Editing Vivenna

{{character
|image=Vivenna by ToastSamurai.jpg
|ancestors=[[Vo]]
|parents=[[Dedelin]], [[Vivenna's mother|Mother]]
|siblings=[[Ridger]], [[Fafen]], [[Siri]]
|relatives=[[Denth]]{{wob ref|12648}}, [[Shashara]]
|abilities=[[Royal Locks]], {{tag+|Awakener}}, {{tag+|worldhopping}}, {{tag+|Shardbearer}}
|aliases=Azure
|titles=Princess of [[Idris]], Highmarshal, Commander of the [[Kholinar Wall Guard]]
|groups={{tag|Kholinar Wall Guard}}
|nation=Idris
|world=Nalthis
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Warbreaker]]
}}
{{update|sa4}}
{{quote
|Everything I’ve been—everything I was trained to do—has been a lie wrapped in hatred. I don’t want to go back to it. I’m not that person. I don’t want to be.
|Vivenna{{book ref|wb|epilogue}}
}}

'''Vivenna''' is an [[Awakener]] and eldest princess of [[Idris]] on [[Nalthis]]. She visits [[Roshar]] searching for [[Vasher]] and infiltrates [[Kholinar]] as Highmarshal '''Azure''', commander of the Wall Guard.{{book ref|sa3|89}}

== Appearance and Personality ==
{{image|Highmarshall Azure by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=left|width=300px|As Azure}}
=== Appearance ===
Described as beautiful by her sister [[Siri]]{{book ref|wb|1}}, Vivenna is the tallest of the Idrian princesses.{{book ref|wb|2}} 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.{{book ref|wb|51}} 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 her life, 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.{{book ref|wb|1}} As her life 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{{book ref|wb|39}} 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.{{book ref|wb|43}} She is also mentioned to have lost, or at least does not bother with, the ability to keep her hair at one set color, and mostly just lets it change to match her feelings.

Vivenna also appears as Highmarshal Azure on Roshar. She looks to be a lean{{book ref|sa3|70}} [[Alethi]] woman in her mid-thirties,{{book ref|sa3|101}} with light orange eyes{{book ref|sa3|78}} and straight black hair reaching halfway down her cheeks.{{book ref|sa3|89}} She is slightly shorter than average height by Alethi standards and wears gloves on both hands.{{book ref|sa3|70}} Two scars cross her face.{{book ref|sa3|70}}{{book ref|sa3|82}} She also wears an azure cloak, with a mail coif around her neck, and has a helm that she often carries in her hand. She wears her [[Vivenna%27s Blade|blade]] as a side-sword.{{book ref|sa3|70}} At times, she wears her cloak partially wrapped, partially draped around her left arm.{{book ref|sa3|79}}{{book ref|sa3|83}}

<gallery caption="Images of Vivenna">
Vivenna by Tami Lim.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Tami Lim}}</small></center>''Protect me''
Vivenna portrait.jpg |<center><small>by {{a|winsbuck}}</small></center> Vivenna portrait 
Vivenna.png | <center><small>by {{a|Fyre}}</small></center> Vivenna sketch
Azure.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|FelCandy}}</small></center> Azure
My Life to Yours, My Breath Become Yours.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Matthew Johnson}}</small></center> Using Breath
Vivenna Awakening.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Shuravf}}</small></center> Vivenna Awakening a rope
WB team.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Botanicaxu}}</small></center> With Vasher and Nightblood
Vivenna by Ari Ibarra.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Ari Ibarra}}</small></center>Awakening
</gallery>

=== Personality ===
{{quote
|It's not about what I 'think I know'. It's what I ''believe''. 
|Vivenna to Denth {{book ref|wb|19}}
}}

{{image|Vivenna by Ari Ibarra.jpg|Using [[Awakening]]|side=right|width=250px}}

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. She used to look down on the Hallandrens; however, later she notes that she does not really care about them anymore, and that her hatred was caused by their inherent indifference towards the Idrians.

Due to getting captured by Denth, whom she viewed as a friend and spent weeks with, Vivenna gradually loses her haughtiness and starts to realize that she was being unfair.  In two short months, she quickly finds that her new life in T'Telir feels natural, including blending in with crowds, raiding supplies, and other underground activities.  In a moment of introspection, she is confused by her views of the "wonderful, terrible city."{{book ref|wb|28}}  She begins to want to learn so that she will no longer be helpless and confused. She does not wish to be powerless any longer and learns Awakening after realizing that it had nothing to do with her Idrian beliefs. After realizing that Vasher is an exceptional Awakener with highly technical knowledge, she realizes that judging people by their appearances does not make any sense.

Gradually, Vivenna becomes a capable young woman who even realizes that rulership is not for her. She gives up her throne to her siblings and travels with Vasher.

During her travels through Shadesmar after the [[Battle of Kholinar]], [[Adolin Kholin]] berates her for not doing her duty to her kingdom, and she tells him that that is the one thing she does not regret.

