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| Apodos | El Visón | ||||||
| Oficio | Soldado | ||||||
| Nacionalidad | de Herdaz | ||||||
| Mundo natal | Roshar | ||||||
| Universo | Cosmere | ||||||
“You... don't know our gancho, Brightlord. This is exactly how he treats dangerous situations. ”
—One of the Mink's bodyguards, on his habit of disappearing randomly[2]
Dieno enne Calah ("Dieno el Visón" en herdaziano antiguo, con "enne" siendo un honorífico que implica grandeza[3]), a menudo referido como el Visón, es un general al mando de un grupo de soldados y refugiados en el borde alezi-herdaziano tras la ocupación cantora inicial de Alezkar.
Apariencia y personalidad
“Many a locked room reveals a hidden path to escape, after all. ”
—The Mink[4]
El general es un hombre ojos oscuros herdaziano de mediana edad. Tiene la piel marrón y un fino bigote entrecano. Se le describe (aunque en términos poco favorecedores y por un adversario) con una sonrisa demasiado grande, una nariz plana, y un diente faltante. Tiene una complexión esbelta pero que posee poder. Tiene cicatrices alrededor de sus muñecas provocadas por esposas.[3]
Habla de una manera directa, sin miedo a señalar verdades.[5] Pero también es rápido evaluando la situación y su honestidad generalmente no ofende a la gente.[4] Es fácil de llevar con sus soldados y oficiales, y disfruta escapándose en circunstancias inesperadas.[2] Tiene la costumbre de planear rutas de escape cuando entra en un lugar.[1]
Attributes and Abilities
“You don't survive like the Mink has without learning to wiggle out of situations others could never escape. ”
—A Herdazian soldier discussing Dieno enne Calah's evasiveness[2]
He is an excellent battlefield general. He defended Herdaz for one year against the singers' invasion, despite the lack of allies and resources.[4] He takes over most of the actual field commanding from Dalinar after joining the coalition,[6] and successfully reclaimed Emul.
He is an escape artist who is fond of testing his skills against the best manacles that his officers can find.[7] He was able to avoid detection by the Fused,[3] and is said to have escaped various situations under nearly impossible circumstances.[2]
He is not afraid of heights.[6]
He is one of the few non-ardent men from a Vorin kingdom who can read.[8]
History
At some point in his life, the general was chained at a beach somewhere near the Alethi-Herdazian border where an enormous greatshell nicknamed "the hog" resides. He was able to unshackle himself in under a minute and escape being eaten by the creature. It is unclear whether he was there as a prisoner condemned to be fed to the hog, or he simply wanted to test his skills at escaping.[7]
His son and wife were killed during Dalinar's campaign against Herdaz.[1]
At one point, the soldiers in the general's company catch Sheler, an Alethi soldier, harassing and stealing from the local populace. As punishment, the general gives Sheler three options: death by the sword (doled out by the women he harassed), having his knees smashed with a hammer and left for the highstorm, or wrestling "the hog."[7]
Some time after the singer occupation of Alethkar began, the general gained command over a group of soldiers and refugees at that same area of the border.[expandir]
After Jasnah Kholin's duel with Ruthar, Dalinar noted that, in contrast to the others in the room, the general appeared amused by the whole thing, and half expected him to start clapping.[8]
Trivia
- In the Rosharan ecosystem, minks tend to scavenge and skulk in the shadows,[9][10] and they are colloquially used as a metaphor for sneaky or secretive people.[11] In the game of pieces, the player who takes the role of the mink controls hidden information that the other players cannot see.[12] This cultural view of minks is presumably the source of Dieno's nickname, although this has not been explicitly confirmed.
Notes
- ↑ a b c d El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 16#
- ↑ a b c d El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 2#
- ↑ a b c El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 1#
- ↑ a b c El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 17#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 3#
- ↑ a b El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 47#
- ↑ a b c Juramentada interludio I-10#
- ↑ a b El ritmo de la guerra capítulo 50#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 3#
- ↑ El ritmo de la guerra interludio I-5#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 10#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 40#