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** Ending spoilers: [[spoiler:This trope is ultimately subverted when it turns out that Treleedees is actually a good guy, and Bluefingers is the real villain.]]
** Ending spoilers: [[spoiler:This trope is ultimately subverted when it turns out that Treleedees is actually a good guy, and Bluefingers is the real villain.]]
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** Ending spoilers: [[spoiler:ThisHowever, this trope is ultimately subverted when it turns out that Treleedees is actually a good guy, and Bluefingers is the real villain.]]
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* CombatPragmatist: Throws his cursed sword into crowds and waits for it to massacre people.
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* [[spoiler:CharacterTitle: His first name is Warbreaker.as a Returned was Warbreaker the Peaceful.]]
* CombatPragmatist: Throws his cursed sword into crowds and waits for it to massacre people. [[spoiler:Also killed Denth and Arsteel through very underhand tactics.]]
* CombatPragmatist: Throws his cursed sword into crowds and waits for it to massacre people. [[spoiler:Also killed Denth and Arsteel through very underhand tactics.]]
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* [[spoiler:DamselInDistress: Due to not being forced into the same high-stress situations in terms of physical harm that Vivenna was throughout the book, she largely plays this role in the climax, though she does try to force some authority over the situation and does find out the identity of the BigBad.]]
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* LoopholeAbuse: Sends Siri to T'Telir once he finds a loophole that lets him.
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him, since, while he did have to send his daughter to T'Telir when Vivenna came of age at twenty-two, the treaty doesn't mention which daughter.
* ParentalFavoritism: He loves Vivenna more thanSiri.
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* ArtifactOfDoom: Kills almost anyone who tries to pick him up, first killing anyone in the immediate vicinity who is impure. [[WordOfGod The annotation]] describes the effect as "a kind of unholy, sentient mix of [[TheElricSaga Stormbringer]] and [[LordOfTheRings the One Ring]]."
* BloodKnight: Though as he says, he's a sword. It's best to stick to what he's good at.
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* ArtifactOfDeath: Even if a wielder is pure of heart, the sword drains out Breath at an increasing speed over time the longer it is held. Vasher knows that if he uses it too long, it will kill him. [[spoiler:However, this might be due to the divine Breath that he has as a result of being a Returned, and might not apply to most people.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: Kills almost anyone who tries to pick him up, first killing anyone in the immediate vicinity who is impure. [[WordOfGod The annotation]] describes the effect as "a kind of unholy, sentient mix of [[TheElricSaga Stormbringer]] and[[LordOfTheRings [[Literature/LordOfTheRings the One Ring]]."
* BloodKnight: Though ashe it says, he's it's a sword. It's best to stick to what he's someone is good at.
* ArtifactOfDoom: Kills almost anyone who tries to pick him up, first killing anyone in the immediate vicinity who is impure. [[WordOfGod The annotation]] describes the effect as "a kind of unholy, sentient mix of [[TheElricSaga Stormbringer]] and
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* DeadpanSnarker: His conversations with Vasher dip into this often, though not very deeply.
* EvilWeapon: [[spoiler:Subverted. He's a black sword that loves killing, but was initially created to ''destroy'' evil. Pity he's a sword and doesn't really know the difference.]]
* PsychopathicManchild: He sometimes acts like the sword equivalent of this, loving attention and essentially pouting when he doesn't get it.
* DeadpanSnarker: His conversations with Vasher dip into this often, though not very deeply.
* EvilWeapon: [[spoiler:Subverted. He's a black sword that loves killing, but was initially created to ''destroy'' evil. Pity he's a sword and doesn't really know the difference.]]
* PsychopathicManchild: He sometimes acts like the sword equivalent of this, loving attention and essentially pouting when he doesn't get it.
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* DeadpanSnarker:His Its conversations with Vasher dip into this often, though not very deeply.
* EvilSoundsDeep: When fully drawn, it booms its Command in the wielder's head repeatedly. [[spoiler:However, since said Command is "Destroy Evil", this is a SubvertedTrope.]]
