Elhokar Kholin

Character from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

King of Alethkar and Gavilar's son. Insecure, paranoid, and desperate to live up to his father's legacy. Was on the verge of swearing the First Ideal of the Knights Radiant when Moash killed him.

Also known as: King Elhokar, Elhokar, The King

What They Know

• Son of Gavilar and nephew of Dalinar, king of Alethkar after Gavilar's assassination
• Killed by Moash mid-sentence while attempting to swear the First Ideal
• His negligence led to the imprisonment and death of Moash's grandparents
• Married to Aesudan, who was corrupted by an Unmade in Kholinar
• Was beginning to attract a Cryptic spren before his death — he saw them as 'assassins'
• Led an expedition to Kholinar to save his family from the Singer occupation
• Paranoid about assassination, which was partly justified — multiple plots did target him
• His death is one of the series' most tragic moments, representing potential forever lost

Connections

• child_of — gavilar
• married_to — aesudan
• ruler_of — alethkar
• killed_by — moash
• ally_of — dalinar
• ally_of — kaladin
• child_of — navani
• sibling_of — jasnah

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