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== Appearance and Personality ==
Balat is a young man, twenty-three years old as of {{Rosharan date|1173}}. He has a round face and a haunted look
It is implied that as a boy, he liked starting fires, one of which almost burned down the servants' building. {{book ref|sa2|27}} He also had a habit of cruelty towards animals.{{book ref|sa2|19}}
As an adult he still liked killing animals, not people. Never people. The pain of whatever he killed seemed to ease up his own pain. He did so with cruelty, enjoying each step. An example is ripping legs of a small crab one by one.{{book ref|sa1|i|2}}▼
▲As an adult, he still
He is close to and fond of Scrak, his pet axehound. {{book ref|sa1|i|2}}
He believes that House Davar is deeply damaged and a "family of cripples" as a result of the death of his mother and the events that followed it. He sees himself as the only one who is normal and unscathed by these events.{{book ref|sa1|i|2}}▼
▲He believes that House Davar is deeply damaged and a "family of cripples" as a result of the death of his mother and the following events
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== History ==
=== Childhood ===
Balat is
=== Becoming Nan Balat ===
Nan [[Helaran]] confronts
At one of his father's feasts, Balat meets
Several years later,
=== Confrontation with Lin Davar ===
The first time Balat confronts his father is when [[Lin]] decides to forbid Balat's engagement with [[Eylita]]
Looking at his dead
When Balat finds out his father called for Eylita, he confronts him again. This time, however, his father is cold and aggressive. The confrontation turns to violence
Nan Balat runs the affairs of House Davar in
▲=== Lin's death and Aftermath ===
▲When Balat finds out his father called for Eylita, he confronts him again. This time however, his father is cold and aggressive. The confrontation turns to violence, but Balat is not skillful enough to hurt him (though he breaks his father's hidden Soulcaster). Lin injures Balat's leg, but was unable to hurt him further as [[Shallan]] tricks him into sipping poisoned wine, which paralyzes him. Shallan kills her father with her necklace knowing that, if he survived, he would not have mercy. {{book ref|sa2|73}}
▲Nan Balat runs the affairs of House Davar in the stead of his dead father while Shallan pursues Jasnah Kholin for a wardship. He communicates with [[Shallan]] via [[Spanreed]]. They barely manage economically, but they know someone will discover their father's death before long. Some men visit Balat and demand the return of his Father's Soulcaster. {{book ref|sa1|29}}
[[Jasnah Kholin]] steps in to help House Davar {{book ref|sa2|1}} but everything is lost during the upheaval in Jah Keved. By order of Mraize, Balat and his brothers are saved and taken to Urithiru as a "gift" to Shallan for her services to the Ghostbloods. {{book ref|sa3|122}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Balat has no magical ability and no particular strength in politics, finance, social skills,
== Relationships ==
=== Shallan and brothers===
In
Shallan
After Shallan leaves, they
Though Balat seems to care for his brothers, he doesn’t step up to protect or help them. This is shown when Jushu is taken by debtors. However, Balat gives [[Shallan]] his knife to help get Jushu back. {{book ref|sa3|45}}
▲After Shallan leaves, they kept in touch via spanreed. [[Mraize]] uses Balat and his other brothers to keep Shallan on his side. {{book ref|sa3|21}}
=== Helaran ===
=== Lin Davar ===
Balat is sure his father killed his mother and her lover. He resents his father's cruelty, to the point where he wishes for the Highprince to take him. {{book ref|sa2|39}} Balat is always afraid of stepping up to him. It is only
== Quotes ==
{{quote
| “Am I a coward, Scrak?”
| Balat to his
}}
== Trivia ==
* His cruelty to animals,
== Notes ==
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