Difference between revisions of "Sigzil"

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'''Sigzil''', also known as '''Nomad''' or '''Zellion''',{{book ref|tsm|39}} is an [[Azish]] member of [[Bridge Four]] on [[Roshar]] and, a companylord of the [[Knights Radiant|Radiant]] [[Order of Windrunners]], and later a [[Skybreaker]] and [[Dawnshard]].{{book ref|sa1|14}}{{book ref|sa4|15}}{{book ref|tsm|28}} He was previously apprenticed to [[Hoid]] and is now a full [[Worldsinger]].{{book ref|sa1|57}}

Despite his penchant for keeping thisthings organized, Sigzil is not content with only being a clerk, and wants to be the "first into the sky," rather than spending all his time poring over ledgers.{{book ref|sa3|35}} He is encouraging and optimistic to his friends.{{book ref|sa3|46}}{{book ref|sa4|79}}

Sigzil has been trained with the spear and spearman tactics by Kaladin, and he uses the weapon "acceptably.".{{book ref|sa2|12}} He can read and write the Azish script, though out of deference to Alethi ideals he sticks with using glyphs to record written reports as Bridge Four's clerk.{{book ref|sa3|35}} His understanding of other cultures, ability to work easily with numbers, and his level-headedness are all assets to the [[Order of Windrunners]].{{book ref|sa4|6}} Sigzil also speaks [[Alethi]] and [[Malwish]].{{book ref|tsm|44}}

=== SkippingSurgebinding ===

When they returned to Urithiru, Dalinar relieved Kaladin of duty and directed him to promote some of the other Windrunners.{{book ref|sa4|10}}{{book ref|sa4|15}} After discussing Sigzil's new role with him, Kaladin announced to the others that Sigzil would be promoted to the rank of companylord and would oversee daily administrative matters such as supplies and recruitment.{{book ref|sa4|15}} It took some time for the monarchs in the coalition to get used to Sigzil as leader of and spokesman for the Windrunners, as they were used to looking to Kaladin. Sigzil affirmed at their next meeting that the Windrunners would offer support to the offensive in [[Emul]], then suggested that the coalition send an envoy to the [[honorspren]] to address the discontinuance of honorspren seeking humans to bond as Radiants. He displayed a keen insight into their mindset, offering details on how the spren were likely to be thinking about humans, [[Nahel bond]]s, and the [[Recreance]], but refused to go himself, explaining that the honorspren were unlikely to receive a Windrunner well.{{book ref|sa4|19}}

Shortly after, Ishar fled through another perpendicularity into [[Shadesmar]]. Sigzil and the others waited in the sky above the camp, then descended again when it seemed obvious that Ishar was not immediately coming back. They poked through the Herald's tent among several odd corpses covered in sheets, and Sigzil found a ledger detailing his experiments: records recounting how long each [[spren]] had lived in the body the Herald had created for it in the [[Physical Realm]]. Appalled, the group fled back to their camp in Emul.{{book ref|sa4|111}}

At an unknown point, Hoid offered Sigzil a Dawnshard for the sake of protecting the cosmere, which Sigzilhe accepted.{{book ref|tsm|10}} This put him on the radar of the [[Night Brigade]], who began to hunt him down across the cosmere.{{book ref|tsm|10}} The process also left him with what he described as a "torment": any attempt to hurt another person would cause his muscles to lock up, leaving him temporarily helpless.

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Sigzil has a very strained relationship with Hoid. Hating ithim for abandoning him when he became a slave at the Shattered Plains, doing nothing to help despite knowing how much he was suffering.{{book ref|tsm|10}} For a long period during his slavery, he believed that Hoid thought him dead.{{cite}} Despite his hatred of Hoid, he still agreed to take on the Dawnshard for him for the good of the cosmere.{{cite}} He also finds some degree of guidance in his teachings.{{book ref|sa2|41}}

Before his enslavement, they havehad a rather amicable relationship, traveling the world and learning about different cultures.{{cite}} Hoid often had to help get him out of trouble, like when he was arrested thrice in Babatharnam.{{book ref|sa1|46}}

=== Elegy Salvage ===

=== Rebeke Salvage ===

* Despite being Hoid's apprentice, Sigzil had not been off Roshar as of the True Desolation, despite being Hoid's apprentice.{{wob ref|4076}}

* Johnny O'Neal, the president of Brotherwise Games, had indicated that Zellion would be a new character and not an alias of an existing character.{{ref|name="johnny"}} This was a misunderstanding on his own part, and what Brandon meant was it was a new addition to the minifigure collection, and not necessarily a new character in and of itself.{{cite}}

* Zellion shareshares theirhis name with the protagonist of ''[[The Sixth Incarnation of Pandora]]'', Brandon's unpublished fifth novel. In that book, Zellion is a soldier made immortal through advanced technology which is also slowly driving him insane.{{wob ref|14437}} Brandon has confirmed the origin of the name and stated that Zellion will "kind of" be related to the previous version of the character, but reimagined for the cosmere.{{wob ref|16104}}