Editors, Keepers
4,456
edits
Difference between revisions of "Hav"
sa4 update, review
m (Text replacement - "}} {{spoiler|sa4}}" to "}}") |
Big Smooth (talk | contribs) (sa4 update, review) |
||
|
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
{{quote
|Kaladin could thank Hav for that, for training him to think in terms of 'us' and 'them.' ... Protect the 'us,' destroy the 'them.' A soldier had to think like that.
|Kaladin while watching a fight between Alethi soldiers and Parshendi{{book ref|sa1|57}}
}}
'''Hav''' is a soldier in Highlord [[Meridas Amaram]]'s personal guard on the [[Shattered Plains]] of [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa2|52}} He played a major part in the training of [[Kaladin]] when he first became a spearman.{{book ref|sa1|57}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
Hav is a solid-looking man. He has a thick, wide nose, and a graying beard.
Hav is an excellent teacher who is able to instill crucial lessons about survival as a soldier, such as the importance of mentally dividing the battlefield into friend and foe, and not worrying about those that were not your friends.{{book ref|sa1|57}} He believes that guard duty is one of the most respectable assignments a soldier can perform.{{book ref|sa2|16}} Hav is also very protective, sometimes overly so;
== History ==
=== Skirmishes in Alethkar ===
{{sidequote|side=right|size=300px
Nothing at all is known about Hav's early life. At some point he joined the army, becoming a soldier under then-Highmarshal [[Meridas Amaram]].{{book ref|sa2|44}} Hav rose to the rank of sergeant at some point there. At least one of his responsibilities was receiving and training new recruits to Amaram's forces. In {{Rosharan date|1168}}, after [[Tien]] and Kaladin were recruited by Amaram, they were sent to speak with Sergeant Hav to begin their training.▼
|Panic on the battlefield kills more men than enemy spears. Never run. Always retreat.
|Hav, as recalled by Kaladin{{book ref|sa4|70}}
}}
▲Nothing
Hav trained Kaladin during the early part of his military career. Hav's training was physically demanding,{{book ref|sa4|9}} and he taught Kaladin close-combat fighting techniques such as how to throw a punch and how to grab your enemy's spear.{{book ref|sa3|6}}{{book ref|sa4|59}} He also taught Kaladin about the mental component of being a soldier and a leader. He trained him to stick with a decision that he made and not second guess himself.{{book ref|sa1|21}}{{book
=== Life on the Shattered Plains ===
Late in the year {{Rosharan date|1173}}, Hav accompanied Amaram to the Shattered Plains as a member of his personal guard.{{book ref|sa2|52}} Amaram moved into a temporary dwelling, and Hav tried to set up a secured perimeter around the building. When [[Shallan Davar]] attempted to sneak into Amaram's home in the guise of a messenger to do reconnaissance for the [[Ghostbloods]], Hav stopped her at the boundary, but she managed to talk her way onto the grounds. While pretending to be the maid [[Telesh]], Shallan sent Amaram out to speak with Hav, who she claimed had stopped the messenger. Hav was confused by this, as he had let the messenger pass.{{book ref|sa2|52}}
Hav's lessons made a strong impact on Kaladin
Kaladin sometimes thinks of Hav himself, wondering what became of him. He believes that Hav would be proud of him.{{book ref|sa2|15}} Hav's fate is unclear, as he is not mentioned during Amaram's last stand at the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]].
▲=== Legacy ===
▲Hav's lessons made a strong impact on Kaladin, he often reflected upon them even after his enslavement.{{book ref|sa1|21}} They helped him continue with his course of saving the men of [[Bridge Four]]{{book ref|sa1|21}} and come to the conclusion that he needed to rescue [[Dalinar Kholin]] and his men after their betrayal in the [[Battle of the Tower]].{{book ref|sa1|67}} Kaladin often thought of Hav himself, wondering what became of him and what Hav would think of him today.{{book ref|sa2|15}} When Kaladin punches [[Roshone]] for [[Moash]], he remembers how Hav taught him to punch.{{book ref|sa3|6}} After leaving [[Hearthstone]] he reminisces how Hav taught his squad to march; shouting commands from the back and helping anyone struggling. He also claimed that learning to march together meant it would be much easier to fight together.{{book ref|sa3|10}}
== Notes ==
<references />
{{
{{Stormlight}}
| |||