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Nikaro is a young, nineteentwenty-one year old man{{ref|group=fn|text=While described as nineteen, the years given are translated for the Rosharan audience the story is being told to.{{book ref|yumi|1}} Rosharan years are 1.1x the length of the standard cosmere year,{{wob ref|8086}}{{au ref|Rosharan}} which would make him twenty-one.}} with long, black hair that reaches his shoulders. He keeps his hair long, thinking it takes less effort and is more impressive. He looks [[Veden]], but with pale skin not seen much on [[Roshar]]. A lanky build, he dresses with an untucked shirt, and a long, knee-length cloak.{{book ref|yumi|1}}

One year into his training, he applied for the Dreamwatch, but was unsuccessful. Not wanting to disappoint his friends however, he lied and told them he gothad inbeen accepted. He spent most of his free time after that sitting in the library, staring at a wall, uncertain with what to do. Eventually his friends found out about his deception and the friendship ended.{{book ref|yumi|27}} Nikaro continued to work as a painter, but would always gowork alone, though Akane continued to be friendly with him.{{book ref|yumi|1}}

After work one day, Nikaro is walking home when he sees evidence of a [[Nightmare]],. thoughThough he had finished his shift, he went after the nightmare{{book ref|yumi|5}} and eventually finds a nearly full [[Liyun|Stable Nightmare]] in the home of a young boy and his parents. After chasing away the nightmare, Nikaro faints and wakes up in a strange place with a girl named [[Yumi]].{{book ref|yumi|7}} Nikaro first assumed he was in a dream but quickly concludes that instead he came from the [[daystar]],. Nikaro discovers he seemed to have taken on Yumi's imageappearance, and without meaning too breaks Yumi's rituals when her attendants try to feed him, believing him to be her.{{book ref|yumi|8}}

Yumi gets angry at Nikaro butfor his actions, and he quickly convinces her that he is not a spirit after all, but lies that he is a hero that was sent to help fix the problem with the [[Hijo|Spirits]]. He tries to explain what has happened to him and Yumi to [[Liyun]], but sheLiyun doesn't beleivebelieve him and he instead follows Yumi's instructions and apalogizesapologizes. Yumi and Nikaro discover that there is some sort of sharp electric sensation whenever they touch., Asas well as the fact that they can't move further than 10 feet apart.{{book ref|yumi|9}} TheyDuring thenthe have to do themorning ritual bathing, andthey accidentalyaccidentally touch each other and have the same sensation, but this time it seemedseeming to exchange emotions as well. SoonExhausted after this, he soon falls asleep and wakes up in his apartment.{{book ref|yumi|10}}

Nikaro andFinding Yumi areis now on Nikaro'shis planet nowworld, with Nikaro being nowthe incorperalincorporeal one now, but Yumi still looking like herself. The Foreman [[Sukishi]] nockedknocked on his door and Yumi had to answer it, the foreman seemed surprised to see a girl answereanswer the door and inquires about Nikaro's absence at work. Yumi say'ssays that he was sick and hunting a stable nightmare,. heHe leaves and right after [[Akane]] steps out into the hallway and is also surprised to see a girl theirthere. Yumi incorrectly first assumed Akane was one of Nikaro's concubines and addresses her soas one. When sheAkane leavesdeparts, Yumi learnsworks out that Nikaro is not actually athe hero he said, and she becomes angry with him. Eventually she falls asleep and they both wake up back on Yumi's world.{{book ref|yumi|11}}

With Yumi's instruction Nikaro apologizes to Liyun for collapsing the day before and Nikaro starts to get annoyed with the way Yumi is treating him. When they doDuring the ritual bathing they get into a staring contest and Nikaro earns a measure of respect from Yumi. She explains her plan to try and contact the spirits, eventuallybut Nikaro leaves the spring while they are stilstill insulting each other.{{book ref|yumi|12}} Afterward they arrive at the shrine in the villiagevillage and Yumi gets Nikaro to say the six ritual prayers. Yumi has to poke him to keep him awake once thierthey're finished and Nikaro attempts to stack stones, failing miserably.{{book ref|yumi|13}}

After Nikaro eventually falls back asleep they arrive back in Nikaro's world and Yumi tries to explain to him what he did wrong, eventually she decides she'll have to teach him. Painter remembers the stable[[Liyun|Stable nightmareNightmare]] and the family, and argues that they should make sure it was dealt with. After Yumi showers they leave to the foremansforeman's office and Yumi tells him but Nikaro realized the foreman wouldn't beleivebelieve them and they left. They leave and go back to Nikaro's apartment but run into Akane who offers to help Yumi, Yumi accepts with grateful tears.{{book ref|yumi|14}}

Yumi and Akane go shopping and Nikaro just follows behind, eventually they leave and Yumi takes up Akane's offer to hang out with her and her friends [[Izzy]], [[Tojin]] and [[Masaka]].{{book ref|yumi|15}} They go the the [[Noodle Pupil]] and Nikaro decides he doesn't want to be around his friends and goes to the front counter. [[Design]] comes out and drops a bowl of noodles in shock as she sees Nikaro and thinks he is dead.{{book ref|yumi|16}} Nikaro and Yumi pretend to help clean up so that they can talk with her, they explain to Design what was happening and their theory that Yumi is from the star. Design explains how Yumi is very investedInvested and says she will try to help, but that it is more up [[Hoid]]'s alley. WhoUnfortunately for them, Hoid happens to currently be frozen in time. Eventually they go back to Nikaro's apartment and he tries to keep her awake with a [[Hion]] program, but she was determined to get back and do some work.{{book ref|yumi|17}}

