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{{character
|image=Galladon.jpg
|abilities={{tag|Elantrian}}▼
|aliases=Dendo, Temoo, Grump
▲|abilities={{demonym tag|Elantrian}}, {{tag+|worldhopping}}
|books=[[Elantris]]▼
|groups={{tag|Seventeenth Shard}}
|ethnicity=Duladel
|world=Sel
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[Elantris]], [[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
'''Galladon''' is an [[Elantrian]] on [[Sel]]. He is originally a farmer from [[Duladel]]. His father was also an Elantrian and most of Galladon's knowledge of [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]] comes from spending time with his father in the city when he was a child. He is instrumental in creating the New Elantris settlement and fixing [[AonDor]]. He later joins the [[Seventeenth Shard]] and is seen on [[Roshar]].
'''Galladon''' was a farmer from Duladel who was taken by the [[Shaod]] after [[Elantris]] fell to the [[Reod]]. A pragmatic, often pessimistic man, Galladon was instrumental in [[Raoden]]'s efforts to establish order in New Elantris. His father was also a farmer who became an Elantrian, and Galladon spent a good portion of his childhood living in Elantris. Galladon also played a large part in the battle for Teod, organizing and leading the Elantrians who came to Teod's rescue.▼
After the Shaod is completed, he has dark metallic silver skin.{{book ref|Elantris|61}} He is bald. He has a tall and firm frame, wide hands and keen eyes.{{book ref|Elantris|1}}
Galladon is a pragmatic, often pessimistic man.
== History ==
Galladon's father became an Elantrian while Galladon was still very young. Although, at that time, Elantrians were not required to move to Elantris, it was standard practice for them to live in Elantris to avoid persecution. Galladon lived with his mother and father in Elantris for several years, until his mother died. Following her death, Galladon's father became more and more withdrawn, until he finally died as a result of his depression.
After both of his parents died, Galladon left Elantris, intending never to return.
=== Farm life ===
Galladon was determined to adapt to normal life upon leaving Elantris. Following his father's footsteps, Galladon took up farming, initially farming grain. He built his house with his own hands.{{book ref|Elantris|16}} After several years, he switched to orchards, preferring a crop that did not require planting every year. He continued his tradition of scholarship, reading during the off-season.{{book ref|Elantris|10}} Unfortunately, despite his best efforts, Galladon never really fit in with his neighbors, and so was able to leave his life with relatively few regrets when the Shaod took him.
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A few months after he is taken by the Shaod,{{book ref|Elantris|4}} Galladon meets [[Raoden]] who is running away from five other Elantrians on the latter's first day in Elantris. He starts introducing Raoden to the realities of Elantris, telling him they are already dead and their bodies no longer heal and that the pain eventually drives every Elantrian mad. Raoden offers some of the food he was given to Galladon in exchange for educating and guiding Raoden for thirty days. Galladon reluctantly agrees.{{book ref|Elantris|1}} He starts teaching Raoden by showing him how the gangs in Elantris work, and how to keep his body from harm as much as possible, and he talks of the [[Hoed]]. He shows the market section, the university, and the palace of Elantris where the three gangs make their homes. He tells Raoden that when a [[seon]]'s master is taken by the Shaod, the seon is driven mad. After that, he takes them to his father's workroom and introduces Raoden to [[AonDor]] by drawing [[Aon#Deo|Aon Deo]] in the air.{{book ref|Elantris|4}} They start discussing AonDor.{{book ref|Elantris|7}}
They see the [[Derethi]] [[gyorn]] [[Hrathen]] preaching on the walls of Elantris. Later, they go to the gates and despite Galladon's protests, Raoden rescues a man named [[Mareshe]] from the gangs and recruits him. They run from [[Shaor]]'s men to a building with an unstable staircase. The staircase collapses, and Raoden throws the newcomer's food to the men below in the hopes that the men will leave. They learn that Mareshe is a jeweler, but Raoden asks him to make shoes. Mareshe agrees and they start the foundation of New Elantris.{{book ref|Elantris|7}} This, however, makes the gangs think Raoden is starting his own gang.
They continue recruiting and select a [[Korathi]] church as their base.{{book ref|Elantris|10}} They move Galladon's father's books to this base, though it takes an hour for Raoden to convince Galladon to do so. Soon the Elantrians start coming to New Elantris by themselves and ask to join.{{book ref|Elantris|13}}
▲== Appearance on Roshar ==
Galladon eventually learns there was a rebellion in his homeland which resulted in the republic collapsing and that [[Shu-Dereth]] is the state religion in Duladel. He is deeply shaken by the news. Raoden shows Galladon bags of seed corn and asks how he would judge the quality of the seeds. Galladon finds them satisfactory and soon he plants the corn in one of the gardens and starts growing food.{{book ref|Elantris|16}}
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▲=== Mannerisms ===
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Galladon appears on [[Roshar]]. [[Purelake]] fisherman [[Ishikk]] calls him '''Grump'''.{{wob ref|10085}} How he is able to move between worlds is unknown. He is described as being dark-skinned, like the [[Makabaki]] of Roshar. Unlike the Makabaki, he has thick limbs and a completely bald head. This is very similar to how he is described before the Shaod. Since ''The Way of Kings'' takes place after ''Elantris'', it is reasonable to conclude that this is an illusion, either identical or similar to his pre-Elantrian state. Much like in ''Elantris'', he continues to refer to others as "friend", and frequently followed statements with the interrogative "Understand?". Galladon says these in the local language rather than his native [[Duladel]] language. At the end of the Interlude, he says a phrase in Duladen, his native language, repeating the word ''kayana'', meaning "crazy". Galladon's true motives on Roshar are unknown, but he and his two companions, [[Demoux]]{{wob ref|6683}} and [[Baon]], hired Ishikk to look for [[Hoid]]. Ishikk was paid with a pouch of spheres even though he wasn't able to locate Hoid in the five months since the trio hired him.{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
As an Elantrian, Galladon is a practitioner of [[AonDor]]. His body heals quickly and is blessed with great strength, insight and speed.{{book ref|Elantris|prologue}}
Whether or not he has found out how to adapt AonDor for use on other [[Shardworld|Shardworlds]] is currently unknown.
== Notes ==
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