Difference between revisions of "Zu (Roshar)"

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Zu has golden hair and bronze skin that seems metallic.{{book ref|sa4|21}}{{book ref|sa4|22}} She wears traditional clothing,: a wrap around the chest (like a warrior's [[wikipedia: sarashi|sarashi]]) with loose flowing trousers and a thick coat.{{book ref|sa4|22}}{{book ref|sa4|32}}

She prefers her [[Shardblade]] to be long and slender, with a wicked curve, though she can change its shape.{{book ref|sa4|21}}

Zu is eager and excitable.{{book ref|sa4|35}} She is also blunt and to the point, yet playful.{{book ref|sa4|32}}{{book ref|sa4|34}} She has a strong relationship with [[Ua'pam]], hugging him as they enter [[Shadesmar]].{{book ref|sa4|22}} He often preaches precaution, which she ignores to playfully unnerve him.{{book ref|sa4|32}}

Zu speaks Alethi well. She is more skilled with weaponry and stealth than her backstoryaccount of her past allows.{{book ref|sa4|21}}{{book ref|sa4|32}} She has the gracefullnessgracefulness of an [[Order of Edgedancers|Edgedancer]].{{book ref|sa4|32}}

As a [[Stoneward]], Zu has the ability to manipulate the [[Surges]] of [[Tension]] and [[Cohesion]] through her [[Nahel bond]] with her [[peakspren]].{{book ref|sa4|20}} The surgeSurge of Cohesion gives her the ability to reshape stone.{{book ref|sa4|32}} The surgeSurge of Tension gives her the ability to control the hardness of an object allowing her to harden clothing into weapons.{{book ref|sa4|32}}

Zu was turned out by her people aswhen her powers manifested andbecause they did not know she was a [[Knights Radiant|Radiant]], instead believing she was cursecursed by a Godgod.{{book ref|sa4|21}} She fled to the [[Reshi Isles]] to avoid people making rules about how she should live. While there, she worked as a guide, giving her brief combat experience.{{book ref|sa4|22}}

In {{rosharan date|1175}}, Zu wentwas chosen to go on thea diplomatic mission to [[Lasting Integrity]] to try to convince more [[honorspren]] to [[Nahel bond|bond]] with humans. As the group was preparing to leave, she was intrigued by [[KnightsAdolin]] Radiantexplaining to [[Godeke]] about all of the types of swords he was bringing. She summoned [[Ua'pam]] to show him why a [[Shardblade]] was superior and told him he should become a Radiant. They transferred to [[Shadesmar]] from an [[Oathgate]] control building,{{book ref|sa4|21}} Sheand isZu amongstimmediately theleaped groupup thatand returnedgrabbed Ua'pam in a hug. When Adolin tried to Dalinarintroduce onceher to [[AdolinMaya]], Zu deflected his question about her past and [[Shallan]]went enteredto thelook cityaround.{{book ref|sa4|7522}}