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{{quote|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]].{{ref|b|sa1|c|57}}}}
In a departure from his previous appearances, Hoid played a relatively major role on [[Roshar]]. Most often seen under the guise of ''Wit'', [[Elhokar Kholin]]'s court jester, he influenced [[Dalinar]], going so far as to ask Dalinar if he had ever heard the term "Adonalsium".{{ref|b|twok|c|54}} He also met [[Kaladin]] and told him a story about [[Derethil]] and the ''[[Wandersail]]''.{{ref|b|sa1|c|57}} During the course of the story, Hoid used a special, ancient flute called a Trailman's flute. It is also likely that he used [[Lightweaving]] to cause the smoke from the fire to take the form of various elements from his story.
Hoid appeared again later on in the book, at the end, at the very same time as [[Taln]], a [[Herald]], who breaks through the gates of [[Kholinar]] and falls unconscious after declaring that the [[True Desolation]] is imminent.{{ref|b|twok|epilogue}}
In the first Interlude, Ishikk, a man from the Purelake, spent six months being paid by three men to ask around the area after Hoid. These three men are [[Galladon]], [[Demoux]], and a third man from a book that has not been published, referred to as Vao or Blunt. These men are almost certainly members of the Seventeenth Shard.
Hoid's true personality, while also usually disguised is more easily seen as he occasionally drops whatever part he is playing. One of his overall most noticeable traits is his sharp wit and intelligence. The characters he plays often have a penchant for jokes and mockery but when he removes the facade his personality often seems mysterious and grave.{{ref|b|twok|epilogue}}{{ref|b|twok|c|57}}
On Roshar as [[Elhokar|King Elhokar]]'s wit he was described as
{{quote|Tall and thin, the King’s Wit rode easily on a black gelding. He wore a stiff black coat and black trousers, a color matched by his deep onyx hair. Though he wore a long, thin sword tied to his waist, as far as Adolin knew, the man had never drawn it. A dueling foil rather than a military blade, it was mostly symbolic.|{{ref|b|sa1|c|12}}}}
This blade is not [[Nightblood]].{{ref|17s|4156|post|65432|Is Hoid's sword in WoK Nightblood?}}
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