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{{character
|residence=T'Telir
|nation=Idris
|world=Nalthis
|books=[[Warbreaker]]
}}
'''Ashu''' is aan [[Idris|Idrian]] slumlord in [[Hallandren]] on [[Nalthis]].{{book ref|wb|31}}
 
==Appearance and Personality==
He runs illegal fighting rings. He wears fine clothing and has long hair, against high-class styles. He is of at least the first heightening.
He wears fine clothing with rich, bright colors as is common in [[T'Telir]]. However, he has long hair, counter to typical Hallandren high-class style.{{book ref|wb|31}}
 
==Attributes and Abilities==
He meets with [[Vivenna]] and [[Denth]], and disagrees with her about the prospect of war between Idris and Hallandren.
Ashu possesses a minimum of fifty [[BioChromatic Breath]]s, as [[Vivenna]] notes that he is of at least the First [[Heightening]].{{book ref|wb|31}}{{ref|text=One of the slumlords is of the Third Heightening, but it is not clear if it is Ashu.}} This extends his lifespan and gives him the ability of [[Heightening#First_Heightening|Aura Recognition]].{{book ref|wb|31}}
 
He is among the most influential slumlords among the Idrian expatriates in [[T'Telir]].{{wob ref|6969}} His position as a slumlord presumably makes him wealthy, and he is able to afford fine clothing and bodyguards.{{book ref|wb|31}}
 
He is known to run an illegal Idrian boxing ring.{{book ref|wb|31}}
 
==History==
[[Denth]] set up a hard-to-get meeting between [[Vivenna]] and three powerful Idrian slumlords, including Ashu, to discuss the prospect of war between Hallandren and Idris. Ashu disagreed with Vivenna about a war being inevitable. If a war did occur, Ashu seemed to be solely interested in how he would personally benefit. Vivenna felt bitter disappointment at the self-serving attitudes of the slumlords, and stood to leave; Ashu remarked that the meeting was a waste of time.{{book ref|wb|31}} Ashu and the other slumlords fled when [[Lifeless]] sent by the city watch attacked the meeting; one of the slumlords was captured and later freed, although it is not clear which one.{{book ref|wb|31}}{{wob ref|6969}}
 
==Trivia==
*Brandon cites the slumlord scene as an instance where there are distinct characters that each have their own perspectives, but the differences between them are not significant to the plot. When this occurs, he tries to provide adequate detail for readers to imagine the scene, but not so much that it bogs down the action.{{wob ref|6969}}
 
== Notes ==
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