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{{character
|died=[[Battle of Kholinar]] {{Rosharan date|1174}}{{book ref|sa3|84}}
|profession=Guardsman
|groups={{tag|Kholinar Wall Guard}}
|residence=Kholinar
|nation=Alethkar
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
}}{{spoilers|book=sa3}}{{objective|date=2018-07|claim=NotAStick}}
'''Beard''' is an eccentric member of the [[Kholinar Wall Guard]], andin [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]]. He is a part of [[Noro]]'s squad, Platoon Seven, Squad Two.{{book ref|sa3|73}}
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
Beard's nickname is strange because he doesn't actually have any type of beard, although he has hairy hands.{{book ref|sa3|70}} He is short, stocky, and [[lighteyes|lighteyed]].{{book ref|sa3|70}}{{book ref|sa3|84}}
Beard's nickname is strange because he doesn't actually have any type of beard.{{book ref|sa3|73}} He is somewhat stocky. He tells outrageous stories, most of them involving some heroic action that he supposedly did. Some involve him learning a rare ability, such as his story about learning to [[Soulcast]] from the King of [[Herdaz]]. He is dejected when he learns that [[Kaladin]] actually knew [[Dalinar]] because Beard had several fantasies that involved the Blackthorn.{{book ref|sa3|81}} Beard doesn't believe there is a god, saying that he "Knows a lot about telling which stories have been made up.".{{book ref|sa3|73}} For some reason, however, Beard wears the [[glyphward]] 'Fortune' around his wrist during the [[Siege of Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa3|84}} Beard is of the tenth [[dahn]], the lowest rank of [[lighteyes]]. He views 'middlers', lighteyes who are above the eight dahn, but weren't quite highlords, as useless. During a patrol, he insults [[Adolin]], who was disguised as a middler, mainly mocking the extraordinary amount of color Adolin was wearing.{{book ref|sa3|73}} He also blames [[Kholinar]]'s slow disintegration on Queen [[Aesudan]].
 
Beard is very talkative and tells outrageous stories, most of them claiming that he performed some heroic action or met with royalty. He claims to have learned to [[Soulcast]] from the King of [[Herdaz]], performed secret missions for [[Amaram]], learned to cook flatbread in the [[Horneater Peaks]], and received a knife as a personal gift from the [[Blackthorn]].{{book ref|sa3|70}}{{book ref|sa3|73}} His friends mostly ignore him and often have to tell him to be quiet, or he will always be launching into another story.{{book ref|sa3|70}}{{book ref|sa3|73}} He is aware that he annoys people, but it does not seem to bother him.{{book ref|sa3|81}} Beard's fellow squad members mostly feign annoyance at his stories, and actually seem to get along with him well; he appears to be a competent soldier.{{book ref|sa3|79}} He is briefly dejected when he learns that [[Kaladin]] actually knows [[Dalinar]] since it undermines his claim that he once swam in the [[Purelake]] with the Blackthorn, but he quickly changes the story to include the [[Prime Aqasix]] instead.{{book ref|sa3|81}} His storytelling and his tendency to address Kaladin by an obscure slang nickname ("Kip") reminds Kaladin of [[Lopen]].{{book ref|sa3|73}}{{book ref|sa3|121}}
Beard, like [[Lopen]], calls Kaladin by a slang word, 'Kip'. Kaladin hasn't figured out what that actually means.{{book ref|sa3|73}}
 
{{sidequote
== Aquaintance with Kaladin ==
|When in the service of the merchant lords of [[Steen]], I once had to swim across an entire vat of dye in order to save the prince’s daughter. When I was done, I still wasn’t as colorful as that preening [[cremling]].
Beard knew [[Kaladin]], who was recruited to his same squad, as a fellow soldier up until Kaladin revealed himself as a [[Knight Radiant]].{{book ref|sa3|79}} Beard befriended Kaladin easily and helped Kaladin to become familiar with the [[Kholinar Wall Guard]]'s system.{{book ref|sa3|73}} Beard was present when Kaladin killed a [[Fused]] on [[Kholinar]]'s walls, and, unlike the other members of the squad, just grinned when Kaladin showed his [[Shardblade]] and ability to invest [[stormlight]].{{book ref|sa3|79}} Thank's to Kaladin's request, Beard and the rest of Platoon Seven, Squad Two was also present when [[Azure]] revealed how she supplied food for the army.{{book ref|sa3|81}} He followed Kaladin into [[Kholinar Palace]] and took part in the [[Siege of Kholinar]]. He was rammed through with a spear by [[Sah]] in the chaotic fighting.{{book ref|sa3|84}}
|Beard, upon seeing a disguised [[Adolin]]{{book ref|sa3|73}}
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}}
 
Beard is of the tenth [[dahn]], the lowest rank of [[lighteyes]]. He views 'middlers', lighteyes who are above the eighth dahn, but not quite highlords, as useless. During a patrol, he insults [[Adolin]], who was disguised as a middler, mocking the extraordinary amount of colorful clothing that Adolin was wearing.{{book ref|sa3|73}} He also blames [[Kholinar]]'s slow disintegration on Queen [[Aesudan]]'s execution of [[Pai]].{{book ref|sa3|73}}
 
Beard initially seems to be an atheist, declining to wear a [[glyphward]] in battle and saying that he "knows a lot about telling which stories have been made up" and that nobody is watching over him.{{book ref|sa3|73}} Seeing Kaladin kill a [[Fused]] seems to restore his faith,{{book ref|sa3|79}} and Beard wears the [[glyphward]] 'Fortune' on his arm during the final stand of the Wall Guard.{{book ref|sa3|84}}
 
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Beard is a professional soldier who is trained in the use of a pike and a tower shield.{{book ref|sa3|73}}{{book ref|sa3|79}} He is familiar with the defensive formations needed to defend the walls of Kholinar.{{book ref|sa3|73}}
 
== History ==
After [[Kaladin]] joined Noro's squad, Beard assumed he was a fellow low-ranking lighteyed soldier.{{book ref|sa3|70}} Beard easily befriended Kaladin and helped him to become familiar with the [[Kholinar Wall Guard]]'s system.{{book ref|sa3|73}} He appreciated that Kaladin was able to see the best in people.{{book ref|sa3|81}} He displayed strong loyalty to his post and to Highmarshal [[Azure]], guarding the secrets of her gender and her [[Soulcast]]ing operation.{{book ref|sa3|70}}{{book ref|sa3|73}}
 
Beard was present when Azure inspected the Wall Guard's barrack.{{book ref|sa3|78}} He also saw Kaladin killed a [[Fused]] on [[Kholinar]]'s walls, and, unlike the other members of the squad, just grinned when Kaladin revealed himself to be a [[surgebinder]] who carried a [[Shardblade]].{{book ref|sa3|79}} At Kaladin's request, Beard and the rest of Noro's squad were present when [[Azure]] revealed how [[Ithi]] and her sister were supplying the army with food through their [[Soulcast]]ing operation hidden in an [[aluminum]]-lined chamber in one of the city's [[windblades]].{{book ref|sa3|81}}
 
Beard was part of Kaladin's guard of about fifty soldiers when they entered [[Kholinar Palace]] to confront [[Aesudan]] and find [[Elhokar]].{{book ref|sa3|84}} Beard took part in the chaotic fighting that ensued, and was rammed through with a spear by [[Sah]].{{book ref|sa3|84}} Beard was quickly avenged by [[Noro]] before he, too, was killed.{{book ref|sa3|84}} Kaladin later regretfully thought about Beard when he saw [[Lopen]] telling stories.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
 
== Notes ==
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