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'''Lezian''', '''
== Appearance and Personality ==
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=== Appearance ===
Lezian is described as being easily seven feet tall. He has hair the color of dried blood, and it seems to meld into his clothing, which is woven out of his hair. His skin is pure black, with lines of red marbling around his softly glowing red eyes. He also has a markedly wicked-looking jagged carapace, with a strange pair of carapace fins/horns rising above his ears.{{book ref|sa4|1}} Kaladin describes him as a hulking mountain of chitin and dark brown cloth, with eyes glowing a deep red.{{book ref|sa4|59}}
It is unknown which of these characteristics (other than his skin color and patterning) are uniquely his, over being shared with other nex-im.
=== Personality ===
Lezian considers it of the utmost importance that his tradition (of killing whoever killed him) continues, and it doesn't matter to him whether he beats and kills his quarry in genuine combat, or murders them when they are defenseless and unconscious.{{book ref|sa4|41}} [[Venli]] remarks that in this, he is more like a spren, with his tradition taking over his reason. She also notes that in this, Lezian also has a madness to him, much like
Lezian - like many of the Fused - prefers not to speak Alethi (or any other modern human language) though he is proficient enough to be able to understand and speak it if he wants/needs to.{{book ref|sa4|1}} According to [[Leshwi]], Lezian takes great pride in worming his way into the stories of the humans, and manages to do so every Return.{{book ref|sa4|11}} She also notes that while he is respected for his determination, he is reckless, and has endangered plans and ruined missions with that particular quality.{{book ref|sa4|14}}
▲Lezian considers it of the utmost importance that his tradition (of killing whoever killed him) continues, and it doesn't matter to him whether he beats and kills his quarry in genuine combat, or murders them when they are defenseless and unconscious.{{book ref|sa4|41}} [[Venli]] remarks that in this, he is more like a spren, with his tradition taking over his reason. She also notes that in this, Lezian also has a madness to him, much like some of the other Fused, even if the way it affects him is subtler.{{book ref|sa4|14}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
=== Combat Skills ===
Lezian uses a fighting style based around forms of grappling, and is extremely proficient at fighting Surgebinders. He can break off his sharp and jagged carapace spurs to use as improvised daggers.{{book ref|sa4|2}} He is also proficient at using the quirks of his powers to his advantage, such as when he breaks Battalionlord [[Teofil]]'s battle lines by attacking from several directions and using his husks as decoys to sow confusion.{{book ref|sa4|42}}
=== Leadership ===
According to [[Venli]], Lezian's troops have a fearsome reputation. They were among the strongest and proudest of Singer troops, and were known for treating the humans of Kholinar harshly.{{book ref|sa4|31}}
== History ==
=== Previous Desolations ===
Lezian was the first Fused to have ever been killed by a human. To avoid the shame that came from this, he went into battle seeking only the human that had killed him, ignoring all orders and rationality, and succeeded in killing him. This started his tradition - every time someone managed to kill him, Lezian would single-mindedly chase them and claim their life.{{wob ref|14215}} He never failed at this, always successfully managing to find and kill the humans who had bested him before every Isolation. Once an Isolation began, he would kill himself to avoid having to return to Braize without killing his killer in turn.{{book ref|sa4|14}} When not actively pursuing a previous killer, Lezian would seek to go after the strongest enemy Radiants, effectively creating a cycle of either chasing after and killing the strongest enemies, or getting killed by them, and then pursuing them until they die, then picking some other strong Radiant, and so on and forth.{{book ref|sa4|14}} Lezian was good enough at this that no human or singer had ever managed to best him and kill him twice.{{book ref|sa4|59}}
He was so successful at this that the other Fused encouraged his tradition, giving him leeway to act and Pursue his quarry even outside normal command structures, though he was also reckless enough to have endangered others' plans, ruining missions and undermining strategies.
During the invasion, he approaches Raboniel, and gets permission to continue his hunt for [[Kaladin]] from her, as he is confident that if Kaladin was not already at the tower, then he would return to try and liberate it. He also advises [[Raboniel]] that the captured Radiants were dangerous, and should be beheaded.{{book ref|sa4|41}} Lezian is later instrumental in breaking apart Battalionlord [[Teofil]]'s final stand, as he is able to teleport across their entire line faster than they can reorient and readjust themselves.{{book ref|sa4|42}}
Lezian is next seen tracking Kaladin, after the latter kills one of the Singers that came to [[Lirin]]'s clinic to collect any Radiants
Lezian continues to sweep the upper tiers for Kaladin, sending Raboniel reports periodically.{{book ref|sa4|51}} He manages to capture Kaladin's family, and intends to exact revenge for the Regal he killed, after interrogating them.{{book ref|sa4|53}} [[Venli]] learns of this, and asks Leshwi to intervene, who promptly takes Kaladin's family into her custody, protecting them from the Pursuer and his troops.{{book ref|sa4|53}}
During the occupation, Lezian instructs all Singers to watch out for signs of Radiants.{{book ref|sa4|58}}
When Raboniel finds a node powering the [[Sibling]]'s defenses exposed to Stormlight, the Sibling asks for Kaladin's help, who finds Lezian and Raboniel waiting for him there.{{book ref|sa4|58}}{{book ref|sa4|59}} Lezian immediately engages him in a duel and uses his first "jump" to get close. As he is better prepared this time, it is much more difficult for Kaladin to predict where he would materialize. He teleports a second time when Kaladin manages to use his powers and spear to immobilize both of Lezian's hands. He is able to capitalize on his close quarters fighting style and Kaladin's relative inexperience with fighting an opponent like him to pin him with a chokehold, taking the opportunity to further drain Kaladin's morale by explaining to him that even if he manages to beat him a second time, Lezian would never stop coming for him.{{book ref|sa4|59}} He is then distracted by [[Syl]] acting as a [[voidspren]], which allows Kaladin enough leeway to break free, while leaving Lezian stuck to the floor, who retreats using his third and final jump.{{book ref|sa4|59}}
Kaladin fought the Pursuer multiple times during [[Raboniel]]'s occupation of [[Urithiru]], ultimately killing him again just prior to the restoration of the [[Sibling]] and naming him "Defeated One".
====Aftermath of the Occupation====
When Lezian returns after this death, [[El]] annihilates him with a dagger charged with [[Lights#Anti-Voidlight|anti-Voidlight]] in order to test whether the inverse Light functions as Raboniel theorized. It does, and Lezian permanently dies.{{book ref|sa4|116}}
▲According to Venli, Lezian's troops have a fearsome reputation. They were among the strongest and proudest of Singer troops, and were known for treating the humans of Kholinar harshly.{{book ref|sa4|31}} They resent the fact that they were not allowed to kill during the original incursion into Urithiru, and both Leshwi and Venli see them as violent and bloodthirsty.{{book ref|sa4|53}}
== Notes ==
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