* EvilWeapon: [[spoiler:Subverted.He's It's a black sword that loves killing, but was initially created to ''destroy'' evil. Pity he's it's a sword and doesn't really know the difference.]]
* NauseaFuel: InUniverse. If someone who is pure of heart and good looks at it, there is a wave of nausea that overcomes that person which gets worse the closer the person is.
* PsychopathicManchild:He It sometimes acts like the sword equivalent of this, loving attention and essentially pouting when he it doesn't get it.it. Also, while [[LaserGuidedAmnesia forgetting what happens when it is drawn completely upon being resheathed]], is extremely excited about remembering fulfilling the Command given.
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* EvilSoundsDeep: When fully drawn, it booms its Command in the wielder's head repeatedly. [[spoiler:However, since said Command is "Destroy Evil", this is a SubvertedTrope.]]
* EvilWeapon: [[spoiler:Subverted.
* NauseaFuel: InUniverse. If someone who is pure of heart and good looks at it, there is a wave of nausea that overcomes that person which gets worse the closer the person is.
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* {{Telepathy}}: Reads surface thoughts of whoever is holding him, acting as though they were directed at him, even if they aren't.
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* {{Telepathy}}: Reads surface thoughts of whoever is holdinghim, it, acting as though they were directed at him, it, even if they aren't.aren't, since it assumes that said thoughts should be directed at it anyway.
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* ArtifactOfDoom: Kills almost anyone who tries to pick him up, first killing anyone in the immediate vicinity who is impure. [[spoiler:This only works on those who are evil.]]
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* ArtifactOfDoom: Kills almost anyone who tries to pick him up, first killing anyone in the immediate vicinity who is impure. [[spoiler:This only works on those who are evil.]][[WordOfGod The annotation]] describes the effect as "a kind of unholy, sentient mix of [[TheElricSaga Stormbringer]] and [[LordOfTheRings the One Ring]]."
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* KaleidoscopeHair: The royal locks grant her this.
* OhCrap: In the climax of the story, when she figures out that [[spoiler:Bluefingers is evil.]]
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this. She gradually gets control over their colors.
* OhCrap: In the climax of the story, when she figures out that [[spoiler:Bluefingers isevil.]]evil]].
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** [[spoiler:TortureForFunAndInformation: ...but Tonk Fah is still TheSociopath, and got carried away.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion: For the majority of the plot, his death marks a major shift in the tone.]]
* [[spoiler:StuffedInTheFridge: He dies for pretty much no reason other than to get Vivenna alone and make her run away.]]
* TerseTalker: He doesn't really waste words.
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* [[spoiler:YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Killed by Pahn Kahl after she gives up her security phrase for her Lifeless in order to show Lightsong that they are serious.]]
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** [[spoiler:SacrificialLion: For Lightsong, this death shows that the game is up for good.]]
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* [[spoiler:VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to him, all Returned can do this, but default to whatever they ''think'' they should look like.]]
* [[spoiler:KaleidoscopeHair: In his death throes, he shows that his hair is very similar to that of the Royal Locks due to being a Returned himself.]]
** [[spoiler:VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Vasher, this is what the actual ability is, more so for pure Returned than their children.]]
** [[spoiler:VoluntaryShapeshifting: According to Vasher, this is what the actual ability is, more so for pure Returned than their children.]]
* [[spoiler:SlashedThroat: How Vasher kills him with a knife.]]
** [[spoiler:BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wanted to know how Arsteel died. Vasher showed him... violently.]]
** [[spoiler:BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wanted to know how Arsteel died. Vasher showed him... violently.]]
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!!High Priest Treleedees
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* [[spoiler:DarkChick: To Bluefingers' plot, approximately, given Denth and Tonk Fah's positions.]]
* ILoveTheDead: According to WordOfGod, Clod the Lifeless is Arsteel, and Jewels never stopped sleeping with him after he became a Lifeless.
* {{Jerkass}}
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* [[spoiler:MayflyDecemberRomance: Formerly with Arsteel.]]
