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{{character
|image=Mayalaran Portrait by Nozomi.jpg
|abilities=[[Nahel bond]], [[Order of Edgedancers|Edgedancer]] magic, {{tag+|Splinter}} of [[Cultivation]]
|species=cultivationspren
|aliases=Maya
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[The Way of Kings]]
}}
{{update|sa4}}
{{quote
|We! CHOSE!
|
}}
'''Mayalaran''' is a deadeye [[spren]] who was bonded to an [[Edgedancer]] before the [[Recreance]].{{17s ref|post|224039|Does this mean that the Radiant that the blade was originally bonded to was an Edgedancer?|date=2 February 2015}} She is currently the [[Shardblade]] of [[Adolin Kholin]], who nicknames her '''Maya'''.{{book ref|oathbringer|120}}▼
▲'''Mayalaran''' is a [[deadeye]] [[
== Appearance ==▼
Maya's appearance in [[Shadesmar]] is that of a woman{{book ref|oathbringer|87}}{{book ref|oathbringer|89}}{{book ref|oathbringer|93}} with scratched out eyes{{book ref|oathbringer|87}}{{book ref|oathbringer|93}}, though the appearance of this is similar to a painting with the features scratched out and not simply empty sockets.{{book ref|oathbringer|89}} She also has features that seem to be made of ashen brown cords the thickness of hair,{{book ref|oathbringer|87}} giving the appearance of rough cloth{{book ref|oathbringer|89}}, string{{book ref|sa3|101}} or brown vines{{book ref|sa3|117}}. Her face is void of emotion{{book ref|sa3|101}} and she is described while attacking as having long claws.{{book ref|sa3|117}}▼
== Appearance and Personality ==
In the [[Physical Realm]] she appears as a Shardblade. The blade itself is shaped like a larger version of a standard longsword and bears some resemblance to the enormous two handed broadswords traditionally wielded by Horneaters. The cutting edge is smooth and sinuous, like an eel, while the back has ridges of crystal.{{book ref|sa2|14}}. When summoned, the mist it forms from is in the shape of vines.{{17s ref|post|224039|Does this mean that the Radiant that the blade was originally bonded to was an Edgedancer?|date=2 February 2015}}▼
{{image|Maya.jpg|side=left|width=250px}}
▲=== Appearance ===
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▲Maya's appearance in [[Shadesmar]] is that of a woman
▲In the [[Physical Realm]],
=== Personality ===
{{quote
|You want to fight it, don’t you? It reminds you of when you were alive.
|Adolin{{book ref|sa3|120}}
}}
Not much is known about Maya's personality. Her face is devoid of emotion at all times{{book ref|sa3|101}}{{book ref|sa3|117}} and she mostly communicates through screeching.{{book ref|sa3|89}}{{book ref|sa3|117}} She always follows Adolin unless prevented, as deadeye spren follow or search out their corpses.{{book ref|sa3|101}} However, she did, of her own volition, protect him from a Fused. During the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], after Adolin talks to her, she tells him her name and even appears in his hand in seven heartbeats instead of the usual ten.{{book ref|sa3|120}} She later replicated this during a battle in [[Jah Keved]].{{book ref|sa4|i|4}} When Adolin gives her to [[Hrdalm]], she sends him a sensation of resigned agreement.{{book ref|sa3|120}} This suggests that rather than "dead", she -- and, by extension, other deadeyes -- is simply broken.
During the trial at [[Lasting Integrity]], Maya managed, with Adolin's encouragement, to speak up in his defense.{{book ref|sa4|94}} Her state since has improved somewhat, but she's still not very communicative.{{book ref|sa4|115}}
== History ==
=== The Recreance ===▼
Mayalaran was killed by her bonded Edgedancer when they abandoned
At
▲===The Recreance===
=== The War of Reckoning (1167-1174) ===▼
▲Mayalaran was killed by her bonded Edgedancer when they abandoned the oath that bound them, believing the [[Nahel Bond]] would bring about the destruction of [[Roshar]] the way it had humanity's homeworld.{{book ref|sa3|113}}
{{image|Adolin by Marie Seeberger.jpg|Adolin holding Maya in Shardblade form|side=right|width=200px}}
Adolin often
▲At a point before the [[War of Reckoning]] Adolin dueled a lighteyes named [[Tinalar]]. Against everyone's expectations he won the duel and secured Mayalaran as his own. At the time her name was unknown to anyone living, and believing it to be pretentious to give her one that wasn't her's Adolin left her unnamed. {{book ref|sa2|14}}
▲===The War of Reckoning (1167-1174)===
▲Adolin often speaks to Mayalaran and imagines that she listens to him. He believes that something that feels like an extension of the soul itself is impossible to wield without feeling as though it too is alive.{{book ref|sa2|14}}
{{quote
|Hmmm. She is quite dead.
