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|profession=Scholar
|groups={{tag+|army|Kholin}}
|world=Roshar|nation=Alethkar
|nation=Alethkar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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Brightness '''Velat''' is an [[Alethi]] [[lighteyes]] and scholar on [[Roshar]], likely specializing in cartography.{{book ref|sa2|69}}{{book ref|sa2|81}}
== History ==
BrightnessDuring Velatthe was likely one[[War of Brightlady [[Navani KholinReckoning]]'s scholars,{{book ref|sa2|77}}{{book ref|sa2|78}}Velat likely specializinglives in cartography.{{bookthe ref|sa2|81}}{{bookKholin ref|sa2|69}}warcamp Sheon accompanied Brightladythe [[ShallanShattered DavarPlains]]. whenTowards [[Highprince]]the end of the war, [[DalinarShallan KholinDavar]]'s armyis escorted her out onto the plateaus by [[Shattered PlainsDalinar]]'s troops so Shallanthat she couldcan observe a [[chasmfiend]] chrysalis.{{book ref|sa2|69}}When [[Kaladin]] and Shallan borrowedbecome Velat'sstranded mapsin a chasm, havingshe nonetells ofhim that she does not have any maps with her ownbecause she had been using maps that she borrowed from Velat.{{book ref|sa2|69}}
Brightness Velat wasis alsopresumably among a memberlarge group of the[[Dalinar AlethiKholin]]'s scribes and cartographers that accompanies him as he leads a scouting expedition tointo [[Narak]]the Shattered Plains.{{book ref|sa2|8178}} Velat,This alonggroup withof [[Inadara]]scholars, andincluding the [[ardent]]royal cartographer [[Isasik Shulin]], workedis withlater Shallanco-opted toby mapShallan theand inner[[Navani]] portionas ofthey theattempt Shattered Plains andto determine the location of the [[StormseatOathgate]] and itsat [[OathgateStormseat]].{{book Afterref|sa2|77}}{{book Pattern insulted Lady Inadara, she went to speak to Velat and Isasik about their impressions of Shallan's map.ref|sa2|78}}
When the expedition approaches [[Narak]], Velat works with [[Inadara]] and Isasik to interpret a map of the inner portion of the Shattered Plains drawn by Shallan.{{book ref|sa2|81}} However, Shallan's map was not completely accurate, and new information from a scout ultimately allows Shallan to pinpoint the location of the Oathgate.{{book ref|sa2|81}}
== Notes ==
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