Drile
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 by botanicaxu
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| Abilities | Sand master | ||||
| Titles | Undermastrell, Diemfen (formerly), Mastrell (formerly) | ||||
| Groups | Diem | ||||
| Ethnicity | Daysider | ||||
| Nationality | Lossandin | ||||
| Homeworld | Taldain | ||||
| Universe | Cosmere | ||||
Drile is a Lossandin sand master on the Dayside of Taldain.
Appearance and Personality
Drile is a young man about the same age as Kenton. He has half a head of brown hair, and keeps the other half shaved bald.
Drile is a brash, impulsive young man who does not care for following rules. He is described by many as arrogant and overbearing.
- Images of Drile
Portrait by User: Botanicaxu
On White Sand Volume 2 cover by Julius Gopez
On White Sand Volume 3 cover by Fritz Casas
History
Drile was a powerful sand master from a young age. He impressed Lord Mastrell Praxton with his showing during his test to become an acolent. He was viewed as a profitable recruit because of both his ability and his father's prominence.[1]
Sometime after being raised to the rank of mastrell, Drile was unadvanced to the rank of diemfen in the wake of reports that he, along with a group of other sand masters following his orders, had made plans to offer up his sand mastery in exchange for payment. Drile was the first sand master in the history of the Diem to have been unadvanced.[2]
Shortly before the attack on the Diem, Drile refused to drink from the poisoned[3] ceremonial bowl of water that Elorin gave to all of the sand masters.[2] This action, along with his survival, led Kenton to believe that Drile was somehow behind the attack that left most of the Diem dead.[4]
Following the attack, he made his way to Kezare and tried to petition the Taishin to be granted the rank of Lord Mastrell, believing himself to be the highest ranking sand master still alive, but instead the Taishin wanted to disband the Diem.[5] Kenton arrived, interrupting the meeting. Kenton forced the Taishin to not disband the Diem immediately, was made acting Lord Mastrell, and was given two weeks to secure the Diem's future. Afterwards Drile congratulated him for what he had done.[6]
Later, when Kenton arrived back at the Diem he found Drile distributing rooms in the Diem to his most loyal followers. Kenton confronted him, saying that he did not have the right to make a decision like this. Drile snarled that Kenton had no power over him, and used his sand to propel himself up to the mastrells' chambers. Kenton, to the astonishment of the watching crowd of sand masters, used his own sand to follow Drile. Kenton tried to kick Drile out of his father's chambers, Drile refused, and instead accused Kenton of betraying the Diem to the Kerztians.[6] Drile pushed Kenton off the ledge, but Kenton used his sand to catch himself and come back up. He then attacked and overpowered Drile. He commanded Drile to stay out of his father's rooms, and to take off the golden mastrell's sash he had been wearing, threatening to report him to the Taishin if he disobeyed.[7]
The next day, he and a few of his followers returned to the Diem wearing black belts over their sashes.[7]
Attributes and Abilities
Sand mastery
Drile is an incredibly powerful sand master. As a child, he impressed the mastrells overseeing his entrance exam into the Diem, displaying power seen only once or twice in a generation.[1] He is considered the only man powerful enough to possibly challenge Lord Mastrell Praxton for leadership.[2] Drile can control up to twenty-five ribbons of sand at once.[8]