|[[Pattern]] upon seeing Maya{{book ref|sa3|89}}
}}
Adolin talked with Maya before he, [[Kaladin]], [[Shallan]] and [[Elhokar]] stormed [[Kholinar Palace]]. He acknowledged that she was a dead spren and that he was sorry there was nothing he could do to fix that. He thanked her for all the years they've fought together and promised to try and use her only to do good.{{book ref|sa3|83}}
▲Mayalaran was one of the shards placed on the line in Adolin and Dalinar's dueling campaign to disarm the [[Shardbearer|Shardbearers]] of the [[Highprince|Highprinces]]{{book ref|wor|5}}. The most important duel of these duels being the one against [[Relis]], [[Elit Ruthar|Elit]], [[Abrobadar]] and [[Jakamav]]{{book ref|wor|56}}{{book ref|wor|57}}. She was also present at many battles, including the [[Battle of the Tower]]{{book ref|twok|66}}{{book ref|twok|67}} and the [[Battle of Narak]]{{book ref|wor|81}}{{book ref|wor|82}}{{book ref|wor|83}}{{book ref|wor|84}}.
▲===The Final Desolation===
When travelling with the [[
▲Mayalaran and Adolin met for the first time when he crossed over into [[Shadesmar]]{{book ref|sa3|87}}{{book ref|sa3|89}} with [[Shallan]], [[Kaladin]], [[Vivenna]], [[Pattern]] and [[Sylphrena]] from the corrupted [[Oathgate]] in [[Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa3|85}} Pattern informs them all that Mayalaran is quite dead. Usually she will trail after Adolin but otherwise remain motionless{{book ref|sa3|89}}{{book ref|sa3|93}} and to go elsewhere must be lead by the hand.{{book ref|sa3|102}}
{{image|Mayalaran by Nozomi.jpg|Held by the [[honorspren]]|side=left|width=250px}}
At the [[Thaylen City]] Oathgate in Shadesmar, Maya protected Adolin from one of the [[Fused]] without prompting and as a result she was stabbed with a sword, but didn't react beyond screeching.{{book ref|sa3|117}} Later, once they reached Thaylen City proper, she and Adolin faced the [[thunderclast]]. Adolin believed she was made to fight them, being overly long for dueling, and that she wanted to fight because it reminded her of when she was alive. In response, she told him her name.{{book ref|sa3|120}} During their fight, Adolin was able to summon her in only seven heartbeats after he pled with her to appear before the thunderclast caught him.{{book ref|sa3|120}} After being too injured to continue, he loaned Maya to [[Hrdalm]], to which she responded with a sense of resigned agreement.{{book ref|sa3|120}}
=== Resurrection ===
{{quote
|She was the only judge who ever mattered, and today was her chance to offer judgment. You passed.
|[[Blended]] to [[Adolin]]{{book ref|sa4|94}}
}}
Maya has been at least partially revived.{{book ref|sa4|94}} She regains consciousness during Adolin's trial by witness in [[Lasting Integrity]] while under physical restraint and emotional stress, in order to prevent the honorspren judge from using her as a witness to condemn Adolin for the [[Recreance]].{{book ref|sa4|94}} Maya explains that she willingly took that risk, knowing that it was possible that the spren would die when their Radiants forsook their oaths. She did not know that she would become a deadeye, but did accept the possibility of death.
▲When travelling with the [[Reachers]] Mayalaran is locked in a small room in the cargo hold by [[Captain Ico]] who calls her a deadeye. He tells Adolin that deadeyes do not watch where they're going and he couldn't have her on deck. Ico tells Adolin that he should not pretend that Mayalaran is his friend, that she is only a tool to him.{{book ref|sa3|101}}
Once partially revived, Maya did not return fully to her pre-deadeye form. Her eyes remain scratched out, but she is able to speak and converse. Her thoughts and speech seem slightly slow or off, although that may simply be due to being newly revived and overwhelmed. Being revived did not create a [[Nahel bond]] between Adolin and Maya, though Adolin notes that he can sense her emotions and awareness, which is not part of a Nahel bond.{{book ref|sa4|94}} It is unclear whether a deadeye can be completely restored to their original form.
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