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!!High Priest Treleedees
The priest of God King Susebron. [[spoiler:He's actually the true power in Hallandren, and really a good guy.]]
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* [[spoiler:MayflyDecemberRomance: Formerly with Arsteel.]]
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* [[spoiler:ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He's one of the oldest people in Hallandren, having been around at the Manywar and being one of the Five Scholars.]]
* [[spoiler:ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He's one of the oldest people in Hallandren, having been around at the Manywar and being one of the Five Scholars.]]
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-->'''Creator/BrandonSanderson:''' [[spoiler:Tonk Fah is a sociopath, and much of the time when he makes his jokes about hurting people, he's serious. (The vanishing pets are a subtle clue to this.) He finds the concept of hurting people funny. We laugh because of Denth, who's running interference and making it seem like they're just exaggerating to get a laugh.]]
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* [[spoiler:AxCrazy: His real demeanor, since Denth was ''not'' joking.]]
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* [[spoiler:DragonInChief: He's much stronger than his master, Bluefingers.]]
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!!Lady Sisirinah "Siri" Royal
The youngest daughter of King Dedelin. Siri was forever neglected and ignored until Vivenna's 22th birthday. King Dedelin was supposed to send Vivenna to marry the God King, but the treaty stated that he had to send "his daughter". Taking advantage of this, King Dedelin sent Siri instead.
Once in the Court of the Returned, Siri is married to the God King. However, over the course of her stay their, she discovers that [[spoiler:the God King is only a figurehead for the true power of Hallandren. Teaming up with the God King, Siri uncovers secrets hidden in the past, and fights to prevent a war.]]
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* [[spoiler:ArentYouGoingToRavishMe]]: [[spoiler:Feels disappointed when nothing happens on her wedding night. Then she realizes how ridiculous that is.]]
* ArrangedMarriage: With God King Susebron in Vivenna's place.
* BareYourMidriff: Some of the dresses she has to wear in the Court of the Returned are like this.
* FishOutOfWater: A RebelliousPrincess forced into the PrincessClassic role.
* KaleidoscopeHair: The royal locks grant her this.
* OhCrap: In the climax of the story, when she figures out that [[spoiler:Bluefingers is evil.]]
* [[spoiler:PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: With God King Susebron.]]
* RebelliousPrincess: However, she is forced into the role of a PrincessClassic.
* TheSmartGuy: She's a very smart heroine, and is able to see through the lies and treachery of Hallandren (eventually).
* TheUnfavorite: Although he claims otherwise, King Dedelin really does love Vivenna more than he loves Siri.
* WomanInWhite: In Idris, where almost everything is white-washed.
!!Lady Vivenna Royal
The eldest daughter of King Dedelin. Vivenna was meant to be sent to T'Telir, capital of Hallandren, to marry God King Susebron on her 22nd birthday. However, King Dedelin exploited a loophole in the treaty and sent his youngest daughter, Lady Sisirinah Royal. Determined not to be useless, Vivenna heads to T'Telir to save her sister from the God King.
Once there she ends up in the company of mercenaries Denth and Tonk Fah, who are trying to aide weaken Hallandren so that Idris can survive the looming war. Vivenna teams up with them to save her sister and homeland. [[spoiler:Eventually she learns that Denth and Tonk Fah are bad guys trying to start a war, and she joins up with Vasher to defeat them.]]
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* [[spoiler:ActionGirl: Once Vasher teaches her Awakening.]]
* [[spoiler:FallenPrincess]]
* KaleidoscopeHair: The Royal Locks of Idris grant her this.
* [[spoiler:MayflyDecemberRomance]]: [[spoiler:With Vasher.]]
* PrincessClassic: But forced into the position of a RebelliousPrincess.
* [[spoiler:UnwittingPawn]]: [[spoiler:To Denth.]]
* WrongGenreSavvy
!!King Dedelin
The King of Idris. His main role in the story is deciding to send Siri to T'Telir instead of Vivenna.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Sends Siri to T'Telir once he finds a loophole that lets him.
