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'''Liss''', who goes by the name of the '''Weeper''', is one of the most skilled assassins on [[Roshar]]
== History ==
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 order to disguise her use of a Blade in her killings, Liss gouges out the eyes of her targets after she kills them, so no one can tell that their eyes are burned out. As she gained notoriety, people began calling her the '''Weeper''', claiming that she gouges out the eyes of her targets to show that she does not care whether or not her targets are lighteyed or darkeyed.
She and Highlady [[Jasnah Kholin]] knew one another by the year 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,
=== Contract on Aesudan ===
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]].
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}}
== Appearance & Personality ==
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