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'''Liss''', who goes by the name of the '''Weeper''', is one of the most skilled assassins on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} As a female assassin operating in the area of [[Kholinar]] in the dominantly [[Vorin]] region of eastern Roshar, her gender is a closely guarded secret. At one point during her career, she was hired by [[Jasnah Kholin]] to spy on Jasnah's sister-in-law, [[Aesudan Kholin|Aesudan]].▼
▲'''Liss''', who goes by the name of the '''Weeper''', is one of the most skilled assassins on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} As a female assassin operating in the area of [[Kholinar]] in the dominantly [[Vorin]] region of eastern Roshar, her gender is a closely guarded secret. At one point during her career, she was hired by [[Jasnah Kholin]] to spy on Jasnah's sister-in-law, [[Aesudan Kholin|Aesudan]].
== Appearance & Personality ==
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Liss
Liss is a very clever woman, able to disguise both her gender and the fact that she is a Shardbearer from the world.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} She has an informal demeanor, speaking to Jasnah casually, as if Jasnah is her equal rather than her superior. Liss also appreciates being treated with respect. Many of her employers show disdain for Liss, acting as if they are doing something disgusting by associating with her. Jasnah does not do this, which makes Liss like her. Liss is also daring and cold-blooded
== Attributes & Abilities ==
=== Shardwielding ===
Liss's most crucial resource is her Shardblade.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
=== Skills in Espionage ===
As one of the most skilled assassins in Alethkar, Liss has a variety of talents that help her excel at her profession. She has the ability to disguise herself in a many different ways in order to get close to her target, such as acting as a maid.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} She is also skilled at imitating various accents, including Alethi, Veden, and Bav. Another talent that Liss makes use of is her ability to make fakes of documents and other credentials so that she can gain access to places she normally would not be permitted to enter. She keeps at least one servant in her employ to serve as a guard or perform other tasks at her direction. Liss is also an expert at extended observation, able to spy on a target for weeks on end without blowing her cover. These skills along with the Shardblade allow Liss to charge a very high price for her services.
== History ==
=== Early Life ===
Nothing is known about Liss's early life or how long she has been active as an assassin. At some point in her past, Liss obtained a Shardblade, which she makes use of in her assassinations.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
=== In Kholinar ===
She and Highlady [[Jasnah Kholin]] knew one another by the year {{rosharan date|1167}}.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} Liss was among several prominent assassins operating in the area of [[Kholinar]] that had a standing agreement with Jasnah. She would report any potential employers who expressed interest in assassination contracts involving the members of [[House Kholin]] to Jasnah, who would match the payment in exchange for the name of the individual.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} It is likely that Jasnah used Liss for several different assassinations to keep her family safe.
At some point, Liss purchased
=== Contract on Aesudan ===
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In late {{Rosharan date|1167}} on the night of King [[Gavilar Kholin]]'s assassination, Liss and Talak went to a guest room in
▲At some point, Liss purchased a [[Shin]] slave named [[Szeth]] to be her servant.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} Initially she enjoyed him and believed that Szeth was was the best servant she had ever had, telling Jasnah that she wanted to show him off to her. However, Liss came to find that Szeth was almost too good of a servant and began to see him as creepy. She sold him to the slavers in Kholinar a few weeks before the assassination of King [[Gavilar Kholin]]. Around this point, Jasnah contacted Liss, asking her to meet her in [[Kholinar Palace]].
Immediately after the [[assassination of Gavilar]], Jasnah briefly became suspicious of Liss, but she quickly realized that Liss would never have mentioned owning Szeth if she was behind Gavilar's death.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
It is unclear if Liss remained in [[Kholinar]] after [[Elhokar]] became king. She was presumably never ordered to kill Aesudan, as the queen was still alive several years later.{{book ref|sa2|i|12}}
==Trivia==
▲In late 1167 on the night of King [[Gavilar Kholin]]'s assassination, Liss and Talak went to a guest room in the palace to meet with Jasnah.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} Liss had Talak guard the door and, despite Jasnah's lateness, waited to meet with her. Jasnah had planned to have Liss assassinate Highlady [[Aesudan Kholin]], wife of Highlord [[Elhokar Kholin]], but had become concerned that her father was growing suspicious of her. Instead, Jasnah hired the Weeper to assume the role of a lady's maid to Aesudan. Jasnah planned to arrange for one of her sister-in-law's maids to be fired in one week's time, after which Liss was apply for the job using falsified documents and Jasnah would ensure that she was hired. Liss's job was to watch Aesudan and report on her doings to Jasnah, until such a time that Jasnah either cancelled the contract or felt it was necessary to have Aesudan killed. Liss questioned this contract, stating that it is far more expensive to hire her for an extended observation rather than an assassination, but agreed to Jasnah's terms. It appears that Liss was never ordered to kill Aesudan, as she was still alive several years later.{{book ref|sa2|i|12}}
*Liss's only "on-screen" appearance to date was in the prologue of ''[[Words of Radiance]]''; her mysterious origins and possession of a Shardblade have inspired many fan theories about her true identity. Brandon has consistently responded to questions about Liss with a [[RAFO]].{{wob ref|7254}}{{wob ref|10814}}
== Notes ==
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