Difference between revisions of "Gereh"

|died=Killed{{rosharan date|1175}}, killed by [[Mraize]]{{book ref|sa4|i|5}}

|abilities={{tag+|feruchemist}},{{wob ref|14529}} {{tag+|worldhopping}}

'''Gereh''' is the house steward in [[Kholinar Palace]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa4|prologue}} An agent for persons unknown, Gereh is a [[Feruchemist]] of an unknown sort and alsohas hasa anred [[Aviar]].{{book ref|sa4|77}}{{wob ref|14529}} He was watching [[Dalinar Kholin]] specifically.{{wob ref|14529}} After retiring from his role as steward, he lived in [[Urithiru]] until he was murdered by [[Mraize]].{{book ref|sa4|i|5}} It is uncertain ifwhether Gereh is the man'shis real name or if it is an alias.

By the time he worked as the house steward in [[Kholinar]], Gereh is white-bearded and frail.{{book ref|sa4|prologue}} He wears multiple rings on his fingers, presumably serving as his metalminds[[metalmind]]s. He occasionally fidgets nervously with these rings. He also has alters his appearance slightly in an unknown way, making himself seem as if he had the epicanthic folds common in many humans on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa4|i|5}}

Gereh wasis a [[Feruchemist]] with an unknown skillset;.{{book ref|sa4|77}}{{wob ref|14529}} although if he was born post-Catacendre, it is likely he is a Ferring rather than a full Feruchemist. He could also effectively hide some of his physical features that made him stand out as a person of non-Rosharan[[Roshar]]an descent.{{book ref|sa4|i|5}} Gereh also had come into possession of a red [[Gereh's Aviar at some point in the past|Aviar]]. The powers granted by the Aviar are still unknown butmind abilities,{{wob ref|15828}} and the intelligent bird is very loyal to the man and able to feel Gereh's location from a distance.{{wob ref|15828}}

Nothing is known of Gereh's early life, or wherehis heplanet wasof bornbirth, but he worked long enough as steward in the [[Kholinar palacePalace]] asto steward that he wasbe known as a fixture there,{{book ref|sa4|prologue}} becoming ana importantnotable, if minor functionary.{{book ref|sa4|i|5}} While Gereh's apparent profession was steward, he also served as an agent for an unknown master.,{{book ref|sa4|77}} Itwatching is uncertain why Gereh chose to work in the palace or the identity of his true master, although it may have been Kingover [[GavilarHouse Kholin]].{{wob himself.ref|14529}} It is likely that in the year 11731167, Gereh became aware of [[Axindweth]], a [[Terris|Terriswoman]] agent of operatingworking for [[Odium]] in the Kholinar palacePalace. He turned [[Gavilar]] against her and forced her to flee the planet.{{book ref|sa4|77}} On the night of the treaty signing celebration with the [[listeners]], Gereh approached Queen [[Navani Kholin]] in the palace gardens prior to feast to inform her that Brightlord [[Rine Hatham]] was expecting an audience with Gavilar to discuss border disputes and the king was nowhere to be found.{{book ref|sa4|prologue}} He then led Navani to Hatham. Later that night, Navani found a grief-stricken Gereh and after she took his hand he informed her of Gavilar's assassination, although she did not immediately believe he was telling the truth. Gereh seemed truly distraught by Gavilar's death, crying and shaking in sorrow.

By 1175 Gereh seemed to have retired from active duty in the palace.{{book ref|sa4|i|5}} He came to live in [[Urithiru]] with many of the other displaced Alethi and lived a quiet life where he was visited occasionally by [[Lift]], who enjoyed looking in on the elderly. Just prior to the occupation of Urithiru by the [[Fused]], Gereh's Aviar was away from Gereh for unknown reasons. He was attacked by [[Mraize]] in his rooms and was killed by a knife wound to the chest. He was either attacked while he was without his [[metalmind]]s, or they were stripped from his body by Mraize after his death. The modifications that Gereh had made to the appearance of his eyes also vanished after his death. Gereh's Aviar had been waylaid by Mraize's Aviar, but it managed to return to Gereh's rooms with Lift's help to find the man's body and mourn over it. Mraize, who had been waiting, pursued Lift out of Gereh's rooms, attempting toand catchcaught her.