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{{character
|image=Lift.jpg
|image-artist=[[Dominick Saponaro]]
|profession=Thief
|abilities={{tag+|Edgedancer}}
|world=Roshar
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}{{update|book=sa3}}{{exemplary|date=2014-01-11}}
{{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]]{{book ref|wor|i|9}}
}}
'''Lift''' is a [[Reshi]] thief who works in the city of [[Azimir]] in [[Azir]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|wor|i|9}} She has [[Surgebinding]] abilities that correspond with the [[Order of Edgedancers]].
== Appearance and Personality ==
[[File: Liftpaint.png|thumb|left|150px|Lift by [[User:Therustyrobot]].]]
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{{quote| Someone has to care. Too few people care these days.|Lift{{book ref|wor|i|9}}}}
| Lift{{book ref|wor|i|9}}
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Lift is thirteen years old, and has long straight dark hair that she wears down to her waist.{{book ref|wor|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.
 
 
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| I will remember those who have been forgotten.
| The Second Ideal of the Edgedancers{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
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{{quote
| I will listen to those who have been ignored.
| The Third Ideal of the Edgedancers{{book ref|sa2.5|19}}
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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|wor|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:
Abrasion allows her to change the friction of her body against her surroundings.{{book ref|wor|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.
 
; Progression:
The Surge of Progression allows for two different sorts of abilities.{{book ref|wor|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.
 
 
== Development ==
Lift is a character that [[Brandon Sanderson]] has had in his head for quite a while.{{qa ref|name=morelift1112|28}} She is a classic example of what he is hoping to do with a broader series, such as the [[Stormlight Archive]]. With the extra space a multi-book series allows, Sanderson wants to create a world full of cultures and characters that are less common in fantasy and science fiction. Lift is an outgrowth of this desire. Sanderson wants the [[Knights Radiant]] to be something different than classical European knights. He doesn't want them to all be young, white, men swearing oaths of chivalry and valor. Sanderson was looking for a character that would be interesting and popular, but no one's first idea when they thought of a knight. Lift, a thirteen year old girl on a thieving crew with a weird sense of morality, is the result. Sanderson hopes that playing with concepts like these, and stretching our ideas of what a fantasy book and it's characters should look like will allow him to avoid the staleness that is a common complaint in science fiction and fantasy.
 
Lift's appearance in an interlude in [[Words of Radiance]] will be the first of many.{{qa ref|1080|1|Lift, specifically, is one of the characters in the back five.|date=March 19, 2014}} Sanderson decided to write an interlude featuring her, as a sort of "seed" for her future appearances.{{qa ref|1069|14|Lift is seeded there because she will be very important later on.|date=March 11, 2014}} She is one of the flashback characters for the second five book arc in the Stormlight Archive,{{qa ref|1047|21|Yes, Lift is one of the characters who was originally planned for the back five.|date=March 21, 2014}} something that Sanderson has planned for a long time.{{qa ref|name=morelift1112|28}} As one of the characters in the back five books, Lift will become even more prominent as the series continues.{{qa ref|1030|4|It will focus mostly on different characters|date=August 31, 2013}} Sanderson intends to perhaps even write a few more short stories featuring Lift before he publishes her books.{{qa ref|1052|76|And I'll probably do some more shorts with Lift because she is so much fun.|date=March 21, 2014}}
 
== Notes ==
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{{qa ref|namedate=morelift2014-04-16|1112|28|You will get a lot more with Lift.|date=Apr 16th, 2014}}
 
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