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Lift is a character that [[Brandon Sanderson]] has had in his head for quite a while. 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, he wanted 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, as Sanderson wanted the [[Knights Radiant]] to be something different than classical European knights -- young, white men swearing oaths of chivalry and valor. Rather, he 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 of that. 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.{{wob ref|6465}}
Sanderson decided to write an interlude featuring Lift in ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' as a sort of "seed" for her future appearances.{{wob ref|5621}} She is
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