Nikaro and Yumi go back to her world and Yumi prepares Nikaro to apolagizeapologize to Liyun for their failure as they do the ritual bathing. Nikaro is a little annoyed at Yumi's strictness after feeling like they were starting to connect better. Through Nikaro, Yumi explains to Liyun that they will need practice and time to restore her skills. Later at the shrine Yumi starts to teach Nikaro by picking up stones and trying to find its center of gravity and how it could be balanced. Yumi explains they will likely spend days practisingpracticing this.{{book ref|yumi|18}}

Nikaro and [[Akane]] were good friends back during their time in school. HerShe and the other members of their group of friends were devastated when they discovered Nikaro's lie about getting into the dreamwatch, and thus their friendship was badly damaged. Years afterwards, Akane stayed somewhat friendly with Nikaro, though he chose to stay away from them, never seeking forgiveness. Eventually when the entire city of [[Kilahito]] is in danger, Nikaro begs Akane and his friends for forgiveness and to help him to save the city. They believed him and work together to save the city, forgiving Nikaro in the process.{{book ref|yumi|39}}

When in upper school [[Tojin]] and Nikaro were both in a group of friends including [[Akane]], [[Izzy]] and [[Masaka]]. Nikaro and Tojin were friends until Tojin discovered Nikaro's lie about getting into the dreamwatch.{{book ref|yumi|27}} Afterward Nikaro and Tojin never really interacted with each other, until a [[Liyun|stable nightmare]] attacked them. Though Nikaro didn't have a physical lformform at that time he saved Tojin,{{book ref|yumi|29}} Tojin later said he had felt Nikaro's presence and knew he had saved him.{{book ref|yumi|39}} When Nikaro asked for his friends' help he was the first to agree,{{book ref|yumi|39}} and at the [[battle of Kilahito]] he was the first after Nikaro to take up the battle cry "We are the dreamwatch now."{{book ref|yumi|40}}

Nikaro met [[Masaka]] at upper school when she joined they'rehis group of friends,. sheShe is ussualusually anti-social and wears lots of clothing.{{book ref|yumi|16}} She had once made Nikaro a hat for his birthday.{{book ref|yumi|28}}. Though Nikaro did not learn until later, Masaka previously used the name Chinikdakordich, and is the sixtieth horde of the [[Natricatich strain]] of Sleepless. Masaka later helps out Nikaro and Yumi as they try to map out the outside world, though Nikaro is invisible to her at that time.{{book ref|yumi|33}}

[[Izzy]], also known as Izumakamo, became friends with Nikaro and the others in upper school. She is an eccentric nightmare [[Painter]] and has a fascinatinofascination with [[Hion]]. Along with the others she believed that Painter had joined the dreamwatch, and became very untrustfuldistrustful of him when they discovered shehe had lied.{{book ref|yumi|26}} Later when Nikaro asked his friends to help him at first she was against it, but with Tojin's convincing she decided to help.{{book ref|yumi|39}} During the [[battle of Kilahito]] Izzy froze at one point and was saved when Nikaro pushed her away and drew a bird to push back the nightmare.{{book ref|yumi|40}}

Nikaro first meets [[Liyun]] after he swaps with Yumi for the first time, Liyun beleivesbelieves that he is Yumi and treetstreats her as so.{{book ref|yumi|9}} Nikaro dislikes Liyun for a while thinking of her as too controlling. Though he does warm up to her a little over time.{{book ref|yumi|34}}. Later he learns that Liyun is the stable nightmare painter he had met atjust theprior beginingto ofmeeting the bookYumi. He asks her to give a picture to Yumi, and after a little convincing she said she'd try.{{book ref|yumi|36}}

[[Design]] is the manager of the [[Noodle Pupil]] and is a [[Cryptic]] from roshar[[Roshar]] who bonded with [[Hoid]]. They travelled to that system and hoidHoid froze, and designDesign started the shop. sheShe would often see Nikaro whenever he stops by after work. When Nikaro first enters the noodle pupil with Yumi is surprised as she beleivedbelieved Nikaro was dead. They explained to her what was happening and she was able to give them more information, she continues to help them out before eventually giving ownership of the shop to them.

Sukishi is an old [[nightmare]] [[painter]] foreman in [[Kilahito]]. Sukishi has a low opinion of Nikaro as he knows about Nikaro's lie of joining the dreamwatch, and he often berates him about using bamboo all the time in his paintings.{{book ref|yumi|5}} Nikaro doesn't really seem to care much at all, and this led to Sukishi not beleivingbelieving Yumi when she said Nikaro had seen a stable [[nightmare]].{{book ref|yumi|14}}

Mrs. Shinja lives in the same apartment complex as [[Nikaro]],. She showers at about nine o'clock every morning and is known tooto be very possesivepossessive of the hot water. Nikaro has gotten used to being careful with using the hot water as well as showering at nine o'clock lest he anger her.{{book ref|yumi|14}}

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