== 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 color and length.{{book ref|wb|56}} She is also able to change other aspects of her appearance such as her eye color and giving herself scars.{{wob ref|7481}}

== History ==
{{image|Vivenna by Stivya.png|side=left|height=250px|In Idris}}
=== 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.{{book ref|wb|1}}

=== In T'Telir ===
Vivenna left her home and attempted to rescue Siri from her marriage with [[Susebron]].{{book ref|wb|9}} 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]].{{book ref|wb|10}} Lemex's mercenaries told her that their contract with Lemex had not concluded and she was their new employer.{{book ref|wb|13}} 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]].{{book ref|wb|43}}
 
{{image|Vivenna slums by Elisgardor.jpg|side=right|width=250px|In the slums}}

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.{{book ref|wb|35}} 

Once again, Vivenna escaped to the streets, but not before losing many of her [[Breath]]s in a futile attempt to Awaken a cloak.{{book ref|wb|35}} 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.{{book ref|wb|37}}{{book ref|wb|41}}

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.{{book ref|wb|epilogue}}

=== On Roshar ===
{{image|Brave Stand by Petar Penev.jpg|As Highmarshal of the Kholinar Wall Guard|side=left|width=250px}}

{{quote
|I'm no figure from mythology, thank you very much. I’m just a woman who has been constantly out of her league since adolescence.
|"Azure"{{book ref|sa3|93}}
}}

Vivenna traveled through [[Shadesmar]] to Roshar about one year prior to the [[True Desolation]], searching for Vasher and the sword [[Nightblood]].{{book ref|sa3|108}}{{wob ref|8511}} After Queen [[Aesudan Kholin|Aesudan]] withdrew to the [[Kholinar Palace]], she became the Highmarshal of the Wall Guard in [[Kholinar]]. When she took command of the Wall Guard, she also secured a monastery with a [[Soulcaster]]. Around this time, she was approached by [[Hoid]], who gave her metal panels, likely made of [[aluminum]], that prevented the [[Voidspren#Screamers|voidspren]] from detecting the use of Investiture.{{book ref|sa3|81}} Combined, those two things allowed her to keep the Wall Guard fed and provided a small amount of food for the city.

Vivenna joined in the assault on the Kholinar Palace and traveled to [[Shadesmar]] with Kaladin, Shallan, and Adolin. She left their company to help defend the ship while the others escaped.{{book ref|sa3|110}} The ship continued on to [[Lasting Integrity]], where Vivenna seems to have remained until later in the year. She was the last human to leave the [[honorspren]] stronghold, about five months prior to the arrival of [[Shallan]] and [[Adolin]].{{book ref|sa4|78}} It is unclear whether she continued on her goal toward [[Cultivation's Perpendicularity]] or if her plans changed.

On Roshar, she carries a strange [[Vivenna's Blade|Shardblade]] that does not have a gem in its hilt and does not appear capable of appearing and disappearing. It is somewhat related to Nightblood and shares some of its features, though the two blades are also quite different, and is probably a Type IV BioChromatic entity like Nightblood.{{wob ref|8970}}{{wob ref|10477}}

== Relationships ==
She is the daughter of King [[Dedelin]] of Idris, and sister of [[Siri]], [[Ridger]] and [[Fafen]].{{book ref|wb|1}}
She was the intended wife of [[Susebron]], the God King of [[Hallandren]].
As a member of the Royal Family of Idris, she is a descendant of [[Vo]].{{book ref|wb|51}}

=== Siri ===
Siri's views of Vivenna are influenced by the strong differences between them, and thus, how Dedelin views Vivenna. While her father praises Vivenna for her control, Siri lacks that. She also believes that Vivenna is the best at anything, and nobody will ever do anything better than Vivenna does.{{book ref|wb|2}}

{{image|WB team.jpg|side=right|height=300px|With [[Vasher]] and [[Nightblood]]}}
=== Dedelin ===
Dedelin's favorite child, Vivenna is the perfect daughter in her father's mind. He admires her for her devotion, and ability to control her hair better than he does.{{book ref|wb|1}} The annotations reveal that Dedelin loves Vivenna more than Siri, and that she reminds Dedelin of his late wife, which informs his decision to send Siri to Hallandren instead.{{wob ref|6031}}

=== Parlin ===
[[Parlin]] is her lifelong friend and potential partner, as their fathers were great friends before them.  She appears to be fond of him, as evidenced by her jealousy when he takes a liking to [[Jewels]],{{book ref|wb|28}} though Sanderson has stated that it's not a romantic fondness, but one more akin to that of an older sister for her younger brother.{{wob ref|6961}}

=== Vasher ===
Vivenna first meets [[Vasher]] when he captures her and gives her the '[[Nightblood]]' test. She is given the sword, which consequently makes her sick, telling Vasher that she has a pure heart by the sword's standards. She escapes, returning to Denth and the mercenaries. When she realizes the extent of the mercenaries' treachery she goes to the streets, living there until she's found by Vasher.

== Notes ==
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