* ParentalFavoritism: He loves Vivenna more than Siri.
!!Parlin
Vivenna's friend who goes with her to rescue Siri from the God King.
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!!God King Susebron
The Immortal Ruler of Hallandren, who was meant to marry Vivenna. Due to King Dedelin messing with a loophole, he marries Siri instead. He rules Hallandren with an iron fist, and has absolute power over all things. He has also achieved the Tenth Heightening, which grants him supreme mastery over colors.
It is eventually revealed that [[spoiler:he is merely a figurehead for the true power in Hallandren, the priests. His tongue was cut out to prevent him from using his vast stockpile of Breath, and so that he doesn't rebel. Siri teaches him to read and write, and the two search for the truth hidden in the past.]]
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* ArrangedMarriage: With Vivenna, but King Dedelin took advantage of a loophole and switched his fiance to Lady Sisirinah Royal.
* BigBad: He is the all-powerful ruler of Hallandren, and he can do whatever he very well wishes. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that he's not the BigBad, and is instead a perfectly harmless and kind figurehead.]]
* [[spoiler:BigDamnHeroes]]: In the climax, when he [[spoiler:uses his new powers to save Siri from Bluefingers.]]
* [[spoiler:BigGood]]: By the end of the book.
* [[spoiler:DiscOneFinalBoss: He's not the villain. Or even ''a'' villain for that matter.]]
* EvilOverlord: As the leader of Hallandren, he is this. [[spoiler:It's subverted, as he's not evil or in charge.]]
* GodKing
* [[spoiler:HorribleJudgeOfCharacter]]: [[spoiler:He thinks that the BigBad, High Priest Treleedees, is, aside from the whole tongue cutting out thing, a nice guy. Yeah, about that...]]
** Ending spoilers: [[spoiler:This trope is ultimately subverted when it turns out that Treleedees is actually a good guy, and Bluefingers is the real villain.]]
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* ManInWhite: To contrast with the colors that flow from him.
* [[spoiler:PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: With Siri.]]
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!!Lightsong The Bold/[[spoiler:Stennimar]]
A cynical Returned who doesn't believe in his own religion.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: He's the undisputed master of a complex ball-game that he doesn't understand the rules of.
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* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Dies to heal the God King's tongue.]]
* JerkWithAHeartofGold
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!!Vasher
A mysterious man who is interested in war. He carries the cursed sword Nightblood. [[spoiler:He's actually trying to stop the war. And he's a Returned. And lots of over stuff.]]
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* [[spoiler:TheAtoner]]
* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: Since he's a Returned.]]
* {{Badass}}
* [[spoiler:CharacterTitle: His name is Warbreaker.]]
* CombatPragmatist: Throws his cursed sword into crowds and waits for it to massacre people.
* [[spoiler:TheConqueror: When he was Kalad.]]
* [[spoiler:GuileHero]]
* [[spoiler:IHaveManyNames]]: [[spoiler:Vasher, Kalad the Usurper, Peacegiver the Merciful, Taxalis the Sage, and Warbeaker the Peaceful are just some of his many names.]]
* PermaStubble
* TheRival: To Denth.
* RivalTurnedEvil: [[spoiler:Not really, since Denth is the evil one.]]
* [[spoiler:SwordsAreHeroic]]
* TitleDrop: [[spoiler:The name he received when he Returned was "Warbreaker".]]
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!!Denth/[[spoiler:[=VaraTreleedees=]]]
The leader of a group of mercenaries who aide Vivenna in T'Telir. [[spoiler:Except he's not aiding her. He's a bad guy.]]
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* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: He's a Returned.]]
* [[spoiler:TheDragon]]
** [[spoiler:DragonInChief: He's much stronger than his master, Bluefingers.]]
** [[spoiler:DragonWithAnAgenda: He really just wants revenge on Vasher.]]
* [[spoiler:FalseFriend]]
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* HeroicComedicSociopath: [[spoiler:Except not heroic.]]
