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Prologue · reading

Alethi lighteyes and darkeyes: tan skin, black hair, havah and uniform

culture · ah-LETH-ee

Alethi

Alethkar · people of Alethkar

Alethi of the ten princedoms, fighting a years-long war of vengeance on the Shattered Plains. jostle; the king's authority is thin.
Ten princedoms, one war, colored banners on the Plains.
Role
Ten wage the War of Reckoning against while competing with one another.
First introduced
Book 2 — End of Words of Radiance
Most recently in view
Book 2 — End of Words of Radiance
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Tan, black-haired easterners. Blond hair is foreign. women in ; officers in dyed coats — blue, Sadeas red. Eye color is the first thing another Alethi reads.

As observed

A people who turned a war of vengeance into sport. Unity is spoken; princely rivalry is practiced. Dalinar's camp argues for older Codes.

Where

on the Shattered Plains; home princedoms across Alethkar.

Connected

People of this culture

Named characters from this people at your current reading position.

Kaladin, branded Alethi bridgeman

Kaladin

Freed captain in Dalinar Kholin's camp · Alethi

The who charged a to save a .

Dalinar Kholin in Kholin blue

Dalinar Kholin

() · Alethi

The man who bonded .

Adolin Kholin

Adolin Kholin

Heir to the ; · Alethi

The prince who killed a and has not said so.

Renarin Kholin

Renarin Kholin

Younger son · Alethi

Dalinar's younger son — the one with spectacles.

Jasnah Kholin

Jasnah Kholin

Shallan's guardian and tutor · Alethi

The heretic princess who walked back from the other world.

Navani Kholin

Navani Kholin

Dowager queen; · Alethi

The queen mother who builds and will not go home.

Highprince Sadeas

Torol Sadeas

; owner of the Sadeas · Alethi

The Adolin killed in a corridor.

King Elhokar

Elhokar Kholin

King of Alethkar · Alethi

The king Kaladin chose to protect anyway.

Brightlord Amaram

Meridas Amaram

who stole his Shards from a spearman · Alethi

The who stole Kaladin's Shards.

Teft

Teft

Kaladin's sergeant in all but rank · Alethi

The grizzled who still stands like a sergeant.

Moash

Moash

member · Alethi

The friend who wants a king dead.

Gaz

Gaz

Deserter in Shallan's company · Alethi

The deserter with one eye, now following a red-haired .

King Gavilar

Gavilar Kholin

King of Alethkar (deceased as of the night of the treaty) · Alethi

The king the killed.

Skar of Bridge Four

Skar

member · Alethi

The short who still stands like infantry.

Drehy of Bridge Four

Drehy

member · Alethi

The lanky blond .

Leyten of Bridge Four

Leyten

Four's improvised armorer · Alethi

The man fitting carapace to .

Hobber of Bridge Four

Hobber

Wounded ; barracks keeper · Alethi

The wounded man who keeps Four's fire.

Maps of Bridge Four

Maps

member · Alethi

The one Kaladin could not operate fast enough to save.

Dunny of Bridge Four

Dunny

member · Alethi

The one the chapter is named for.

Bisig of Bridge Four

Bisig

member · Alethi

The holdout on .

Peet of Bridge Four

Peet

member · Alethi

The quiet balding .

Dabbid of Bridge Four

Dabbid

member; silent water-carrier · Alethi

The mute .

Yake of Bridge Four

Yake

member · Alethi

Yake of .

Natam of Bridge Four

Natam

member · Alethi

Natam of .

Torfin of Bridge Four

Torfin

member · Alethi

Torfin of .

Tien

Tien

Kaladin's younger brother; carpenter's apprentice · Alethi

The brother Kaladin could not protect.

Lirin

Lirin

Surgeon of Hearthstone; Kaladin's father · Alethi

The surgeon who raised Kaladin.

Hesina

Hesina

Kaladin's mother · Alethi

Kaladin's mother in Hearthstone.

Citylord Roshone

Roshone

Citylord of Hearthstone · Alethi

Hearthstone's spiteful citylord.

Laral

Laral

Daughter of Citylord Wistiow · Alethi

The girl Kaladin grew up with.

Rillir Roshone

Rillir Roshone

Son of Citylord Roshone · Alethi

Roshone's son on the hunt.

Brightlord Wistiow

Wistiow

Former citylord of Hearthstone (deceased) · Alethi

Hearthstone's old citylord — the argument.

Cenn

Cenn

Recruit in Kaladin's squad · Alethi

The new kid Kaladin tries to keep alive.

Dallet

Dallet

Sergeant in Kaladin's squad · Alethi

Kaladin's sergeant on the field in chapter one.

Tukks

Tukks

Drill instructor in · Alethi

The man who taught Kaladin the .

Ialai Sadeas

Ialai Sadeas

Wife of Sadeas · Alethi

Sadeas's wife.

Highprince Sebarial

Turinad Sebarial

· Alethi

Shallan's unlikely host on the Plains.

Highprince Roion

Roion

· Alethi

The people call timid.

Highprince Aladar

Aladar

· Alethi

Aladar.

Highprince Ruthar

Ruthar

· Alethi

Ruthar.

Highprince Vamah

Vamah

· Alethi

Vamah.

Highprince Thanadal

Thanadal

· Alethi

Thanadal.

Highprince Hatham

Hatham

· Alethi

The with all the scribes.

Highprince Bethab

Bethab

· Alethi

The whose wife is said to rule.

Teleb

Teleb

highofficer; · Alethi

Dalinar's officer.

Brightness Teshav

Teshav

head scribe · Alethi

The woman who reads Dalinar his reports.

Kalami

Kalami

scribe · Alethi

The scribe who records Dalinar's visions.

Brightness Hashal

Hashal

De facto overseer of Sadeas's · Alethi

The brightlady who runs the .

Brightlord Matal

Avarak Matal

Captain of Sadeas's · Alethi

Hashal's husband — the new captain.

Brightlord Lamaril

Lamaril

captain over the Sadeas · Alethi

The officer who ran the — until the .

Janala Lustow

Janala Lustow

Adolin's courtship · Alethi

Adolin's fashionable courtship.

Danlan Morakotha

Danlan Morakotha

Adolin's courtship; clerk · Alethi

The courtship who can discuss .