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|profession=Scholar[[Category:Scholars]], {{tag+|ardent}}
|merge-family=y|spouse=[[Shashara]]
|world=Nalthis
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[Warbreaker]], [[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
'''Vasher''', '''Kalad''', '''Strifelover''', '''Peacegiver the Blessed''', '''Talaxin''', '''Zahel''', or '''Warbreaker the Peaceful''' is a [[Returned]] on [[Nalthis]]. He helped create the Awakened sword [[Nightblood]] and was one of the [[Five Scholars]].
== Appearance & Personality ==
He is a tall man{{book ref|wb|19}} who has trouble expressing himself, who
During most of the Pahn Kahl Rebellion he looked ragged. He was wearing ragged brown clothing, ripped in places, his loose trousers tied at the waist by a simple rope. His facial hair was halfway between being a beard and just scruff. His hair was unkempt and came down to his shoulders.{{book ref|wb|15}}
As a Returned, he can change his appearance at will.{{book ref|wb|epilogue}}
In Roshar his appearance is also long-haired, with a short but scruffy black beard, he wore loose tan clothing tied with ropes with a robust build and a scar on his cheek. His eyes seemed old somehow, but the man’s skin didn’t seem wrinkled enough to match them. He had a low, grinding voice. Scratchy.{{book ref|sa2|16}} He becomes a swordmaster
Zahel-the-Swordmaster.jpg | Zahel by [[User: Botanicaxu]]
DESTROY EVIL!!!.jpeg | Vasher wielding an unsheathed Nightblood by [[Coppermind:Artists/Matthew_Johnson|Matthew Johnson]]
Vasher Nightblood.jpg | With Nightblood by [[Coppermind: Artists/
WB team.jpg | With Nightblood and Vivenna by [[User: Botanicaxu]]
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Vasher was born on Nalthis,{{wob ref|2768}} and was a member of the Five Scholars, (along with [[Denth]], [[Arsteel]], [[Shashara]] and [[Yesteel]]) but cannot remember anything before his Return.{{book ref|wb|epilogue}}
All five scholars were Returned. Vasher, then known as Talaxin, and [[Shashara]] created Nightblood, among other things while they were both in love. He married Shashara shortly before he slew her with Nightblood. He killed her in order to prevent the knowledge of its creation from being disseminated.{{annotation ref|book=wb|chapter=58}}
Upon being returned, the [[Cult of the Returned]] named him Warbreaker the Peaceful and kept him alive by giving him Breath.{{book ref|wb|epilogue}}
=== Pahn Kahl Rebellion ===
Vasher used a trick to get himself imprisoned in the God King's palace. He escaped his cell and visited a rebel called [[Vahr]].
Vasher found through a priest there was a political Hallandirien group pushing for war against Idris, where the exiled royals lived.{{book ref|wb|5}} Looking for more information on the faction involved, he met with Bluefingers,{{annotation ref|book=wb|chapter=21}} who gave him information which led him into the home of Mercystar, a Returned known for her involvement in politics, yet who wasn’t all that influential. He broke into her palace and after disabling some guards and Awakening a lifeless squirrel, he was able to find a secret trapdoor.{{book ref|wb|21}}
=== Swordsmanship ===
Vasher is a very skilled swordsman, with three hundred years of practice along with his Returned speed and strength. Though he has admitted that he is not the best swordsman because his temper gets in the way, his ingenuity in combat gives him an edge. He also is open to using "cheap tricks" in combat, such as when he transferred Breaths to stun his opponent. A clear indicator of his sword-fighting prowess is that on Roshar he is a highly sought-after [[Alethi]]
== Relationships ==
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