Gavilar Kholin

Character from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

Former King of Alethkar and Dalinar's brother. United the Alethi highprinces through war, then sought higher purpose. Assassinated by Szeth on the night of the Treaty of Unity. Was secretly involved in plans concerning Heralds and Voidbringers.

Also known as: King Gavilar, Gavilar, The Late King

What They Know

• United Alethkar by conquering the highprinces, with Dalinar and Sadeas as his chief allies
• Assassinated by Szeth on the night of the Treaty of Unity with the listeners
• His dying act was entrusting a sphere of anti-Voidlight to Szeth with the words 'You must find the most important words a man can say'
• Secretly studying the Heralds, Voidbringers, and the Oathpact in his final years
• Connected to the Sons of Honor and possibly other secret societies
• Father of Elhokar, brother of Dalinar, married to Navani
• His ambitions may have inadvertently triggered the True Desolation
• The full extent of his secret plans is revealed in the prologue retellings across the series

Connections

• sibling_of — dalinar
• married_to — navani
• parent_of — elhokar
• killed_by — szeth
• ally_of — sadeas
• ally_of — amaram
• ally_of — restares

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