Highprince of Alethkar and uncle to the king, haunted by visions of the past

A former soldier turned slave, leader of Bridge Four who becomes a Knight Radiant.

A young Veden scholar seeking to become Jasnah's ward, hiding dark secrets

A lighteyed officer who betrayed Kaladin, appears honourable

Wife of Sadeas, cunning political manipulator

The Lady of Wishes, one of the most dangerous of the Fused. A brilliant scholar who leads the invasion of Urithiru to study the tower's fabrial. Weary of the endless cycle of war, she seeks a way to end it permanently.

A Shin assassin wielding an Honorblade, bound by his Oathstone

Highprince of Alethkar, ambitious rival to Dalinar

Dalinar's eldest son, a skilled duelist and Shardbearer

King of Alethkar, Gavilar's son and Dalinar's nephew

A listener warrior and explorer who discovered the Alethi. She fought to protect her people but was overtaken by stormform. Her curiosity and love of exploration defined her before the war consumed everything.

Late king of Alethkar, assassinated by Szeth, Dalinar's brother

A one-eyed sergeant who oversaw the bridge crews

Princess of Alethkar and one of the foremost scholars on Roshar. Brilliant, driven, and uncompromising, she pursues the truth about the Voidbringers and the history of the Knights Radiant.

Herald of Kings, leader of the Heralds

Herald of the Almighty, patron of the Willshapers

A lighteyed woman from Kaladin's hometown

One of the Fused, an ancient singer soul reborn into modern bodies. A Heavenly One who fights with honour, she develops a grudging respect for Kaladin and eventually questions Odium's cause.

A young street urchin from Azir who asked the Nightwatcher to keep her the same as she grows up. An Edgedancer Radiant bonded to the cultivationspren Wyndle, she can metabolise food into Lifelight to heal others and become slippery.

Kaladin's father, a surgeon in Hearthstone. POV character in Rhythm of War and Wind and Truth.