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'''Noril''' is an Alethi refugee who arrives at [[Hearthstone]] on the day the city is evacuated to [[Urithiru]].
  
'''Noril''' is an Alethi refugee who arrives at [[Hearthstone]] on the day the city is evacuated to [[Urithiru]].
   
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
  
== Appearance and Personality ==
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Noril is an Alethi darkeyed man with three moles on his cheek.{{book ref|sa4|i|10}} His entire left arm is missing, lost years prior to his arrival in Hearthstone.{{book ref|sa4|25}}
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Noril is a bearded Alethi darkeyed man with three moles on his cheek.{{book ref|sa4|i|10}} His entire left arm is missing, lost years prior to his arrival in Hearthstone.{{book ref|sa4|25}} He suffers from suicidal depression but is inspired by Kaladin to keep his emotions from dominating his life.{{book ref|sa4|i|10}}
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== History ==
  
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Noril tries to escape the horrors of the war in Alethkar by emigrating to Hearthstone. His wife is murdered before his eyes not long before he arrives in Hearthstone, where Lirin puts him on suicide watch because of his battle shock. When the entire population of the city is taken to Urithiru, Noril joins them. Upon his arrival at Urithiru, he is sent to the ardents, who then transfer him to the Devotary of Mercy until Kaladin and Teft - at the request of Noril's niece, Cressa - pull him out of there and start group therapy sessions.
  
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|You '''need''' someone to talk to, Noril, when the darkness is strong. Someone to remind you the world hasn't always been this way; that it won’t always be this way.
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Noril tried to escape the horrors of the war in [[Alethkar]], in which he saw his family brutally killed while he was unable to help, by emigrating to [[Hearthstone]]. He arrived to the town manifesting symptoms of severe battle shock, so [[Lirin]] took extra care to make sure he was put on the [[Fourth Bridge]] for evacuation. Upon their arrival at [[Urithiru]], Lirin sent Noril to the ardents for treatment. Those ardents, who only treated physical ailments, in turn sent him on to the Devotary of Mercy for treatment for mental symptoms. At the Devotary, Noril told them he had no living relatives and made one attempt to commit suicide. The ardents there kept him in a dark, bare room until [[Kaladin]] and [[Teft]] came looking for him. Kaladin managed to get Noril to agree to come outside to talk to him by displaying profound understanding of how Noril felt. Outside on the balcony, Kaladin and Teft reminded Noril that his niece [[Cressa]] would be devastated if something happened to him; Noril felt better as they talked, even though he still couldn't bring himself to fully believe in and accept the outlook on life the other two tried to present him with.{{book ref|sa4|25}} His situation sparked Kaladin's idea to begin group therapy sessions with those who suffered depression, and Kaladin insisted that the ardents release Noril and, later, several others into his care.{{book ref|sa4|25}}{{book ref|sa4|33}}
   
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During the occupation of Urithiru, Noril ends up in the Radiant infirmary not long before the tower is restored, where he paints ''shash'' glyphs on some people's foreheads, including Lirin.{{book ref|sa4|i|10}}{{book ref|sa4|110}}He also encourages Rlain to speak to the singers who had just turned against Lezian's soldiers after the death of Teft.{{book ref|sa4|109}}
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During the occupation of Urithiru, Noril ended up in the Radiant infirmary not long before the tower was restored, where he painted ''shash'' [[glyphs]] on people's foreheads. [[Hesina]], irked by Lirin's attitude towards Kaladin, initiated a conversation between Lirin and Noril in which Noril explained why he wore the glyph on his forehead; Kaladin's persistence in the face of his own depression was an inspiration to Noril to keep fighting.{{book ref|sa4|i|10}} After Lirin spoke to the others in the room who wore the glyph, he allowed Noril to paint it on his own forehead.{{book ref|sa4|i|10}}{{book ref|sa4|110}} Later, after Teft's death and the ensuing battle in the atruim, [[Rlain]] spoke to the group of survivors, including the [[singers]] who had just turned against [[Lezian]]'s soldiers; Noril took the lead in encouraging the humans to trust Rlain.{{book ref|sa4|109}}
   
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After the tower is restored, he joins Kaladin, Dabbid, and other patients rescued from the ardents' sick rooms in helping each other decompress. {{book ref|sa4|116}}
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After the tower was restored, Noril joined Kaladin, [[Dabbid]], and other patients rescued from the ardents' sick rooms in helping each other to decompress.{{book ref|sa4|116}}
   
 
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Revision as of 21:10, 27 November 2020

Noril
Relatives Cressa (niece)
Ethnicity Alethi
Nationality Alethi
Nationality Alethi
Homeworld Roshar
Universe Cosmere
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“Coming awake means leaving the nothingness, you know? Remembering the pain. But then I think, 'Well, he gets up.' ”

—Noril, referring to Kaladin[1]

Noril is an Alethi refugee who arrives at Hearthstone on the day the city is evacuated to Urithiru.

Appearance and Personality

Noril is a bearded Alethi darkeyed man with three moles on his cheek.[1] His entire left arm is missing, lost years prior to his arrival in Hearthstone.[2] He suffers from suicidal depression but is inspired by Kaladin to keep his emotions from dominating his life.[1]

History

“You need someone to talk to, Noril, when the darkness is strong. Someone to remind you the world hasn't always been this way; that it won’t always be this way.”

—Kaladin[2]

Noril tried to escape the horrors of the war in Alethkar, in which he saw his family brutally killed while he was unable to help, by emigrating to Hearthstone. He arrived to the town manifesting symptoms of severe battle shock, so Lirin took extra care to make sure he was put on the Fourth Bridge for evacuation. Upon their arrival at Urithiru, Lirin sent Noril to the ardents for treatment. Those ardents, who only treated physical ailments, in turn sent him on to the Devotary of Mercy for treatment for mental symptoms. At the Devotary, Noril told them he had no living relatives and made one attempt to commit suicide. The ardents there kept him in a dark, bare room until Kaladin and Teft came looking for him. Kaladin managed to get Noril to agree to come outside to talk to him by displaying profound understanding of how Noril felt. Outside on the balcony, Kaladin and Teft reminded Noril that his niece Cressa would be devastated if something happened to him; Noril felt better as they talked, even though he still couldn't bring himself to fully believe in and accept the outlook on life the other two tried to present him with.[2] His situation sparked Kaladin's idea to begin group therapy sessions with those who suffered depression, and Kaladin insisted that the ardents release Noril and, later, several others into his care.[2][3]

During the occupation of Urithiru, Noril ended up in the Radiant infirmary not long before the tower was restored, where he painted shash glyphs on people's foreheads. Hesina, irked by Lirin's attitude towards Kaladin, initiated a conversation between Lirin and Noril in which Noril explained why he wore the glyph on his forehead; Kaladin's persistence in the face of his own depression was an inspiration to Noril to keep fighting.[1] After Lirin spoke to the others in the room who wore the glyph, he allowed Noril to paint it on his own forehead.[1][4] Later, after Teft's death and the ensuing battle in the atruim, Rlain spoke to the group of survivors, including the singers who had just turned against Lezian's soldiers; Noril took the lead in encouraging the humans to trust Rlain.[5]

After the tower was restored, Noril joined Kaladin, Dabbid, and other patients rescued from the ardents' sick rooms in helping each other to decompress.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ a b c d e Rhythm of War interlude I-10#
  2. ↑ a b c d Rhythm of War chapter 25#
  3. ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 33#
  4. ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 110#
  5. ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 109#
  6. ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 116#
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