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== Appearance and Personality ==
{{image|Kalak Prelude.jpg |side=right|width=230px250px}}
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|It's so hard to decide. To do anything really…
Back in the early [[Desolation]]s, he was known for being decisive and authoritative, and he would often be approached whenever problems appeared to seek his counsel.{{epigraph ref|sa4|75}} However, as Desolations wore down on him, he became terrified of dying and returning to [[Braize]] to be tortured. By [[Aharietiam]], he has vivid, painful memories of the torture that sometime cause him to briefly lose his grip on reality. When given the choice to abandon the Oathpact, he's aware and terrified of the consequences. However, by this point his fear of torture far outweighs his sense of duty.{{book ref|sa1|prelude}}
 
By the [[True Desolation]], this develops into a paranoid, but also erratic behavior. Kalak vacillates often, and finds making even the simplest decisions difficult.{{book ref|sa3sa4|93}} He often follows what the crowd wants instead of his own internal moral compass. He seems to have trouble focusing, or at least paying attention to time, even when others are waiting for him.{{book ref|sa4|87}} He believes humans to be dangerous; he's unsettled by their presence, with [[Bondsmith]]s, and people associated with them, seeming to provoke the strongest reaction. A visit into a human city makes him jittery to the point where he runs away at the sight of another person. It's likely for this reason that he prefers to live in [[Lasting Integrity]].{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}{{book ref|sa3sa4|82}} Even there, however, unexpected commotion can quickly make him panic. In this state, he is near-insensate, crying, covering his ears and curling on the floor. He recovers into his normal state extremely quickly, though, and with no outward sign that he's been disturbed.{{book ref|sa4|87}}
 
He is extremely pessimistic, believing that the cause of [[Roshar]] is already lost, and feels immense guilt for causing [[spren]] to bond with humans, leading them to what he believes to be their doom.{{book ref|sa4|93}} He is obsessed with the idea of leaving the [[Rosharan system]] altogether; to this end, he initially aligns himself with [[Gavilar]], assisting his research.{{book ref|sa4|prologue}} After Gavilar's death, he continues the project of his own, hoping to unmoor himself and leave the entire cycle of Desolations behind.{{book ref|sa4|93}}
 
At the same time, Kalak does have some determination still in him. He can be snarky, and will dryly mock people he considers stupid.{{book ref|sa4|87}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|91}} He can still exercise some measure of authority, and can sometimes make snap decisions when truly needed.{{book ref|sa4|90}} When faced with the possibility of his own death, he's calm and composed.{{book ref|sa4|93}} For all that he fears humans, he sympathizes with them, and is at the very least willing to hear them out and give them some chance, even if he doesn't believe that they can succeed. He is willing to offer information, though it's unclear how much.{{book ref|sa4|87}}{{book ref|sa3sa4|115}}
 
== Attributes and Abilities ==
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=== Herald ===
Kalak is a [[Cognitive Shadow]] which can persist after death and take on a human body, though how this body comes about is unknown.{{wob ref|12029}} While on Roshar, he doesn't age, and can only die by violent means;{{book ref|sa3|119}} and after death, he travels to [[Braize]], where he is caught by the [[Fused]] and tortured until he or another Herald breaks. When this happens, they are all returned to Roshar and a new Desolation begins.{{book ref|sa3|38}}
 
Prior to the [[Last Desolation]], Kalak wielded an [[Honorblade]], making him a [[Surgebinder]]. The Blade granted him control over the [[Surge]]s of [[Transportation]], allowing him to travel to and from [[Shadesmar]], and [[Cohesion]], whose exact function so far is unclear. Additionally, Kalak could use [[Stormlight]] to heal himself.{{file ref|TWoK Front Endsheet.jpg|text=Surgebinding chart}} [[Mraize]] considers him a highly dangerous figher, especially when cornered.{{book ref|sa4|78}} Kalak himself is not nearly so confident, and thinks that his inability to decide would make him easy prey, should anyone chose to attack him.{{book ref|sa4|78}}
 
=== Scholar ===
He seems to have some knowledge of metalworking and smithing, as at the start of each Desolation, it was his duty to re-teach humanity how to cast bronze for weapons.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}}
Kalak seems to be a scholar. He has some level of [[cosmere]] awareness -- he knows about other worlds, is familiar with the [[Ghostbloods]], and seems aware of [[Thaidakar]]'s condition. After [[Gavilar Kholin]]'s death -- and thus, the end of the king's experiments with transporting spheres -- he apparently continued to search for a way to leave the system, and seems to have made significant progress during that time. A year into the [[True Desolation]], he believes that he is at the cusp of success.{{book ref|sa4|93}} The [[Ghostbloods]] seem to believe that as well, as they wish to steal him away for Thaidakar to learn about his state as a [[Cognitive Shadow]].{{book ref|sa4|82}}
 
HeKalak also seems to have some engineering knowledge, as he assists [[Shallan]] and [[Kalak]] in opening the box containing [[Ala]] without killing the [[seon]].{{book ref|sa4|115}} He's additionally familiar ofwith metalworking and smithing, as at the start of each Desolation, it was his duty to re-teach humanity how to cast bronze for weapons.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}}
== History ==
{{image|Kalak Prelude.jpg |side=right|width=230px}}
 
=== Other ===
He used to be known for his decision-making skills; even today, the [[honorspren]] place him in position of their High Judge, likely because of this past association.{{epigraph ref|sa4|75}}{{book ref|sa4|78}} However, though the honorspren obey his verdict, he does not have much actual power over their leadership. Using his mental instability as an excuse, the honorspren can imprison him in his quarters with no apparent consequences, and Kalak either cannot or does not wish to resist them.{{book ref|sa4|93}}
 
[[Mraize]] claims that Kalak is Restares, the leader of [[Sons of Honor]].{{book ref|sa4|82}} Should this be the case, Kalak has the capacity to set up and organize a large group of people; it's unclear how he communicates with them between [[Shadesmar]] and [[Physical Realm]]. However, with the Sons of Honor crumbling after the Everstorm began -- with the last known group answering to [[Ialai]] -- it's likely his influence with them, and the influence they wield, has waned.{{book ref|sa4|4}} If he is Restares, it would also confer on him significant acting ability, as Gavilar does not seem to realize that the two are one and the same.{{book ref|sa4|prologue}}{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}
 
== History ==
Kalak was born on [[Ashyn]], and made the journey to [[Roshar]] when his home planet was destroyed by the overuse of [[Surge]]s.{{wob ref|11945}}{{book ref|sa3|111}} When a war between humans and the native [[singer]]s started and the [[Fused]] began to appear, he, along with nine others, was made [[Herald]] by [[Honor]].{{book ref|sa3|48}} During the [[Desolation]]s, his particular speciality was teaching people craftsmanship, mainly smithing bronze.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}}
 
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