Difference between revisions of "Hoid"

Hoid visited [[Obrodai]] at some point prior to the True Desolation. A female avatar was created by [[Autonomy]] and instilled with a great dislike of Hoid in order to prevent him from returning there.{{epigraph ref|sa3|50}}

 

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|I've come to your land to chase an old acquaintance, but I end up spending most of my time hiding from him instead.

|Hoid to [[Kaladin]].{{book ref|sa1|57}}

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According to [[Cord]], when her grandmother served as watcher of the [[Cultivation's Perpendicularity|pool]], Hoid warned the [[Unkalaki]] about the [[Sleepless|Gods Who Sleep Not]].{{book ref|sa3.5|15}}

 

[[Rock]] also described an encounter with him in the [[Horneater Oceans]].{{book ref|sa2|46}}{{wob ref|7156}}

{{image|Wit by ShiroXIX.png|side=right|width=200px|Insulting the [[lighteyes]]}}

In a departure from his ''modus operandi'', Hoid played a more conspicuous role in the events on [[Roshar]], as his goal was to become a Radiant.{{wob ref|13563}} He has been to Threnody at some point before this visit to Roshar.{{wob ref|7135}}

In {{rosharan date|1170|5}} during the [[Middlefest Fair]] in [[Jah Keved]], [[Shallan Davar]] met Hoid disguised as a messenger, and he spoke with her.{{book ref|sa2|45}} Seeing that she was emotionally distressed, he used emotional allomancy in order to soothe her, and encouraged her to keep on pushing forward despite her struggles.{{book ref|sa2|45}}{{wob ref|6933}} This meeting would leave a deep impression upon Shallan, and she would remember him for years after the event.{{book ref|sa2|55}}

 

 

[[Ishikk]] was hired by three men from the [[Seventeenth Shard]] to search for Hoid in the [[Purelake]], though all four failed to find him.{{book ref|sa1|i|1}} He searched for five months, though came up with no results.{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}

 

Only a few months before the greatshell hunt on {{rosharan date|1173|8|7|3}},{{book ref|sa1|12}}{{wob ref|7833}} he became the King's Wit, [[Elhokar Kholin]]'s court jester. As the king lived at the [[Shattered Plains]] in order to better lead his people during the [[War of Reckoning]], Wit spent most of his time at the plains. He was aware of Sigzil being held in slavery at the plains, but still avoided interacting with him, though not necessarily out of a lack of care.{{book ref|sa1|57}}

 

Hoid, acting as Wit, visits [[Kaladin]] while he is in prison on {{rosharan date|1173|10|5|3}}, seven days into his imprisonment. He tells Kaladin the story of a man named Fleet who raced a highstorm across one end of [[Roshar]] to the other. Fleet wins, but dies of exhaustion at the end, and his spirit goes on to race the wind forever.{{book ref|sa2|59}}

 

After the start of the True Desolation circa {{Rosharan date|1173|10|10|3}},{{article ref|Words of Radiance/Timeline|Words of Radiance timeline}} on the day that the Everstorm was projected to hit [[Shinovar]] on {{rosharan date|1174|1|1|4}}, he monologued to a Sleepless Hordling about the nature of art. After he finished his monologue, he met with [[Jasnah Kholin]] as she exited the Cognitive Realm, offering to travel with her.{{book ref|sa2|epilogue}}{{wob ref|1523}}

 

Hoid next appeared as Wit in Alethkar, discussing the nature of power with Shallan. Prior to that, while telling the story of Mishim in Alethkar, Hoid sees something next to his pack, which startles him. After the story, Shallan looks into Hoid's pack and sees a small, sealed black jar. The side of the jar pointing at Shallan was white. This might be a jar of sand from [[Taldain]]'s Dayside, with the sand turning white showing Hoid a Surgebinder is near. This may be important, but not much is known about it. During Hoid's conversation with Shallan, he says that he knew of a group like the Cult of Moments, describing them as equally foolish and dangerous. It is unclear at the moment which group he may be referring to.

During an unknown point in the year between his bonding of Design and the expedition in [[Emul]] and Singer occupation of Urithiru, he and [[Jasnah]] began a romantic relationship.{{book ref|sa4|17}}{{wob ref|14288}}{{book ref|sa4|99}}

 

 

He and Jasnah both went to the expedition in Emul in {{Rosharan date|1175}}.{{book ref|sa4|17}} During their expedition, [[Ruthar]] angered them both greatly, and Jasnah sent him to insult the highprince. After doing so, Ruthar challenged him to combat, but he choose Jasnah as his champion. She easily stabbed him through the throat, but had Renarin heal him.{{book ref|sa4|50}}

When Kaladin was stuck in a vision by Odium, he appeared to him in order to tell him the story of the Dog and the Dragon, in order to try and cheer him up and point him in the right direction.{{book ref|sa4|80}}

 

 

He and Jasnah worked together in order to write up a contract for the contest of champions with Odium.{{book ref|sa4|99}}