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{{character
|abilities={{tag|Surgebinder|cat=Surgebinders}} <small>(Division/Abrasion)</small><br>{{tag|Shardbearer|cat=Shardbearers}}
|groups={{tag|Knights Radiant}} <small>([[
|residence=Urithiru
|world=Roshar
| Malata, regarding her job as the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]]'s [[Knight Radiant]]{{book ref|sa3|107}}
}}
'''Malata''' is a woman from [[Jah Keved]] and a member of the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]]. She is also a [[
== Appearance and Personality ==
Malata is a Veden [[lighteyed]] woman of middle-age, with short, black, boyish hair. Her usual attire is described as a Thaylen style, with a skirt, leggings, and thick boots.{{book ref|sa3|107}} She also wears gloves on both hands.{{book ref|sa3|24}}
Having been informed by Spark of her Order's distaste for the term '''Dustbringer''', she has adopted the Order's preferred epithet '''Releaser''' for herself{{epigraph ref|sa2|36}}{{book ref|sa3|24}}, although those around her still refer to her as a Dustbringer.{{book ref|sa3|27}}{{book ref|sa3|i|5}}
Malata behaves in a very confident way even in the presence of royalty, and is not afraid to challenge social conventions when she sees fit, as when she exposes her [[safehand]] while demonstrating her powers. She does not seem to care about the ethical issues of the Diagram's actions, or that her spren wants to punish humans for the [[Recreance]]. Rather, she seems to only be concerned about enjoying her work.{{book ref|sa3|107}}▼
▲Malata behaves in a very confident
Whether or not this matches the attitude of ancient Releasers is currently unknown, although the [[Diagram (literature)|Diagram]] indicates that '''Dustbringers''' (the infamous but more widely-known name for Releasers) are the most likely Order of Knights Radiant to accept the Diagram's cause.{{book ref|sa3|i|5}}▼
▲Whether or not this matches the attitude of ancient Releasers is currently unknown, although the [[Diagram (literature)|Diagram]] indicates that
== History ==
At some point after creating the Diagram, King [[Taravangian]] of [[Kharbranth]] formed and managed a project to have some Diagram members attempt to bond a spren.{{book ref|sa3|107}} Malata was supposedly part of this project, although she claims to have approached Taravangian only because of a suggestion by
She was part of Taravangian's contingent in [[Dalinar#Uniting_Roshar|Dalinar's coalition]]. Through [[Navani]]'s guidance, Malata was able to use Spark to unlock and activate the Veden Oathgate, transporting herself and the rest of the contingent to [[Urithiru]], the base of operations for the coalition.{{book ref|sa3|24}}
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