Difference between revisions of "Baon"

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|groups={{tag|Seventeenth Shard}}, [[Dynasty]]{{book ref|ws2|6}}

|ethnicity=Darksider

|nationality=Iiarian

== History ==

=== On Taldain ===

Baon was sent by [[Skathan]] to [[Dayside]] to investigate whether the [[Diem|sand masters]] posed a threat to the Dynasty.{{book ref|ws3|2}} [[Khrissalla]] hired Baon to guard her on her trip to Dayside to find prince [[Gevalden]] and the [[sand mastery|Sand Mages]] he was looking for. Baon went on the journey to Dayside with both of these purposes equally in mind.{{book ref|ws3|2}}

 

When their group was running low on water and found [[Kenton]], Baon spoke to him in Dynastic, somehow detecting that he was being understood. At Baon's prodding Kenton showed them how to get water from the [[dorim vine]]s. Kenton then guided Baon and his companions to [[Kezare]]. When their group was attacked by [[Kerztian]] [[DaiKeen|warrior-priests]], Baon used one of his pistols to kill two of the warriors and scare the rest of them away. When they arrived in Kezare the group parted ways with Kenton, who went to the [[Diem]], and headed for the Darksider quarter, [[Lonzare]].{{book ref|ws1|4}}

 

[[N'Teese]], for a ten [[lak]] fee, brought the group to meet with [[Loaten]]. Baon tried to join Khriss in her meeting with the man, but the guards at the door would not let him through. Khriss told him that it was fine and entered. When Khriss was leaving the office, Baon caught a glimpse of Loaten through the door and recognized him for who he was, a traitor to the Dynasty. He immediately pulled out his pistol and made to attack him, Khriss calmed him down, and the group made a hasty exit.{{book ref|ws1|5}}

 

 

Later, Khriss confronted Nilto at the docks loudly calling to him by his true name, Gevin. Acron, revealing himself as an assassin sent by Skathan to find and kill the missing prince, pulled out a pistol and moved to shoot Gevin. Baon reappeared then, and pushed a crate of fruit down onto Acron from atop a tall stack of crates, knocking the man to the ground. While he was talking to Khriss, Acron recovered and still on the ground, fired his gun at Baon, grazing him on his arm. After Khriss killed Acron, Baon explained that while he was indeed an agent of the Dynasty, his mission did not conflict with his obligation to guard Khriss, and so he was able to fulfill both of them. He explained that his mission, which was to investigate the threat the sand masters posed to the Dynasty, was complete, since in fact they had discovered that the magic could not be used on Darkside. Khriss asked him to retake his position as her guard and he agreed. Later at the Diem, Baon explained how he killed Deral to protect them from being betrayed to the border patrol.{{book ref|ws3|2}}

 

=== On Roshar ===

 

== Attributes and Abilities ==

 

He is a skilled soldier and marksman. He is less sensitive to the sunlight of Dayside than other Darksiders and, unlike them, does not wear sunglasses to protect his eyes from the glare of the sun.{{book ref|ws1|3}} He is very perceptive and skilled at reading body language.{{book ref|ws1|4}}

 

== Quotes ==

| Someday, Duchess, you will need to learn how to judge people, and not faces or titles

| Baon to Khriss.{{book ref|ws2|1}}

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* Long before the concept of the [[cosmere]] was developed, Baon appeared as ''Doram'' in the first story Brandon ever wrote.{{bws ref|its-here-2|It's Here|post|pre|date=2010-8-31}}

* Baon was previously called ''Bowen'' before the linguistics of Taldain were worked out.{{wob ref|9208}}

 

== Notes ==

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