Vathah
First appears in Words of Radiance.
The Stormlight Archive
Summary
An Alethi deserter who leads a band of fellow deserters, including Gaz, when Shallan meets them on her way to the Shattered Plains. He resists her offer, executes surviving bandits after a fight, and is later pardoned and made her guard captain. In Kholinar he helps run her food-giving operations and shows he can use illusions.
Book by book 4 events
Words of Radiance
- On the road toward the Shattered Plains he leads a band of deserters, holds Shallan captive after refusing her offer, then marches toward a caravan under attack.
- After the fight he executes the surviving bandits and warns Shallan that his men will hang if they return to the Plains.
Oathbringer
- In Kholinar he and Ishnah, wearing illusions as Veil, give food to the city's people to build Shallan's reputation.
- He plans a raid on a manor to take food and pay the Cult of Moments, and drains a sphere to change his appearance.
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