughts.{{book ref|sa2|39}} [[Shallan]] helps him get out of the depression by pushing his interest in math.{{book ref|sa2|45}} After this, Wikim starts laughing again and becomes more interested in his studies. He even talks of becoming an ardent.{{book ref|sa2|48}}{{book ref|sa2|61}} He is not the affectionate type and always complains about hugs.{{book ref|sa3|122}} One of his prominent personality traits is that he is thoughtful.{{book ref|sa4|13}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Wikim likes math and seems to be proficient at it. He also seems to have biology knowledge, as he knows the effects of [[blackbane]].{{book ref|sa2|45}} After [[Lin Davar|his father]]'s death, he takes care of distracting creditors and seems to be able to keep them at bay for some time; this means he does have some political abilities.{{book ref|sa1|29}}
== History ==
{{image|Davar family by zoethatcher art.jpg|side=right|height=300px|With his parents and siblings}}
When Wikim was younger, his [[Shallan's mother|mother]] wanted him to be an [[ardent]].{{book ref|sa2|45}} After her death, he fell into depression, being a constant target of his [[Lin Davar|father]]'s anger. He would rarely speak, or even smile, and would stay long times staring at fires or walls. He did resent his father and when the [[highprince]] [[Valam]] sent his bastard son, [[Redin]] to their house seeking for people who would speak against him, Wikim asked [[Shallan]] to do so.{{book ref|sa2|39}}
At the [[Middlefest Fair]] he decided to stay in the carriage, where Shallan went to visit him. Wikim saw through her and openly asked about her tricks for making all her brothers feel better. After stating that no woman or sword would do the trick with him, Shallan gave him math problems that she had spent lots of time creating for him. Though he dismissed the effort and her, making Shallan feel miserable, he ended up taking a pencil and trying them with a smile on his face.{{book ref|sa2|45}}
After that day, he slowly came out of his depression. He almost always had math problems with him, at which his father first railed, but the ardents stood up and said this was the Almighty's wish. Wikim started laughing again and even talked of becoming an ardent himself. One day, he thanked Shallan for her help and gave her a pouch with [[blackbane]]. He explained this plant would paralyze and even stop breathing; he had it because he had been thinking about suicide, but didn't need it anymore. He also explained the plant would become more powerful with time.{{book ref|sa2|48}}
The day [[Balat]] was going to run away with [[Eylita]], Wikim was the one to let him know his father had summoned her to their house. Along with [[Jushu]], he stayed at the door of the feast hall while his father and Balat argued. They ran in when his father went to the floor paralyzed, thinking he was dead. Shallan explained she used the pouch he had given her years ago. Wikim was the one who found out he was still alive and stepped back. Shallan had to step in to finish the job.{{book ref|sa2|73}}
After his father's death, and while Shallan tried to steal [[Jasnah Kholin]]'s [[Soulcaster]], Wikim helped Balat with their house affairs. His role was to keep the creditors distracted.{{book ref|sa1|29}}
=== Move to Urithiru ===
As historic events began occurring across [[Roshar]], Shallan felt guilty about abandoning her brothers. She lost contact with them after losing her [[spanreed]] on the ''[[Wind's Pleasure]]'' and became increasingly worried after learning of the [[Veden civil war]].{{book ref|sa2|31}} After [[Urithiru]] was discovered, she wrote them a number of letters telling them to come live with her there, but she did not receive any response.{{book ref|sa2|60}} Shallan eventually learned from [[Mraize]] that the Davar lands had fallen and that he was bringing her family to Urithiru; her service to the [[Ghostbloods]] as Veil would fulfill the debt of the broken Soulcaster.{{book ref|sa2|88}}
Mraize fulfilled his promise and Wikim, [[Jushu]], Balat, and Eylita arrived in Urithiru after the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]]. Jushu's clothes were worn and he had lost some weight. The family reunited with Shallan and attended her wedding to [[Adolin Kholin]].{{book ref|sa3|122}}
Wikim and his brothers were given quarters near Shallan's in Urithiru. Shallan visited often, but she felt some regret about the way that she perceived Wikim and the rest of her family after having changed so much since leaving her childhood home.{{book ref|sa4|13}}
== Relationships ==
=== Shallan ===
{{quote
|I was wrong. About what you're doing. I see through it. And... and still it’s working. Damnation, but it’s working. Thank you.
|Wikim to Shallan{{book ref|sa2|48}}
}}
[[Shallan]] spends much of her time trying to make her brothers feel better. In the case of Wikim, she spends time preparing math problems for him.{{book ref|sa2|45}} This helps him get out of his depression, and he expresses his gratefulness by giving her the pouch of [[blackbane]] he doesn't think he needs anymore.{{book ref|sa1|48}} Shallan loves him very much, and seeing him smile makes her feel warm inside.{{book ref|sa2|45}} He does love her back, but complains when she shows him affection.{{book ref|sa3|122}}
=== Lin Davar ===
Wikim's [[Lin Davar|father]], just as he does to his other sons, screams at and mistreats him.{{book ref|sa1|i|2}} Although Wikim hopes to become an ardent, Lin likely would never allow him to, as he feels that in the absence of [[Helaran]] and [[Balat]], Wikim is the best one to lead the [[House Davar|house]].{{book ref|sa2|61}} His father opposes his interest in math until he is convinced by his [[ardent]]s that the Almighty approves of his interest.{{book ref|sa2|48}}
== Notes ==
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