Lhan
| Lhan | |
|---|---|
| Aliases | Kharat[1] |
| Profession | Ardent |
| Groups | Cult of Moments |
| Residence | Kholinar |
| Homeworld | Roshar |
| Universe | Cosmere |
“Congratulations. You have found your way to the easiest job in the world. ”
Brother Lhan, also known as Kharat, is an Alethi ardent on Roshar.[2]
Appearance and Personality
Lhan is a round man with green eyes.[1] He is a selfish and self-centered ardent to the queen who loves the ease of the life that he has been given. He does as little work as he can and eats as much as he can. He sees no problem with the amount of food that goes to waste in Kholinar Palace, or that people in the kingdom are poor and starving.[2]
History
Lhan went out to meet Pai one morning because he was assigned to show her around the queen's palace. Lhan explained to her that the queen gave her ardents easy lives because she feared that the Almighty was displeased with her. He loved this even though he was aware of the hypocrisy. Many ardents wrote poetry about the queen, but Lhan felt that this resembled work far too much and never did so. He tried to show her all the wonderful luxuries of the palace but did not succeed in making her happy about any of it. He was horrified when he saw her graffiti describing how the queen resembled each of the ten fools.[2]
“Don't cause a storm, girl. Nobody wants that....”
During the Siege of Kholinar, Lhan succumbed to Ashertmarn and became known as Kharat. He introduced Shallan to the revel, claiming that it could be a disorienting experience the first time. Calling her Kishi, he kept her in the outer ring of the revel and told her she couldn't go inside. He ate sweets and plied Shallan with wine, his eyes glazing over. Insisting that he was to keep watch on Shallan, he sat outside her door when she found an empty room in a nearby building and told him she needed some time to herself. Pattern snuck into the hallway and repeated the whispers they had heard from Ashertmarn. This enticed Kharat to go back outside to look for a drink. He came back in and settled down in the hallway again, unaware that he was now guarding an illusion of Veil and that Shallan had walked right by him wearing a new face.[1]
Trivia
- According to Peter he is probably unrelated to Barlesha Lhan.[3]
- Lhan was a viewpoint character in The Way of Kings Prime. Since Taln was no longer a viewpoint character in the published The Way of Kings, his story was removed and he was featured in an interlude as a reference.[4]
Notes
- ↑ a b c d Oathbringer chapter 78#
- ↑ a b c d Words of Radiance interlude I-12#
- ↑ General Twitter 2016
— Arcanum - 2016-04-14# - ↑ Skyward Seattle signing
— Arcanum - 2018-11-10#