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|world=Roshar
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'''Gaz'''
== Appearance and Personality ==
Gaz has a beard, but his face is scarred so it only grows in patches. He is
Gaz had never gotten used to having just one eye.{{book ref|sa1|30}} The blackness haunts and gives him a tick.{{book ref|sa2|24}}
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}}
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}}
Later at Urithiru he lost his good mood and felt useless. He was not happy about that.{{book ref|sa3|40}}
== History ==
=== 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. {{book ref|sa1|6}} He is also responsible for making sure they do their duties, lead them to their bridge-runs and show them the way.{{book ref|sa1|9}} He had to make sure order was kept and that the rules are followed. {{book ref|sa1|17}}
He was able to keep order by following several of the rules made for them. These were made to keep them down and despaired, but at the same time with simple encouragements like rotation of the bridge positions. One of those was looking down at the bridge group with the worst “luck” which was bridge four. When Kaladim joins and leads the team and changes the luck, it changed the balance and caused resentment. Kaladin convinced that to avoid being hated by others, he could change their duties to a harder task (stone gathering). {{book ref|sa1|21}} Gaz accepted but was convinced he had been tricked (which he had) and then increased the “punishment” to do chasm-duty.{{book ref|sa1|27}}
Lamaril was Gaz’s immediate superior. A low ranked lighteyes who was blackmailing him. Though Gaz had used Kaladin’s bribes to stay ahead of payment, Lamaril threatened to make him a bridgeman if he did not stop Kaladin and the changes in spirit of bridge four. Much to his disappointment he agreed and conspired to bring him down without making him a martyr.{{book ref|sa1|30}}
He found the opportunity when Kaladin practiced with the bridge to the side. He knew disaster would come and encouraged him. When bridge four did use it in battle, though they did survive, the full Sadeas strategy got messed up and they lost the battle. Lamaril gave the order to beat him up.{{book ref|sa1|32}}
The consequence of the battle went bad for all. Not only did they lose the battle, but also over 200 bridgmen died, Lamaril was executed and Kaladin was punished staying hanging up during the highstorm.
Brightlord Matal took over Lamaril’s duty and his wife Hashal took command and became Gaz’s immediate superior. He was treated even worse, taking command and duties from him.{{book ref|sa1|46}}
One day Gaz stopped showing up in the warcamps, no further information was given on where he was.{{book ref|sa1|57}}
=== 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}}
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 Shatter 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}}
=== 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. {{book ref|sa3|21}} Unfortunately, Shallan didn’t buy into it and kept ignoring them. The crew went down to 12. Gaz among the ones who stayed but spent his time playing cards.{{book ref|sa3|27}}
When she finally realized she could use them and they needed the tasks, she asked them to help her to spy. Without telling them her identity, she accompanied them as Veil. {book ref|sa3|29}} Though tasks didn’t last long, she continued to visit them. It was clear Gaz still liked gambling and would have gone broke again if his crew was not controlling him.{{book ref|sa3|40}} Later Vail used [[Ishnah]] to train Gaz, [[Red]] and [[Vathah]] in spying.{{book ref|sa3|44}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Gaz doen’t have any magical abilities nor has any particular strength. He does seem to be resourceful when wanting to be useful. We were able to see that when he found the book Words of Radiance for [[Shallan]], {{book ref|sa2|47}} or when he built her a window on her wagon. {{book ref|sa2|24}} He is being taught "spy lessons" by [[Ishnah]].{{book ref|sa3|44}}
== Relationships ==
=== Kaladin ===
Gaz met Kaladin when he was brought to the shatter plains as 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 “Lordship”. Kaladin despised him for not looking over the bridgemen or providing them with the proper gear. Gaz felt the same for Kaladin for not dying in the first bridge-run. {{book ref|sa1|6}} .
When Kaladin went to the chasm to commit suicide, he met Gaz, who didn’t show him sympathy, but asked him to leave his vest and sandals. When he came back though, he threatened Gaz stating he had just died and could not be harmed, thus demanding to become bridge leader, asked for his wages and bribed him with one mark out of five for his efforts of “staying out of his way”. {{book ref|sa1|11}} After that, Gaz goes white everytime Kaladin goes closer to him but is manipulated giving Kaladin the space he needed. {{book ref|sa1|23}}
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}}
=== Shallan ===
Shallan was able to get the best out of Gaz. She inspired him to become a better man.{{book ref|sa2|20}} He became truly loyal to her and felt pride on getting things done for her.{{book ref|sa2|47}}
When Gaz saw the portrait she make of him, he shed a tear.
{{quote
| She tidied up his uniform, smoothing out his paunch, taking liberties with his chin. Most of the difference, however, had to do with the expression. Looking up, into the distance. With the right expression, that eye patch became noble, that scarred face became wise, that uniform became a mark of pride. She filled it in with some light background details reminiscent of that night beside the fires, when the people of the caravan had thanked Gaz and the others for their rescue.
| Shallan’s actions and thoughts when making his portrait.{{book ref|sa2|30}}
}}
== Quotes ==
{{quote
| What a sorry lot.
| Gaz every time he got new recruits. {{book ref|sa1|6}}
}}
{{quote
| I hate myself for being a part of this. But he’d hated himself for a long time now.
| Gaz to himself on thinking on his role as bridge-crew sergeant.{{book ref|sa1|30}}
}}
{{quote
| I liked being useful. Reminded me of back when I first joined up. You tell her, Veil. Tell her to give us something to do other than gambling and drinking. Because to be honest, I ain’t very good at either one.
| Gaz to Vail on asking Shallan to give them tasks.{{book ref|sa3|40}}
}}
== Trivia ==
Gaz was created to show that the light through which someone is seen and perceived changes a lot of who they are. {{wob ref|6866}}
How Gaz lost his eye is a RAFO! {{wob ref|3182}}
== Notes ==
sa2: 20, 24, 30, 34, 36, 38, 41, 47, 68, 77, 80, 88
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