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'''Lift''' is a [[Reshi]] thief who works in the city of [[Azimir]] in [[Azir]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} She has [[Surgebinding]] abilities that correspond with the [[Order of Edgedancers]].

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Lift is thirteen years old, and has long straight dark hair that she wears down to her waist.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} Her skin is tan and she has the rounded features of the Reshi. Lift always keeps a [[spheres|diamond mark]] in her pocket, which she considers lucky.

As would be expected from someone of Lift's age, she often acts child-like. For instance, although she is thirteen years old, she claims to be ten because she believes that any number to which she cannot count on her fingers is unlucky.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} Lift is often sarcastic and irreverent, which annoys her fellow Azish thieves. She also enjoys mocking her [[spren]], Wyndle, calling him a [[Voidbringer]] instead of a spren because she knows it annoys him and not due to any sort of dislike she has for him. Lift also has little patience for Wyndle's extremely technical explanation of the [[Realmatic Theory]] behind her abilities. Despite her teasing, she truly does like Wyndle and is genuinely worried for him when she thinks that [[Nale|Darkness]] is following her to try and kill Wyndle.

Lift has an interesting perspective on the morality of her thievery.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} She does not think it wrong because it does not hurt anyone. Lift is also totally uninterested in stealing typical items such as gold, jewelry, spheres or anything traditionally of value. Instead, she likes to break into places and eat their food. She steals food for the challenge, rather than trying to gain any sort of wealth for herself. She uses the [[Surge]] of Abrasion often in her thefts.

For all her flaws, Lift has a good heart.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} She has seen much death in her life, but it still impacts her greatly when someone she knows dies. For instance, when [[Gawx]] was mortally wounded, she cared enough to return to try to save him, despite the fact that she was risking capture and death to do so. Lift cares for other people because she believes that someone has to, which seems to be a temperament that is shared by other Edgedancers. Once, Lift tried to stop caring about others, possibly during her time in [[Rall Elorim]], but she quit because it was worse than being dead.

Despite Lift's race, she was not born in the [[Reshi Isles]].{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} The only reason that she knows that she is Reshi is because her mother told her so. She never lived there or knew her people. Lift grew up in the city of Rall Elorim, the City of Shadows, in [[Iri]]. Lift had a difficult childhood there. It appears she grew up on the streets there, learning to move through crowds with ease. It is possible that Lift learned her thieving skills in Rall Elorim. She eventually left Rall Elorim for unknown reasons, possibly due to her difficult life. It also seems likely that this was the time in her life when Lift attempted to stop caring.

Lift also visited the [[Valley]] to see the [[Nightwatcher]] and ask a boon of her.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} It is unknown what Lift's boon or curse are, but it appears that her request was to not change.{{book ref|sa2.5|1}} Wyndle believes that the Nightwatcher altered her to exist partially in the [[Cognitive Realm]].{{book ref|sa2.5|4}} Due to this incredible power bestowed upon Lift by their mother, the [[Ring]] decided that Wyndle should be sent to bond with her, so he could mold her while she was still young. This granted Lift her Surgebinding abilities.

Lift spent some time in [[Marabethia]], where she was hunted by Darkness, because he believed that her Surgebinding could bring another [[Desolation]] to Roshar.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} She fled Marabethia and went to the capital of Azir, Azimir. There, Lift fell in with a crew of thieves. The crew was made up of [[Tigzikk]], who Lift called Tig, [[Huqin]], his nephew Gawx, [[Maxin]], and two unnamed brothers who were quick with knives. Tigzikk was the only one Lift knew well. An informant told him which night would be good for robbing the [[Bronze Palace]], while the vizerate was busy choosing a new [[Prime Aqasix]], following the death of the last two at the hands of [[Szeth]]. Lift could have robbed the palace on her own, but she felt like she owed it to Tigzikk to help him, and she wanted to make sure that he would be safe.

When the crew entered the grounds of Bronze Palace, Lift spotted Darkness in the streets near the palace and quickly climbed the wall to escape.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} She used Wyndle to gain access to a room which the thieving crew began ransacking for clothes and shoes. Lift was supposed to keep watch in the room with Gawx, but she left in search of food, and he followed. They disagreed about where to go, she wanted to go to the Prime's quarters where she could find food, but Gawx wanted to go to the Vizers' quarters, which he thought would be mostly empty. They each went their separate ways.

