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Navani is a stately woman with intricately woven black hair. She has violet eyes and her black hair is streaked with grey. She has a warm, feminine voice and the confidence to verbally spar with [[Hoid|Wit]].{{book ref|sa1|12}} Her scent is that of the sweet floral of her perfumed soap.{{book ref|sa1|69}} Navani often wears rubies in her hair, and a blood red dress, with her lips painted red.{{book ref|sa2|4}} She is known as one of the most beautiful women in Alethkar. Dalinar believes there isn't a woman in all of Roshar to match her beauty.{{book ref|sa1|22}}

Navani challenges [[Alethi]] protocol, but one does not reprove Navani Kholin, even if one is king.{{book ref|sa1|22}} Much likeGive her daughter,five sheminutes isin a politicalcity creature;and intrigueshe'd makesknow heranything blossomand likeeverything aof [[rockbud]]significance inabout which calmwas wetbeing airgossiped.{{book ref|sa1|22}} She isdoesn't loyalpresume to hermake judgements, but she does enjoy pointing out the sonobvious.{{book ref|sa1|2228}} Nevertheless, Navani is excellent at keeping secrets.{{book ref|sa1|52}}

Navani is the widow of King Gavilar Kholin, who was Dalinar's brother. For many years prior to their marriage, it was uncertain just which of the two brothers she would marry. She played them off one another, fanning each their desires, before finally choosing the elder son. (They'd both known all along that she'd choose Gavilar. It had still hurt Dalinar anyway.){{book ref|sa1|22}} With Gavilar dead, Navani is to be treated as sister to Dalinar by him.{{book ref|sa1|22}} He refers to her as [[Mathana]], the formal Alethi term for an older sister. (She is only 3 months his senior, but the term is still applicable.){{book ref|sa1|22}}

SheNavani is also the mother of Jasnah, another renowned scholar, as well as the new king, Elhokar.{{book ref|sa1|12}}

=== Reasons for returningReturning to the Shattered Plains ===

Navani's return to the Plains from Alethkar is three-fold: she brought word ofthat the [[VedenVedenar|Vedens]] have perfected the [[Half-Shards|half-shards]], she wishes her son to be protected, and she needs to speak with Dalinar.{{book ref|sa1|22}}

=== Gavilar ===

When Navani returns to the Shattered Plains from Kholinar, she frequently speaks with Dalinar, and later becomes romantically involved with him., Thiswhich is unusual, amongbecause in the eyes of Alethi society, as she wasis previouslynow marriedconsidered to be Dalinar's brother,sister.{{book Gavilar,ref|sa1|22}} Part of what Navani finds intriguing about andhim is that he's begun to ''be'' the person the others all ''claim'' to be.{{book ref|sa1|28}} Part of what she now consideredfinds to be fascinating is Dalinar's sister'intensity' that frightened her back then, but he's now wrapped it in armor.{{citebook ref|sa1|28}}

Navani originally disliked Shallan for bringing the news of Jasnah's death - even though it was certainly not her fault - to her.{{cite}} Adolin her nephew remains betrothed to Shallan.{{cite}}

Navani Kholin is a renowned engineer, scholar and, [[artifabrian]] and is heavily involved in the creation of new [[fabrial]]s. She is one of the artifabrians who created the [[Grandbow]]{{book ref|sa1|12}} as well as a type of painrial{{book ref|sa1|60}}. Many of her inventions, such as the painrial, are used in the war against the Parshendi, making her incredibly valuable to the Alethi. Navani also discovers that the language which Dalinar speaks during his [[Dalinar's visions|visions]] is the [[Dawnchant]].