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{{character
|image=Gaz.jpg
|abilities={{tag+|lightweaver}}{{book ref|sa4|8}}
|born={{Rosharan date|1140s}}{{cite|JordanCon 2018}}▼
|groups={{tag|Knights Radiant}} <small>([[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweavers]])</small>, {{tag|Unseen Court}}{{book ref|sa4|20}}, {{tag+|army|Sadeas}} <small>(formerly)</small>
|profession=Bridge Sergeant, Bodyguard
|residence=Urithiru
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
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'''Gaz''' was the sergeant in charge of the [[bridge crew]]s in [[Shattered Plains|Sadeas's warcamp]].{{book ref|sa1|6}} He is now a loyal bodyguard of [[Shallan]] Davar. He is a darkeye of the sixth nahn.{{book ref|sa2|24}}▼
'''Gaz''' is a [[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweaver]] and a member of the [[Unseen Court]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa4|20}}
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== Appearance and Personality ==
{{image|Gaz by ShiroXIX.png |side=left|width=150px}}
Gaz has a beard, but his face is scarred so it only grows in patches. He is very short for an Alethi man. He has a single brown eye and did not wear an eyepatch over his missing eye {{book ref|sa1|6}} until he joined the crew of deserters.{{book ref|sa2|20}} ▼
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▲Gaz has a beard, but his face is scarred, so it only grows in patches. He is very short for an Alethi man.
He
Once he joined [[Shallan]]
== Attributes and Abilities ==
▲He didn’t like his role on the Sadeas camp where he was responsible for so much suffering. He hated himself for it, but he’d hated himself for a long time now and got used to the idea this was needed for him to survive.{{book ref|sa1|30}}
As a Lightweaver, Gaz can use the Surges of '''Illumination''' and '''Transformation'''.{{book ref|sa4|20}}
▲Once he joined [[Shallan]]´s crew, he changed, he did want to become a better man and start over.{{book ref|sa2|20}} He found his sense of humor and became loyal to her.{{book ref|sa2|41}}
=== Soulcasting ===
The [[Soulcaster]] enters (or partially enters) the [[Cognitive Realm]] to convince the sentience of an object to change materials, transforming it into something else if successful. Some transformations are more basic than others, with more complicated transformations requiring a more skilled Surgebinder and more [[Stormlight]].
=== Lightweaving ===
[[Surgebinding#Illumination|Lightweaving]] deals in illusions. It involves the manipulation of waves of sound or light and has a strong [[Spiritual Realm|Spiritual]] component requiring a certain measure of [[Connection]] and a full mental picture of the desired illusion.
== History ==
{{image|Gaz by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=right|width=200px}}
=== The Bridge runs at the War of Reckoning ===
Gaz was a bridge sergeant responsible for the bridgemen at the Sadeas warcamp. He takes new recruits to fill the different bridge teams due to constant loss.
Lamaril was
He found the opportunity when he saw Kaladin
The
Brightlord Matal took over
One day Gaz stopped showing up in the warcamps, no further information was given on where he was.{{book ref|sa1|57}}▼
▲One day Gaz stopped showing up in the warcamps, and no
=== Shallan’s Bodyguard ===▼
[[Shallan]] encounters Gaz with a group of deserters in the [[Frostlands]]. He had fled due to his debts, which origins are unknown. She urges them to become better men and start over by helping the people in the caravan she was traveling with, who were being attacked by bandits. Gaz is the first one to join her, wanting a fresh start and become a better man.{{book ref|sa2|20}}▼
{{image|Gaz and a stormwagon by Eccos.jpg|side=left|width=300px|Sitting next to a wagon after deserting}}
After the battle ended, they stayed with her under the promise of protection and a fresh start. Gaz looked genuinely happy and became very servile towards Shallan, even working on a window for her wagon. When confronted with the possibility of her not being able to protect him, he decided it was better than life as a deserter. {{book ref|sa2|24}}▼
When they got to the Shattered Planes, [[Shallan]] did get them a “Writ of pardon” sealed by the King himself. He joined her and the rest of her crew to Sebarial’s camp. {{book ref|sa2|38}} He continued being loyal to her and did simple tasks like visiting libraries searching for books or accompanying her on her travels. {{book ref|sa2|47}}▼
▲[[Shallan]] encounters Gaz with a group of deserters in the [[Frostlands]]. He had fled the warcamps due to
▲After the battle ended, they stayed with her under the promise of protection and a fresh start. Gaz looked genuinely happy and became very servile towards Shallan, even working on a window for her wagon. When confronted with the possibility of her not being able to protect him, he decided it was better than life as a deserter.
▲When they got to the Shattered
=== Urithiru ===
During their stay in Urithiru, Shallan did not pay much attention to her guards and crew. They lost the spark and became lazy. It was Adolin who started giving them duties to help them feel useful.
When
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Gaz and the [[Unseen Court]] embedded themselves in [[Ialai Sadeas]]'s warcamp. After they captured [[Ialai]], Gaz and Red searched her bed chamber and uncovered handwritten notebooks and letters.{{book ref|sa4|8}}
Gaz was present in [[Urithiru]] during the [[singer]] invasion.{{book ref|sa4|39}}
== Relationships ==
{{image|Gaz botanicaxu.jpg|side=right|width=200px}}
=== Kaladin ===
Gaz met Kaladin when he was brought to the Shattered Plains as a slave. Kaladin tried to explain he had been a soldier, hoping to become one here, but Gaz made fun of him and started calling him
When Kaladin went to the chasm to commit suicide, he met Gaz, who
Though he needed the bribes, he was forced by his immediate superior Lamaril to bring Kaladin down, which ended up having the latter hung up at a highstorm. {{book ref|sa1|30}} When Gaz came back as Shallan’s bodyguard, he and Kaladin saw eachother again. Kaladin was still angry and Gaz ashamed. {{book ref|sa2|36}}▼
▲Though he needed the bribes, he was forced by his immediate superior Lamaril to bring Kaladin down, which ended up
=== Shallan
Shallan was able to get the best out of Gaz. She inspired him to become a better man.{{book ref|sa2|20}}
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== Trivia ==
* Gaz was created to show that the light through which someone is seen and perceived changes a lot of who they are.
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== Notes ==
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