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|image=Wit.jpg
|groups={{tag|Worldsingers|cat=Worldsingers}}
|abilities=[[Lightweaving]]
|aliases=Wit, Hoid, [[#Known Pseudonyms|others]]
|world=Yolen
Hoid was involved in the events taking place before any of the cosmere's published books begin and is the second oldest character seen so far.{{wob ref|945}} He was originally human, but has changed enough that when asked, [[Brandon]] only says "It's complicated."{{wob ref|6614}} Hoid is not a [[Shard]], nor is he a [[Herald]], but something else entirely.{{wob ref|8843}} He is very skilled with disguises, and the overtness of his involvement varies from book to book. In some, he is named outright and makes references to other events and places in the cosmere, while in others he is seen only deep in disguise, almost unrecognizable. Brandon has confirmed that all of these appearances are the same individual,{{wob ref|4414}} but that he [[worldhopping|worldhops]] between planets. Hoid's motives are unknown, and most of his actions occur behind the scenes.
His particular style of storytelling in which he manipulates sand or smoke to illustrate his stories, as in [[Warbreaker]] and ''The Way of Kings'', does not originate from ''[[White Sand]]'', but from another unpublished story, ''[[The Liar of Partinel]]''.{{wob ref|4636}} In ''Warbreaker'', Siri asked Hoid where he learned his style of story telling. Hoid answered, "I learned it many, many years ago from a man who didn't know who he was, Your Majesty. It was a distant place where two lands meet and gods have died. But that is unimportant." His origin will be revealed in the ''[[Dragonsteel]]'' series,{{wob ref|4039}} and so it is commonly believed Hoid is from [[Yolen]], the world of ''Dragonsteel'' and [[The Liar of Partinel|''Liar'']]. He also has a "home base" somewhere in the cosmere.{{wob ref|1261}}
Hoid is neither the author of the [[Ars Arcanum|Ars Arcanum]], nor of the back-of-book blurb for ''[[Words of Radiance]]''.{{wob ref|2888}} He occasionally will show up somewhere, stand around for a while, realize there isn't a novel-worthy plot going on, and leave.{{wob ref|5821}}
=== Taldain (White Sand) ===
Hoid traveled to [[Taldain]], though for what reasons are unknown. He is there when the [[Taishin]] are deciding whether or not to disband the [[Diem]].{{wob ref|5776}} Hoid later gets onto the boat [[Khriss]] is taking to return to [[Darkside]], where he sings a song to the passengers about the meaning of art.{{book ref|ws3|6}}
=== The Restoration of Elantris and Theft of the Moon Scepter (Sel) ===
; [[Edgedancer (novella)|Edgedancer]]
The white-haired man who [[Lift]] says jumped into the mouth of a [[greatshell]] is implied to be Hoid.{{book ref|sa2.5|12}}{{book ref|sa1|57}}
===== [[Oathbringer]] =====
<gallery caption="Images of Hoid">
Wit.jpg |
Wit with lute.jpg |
Wit sketches.jpg |
The Kings Wit 2.jpg |
Drifter.png | <center><small>by {{a|LittleGreyDragon}}</small></center> Hoid meeting
The-Kings-Wit-Flute.jpg |
Hoid and the dragon.jpg |
Hoid.png |
Hoid Frost.jpg |
Kelsier vs Hoid.jpg |
ShallanOB74.jpg |
Wit-Fool by taratjah.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|taratjah}}</small></center> Wit depicted as the Tarot card The Fool
Hoid and Frost by Jenny Slife.jpg | <center><small>by
Wit by Aruchibarudo.png | <center><small>by
Wit Portrait by Marie Seeberger.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Marie Seeberger}}</small></center> Wit
Wandersail by Ryland Malcom.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Ryland Malcolm}}</small></center> Telling [[Kaladin]] the story of ''[[Wandersail]]''
Wit by Emmanuel Goyer.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Emmanuel Goyer}}</small></center> Wit
TES Full Cast.jpeg | <center><small>by [[User:Botanicaxu]]</small></center> With the cast of ''[[The Emperor's Soul]]'' (second from the right)
Wit by Evie Brosius.png | <center><small>by {{a|Evie Brosius}}</small></center> Wit
Wit by William Montalvo.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|William Montalvo}}</small></center> Wit
Wit Portrait by Grant Hansen.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Grant Hansen}}</small></center> Wit
</gallery>
{{bws ref|date=2014-03-31|name=tes-del|the-emperors-soul-deleted-prologue-imperial-fool|Deleted prologue from ''The Emperor's Soul''}}
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