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|aliases=Wit, Cephandrius, [[#Known Aliases|others]]
|world=Yolen
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|Hoid to [[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa2|67}}
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'''Hoid''' is a recurring character in the [[
Hoid was involved in the events taking place before any of the
His particular style of storytelling in which he manipulates sand or smoke to illustrate his stories, as in [[Warbreaker]] and ''The Way of Kings'', does not originate from ''[[White Sand]]'', but from another unpublished story, ''[[The Liar of Partinel]]''.{{wob ref|4636}} In ''Warbreaker'', Siri asked Hoid where he learned his style of story telling. Hoid answered, "I learned it many, many years ago from a man who didn't know who he was, Your Majesty. It was a distant place where two lands meet and gods have died. But that is unimportant." His origin will be revealed in the ''[[Dragonsteel]]'' series,{{wob ref|4039}} and so it is commonly believed Hoid is from [[Yolen]], the world of ''Dragonsteel'' and ''Liar''. He also has a "home base" somewhere in the [[Cognitive Realm]].{{wob ref|3479}}{{wob ref|1261}}
Hoid is neither the author of the [[Ars Arcanum|Ars
== Appearance & Personality ==
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Hoid's appearance varies dramatically from book to book. He's often in disguise, which makes his true appearance difficult to ascertain. Couple this with the fact that he can Lightweave his appearance in order to look however he wants, it makes it nearly impossible to know for sure what he looks like. To the best of our knowledge, his face is lined,{{book ref|twok|54}} hawk-like and arrow shaped. Hoid is tall and thin{{book ref|twok|12}} and also has a sharp nose and jaw with delicate eyebrows.{{book ref|twok|54}} He tends to cock his head to one side{{book ref|twok|57}} and has keen blue eyes.{{book ref|twok|12}} Hoid's hair is white,
Hoid's true personality, while also usually disguised, is more easily seen as he occasionally drops whatever part he is playing. One of his overall most noticeable traits is his sharp wit and intelligence. The characters he plays often have a penchant for jokes and mockery but when he removes the facade his personality often seems mysterious and grave.{{book ref|twok|epilogue}}{{book ref|twok|57}} If he was asked about whether he called himself a good man personality-wise, Hoid would reply with a "No".{{wob ref|1704}} Hoid is not always serious when he should be, due to how much normal human interaction bores him.{{wob ref|14988}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
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Hoid does not yet have the abilities of every planet he's visited.{{wob ref|2853}} Some of his powers predate the [[Shattering]], but none of them are gained through [[Hemalurgy]].{{wob ref|6658}} Hoid is concerned about opening himself up to the influence of Shards, so he only gains access to manifestations of Investiture through more conventional, but more difficult ways.{{wob ref|656}} Hoid has access to multiple Invested Arts, but not an incredibly large number.{{wob ref|1044}} He is likely the most powerful non-Shard entity in the cosmere,{{wob ref|7323}} although a few of the older dragons and [[aether]]s might rival him.{{wob ref|15226}} There are only a few things in the cosmere that are capable of hurting him, one of which
=== Illusions ===
=== Metallic Arts ===
Hoid has also gained access to Allomancy,{{wob ref|4877}} by burning a bead of lerasium stolen from the Well of Ascension.{{wob ref|1515}}{{wob ref|12210}} This grants him power equivalent to that of the ancient Allomancers.{{epigraph ref|mb3|22}} It is uncertain how practiced he is with these powers, but he does make use of emotional Allomancy{{wob ref|6933}} on at least one occasion.{{book ref|sa2|45}} He also has access to [[atium]].{{wob ref|465}} It is unknown whether or not Hoid has access to Feruchemy.{{wob ref|466}} However, he does have access to some unkeyed metalminds,{{wob ref|1571}} which would not be useful to him without Feruchemical abilities. The particular attributes that are stored in these metalminds are unknown. Hoid does not make use of Hemalurgy, to gain access to the Metallic Arts or any other manifestation of Investiture, as he is concerned about opening himself up to the influence of Shards.{{wob ref|656}} He does, however, own many Hemalurgic spikes.{{wob ref|15271}}
=== Awakening ===
|Hoid to his [[Cryptic]], Design{{book ref|sa3|epilogue}}
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Hoid has bonded the [[Cryptic]] [[Design]], which grants him access to Surgebinding.{{wob ref|10746}} While the enhanced reflexes and healing permitted by Stormlight will likely be less useful to Hoid, the [[Nahel bond]] allows him to access the surges of [[Illumination]] and [[Transformation]].{{
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Very little of Hoid's origin is known, beyond the fact that he was present at the [[Shattering]] of [[Adonalsium]] on [[Yolen]].{{wob ref|5077}} He knew at least some of the original [[Vessel]]s personally, was friends with [[Rayse]],{{wob ref|2101}} and [[Tanavast]] once bought him a drink.{{book ref|sa2|epilogue}} Hoid was offered a Shard at the time of the Shattering, but refused to take it.{{wob ref|3337}} He kind of considered the Shattering necessary.{{wob ref|8718}} He also did something in his past that he regretted.{{wob ref|8225}} At some point Hoid became an unknown [[Dawnshard]], which changed him permanently, although he stopped being one eventually.{{wob ref|14300}}{{wob ref|14346}}
Hoid makes at least a cameo appearance in most
=== Taldain ===
{{image|You by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=left|width=250px|[[Shallan]] hugging Wit}}
===== Words of Radiance =====
Hoid again plays a minor role as Wit, though he is absent for most of the book. In Shallan's flashback to three and a half years ago, she meets Hoid disguised as a messenger, and he talks to her.{{book ref|sa2|45}} Here, Hoid is seen ingesting metals and Soothing{{wob ref|6933}} Shallan. [[Rock]] also describes an encounter with him in the [[Horneater Oceans]].{{book ref|sa2|46}}{{wob ref|7156}}
Hoid is also seen acting as the carriage driver for [[Adolin]] when he is visiting [[Shallan]] at [[Shattered Plains|Sebarial's warcamp]]. He speaks to [[Kaladin]] about his flute and mentions that he wants an interesting story from him. When [[Shallan]] recognizes him she happily hugs him for his advice from three and a half years prior when he encouraged her at her worst and told her to keep seeking the light.{{book ref|sa2|55}}
==== Rayse ====
Hoid was once friends with [[Rayse]], but is now terrified of the Shard, and takes many precautions against him. However, he is not above taunting the Shard, as he feels him to be the most detestable person he has ever met, albeit preferably from a position of superiority.{{epigraph ref|sa1|18}}{{book ref|sa4|epilogue
==== Taravangian ====
* Roamer{{book ref|sa1|i|1}}
* Dust{{book ref|sa2|81}}
* The King's/Queen's Wit{{book ref|sa1|54}}{{book ref|sa4|50}}
* Imperial Fool of the [[Rose Empire]]{{ref|name=tes-del}}
* Topaz{{wob ref|8609}}
* Cephandrius Maxtori{{wob ref|5882}}{{wob ref|3985}}
* Midius{{book ref|sa3|121}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|84}}
* Bearer of the First Gem{{epigraph ref|sa3|42}}
== Speculation ==
* Hoid's favorite color is black.{{wob ref|14774}}
* Though he once (extremely accurately) said to Shallan that he began life as words on a page, this was not in fact a break of the fourth wall.{{wob ref|3334}}
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== Notes ==
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