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{{character \|merge-family=y \|relatives=[[Meridas Amaram]] <small>(cousin)</small>{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}} \|profession={{cat tag\|soldiers\|Military commander}} \|groups={{tag+\|army\|Amaram's}} \|world=Roshar \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|first appeared=[[Oathbringer]] ~~\|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]~~ }} Brightlord '''Sheler''' is a commander in [[Meridas Amaram]]'s army from [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref\|sa1\|67}} == History == In {{Rosharan date\|1168}},~~{{book ref\|sa1\|46}}~~ Sheler commanded a company fighting for [[Sadeas princedom]] in [[Meridas Amaram]]'s army during a battle with [[Hallaw]]'s forces.{{book ref\|sa1\|46}}{{book ref\|sa1\|67}} A group of his soldiers became outnumbered while defending a hilltop and were suffering heavy casualties, but Sheler ordered them to stand their ground.{{book ref\|sa1\|67}}{{book ref\|sa4\|108}} One of his squadleaders, [[Varth]], sacrificed several messenger boys as a distraction, including [[Tien]].{{book ref\|sa1\|67}} Sheler was presumably acting on orders from Amaram, who wanted Hallaw's forces to bunch up so that he could ride in with his cavalry and rout them; he placed his own glory above the lives of his men.{{book ref\|sa1\|67}}{{book ref\|sa4\|108}} {{sidequote\|side=right\|size=350px Sheler later moved to the border to fight the Herdazians, and he learned their language over time.{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}} Using the invasion of his homeland as an excuse, he robbed and murdered Herdazian civilians and abused their women.{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}} When he was taken captive by a [[Herdazian general]] he demanded the "right of ransom", but the general told him that he had forfeited that right by committing war crimes.{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}} Instead, Sheler was given three options for punishment: beheading by the women that he abused, being tortured with a hammer and hung from a cliff with no protection from the [[highstorm]], or wrestling "the hog".{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}} He chose to fight the hog, assuming it was a pig, and began to formulate plans to seek vengeance on the Herdazians for humiliating him.{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}} He was doused in a foul-smelling oil and left shackled on the beach as the Herdazians used a horn to summon the hog, which was actually a huge sea creature with enormous claws.{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}} Sheler saw the creature break the surface of the ocean while the Herdazians placed wagers on how long he would survive; his ultimate fate is unknown.{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}}▼ ~~== Quotes ==~~ ~~{{quote~~ \|You must contact my highprince and accept payment based on my rank! \| Sheler, todemanding the ~~Herdazian general when~~right ~~trying~~of toransom ~~avoid~~from ~~punishment.~~Dieno{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}} }} ▲Sheler later moved to the border to fight the ~~Herdazians~~[[Herdaz]]ians, and he learned their language over time.~~{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}}~~ Using the invasion of his homeland by [[singer]]s as an excuse, he robbed and murdered Herdazian civilians and abused their women.~~{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}}~~ When he was taken captive by athe [[Herdazian general [[Dieno enne Calah]] (aka The Mink), he demanded the "right of ransom", but ~~the general~~Dieno told him that he had forfeited that right by committing war crimes.~~{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}}~~ Instead, Sheler was given three options for punishment: beheading by the women that he abused, being tortured with a hammer and hung from a cliff with no protection from the [[highstorm]], or wrestling "the hog".~~{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}}~~ He chose to fight the hog, assuming it was a pig, and began to formulate plans to seek vengeance on the Herdazians for humiliating him.~~{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}}~~ He was doused in a foul-smelling oil and left shackled on the beach as the Herdazians used a horn to summon the hog, which was actually a huge sea creature with enormous claws.~~{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}}~~ Sheler saw the creature break the surface of the ocean while the Herdazians placed wagers on how long he would survive; his ultimate fate is unknown.{{book ref\|sa3\|i\|10}} == Trivia == == Notes == <references /> {{complete\|[[User:Big Smooth\|Big Smooth]] ([[User talk:Big Smooth\|talk]]) 1021:0035, 2513 ~~March~~April ~~2019~~2021 (~~MST~~UTC)}} {{Stormlight}} [[category: viewpoint characters]]