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'''Susebron''' is the [[God King]] of [[Hallandren]] on [[Nalthis]]{{book ref|wb|2}} around 300 years after the [[Manywar]]. He is a [[Returned]] and is given two or more [[Breath]]s every week by his subjects in order to keep him alive.{{book ref|wb|29}} He is the fifth God King in the three hundred years since the Manywar.{{book ref|wb|32}}▼

As a Returned, Susebron looks much younger than he really is, which is around 50 years at the time of the events recorded in [[Warbreaker]].{{book ref|wb|36}} He is described as having dark hair, black eyes, and pale skin, though it is revealed later that he can learn to change his appearance at will.{{book ref|wb|58}}▼

He is naive, having grown up in a virtual prison imposed upon him by his priests. He is highly trustworthy of them, and refuses to believe that they may wish him harm.{{book ref|wb|29}} His main source of knowledge about morality is a book of stories that once belonged to his [[Susebron's mother|mother]], the morals of which he follows from memory.{{book ref|wb|24}} Later, he begins to figure some things out for himself, though he continues to hold to the book's rules, making him honest to a fault.{{book ref|wb|29}} He's highly devoted to the people he trusts, including [[Siri]] and the priests, and refuses to abandon either of them. Nonetheless, he can be realistic in his asessment of others.{{book ref|wb|36}}▼

He's very fond of sweets, and justifies eating a lot of them by saying that as a Returned, he can't gain any weight.{{book ref|wb|44}}▼

== History ==▼

Susebron was an infant [[Returned]] fifty years before the [[Pahn Kahl rebellion]]. At the time of his Return, the [[God King]] was unable to produce a child, and so the infant Susebron was given [[Peacegiver's Treasure]] and made the new God King after his predecessor's retirement.{{annotation ref|wb|chapter=44}} At some point either before or after his crowning, his tongue was removed so that he would be unable to use the wealth of Breaths that had been bestowed on him.{{book ref|wb|40}} He was separated from his mother, though he managed to retain a storybook she used to read him. He had heard the stories so many times and looked at it over the years that he had memorized each symbol, and the morals of the stories in the book were in part the code by which he lived.{{annotation ref|Warbreaker|chapter=24}}▼

Throughout most of his life, Susebron resided mostly alone in the black palace of the God Kings in [[T'Telir]]. Despite being the official ruler of Hallandren, he was kept away from its people and other Returned, only coming out briefly on special occasions, to hide the fact that he was mute.{{book ref|wb|40}} At the time, he had not been taught to [[Awakening|Awaken]] with a thought.▼

To forestall a war between [[Idris]] and Hallandren, Susebron was promised the hand of king [[Dedelin]]'s daughter, [[Vivenna]]. At the last moment, however, she was swapped for her sister, [[Sisirinah]], and Susebron ended up marrying Siri.{{book ref|wb|4}} For a long time, Susebron and Siri met only at night, as the priests wanted them to make a child, but neither acted, as Siri was awaiting Susebron's first move, while Susebron had no idea what was expected of him.{{book ref|wb|24}} Initially, he feared Siri, uncertain as to why she spent her nights waiting, naked, on his floor. After she began to perform her moaning and screaming routine for the priests, he approached her with a book, hoping to start some communication.{{book ref|wb|20}}▼

Siri taught Susebron to read and write using his mother's storybook and they started to converse, him writing on a board, and her speaking. Siri taught Susebron to read using the story book of his mother.{{book ref|wb|20}} As he and Siri planned how to reveal to the other gods that had no tongue, the two began to fall in love. He would spend long hours with her, learning about things like sarcasm and mockery, and about places such as Idris, and Siri's life growing.{{book ref|wb|24}} During one of those conversations, Susebron expressed an interest in meeting [[Austre]].{{book ref|wb|29}} Eventually, he and Siri consummated their marriage.{{book ref|wb|44}}▼

Shortly thereafter, Susebron decided to finally reveal his true function in the court to the other gods, with the plan for failure being to flee with Siri.{{book ref|wb|48}} However, before either could happen, Siri was taken away by the priests, under the guise of her pregnancy forcing her to stay in seclusion.{{book ref|wb|50}} Almost immediately afterwards, the [[Pahn Kahl]] attacked the [[Court of the Gods]], and imprisoned both Siri and Susebron.{{book ref|wb|55}}▼

The latter found himself in a cell next to [[Lightsong]], who sacrificed his own divine [[BioChromatic Breath|Beath]] to heal him, restoring his tongue.{{book ref|wb|57}} Now able to speak, and armed with enough Breaths to let him instinctively Awaken, Susebron freed his palace from the Pahn Kahl invaders and saved Siri.{{book ref|wb|58}}▼

Shortly after the rebellion is quenched, Susebron was approached by [[Vasher]], who gave him the command to the [[Kalad's Phantoms]] strewn about the city.{{book ref|wb|58}} He uses it to send them after the [[Lifeless]] bearing down on Idris. He himself remains in T'Telir along with Siri, now with far more influence on Hallandren politics.{{book ref|wb|epilogue}}▼