* TheRival: To Vasher.
* [[spoiler:RivalTurnedEvil: Towards Vasher.]]
* WalkingSpoiler
!!High Priest Treleedees
The priest of God King Susebron. [[spoiler:He's actually the true power in Hallandren]] Climax spoilers: [[spoiler:He's really a good guy.]]
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* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
* [[spoiler:TheManBehindTheMan: To God King Susebron.]] Ending spoilers: [[spoiler:However, he's a heroic variant.]]
* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist]]
!!Bluefingers
->"Things aren't exactly as they seem around here."
The secretary of the God King and an advisor to Siri.
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* [[spoiler:AntiVillain]]
* [[spoiler:ApologeticAttacker]]
* [[spoiler:BeneathSuspicion]]
* [[spoiler:BigBad: Ultimately the true villain behind the plot.]]
** [[spoiler:BigBadFriend]]
** [[spoiler:NonActionBigBad: His dragon Denth is the brawn behind his plan.]]
* [[spoiler:TheChessmaster]]
* [[spoiler:EvilChancellor]]
* [[spoiler:FrameUp: His plan is to murder Siri, then pin her death on the residents of Hallandren to start a war.]]
* [[spoiler:HiddenVillain]]
* [[spoiler:KnifeNut]]
* [[spoiler:TheManBehindTheMan]]
* MrExposition: His role is to tell Siri about the plot. [[spoiler:Since he was the only person who could serve this role, he was able to lie to her and manipulate her.]]
* [[spoiler:TreacherousAdvisor]]
* [[spoiler:TheResenter]]
* [[spoiler:TheReveal: He's the one trying to start a war.]]
* [[spoiler:UnreliableExpositor: He told Siri lies to manipulate her to his side.]]
* WalkingSpoiler
* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist: He just wants his people to be free.]]
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!!Nightblood
Vasher's talking sword.
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* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist: It really just wants to destroy evil.]]
!!Yesteel
The last of the Five Scholars. In the epilogue, [[spoiler:Vasher and Vivenna head off to find him, since he's serving a new villain.]]
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* [[spoiler:TheDragon: To some new villain.]]
* [[spoiler:SequelHook: Pretty much his reason for existing.]]
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!!Lady Sisirinah "Siri" Royal
The youngest daughter of King Dedelin. Siri was forever neglected and ignored until Vivenna's 22th birthday. King Dedelin was supposed to send Vivenna to marry the God King, but the treaty stated that he had to send "his daughter". Taking advantage of this, King Dedelin sent Siri instead.
Once in the Court of the Returned, Siri is married to the God King. However, over the course of her stay their, she discovers that [[spoiler:the God King is only a figurehead for the true power of Hallandren. Teaming up with the God King, Siri uncovers secrets hidden in the past, and fights to prevent a war.]]
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* [[spoiler:ArentYouGoingToRavishMe]]: [[spoiler:Feels disappointed when nothing happens on her wedding night. Then she realizes how ridiculous that is.]]
* ArrangedMarriage: With God King Susebron in Vivenna's place.
* BareYourMidriff: Some of the dresses she has to wear in the Court of the Returned are like this.
* FishOutOfWater: A RebelliousPrincess forced into the PrincessClassic role.
* KaleidoscopeHair: The royal locks grant her this.
* OhCrap: In the climax of the story, when she figures out that [[spoiler:Bluefingers is evil.]]
* [[spoiler:PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: With God King Susebron.]]
* RebelliousPrincess: However, she is forced into the role of a PrincessClassic.
* TheSmartGuy: She's a very smart heroine, and is able to see through the lies and treachery of Hallandren (eventually).
* TheUnfavorite: Although he claims otherwise, King Dedelin really does love Vivenna more than he loves Siri.
* WomanInWhite: In Idris, where almost everything is white-washed.
