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{{quote|And while I am your friend, please understand that our goals do not completely align. You must not trust yourself with me. If I have to watch this [[Roshar|world]] crumble and burn to get what I need, I will do so. With tears, yes, but I would let it happen.|Hoid to [[Dalinar]]{{ref|b|sa2|c|67}}}}
'''Hoid''' is a recurring character in the [[cosmere]], who has appeared in every cosmere novel; he was involved in events before the beginning of the novella. The subtlety of his appearances vary from book to book, ranging from him being named outright and making cosmere references to appearances where his name isn't mentioned and he's in a deep disguise. He is confirmed to be the same individual,{{qa ref
Hoid is not a [[Shard]], nor is he a [[Herald]], but something else entirely.{{qa ref
It has been said that the origin of Hoid will be revealed in the [[Dragonsteel]] series,{{qa ref
Hoid has a home base somewhere in the cosmere,{{17s ref|2383|post|42472|He has a home base.}} and he has a bead of [[lerasium]].{{qa ref
Hoid is not the author of the Ars Arcanums, nor of the back-of-book blurb for [[Words of Radiance]].{{cite}} He occasionally will show up somewhere, stand around for a while, realize there isn't a novel-worthy plot going on, and leave.{{17s ref|6439|post|104720|Hoid appears on planets where nothing happens}}
== History ==
Very little of Hoid's history is known beyond the fact that he was present at the [[Shattering]] of [[Adonalsium]].{{qa ref
=== Sel (Elantris & The Emperor's Soul) ===
*[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]] - As he often does, Hoid plays a role as a beggar. He helps [[Sarene]] smuggle weapons into [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]].{{ref|b|
*[[The Emperor's Soul]] - As Imperial Fool for the Rose Empire, he betrays [[Shai]], which results in her capture and imprisonment.
He has appeared multiple times on [[Scadrial]]:
*[[The Final Empire]] - To [[Kelsier]] he acted as an informant in [[Luthadel]].{{ref|b|mb1|c|19}}
*[[The Well of Ascension]] - Hoid spent the vast majority of his time in this book hunting for the [[Well of Ascension]]. He had been tricked by the [[Lord Ruler]]'s disguise of the true Terris homeland, so he spent much of his time in the [[Terris Dominance]], where he got wrapped up in things he didn't anticipate.{{qa ref
*[[The Hero of Ages]] - Hoid again acted as an informant on the streets of [[Fadrex City]]. On the advice of [[Ashweather Cett]], [[Vin]] went to Hoid for information. She heard him humming and for some mysterious reason she was spooked by Hoid and decided not to speak to him.{{qa ref
*[[Alloy of Law]] - At the wedding of Lord [[Joshin Yomen]] and Lady [[Mi'chelle Ostlin]], Hoid was seen speaking to them, once again dressed as a beggar.{{qa ref
=== Nalthis (Warbreaker) ===
== Abilities ==
* Lightweaving - possible illusion magic from [[Yolen]]. This allows him to create images of anything he likes, and even possibly change how he looks to others.
* Worldhopping - Hoid is very good at manipulating Shadesmar.{{qa ref
* Feruchemy - Hoid also has access to at least one of the Three Metallic Arts native to Scadrial.{{qa ref
* Limited foresight - Hoid knows where he needs to go and when he needs to be there.{{qa ref
* Extremely long life and time dilation{{qa ref
*Awakening - Hoid likely has a [[Breath]], something that a scene in Words of Radiance seems to confirm, as he mentions how playing an instrument was easier now with 'perfect pitch' - something granted to those with the Second Heightening.{{qa ref
== Known Pseudonyms ==
* The King's Wit{{ref|b|twok|c|54}}
* Imperial Fool of the [[Rose Empire]]
* A storyteller in the Court of the Gods{{ref|b|
== Speculation ==
=== Lerasium Bead ===
We know that aside from the beads of [[lerasium]] burned by the original nine [[Allomancy|Allomancers]] and [[Elend]] there is at least one more other bead somewhere in the cosmere.{{qa ref
It was later confirmed that Hoid does in fact have a lerasium bead.{{qa ref
== Quotes ==
=== Warbreaker ===
{{quote|I only tell stories, Your Grace. They may be truths, they may be fictions. All I know is that the stories themselves exist and that I must tell them.|Hoid to [[Siri]] on the truth of his stories{{ref|b|
{{quote|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.|Hoid to Siri on where he learned his particular method of storytelling.{{ref|b|
As Hoid developed that type of storytelling,{{qa ref
=== The Way of Kings ===
== Trivia ==
* The character of Hoid existed before the concept of Adonalsium was developed. He first appeared in a short story Brandon wrote long ago. He was on a planet trying to figure out how the magical system of the area worked.{{17s ref|2383|post|42219|Hoid has been around forever, long before Adonalsium became the central plot of his story.}}
* Brandon has stated that Hoid is his favorite character, but he couldn't say why without giving away spoilers.{{qa ref
*Brandon may eventually write a parallel novel to the Mistborn series that chronicles what Hoid was up to behind the scenes.{{17s ref|2383|post|42244}}
* Hoid loves bacon.{{tweet ref|user=trevorade|422872722599710720|Brandon shared this in a signing personalization| @trevorade twitter 2014/01/13}}
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