Kaladin Stormblessed

Character from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

Darkeyed surgeon's son turned slave turned Windrunner captain — a man who cannot stop protecting others yet struggles to protect himself from despair.

Also known as: Kaladin, Kal, Stormblessed, Kaladin Stormblessed, Captain Kaladin

What They Know

• Former slave and bridgeman who founded Bridge Four and led them to freedom
• Bonded to the honorspren Sylphrena, granting Windrunner Surgebinding — Gravitation and Adhesion
• Trained as a surgeon by his father Lirin but chose the spear instead
• Suffers from recurring depression that can leave him unable to function
• Swore the Fourth Ideal — accepting he cannot protect everyone
• His brother Tien was killed in Amaram's army, a wound that never healed
• Led the defense of Urithiru and served as Dalinar's personal guard captain
• Became a surgeon-therapist for those with battle shock after the contest of champions

Connections

• bonded_to — syl
• child_of — lirin
• child_of — hesina
• sibling_of — tien
• ally_of — dalinar
• enemy_of — amaram
• enemy_of — moash
• mentors — renarin
• works_with — adolin
• rival_of — szeth
• ally_of — adolin
• ally_of — navani
• ally_of — renarin
• mentored_by — wit
• enemy_of — taravangian
• enemy_of — sadeas
• betrayed_by — amaram
• killed — amaram
• betrayed_by — moash
• ally_of — rock

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