!!Lady Vivenna Royal
The eldest daughter of King Dedelin. Vivenna was meant to be sent to T'Telir, capital of Hallandren, to marry God King Susebron on her 22nd birthday. However, King Dedelin exploited a loophole in the treaty and sent his youngest daughter, Lady Sisirinah Royal. Determined not to be useless, Vivenna heads to T'Telir to save her sister from the God King.
Once there she ends up in the company of mercenaries Denth and Tonk Fah, who are trying to aide weaken Hallandren so that Idris can survive the looming war. Vivenna teams up with them to save her sister and homeland. [[spoiler:Eventually she learns that Denth and Tonk Fah are bad guys trying to start a war, and she joins up with Vasher to defeat them.]]
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* [[spoiler:ActionGirl: Once Vasher teaches her Awakening.]]
* [[spoiler:FallenPrincess]]
* KaleidoscopeHair: The Royal Locks of Idris grant her this.
* [[spoiler:MayflyDecemberRomance]]: [[spoiler:With Vasher.]]
* PrincessClassic: But forced into the position of a RebelliousPrincess.
* [[spoiler:UnwittingPawn]]: [[spoiler:To Denth.]]
* WrongGenreSavvy
!!King Dedelin
The King of Idris. His main role in the story is deciding to send Siri to T'Telir instead of Vivenna.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Sends Siri to T'Telir once he finds a loophole that lets him.
* ParentalFavoritism: He loves Vivenna more than Siri.
!!Parlin
Vivenna's friend who goes with her to rescue Siri from the God King.
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* [[spoiler:StuffedInTheFridge]]
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[[folder:The Returned]]
!!God King Susebron
The Immortal Ruler of Hallandren, who was meant to marry Vivenna. Due to King Dedelin messing with a loophole, he marries Siri instead. He rules Hallandren with an iron fist, and has absolute power over all things. He has also achieved the Tenth Heightening, which grants him supreme mastery over colors.
It is eventually revealed that [[spoiler:he is merely a figurehead for the true power in Hallandren, the priests. His tongue was cut out to prevent him from using his vast stockpile of Breath, and so that he doesn't rebel. Siri teaches him to read and write, and the two search for the truth hidden in the past.]]
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* ArrangedMarriage: With Vivenna, but King Dedelin took advantage of a loophole and switched his fiance to Lady Sisirinah Royal.
* BigBad: He is the all-powerful ruler of Hallandren, and he can do whatever he very well wishes. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that he's not the BigBad, and is instead a perfectly harmless and kind figurehead.]]
* [[spoiler:BigDamnHeroes]]: In the climax, when he [[spoiler:uses his new powers to save Siri from Bluefingers.]]
* [[spoiler:BigGood]]: By the end of the book.
* [[spoiler:DiscOneFinalBoss: He's not the villain. Or even ''a'' villain for that matter.]]
* EvilOverlord: As the leader of Hallandren, he is this. [[spoiler:It's subverted, as he's not evil or in charge.]]
* GodKing
* [[spoiler:HorribleJudgeOfCharacter]]: [[spoiler:He thinks that the BigBad, High Priest Treleedees, is, aside from the whole tongue cutting out thing, a nice guy. Yeah, about that...]]
** Ending spoilers: [[spoiler:This trope is ultimately subverted when it turns out that Treleedees is actually a good guy, and Bluefingers is the real villain.]]
* [[spoiler:ManChild]]
* ManInWhite: To contrast with the colors that flow from him.
* [[spoiler:PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: With Siri.]]
* [[spoiler:PuppetKing]]
* WalkingSpoiler
* [[spoiler:WideEyedIdealist]]
!!Lightsong The Bold/[[spoiler:Stennimar]]
A cynical Returned who doesn't believe in his own religion.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: He's the undisputed master of a complex ball-game that he doesn't understand the rules of.
* AGodIAmNot
* DeadpanSnarker
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Dies to heal the God King's tongue.]]
* JerkWithAHeartofGold
* PastLifeMemories
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[[folder:Others In Hallandren]]
!!Vasher
A mysterious man who is interested in war. He carries the cursed sword Nightblood. [[spoiler:He's actually trying to stop the war. And he's a Returned. And lots of over stuff.]]