Lift managed to successfully sneak into the Prime's quarters because of the commotion caused when Gawx was caught.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} However, before she could eat much food, Darkness arrived, along with two associates, bearing forms that gave him the authority to arrest and execute her. Lift was briefly captured and managed to escape, but during the process one of Darkness's men cut Gawx's throat. Despite the fact that she was safely away, Lift decided to return to try to heal Gawx from his wound.

Lift stated the [[Immortal Words|second ideal]] of the Edgedancers and performed [[Regrowth]] for the first time to heal him.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} Consequently Darkness captured her and dragged her away to execute her. However, the viziers thought that Gawx healed himself, and believed that it was a sign from the Heralds that Gawx was to be their new Prime Aquasix. They thought it meant that he could survive future attacks from the [[Szeth| Assassin in White]]. Gawx hurriedly pardoned Lift for her crimes, and Darkness was forced to release her.

Even without any sort of magical help, Lift is a skilled thief.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} She can scale walls easily and is a skilled enough pickpocket that she can easily steal as many spheres as she likes without it being any sort of challenge. Her mastery of thievery is possibly what drives her to break into heavily guarded locations and steal something so unconventional as food.

Lift has formed a [[Nahel bond]] with Wyndle, which grants her the ability to Surgebind, although Lift herself is not entirely certain whether she believes this.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} As with all Surgebinders, Lift gains superhuman strength and speed when she holds [[Stormlight]], as well as the ability to heal quickly from non-mortal wounds. When Lift is invested with Stormlight, she refers to it as her "Awesomeness." She is a member of the order of Radiants known as the Edgedancers. This gives her access to two Surges, Friction and Growth. Lift also has a rare and possibly unique ability to convert food to Stormlight through consumption. While this may seem a great blessing, it hinders her ability to gather Stormlight from gemstones and other sources.

Abrasion allows her to change the friction of her body against her surroundings.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} She refers to this ability as her "Slickness." Lift uses this ability often to make quick getaways. She reduces friction on all parts of her body except the soles of her feet and palms of her hands, and then kneels and propels herself swiftly forward using her palms. This also comes in handy when Lift is escaping pursuers, because it is nearly impossible for them to get a grip on her. She can also use it to increase the friction of herself, making it extremely easy to climb walls with even the slightest handholds.

The Surge of Progression allows for two different sorts of abilities.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} The more basic of these two is simply called Growth. Lift can use Stormlight to increase the rate of growth of plants. When Lift uses Growth, plant life that she illuminates grows at an extremely accelerated rate, and she has some measure of control over the way that it grows. She is less practiced at this ability, but she uses it for things such as making vines grow to force a locked window open. It is unknown if this allows Lift to enhance the Growth rate of animals or not.

The Surge of Progression grants Lift another power as well, known as Regrowth.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} It allows Lift to heal others from serious injuries that would otherwise be fatal. When Lift uses Regrowth, she breathes out clouds of Stormlight which then flow into the injured person's mouth, healing them.

Lift's visit to the Nightwatcher leaves her with a rather unique trait, one that is not among the typical power set of the Edgedancers.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} She exists partially in the Cognitive realm, which grants her some special abilities. The first is that she can touch spren, something that is supposed to be impossible, as they exist mostly in the Cognitive realm. This ability greatly helps Lift with her thievery, as Wyndle takes the form of a vine. He can make handholds or increase the width of ledges for Lift by growing where she needs to go, but no one else is able to see or touch him.

Lift's other power is even more impressive.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} Most Surgebinders need to draw Stormlight from an external source in order to manipulate the Surges. Lift, however, can metabolize food directly into Stormlight, instead of sugar.{{17s ref|post|245060|What she can do is she can metabolize into investiture instead of sugar.|date=February 20, 2015}} Food that she can metabolize quicker, such as bread can be metabolized into Stormlight faster than something like sausage, but may provide less Stormlight overall because it has fewer calories. She can also convert the energy reserves in her own body into Stormlight. These abilities are unique to Lift.{{qa ref|1084|15|Lift is one of a kind.|date=August 13, 2014}} However, this power can be dangerous too, as she often risks malnutrition when she burns through all her excess energy.{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} There is another issue with the fact that Lift can gain Stormlight from food. She does not learn how to drain Stormlight from external sources, so the amount of Stormlight she can use is limited by the amount of food she has eaten.

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