Sigzil

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Sigzil
by Marie Seeberger
Abilities	Radiant squire for Order of Windrunners
Groups	Bridge Four, Worldsingers, Sadeas army (formerly), Kholin army
Residence	Urithiru
Ethnicity	Makabaki
Nationality	Azish
Homeworld	Roshar
Universe	Cosmere

Sigzil is an Azish lieutenant in Bridge Four on Roshar and a Radiant squire to Kaladin. He was previously apprenticed to Hoid and is now a full Worldsinger.

Appearance and Personality

by paintweaver

Sigzil is clean-shaven with dark brown skin and thick black hair. He is considered average height in Azir, which makes him short compared to most Alethi. He has a Bridge Four tattoo on his forehead covering the place where he used to be branded with a slave mark.

Sigzil tends to be quiet and close-mouthed, though when he embraces his role as a Worldsinger he displays deep knowledge of a variety of cultures and speaks openly and volubly. He seems to enjoy deep conversations, especially when conducted one-on-one, and has a formal way of speaking. He also has a judgmental streak, particularly around disorderly people and when faced with other cultures' less organized and bureaucratic methods. Taking Hoid's teachings to heart, however, he does attempt to be more open-minded.

Despite being incredibly organized and studious, Sigzil thinks less of himself for failing the governmental service exams in Azir. After Kaladin remarks that he believes Azir lost out when they rejected Sigzil but that he is glad they did because it means Bridge Four gained him, Sigzil feels better about the exams. Likely as a result of growing up in Azir, where everything is well-organized, he prefers a clear relationship between himself and whoever he works for, and is somewhat bothered by the fact that his relationship with Kaladin is not a simple one of a clerk and his captain. He also expresses a need to figure out exactly what Bridge Four's chain of command is in regards to Alethi affairs after the beginning of the True Desolation.

Despite his penchant for keeping this 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. He is encouraging and optimistic to his friends.

Attributes and Abilities

by Shuravf

Sigzil has been trained with the spear and spearmen tactics and was at least aware of military tactics before becoming a bridgeman. He is proficient enough to both train spearmen and lead squads as a part of Bridge Four.^{[citation needed]}

He has sworn at least the First Ideal of the Knights Radiant and is one of Kaladin's squires, which allows him to draw in Stormlight and use the Surges of Gravitation and Adhesion when Kaladin is nearby.

History

Worldsinger

Sigzil was the first person in his family in generations to have a chance at passing the governmental service tests in Azir, which would have given him the opportunity to attend a "real" school, though he later came to consider that a "silly dream," since, as the son of a laborer, he had little time to study. Before taking the tests, however, he got into some sort of trouble and had to be rescued by Hoid, who took him on as an apprentice Worldsinger.

Hoid and Sigzil traveled to many places on Roshar together, including to Babatharnam, where Hoid had to pay to have Sigzil freed from prison on three separate occasions. While they were on the Shattered Plains, he attempted to kill someone and thought he was successful, though his victim actually survived. This event appears to be what caused him to be made a bridgeman. Sometime after Kaladin joined Bridge Four, he believed that Hoid thought he was dead.

Bridge Four

by Jamie Knierim

After Kaladin started trying to rehabilitate Bridge Four, Sigzil was abrasive and scornful of his efforts at first, among the loudest critics. He was also shy about his knowledge as a Worldsinger and walked off when Rock mentioned his being one. Over time, however, he began to warm up and tell stories about far-off places like Marabethia, Yulay, Babatharnam, and Shinovar.

After Kaladin was healed enough from being strung up in a highstorm to go on bridge runs again, he, Rock, and Sigzil observed a battle and discussed the tactics behind putting the bridgemen's lives in such danger. That evening, impressed by Sigzil's earlier analysis, Kaladin discussed with him the education in each of their pasts while the others got their stew. In the chasms one time while on duty, Sigzil happened on Teft's conversation with Kaladin and expanded on the First Ideal of the Lost Radiants. Those words stuck in Kaladin's head and gave him the courage to suggest training the men with spears in preparation for an escape attempt; Sigzil wholeheartedly agreed to the plan, as did the rest.

“I do not ‘give tales.’ I spread knowledge of cultures, peoples, thoughts, and dreams. I bring peace through understanding.”

—Sigzil, to Bridge Four in the chasms

One day after Kaladin had his beard shaved off for the first time since his time in Amaram's army, Sigzil discussed with him whether or not he would like to take the lighteyes' place and rule Alethkar. He brought up Babatharnam to illustrate the point that eye color was not the problem so much as people with power abusing it, then stalked off when Rock pointed out that he sounded like a Worldsinger.

Another time on chasm duty, Sigzil reluctantly agreed to fill his role as a Worldsinger and confirmed that what Kaladin had seen in his vision during a highstorm was real by telling about Sesemalex Dar, though he protested at the group's requests for "stories." He was the one to tell Kaladin about the Parshendi's reverence for their dead, planting the seeds for Kaladin's later idea about crafting armor from their corpses.

One night, when Kaladin went out wandering on the plains, he crossed paths with Hoid, who was playing his flute. Hoid told Kaladin the story of the Wandersail before telling Kaladin to take good care of Sigzil and to inform him that he had been graduated and was now a full Worldsinger. When Kaladin tried to ask Sigzil about Hoid, he refused to discuss his former master.

Sigzil's change of attitude towards Kaladin was made very apparent during the Battle of the Tower when Kaladin told the bridge crew to run away but to leave him behind; Sigzil was the first to speak up, flatly refusing to leave him. He was overawed by Kaladin's skill with the spear as Kaladin defended the bridge against the Parshendi just after he spoke the words of the Second Ideal and talked him into giving them a demonstration of drawing in Stormlight while they sat around the fire that evening in Dalinar Kholin's warcamp. He immediately began thinking analytically about Kaladin's powers, plying him with questions to see how much he could quantify the powers he had experienced, and devising experiments to be able to do just that.

Lieutenant

After the Battle of the Tower when Bridge Four transfers to Dalinar's army, Kaladin promoted him to the rank of lieutenant and appointed the bridge crews' clerk, since he was the only member of Bridge Four who could read glyphs.

Sigzil performed experiments using Kaladin as the primary subject to measure and document the extent of his Windrunner abilities.

Windrunner Squire

Sigzil was one of the first bridgemen to draw in Stormlight and become one of Kaladin's squires.

He was present along with Teft when Sadeas' body was found. Later he approached Kaladin about many administrative issues the crew was facing attempting to convey and idea of responsibility though one of Hoid's story but failing. He brought up problems such as who they, as Windrunners, serve.

Later he organized experiments on the effect the Surge of Gravitation on all of Bridge Four and coached other bridgemen on drawing in Stormlight.

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