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{{quote|You’re my pet [[Voidbringer]], and no lies are going to change that. I got you captured. No stealing souls, now. We ain’t here for souls. Just a little thievery, the type what never hurt nobody.|Lift to [[Wyndle]]{{ref|b|wor|i|9}}}}
'''Lift''' was a [[Reshi]] thief who worked in [[Azimir]] in [[Azir]] on [[Roshar]].{{ref|b|wor|i|9}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
{{quote|Someone has to care. Too few people care these days.|Lift{{ref|b|wor|i|9}}}}▼
Lift was thirteen years old, and had long straight dark hair that she wore down to her waist.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} Her skin was tan and she had the rounded features of the Reshi. Lift always kept a
As would be expected from someone Lift's age, she often acted child-like.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} For instance, although she was thirteen years old, she claimed to be ten because she believed that any number that she could not count to on her fingers was unlucky. Lift was often sarcastic and irreverent, which often annoyed her fellow Azish thieves. She also enjoyed mocking her spren, Wyndle, calling him a Voidbringer instead of a spren because she knew it annoyed him and not due to any sort of dislike she had for him. Lift also had little patience for Wyndle's extremely technical explanation of the [[Realmatic Theory]] behind her abilities. Despite her teasing, she truly did like Wyndle and was genuinely worried for him when she thought that Darkness was following her to try and kill Wyndle.▼
Lift had an interesting perspective on the morality of her thievery.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} She did not think it wrong because it did not hurt anyone. Lift was also totally uninterested in stealing typical items such as gold, jewelry, spheres or anything traditionally of value. Lift liked to break into places and eat their food. She stole food for the challenge, rather than trying to gain any sort of wealth for herself.▼
For all her flaws, Lift had a good heart.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} She saw much death in her life, but it still impacted her greatly when someone she knew died. For instance, when Gawx was mortally wounded, she cared enough to return and try to save him, despite the fact that she was risking capture and death to do so. Lift cared for other people because she thought that someone had to, which seems to be a temperament that was 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.▼
== History ==
Despite Lift's race, she was not born in the [[Reshi Isles]].{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} The only reason that she knew that she was Reshi was that her mother told her so. She never lived there or knew her people at all. Lift grew up in the city of [[Rall Elorim]], the City of Shadows, in [[Iri]]. Lift had a tough 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.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} It is unknown what Lift's request was, or what Lift's curse was, but it appears that her boon was that Nightwatcher altered her to exist partially in the Cognitive realm. 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.{{ref|b|wor|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 Aquaisix, 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.
Lift returned in time to save Gawx's life, performing Regrowth for the first time to heal him.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} Darkness then captured her and dragged her away to kill her. However, the viziers thought that Gawx had 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 Szeth. Gawx hurriedly pardoned Lift for her crimes, and Darkness was forced to release her.
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▲{{quote|Someone has to care. Too few people care these days.|Lift{{ref|b|wor|i|9}}}}
▲Lift was thirteen years old, and had long straight dark hair that she wore down to her waist.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} Her skin was tan and she had the rounded features of the Reshi. Lift always kept a diamond [[mark]] in her pocket, which she considered lucky.
▲As would be expected from someone Lift's age, she often acted child-like.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} For instance, although she was thirteen years old, she claimed to be ten because she believed that any number that she could not count to on her fingers was unlucky. Lift was often sarcastic and irreverent, which often annoyed her fellow Azish thieves. She also enjoyed mocking her spren, Wyndle, calling him a Voidbringer instead of a spren because she knew it annoyed him and not due to any sort of dislike she had for him. Lift also had little patience for Wyndle's extremely technical explanation of the [[Realmatic Theory]] behind her abilities. Despite her teasing, she truly did like Wyndle and was genuinely worried for him when she thought that Darkness was following her to try and kill Wyndle.
▲Lift had an interesting perspective on the morality of her thievery.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} She did not think it wrong because it did not hurt anyone. Lift was also totally uninterested in stealing typical items such as gold, jewelry, spheres or anything traditionally of value. Lift liked to break into places and eat their food. She stole food for the challenge, rather than trying to gain any sort of wealth for herself.
▲For all her flaws, Lift had a good heart.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} She saw much death in her life, but it still impacted her greatly when someone she knew died. For instance, when Gawx was mortally wounded, she cared enough to return and try to save him, despite the fact that she was risking capture and death to do so. Lift cared for other people because she thought that someone had to, which seems to be a temperament that was 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.
=== Thievery ===
Even without any sort of magical help, Lift was a skilled thief.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} She could scale walls easily and was a skilled enough pickpocket that she could easily steal as many spheres as she liked without it being any sort of challenge. Her mastery of thievery is possibly what drove her to break into heavily guarded locations and steal something so unconventional as food.
=== Surgebinding ===
Lift had formed a [[Nahel bond]] with Wyndle, which granted her the ability to
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