Kaladin
Freed captain in Dalinar Kholin's camp · Alethi
The branded Dalinar bought with a .
Field guide
Roshar Reader
Kathryn's chapter-aware companion for Words of Radiance. It remembers the end of The Way of Kings, then unlocks this book one checkpoint at a time.
Dotted words are Roshar terms — tap for a plain-English meaning. Press and hold any other word, then tap Define.
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People in view
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Shallan Davar
Ward of Jasnah · Veden
The red-haired ward with the .
Dalinar Kholin
() · Alethi
The who paid a to free .
Adolin Kholin
Heir to the ; Shardbearer · Alethi
Dalinar's dueling-obsessed son.
Renarin Kholin
Younger son · Alethi
Dalinar's younger son — the one with spectacles.
Jasnah Kholin
Shallan's guardian and tutor · Alethi
The heretic princess with the .
Szeth-son-son-Vallano
Truthless assassin bound to an · Shin
The bald .
Sylphrena
Syl — the little blue woman on Kaladin's shoulder.
Active places
Open map
Roshar
The map of the story.
Storms from the east. Stone instead of soil.
Alethkar
Homeland of the Alethi war effort. · Alethi
The kingdom that just lost its king.
Kholinar
Site of Gavilar's assassination. · Alethi
The palace where a king died in white.
Hearthstone
Kaladin's home. The flashback town. · Alethi
The town that lost Tien.
Sadeas warcamp
Kaladin's prison. The machine that spends to win plateaus. · Alethi
The . . Gaz's eyepatch.
Kholin warcamp
Command heart of the war effort. Dalinar's and Adolin's home on the Plains. · Alethi
Blue banners, the king's plateau, Dalinar's codes.