Vivenna
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| Capacidades | Despertante, Saltamundos, Portador de esquirlada | ||||||
| Títulos | Princess of Idris | ||||||
| Apodos | Azure | ||||||
| Nacionalidad | de Idris | ||||||
| Mundo natal | Nalthis | ||||||
“ I have a better way. But you'll have to trust me ”
— Vivenna to Siri [1]
Vivenna is an Awakener and eldest princess of Idris on Nalthis.
Appearance and Personality
Described as beautiful by her sister Siri[2], Vivenna is the tallest of the Idrian princesses.[3] As a member of Idrian royalty, she is descended from a Returned and thus is capable of changing the color of her hair, with conscious effort or subconsciously to reflect her emotional state.[4] She is mentioned at being exceptionally good at this skill, and even her father Dedelin, the king himself, is surprised at her ability to stay so unemotional and keep her hair black.
In the beginning of the novel, Vivenna wears a simple grey dress and keeps her hair in a knot, due to her strict adherence to Idrian beliefs. She maintains a solid black color in her hair.[2] As the novel progresses and she finds herself in T'Telir, however, she begrudgingly begins wearing more colored and revealing dresses out of practicality. She cuts off her hair to sell it[5] and is never mentioned growing it back. By the end of the novel, she wears thick trousers, a tunic, and a vest, all different shades of blue, and carries a sword at her waist.[6] She is also mentioned to have lost, or at least does not bother with, the ability to keep her hair at one set colour, and mostly just lets it change to match her feelings.
She began as a statuesque, uptight, judgmental, and devout adherent to Idrian dogma. After her experiences in T'Telir, however, Vivenna's worldview and personality are fundamentally changed, as exemplified in her choice to become an Awakener and travel with Vasher.
History
Childhood and schooling
As the first daughter of the king of Idris, Dedelin, she was trained to marry the God King of Hallandren from a young age, as according to the peace treaty between their respective nations. At the age of twenty-two, she was to be sent to T'Telir to marry him. However, Dedelin's love for his first daughter caused him to instead send Siri, of whom he was less fond.[2]
In T'Telir
Vivenna left her home and attempted to rescue Siri from her marriage with Susebron.[7] After arriving in T'Telir, she looked for the Idrian's informant, Lemex. Instead, she met Denth and Tonk Fah, who were posing as mercenaries. They led her to Lemex, who had not advised her father that he was deathly ill. Before his death, Lemex transferred his Breath to Vivenna against her will, bringing her to the Third Heightening.[8] Lemex's mercenaries told her that their contract with Lemex had not concluded and she was their new employer.[9] Unbeknownst to the princess, they had the ulterior motive of inciting conflict between Idrians and the Hallandren for their true employer, the Pahn Kahl scribe Bluefingers. With their "help", Vivenna spent many weeks in T'Telir inadvertently stirring the Idrian community into a rebellion against the Court of the Gods.[6]
Vivenna was later kidnapped by Vasher, who was seeking to prevent the mercenaries from realizing their goal, but she escaped. After she managed to return to the safe house, she discovered the truth of her time with the mercenaries after finding Parlin's tortured corpse, dead Idrian soldiers, and various animals' corpses. She then encountered the mercenaries as they truly were.[10]
Once again, Vivenna escaped to the streets, but not before losing many of her Breaths in a futile attempt to Awaken a cloak. On the run, she became a drab to avoid detection in the Idrian slums, where she was forced into poverty, but kept a shawl that held the Breath she still owned. Eventually, she was nearly captured by Denth's henchmen, but was rescued by Vasher.[11][12]
In an unfamiliar situation, and with her worldview shattered, Vivenna decided to begin learning to Awaken from the grizzled Returned, learning much more quickly than most others due to her experiences as an Idrian royal. Vivenna and Vasher worked together to repair some of the damage she had caused in the company of Denth and Tonk Fah. They contacted the Idrians in T'Telir and tried to convince them not to go to war or to incite the Hallandren forces. However they both remark that these efforts are not enough as they can see the war is becoming inevitable.
As events climaxed in the Court of the Returned, Vivenna took action and helped prevent the start of another Manywar. After reuniting with her sister, Vivenna chose to travel with Vasher and participate in his adventures, beginning with his investigation of Yesteel's return.[13]
On Roshar
Vivenna appears on Roshar, adopting the identity of Azure.[14] She becomes the Highmarshal of the Wall Guard in Kholinar. She is observed to have a strange Shardblade, in that it does not have a gem in its hilt and it does not appear capable of appearing or disappearing. She traveled through Shadesmar to arrive at Roshar about 1 year prior searching for Vasher and the sword Nightblood.[15] During her seizing control of the Wall guard they secured a monastery that had a single Soulcaster in it at the time. After taking control of the Wallguard she was approached by Wit (Hoid) and given metal panels that neutralize the noise created by the use of investiture, seemingly made from aluminum.[Falta cita] This allowed her to keep the wallguard fed and provided a small amount of food for the city.
Vivenna joins in the assault on the Kholin Palace and travels to Shadesmar with Kaladin, Shallan, and Adolin. She departs from their company to help defend the ship while the others get away. Her fate is unclear, though if she survived she would have headed for Cultivation's Perpendicularity.
Based on hints during her conversations It is clear that Azure is Vivenna. She talks of abdicating her responsibility to someone better suited to the task. She clearly has a history with the character Zahel. At one point while under a great deal of stress her hair appears to bleed from Black to gray.
Azure's blade is theorized to be a refined version of Nightblood.[16]
Attributes and Abilities
She is trained to be an Awakener by Vasher, and as part of the Idrian royal line, also has the Royal Locks. This is the ability to change her hair colour and length.[17]
Relationships
She is the daughter of King Dedelin of Idris. She is the sister of Siri, Riger and Fafen.[2] She was the intended wife of Susebron the God King of Hallandren. She was lifelong friend and potential partner of Parlin as their fathers were great friends before them. She is Vasher's companion.
Quotes
“ It's not about what I 'think I know' Denth. It's what I believe. ”
— Vivenna to Denth [18]
Notes
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 58#
- ↑ a b c d El aliento de los dioses capítulo 1#
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 2#
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 51#
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 39#
- ↑ a b El aliento de los dioses capítulo 43#
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 9#
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 10#
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 13#
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 35#
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 37#
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 41#
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses epílogo#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 110#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 108#
- ↑ Theory: OB Azure and her 'shardblade'
— Foros de 17th Shard - 18 November 2017# - ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 56#
- ↑ El aliento de los dioses capítulo 19#