Adrotagia
| Adrotagia | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Scholar |
| Residence | Urithiru |
| Nationality | Kharbranthian |
| Homeworld | Roshar |
Adrotagia is the head of King Taravangian's scholars on Roshar.[1]
Appearance & Personality
Adrotagia is an old Kharbranthian woman. She has liver spots, large eyebags around her green eyes, and wispy, silvery hair.[2][3]
Despite her age, Adrotagia is extremely intelligent. Aside from being a scholar, she is also one of Taravangian's most trusted advisors.[1] She knows of his fluctuating intelligence and even attempts to measure it, plotting a graph proving his random level of intelligence follows a normal distribution curve. Adrotagia also helps aid Taravangian with the Diagram. She did work on its translation and interpretation.[4][5] Adrotagia also presumably helps with the Death Rattles, which were used to keep the Diagram accurate.[1] She keeps in contact with Dova, the ardent who collects them. Adrotagia also keeps track of the various Unmade on Roshar, more specifically Nergaoul and Moelach.
History
Adrotagia grew up as a close personal friend of Taravangian,[1] presumably in Kharbranth. She refers to him by his boyhood nickname of Vargo and he calls her Adro, even as adults. At some point, Adrotagia was married, although her husband later died; she still burns a glyphward for him each day. At some unknown point, Taravangian took Adrotagia into his confidence, telling her about his visit to the Nightwatcher, construction of the Diagram, and his use of Death Rattles. Adrotagia helped him to study these things and make sense of what they signify.[4][5]
Adrotagia, along with Mrall accompanied Taravangian to Jah Keved in the wake of the Jah Keved war of succession.[1] The three of them went among the Veden soldiers, comforting them, and she was present when Szeth returned to confront Taravangian about the Surgebinding he had seen Kaladin perform. After Szeth was sent on his way, Adrotagia accompanied Taravangian when he spoke to King Valam in his final moments.