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|aliases=Dendo, Grump{{book ref|sa1|I1}}

|booksfirst appeared=[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]], [[The Stormlight Archive]]

'''Galladon''' is an [[Elantrian]] on [[Sel]]. He is originally a farmer from [[Duladel]].{{book ref|elantris|10}} His [[Galladon's father|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.{{book ref|elantris|25}} He is instrumental in creating the New Elantris settlement and fixing [[AonDor]].{{book ref|Elantris|7}}{{book ref|elantris|61}} He later joins the [[Seventeenth Shard]] and is seen on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}{{wob ref|7427}}

Galladon has a tall and firm frame by Selish standards, wide hands and keen eyes.{{book ref|Elantris|1}} He is bald, and has been since his thirties.{{book ref|elantris|epilogue}}

Off-World the visible signs of the Shaod are reduced, so Galladon appears much like a typical Duladen man. He appears rather short and stocky in comparison to the standard Rosharan.{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}

Galladon is a skilled farmer and takes joy in farming. When the ShoadShaod took Galladon, his transformation was initially incomplete, leaving his body unable to heal. After Elantris was restored his transformation was completed. Now his body heals quickly.{{book ref|Elantris|prologue}} As an Elantrian, Galladon is a practitioner of AonDor. Whether or not he has found out how to adapt AonDor for use on other [[Cosmere#Planets|planets]] in the cosmere is currently unknown. He is also a worldhopper, and is likely skilled in this regard as he was able to survive the Selish Cognitive Realm. He can appear off-world looking like a typical Duladen man, not like either an Elantrian with glowing skin nor one withered and weakened like some other Elantrian worldhoppers. Due to his young appearance, Galladon is making use of an unknown technique that slows his aging drastically.{{book ref|sa1|i1}}

[[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 Following her death, Galladon's father became more and more withdrawn, until he finally died as a result of a heart condition.{{book ref|elantris|25}} It was medically treatable, but he chose to let his life end rather than continue without his wife.

Galladon appeared on [[Roshar]] around the time of the [[True Desolation]] as a member of the [[Seventeenth Shard]].{{wob ref|7427}} [[Purelake]] fisherman [[Ishikk]], who believed that Galladon had given him a false name, called him '''Grump'''.{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}{{wob ref|10085}} How he was able to move between worlds is unknown. He was described as being dark-skinned, like the [[Makabaki]] of Roshar. Unlike the Makabaki, he had thick limbs and a completely bald head; this was very similar to how he was described before the Shaod. Much like in his home world, he continued to refer to others as "friend", and frequently followed statements with the interrogative "Understand?". Galladon said these in the local language rather than his native [[Duladel]] language. At one point, he said a phrase in 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}} Two years later, the group had given up on finding Hoid and left Roshar.{{wob ref|14949}}

Galladon first meets Raoden after Raoden was thrown into Elantris. Galladon accepted a bribe of dried meat to accompany Raoden for thirty days., and Althoughalthough his companionship began as a bought thing, he quickly began to support Raoden’s quest to unite Elantris and change the mindsets of those within it. GallodanGalladon saved Raoden’s life several times in Elantris, and came to his rescue in Teod, proving the extent of their friendship.