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* [[spoiler:TheAtoner]]
* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: Since he's a Returned.]]
* {{Badass}}
* [[spoiler:CharacterTitle: His name is Warbreaker.]]
* CombatPragmatist: Throws his cursed sword into crowds and waits for it to massacre people.
* [[spoiler:TheConqueror: When he was Kalad.]]
* [[spoiler:GuileHero]]
* [[spoiler:IHaveManyNames]]: [[spoiler:Vasher, Kalad the Usurper, Peacegiver the Merciful, Taxalis the Sage, and Warbeaker the Peaceful are just some of his many names.]]
* PermaStubble
* TheRival: To Denth.
* RivalTurnedEvil: [[spoiler:Not really, since Denth is the evil one.]]
* [[spoiler:SwordsAreHeroic]]
* TitleDrop: [[spoiler:The name he received when he Returned was "Warbreaker".]]
* WalkingSpoiler
!!Denth/[[spoiler:[=VaraTreleedees=]]]
The leader of a group of mercenaries who aide Vivenna in T'Telir. [[spoiler:Except he's not aiding her. He's a bad guy.]]
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* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: He's a Returned.]]
* [[spoiler:TheDragon]]
** [[spoiler:DragonInChief: He's much stronger than his master, Bluefingers.]]
** [[spoiler:DragonWithAnAgenda: He really just wants revenge on Vasher.]]
* [[spoiler:FalseFriend]]
* [[spoiler:FauxAffablyEvil]]
* HeroicComedicSociopath: [[spoiler:Except not heroic.]]
* TheRival: To Vasher.
* [[spoiler:RivalTurnedEvil: Towards Vasher.]]
* WalkingSpoiler
!!High Priest Treleedees
The priest of God King Susebron. [[spoiler:He's actually the true power in Hallandren]] Climax spoilers: [[spoiler:He's really a good guy.]]
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* [[spoiler:GoodAllAlong]]
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
* [[spoiler:TheManBehindTheMan: To God King Susebron.]] Ending spoilers: [[spoiler:However, he's a heroic variant.]]
* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist]]
!!Bluefingers
->"Things aren't exactly as they seem around here."
The secretary of the God King and an advisor to Siri.
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* {{Adorkable}}
* [[spoiler:AffablyEvil]]
* [[spoiler:AntiVillain]]
* [[spoiler:ApologeticAttacker]]
* [[spoiler:BeneathSuspicion]]
* [[spoiler:BigBad: Ultimately the true villain behind the plot.]]
** [[spoiler:BigBadFriend]]
** [[spoiler:NonActionBigBad: His dragon Denth is the brawn behind his plan.]]
* [[spoiler:TheChessmaster]]
* [[spoiler:EvilChancellor]]
* [[spoiler:FrameUp: His plan is to murder Siri, then pin her death on the residents of Hallandren to start a war.]]
* [[spoiler:HiddenVillain]]
* [[spoiler:KnifeNut]]
* [[spoiler:TheManBehindTheMan]]
* MrExposition: His role is to tell Siri about the plot. [[spoiler:Since he was the only person who could serve this role, he was able to lie to her and manipulate her.]]
* [[spoiler:TreacherousAdvisor]]
* [[spoiler:TheResenter]]
* [[spoiler:TheReveal: He's the one trying to start a war.]]
* [[spoiler:UnreliableExpositor: He told Siri lies to manipulate her to his side.]]
* WalkingSpoiler
* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist: He just wants his people to be free.]]
[[/folder]]
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[[folder:Other Characters]]
!!Nightblood
Vasher's talking sword.
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* ArtifactOfDoom
* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist: It really just wants to destroy evil.]]
!!Yesteel
The last of the Five Scholars. In the epilogue, [[spoiler:Vasher and Vivenna head off to find him, since he's serving a new villain.]]
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* [[spoiler:TheDragon: To some new villain.]]
* [[spoiler:SequelHook: Pretty much his reason for existing.]]
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