Teleb

Teleb
by Dragontrill
Spouse	Kalami
Died	Ishishach 1173, Battle of Narak
Abilities	Shardbearer
Profession	Officer in Kholin army
Groups	Dalinar's elites (former), Kholin army
Nationality	Alethi
Homeworld	Roshar
Universe	Cosmere

“Teleb, you storming miracle. ”

—Dalinar, after Teleb shoots the soldiers posing a threat

Teleb is a lighteyed officer and Shardbearer in Dalinar's warcamp on Roshar.

Appearance and Personality

Teleb is tall, straight-backed, and has light green eyes. Well-muscled in his arms and shoulders, he has long hair that he wears in a braid and a blue tattoo on his cheek that marks him as an Oldblood. He is married to Kalami. He is as literal as rocks and also tends to keep his opinions to himself.

Teleb has what Dalinar considers to be the marks of a great officer--not only obeying orders with which one disagrees, but also offering innovative suggestions. He also likes to show off by making sure the army is displayed in perfect arrangement when awaiting Dalinar's arrival.

Attributes and Abilities

Teleb is a highly skilled archer, able to consistently hit targets from around four hundred yards. He is also proficient in wearing Shardplate and wielding a Shardblade.

In addition, Teleb holds a position of command in the Kholin army and seems to be a reliable, competent leader.

History

Teleb: "Obey or die? "
Dalinar: "The same deal I offered you, Teleb. You were smart enough to take it. "

―Teleb questioning Dalinar at the Rift

Dalinar recruited Teleb into his elites when he attacked Teleb's home in 1140. Assigned by his brightlord Yezriar to assassinate the highprince, Teleb shot Dalinar with an arrow from nearly four hundred yards away. Dalinar was impressed by this feat and promptly gave him the choice of joining his army, to which Teleb reluctantly agreed in exchange for sparing his town from pillaging.

During the first assault at Rathalas, Teleb proved his worth by shooting the soldiers that were trying to drop Dalinar in the Rift by cutting the bridge from under him. At a dinner when Gavilar was trying to convince Toh that the Alethi were strong enough to protect him and his sister, Dalinar made the point for him by walking over to another bunker in the midst of a highstorm to ask Teleb if he still had Dalinar's favorite knife. Dalinar grew to regard Teleb highly enough that he was given use of Adolin's Plate, the Shards that Toh and Evi had brought with them as a bargaining chip, until Adolin was old enough to use the Plate himself. A few years later, the next time the army was attacking the Rift, Teleb was in charge of directing the army and assigned a group of scouts to tail a large caravan that had just left Rathalas. When Dalinar went to investigate Tanalan's report that the caravan included an Alethi highprince, he left Teleb in charge of the army in his absence. Teleb sent another team of scouts after Dalinar as soon as Tanalan turned on the Alethi forces, and the team reported that Dalinar's group had been ambushed and killed. Assuming Dalinar was dead, he then began planning for a siege to allow Gavilar time to arrive and seek vengeance on his brother's death. Upon Dalinar's arrival back at the camp, Teleb obeyed orders to have the scouts imprisoned and to set the army's Soulcaster to making oil. Teleb tried to talk Dalinar out of burning the city, but not very strongly, and he was disregarded.

In the warcamps during the War of Reckoning, he was Dalinar's highofficer on duty when a chasmfiend was detected crawling up on a plateau only two hours away. When Dalinar decided to march, he had Teleb send for Adolin.

Teleb discussed using man-carried bridges with Dalinar, who was opposed to the idea. Knowing Dalinar's opinion, he suggested using them to reach a contested plateau faster but not for the assault itself. Though Dalinar was hesitant, he knew the value of listening to a highly-regarded officer's advice, and he told Teleb he could train one bridge crew for the purpose of testing the idea. Because chull-drawn bridges would be needed for the assault, Teleb tried to design a new kind of bridge; his first attempt failed because the bridge didn't stand the weight of the chulls.

As Dalinar returned from the Battle of the Tower, he sent a message to Teleb that he should bring the entire camp to alert and mobilize the remaining soldiers, preparing for anything. At a later point, Adolin gave Teleb use of the Plate he won from his duel with Eranniv, which he subsequently painted silver and wielded along with a Shardhammer.

“Brightlord Teleb has fallen! Highprince Roion has been routed. His lines are broken, his remaining men surrounded by Parshendi!”

—News of Teleb's death reaching Dalinar

Teleb served in his position as Highlord on the expedition to find Urithiru. He alerted Dalinar to Rlain's approach, though Rlain refused to speak to him and only answered Dalinar's questions. Teleb was given command of Sebarial's army during the Battle of Narak, but he died in the conflict while supporting Roion's troops. The King's Blade he was wielding was recovered by Captain Khal, although his Plate was lost.

During the Battle of Thaylen Field, Odium brought up Dalinar's memory of killing Yezriar as part of his attempt to make Dalinar give in to him. Seemingly this was because Dalinar's high regard for Teleb caused him to realize Yezriar must have been a very good man to hold Teleb's loyalty.

Trivia

• Teleb's character has several similarities to Jebe, one of the great generals of the Mongol army during the 1200s. These include that Jebe, as an enemy of Genghis Khan, shot him in the neck. After being brought to Genghis, he promised to serve him loyally.

Notes

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