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'''Navani Kholin''' (<small>Alethi pronunciation:</small> [[Wikipedia:Help:IPA|[nəˈva·ni koˈlɪn]]] [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia: Pronunciation_respelling_key|''ne-'''<small>VAH</small>'''-nee ko-'''<small>LIN</small>''''']]){{url ref |url=https://youtu.be/CMFx9hFkDzs?t=11m51s|text=Brandon saying “Navani” at a reading|site=YouTube|date=2018-11-25}} is is a [[Brightlady]] of [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa1|22}} She is the widow of [[Gavilar|Gavilar Kholin]] and the mother of [[Jasnah]] and [[Elhokar]], the current king of Alethkar.{{book ref|sa1|12}} She was the sister-in-law to [[Dalinar Kholin]] {{book ref|sa1|Prologue}} and aunt to [[Adolin]] and [[Renarin Kholin]]{{book ref|sa1|12}} until she was married to Dalinar. {{book ref|sa3|4}} She is also a renowned scholar and [[artifabrian]].{{book ref|sa1|12}}

 

Navani is described as a stately woman with intricately woven black hair. She has violet eyes and her black hair is streaked with grey. She is described as having a warm, feminine voice. Dalinar notes that she carries a sweet, floral scent. {{book ref|sa1|69}} Navani often paints her lips red and wears a red dress with rubies in her hair. {{book ref|sa2|4}} Like her daughter, she is known as one of the most beautiful women in Alethkar.{{book ref|sa1|22}}

 

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As the dowager queen, Navani often challenges [[Alethi]] protocol.{{book ref|sa1|22}} She is known for her ability to learn everything of significance through gossip, no matter where she travels.{{book ref|sa1|22}} She is not overly judgmental, but is not above pointing out the obvious.{{book ref|sa1|28}} She is known for her confidence, to the point that she is not afraid to match words with [[Hoid|Wit]].{{book ref|sa1|12}} She believes in being blunt, especially when working with scholars.{{book ref|sa2|35}} Despite this, Navani is also known for her discretion. A scholar at heart, she keeps exacting notes and is well organized. {{book ref|sa1|52}}

 

Having lived much of her life as a queen, Navani is a creature of politics. She is deftly able to navigate the Alethi political sphere when she chooses to. {{book ref|sa1|22}} However, as she has grown older, Navani has become disillusioned with politics and has begun to chafe at the traditional place for a brightlady.{{book ref|sa1|69}} As the dowager queen, she believes that no one cares about her actions and would pass off any extreme actions as eccentricity. {{book ref|sa2|35}}

 

Despite her talent at politics, Navani's true love is found in her scholarly pursuits. It is part of her belief that a brightlady should have a variety of hobbies.{{book ref|sa2|35}} She is a renowned scholar, specializing in the development of new [[fabrial]]s. She pursues her passion with enthusiasm and little to no guile.{{book ref|sa1|60}} In addition, she is fond of simple simple solutions.{{book ref|sa2|50}}

 

Navani believes that soul of art is creation. Creation brings order to an blank slate or empty canvas and becomes art. She uses that belief to fuel her scholarly pursuits. {{book ref|sa2|69}}

 

The [[Words of Radiance/Epigraphs|epigraph]] for [[Words of Radiance/Summary/Chapter 8|WoR Ch.8]] is telling of just how deeply Navani feels the loss of her daughter.{{book ref|sa2|8}} Still, Navani believes that Jasnah never did have the decency to be ''wrong'' an appropriate amount of the time. She also realizes that, persuant to Shallan's connection with Jasnah and her daughter's knowledge, that she shouldn't have ignored Shallan. That it was petty, avowing that scholars don't have time for such nonsense.{{book ref|sa2|77}}

 

=== Shallan ===

Once Navani commits to leading the research team studying Jasnah's collected research, Shallan reveals to her that Jasnah's [[Soulcaster]] was a fake; that her daughter could [[Soulcasting|Soulcast]] on her own, without any fabrial, and that she'd seen her do it. Shallan then tells Navani that her daughter was a Knight Radiant.{{book ref|sa2|77}}

 

* [[Navani's notebook]]

* [[Navani's journal]]

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