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|profession=Thief
|abilities={{tag+|edgedancer}}, {{tag|Shardbearer|cat=Shardbearers}}, {{tag+|oldmagic}}
|bonded=[[Wyndle]], [[Gereh's Aviar|Aviar]]
|groups={{cat tag|Huqin's crew}} <small>(formerly)</small>, {{tag|Knights Radiant}} <small>([[Order of Edgedancers|Edgedancers]])</small>
|born={{Rosharan date|1160}}{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
=== Surgebinding ===
Lift has formed a [[Nahel bond]] with Wyndle, which grants her the ability to Surgebind, although at first Lift herself is not entirely certain whether she believes this.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} She is able to summon Wyndle as a [[Shardblade]] after swearing the [[Order of Edgedancers#Ideals of the Edgedancers|Third Ideal]] of the Edgedancers.{{book ref|sa2.5|19}} As with all Surgebinders, Lift gains superhuman strength and speed when she holds [[Lifelight]], as well as the ability to heal quickly from non-mortal wounds.{{book ref |RoW|60}} When Lift is invested with Lifelight, she refers to it as her "Awesomeness." She is a member of the order of Radiants known as the [[Order of Edgedancers|Edgedancers]]. This gives her access to two Surges, Abrasion and Progression. Lift also has a rare and possibly unique ability to convert food to Lifelight through consumption.{{book ref|RoW|60}} While this may seem a great blessing, she lacks the ability to gather Stormlight from gemstones and other sources,{{wob ref|8073}} though it is unknown if this is also true for spheres containing [[Lifelight]].
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=== Aviar ===
During the battle of Urithiru, Lift saw a fight between two chickens. She healed the red chicken and defended it from the green one. It had a special connection to his [[Gereh|master]] allowing the [[Gereh's Aviar|Aviar]] to lead Lift to him.{{book ref|sa4|i|6}}{{wob ref|7447}} When the red chicken found its former master dead, it was in great distress. After the freeing of the tower, Lift and Wyndle take care of the chicken.{{book ref|sa4|116}} The Aviar has unknown mind abilities.{{wob ref|15828}}
== History ==
Lift is a character that [[Brandon Sanderson]] has had in his head for quite a while. She is a classic example of what he is hoping to do with a broader series, such as the [[Stormlight Archive]]. With the extra space a multi-book series allows, he wanted to create a world full of cultures and characters that are less common in fantasy and science fiction. Lift is an outgrowth of this desire, as Sanderson wanted the [[Knights Radiant]] to be something different than classical European knights -- young, white men swearing oaths of chivalry and valor. Rather, he was looking for a character that would be interesting and popular, but no-one's first idea when they thought of a knight. Lift, a thirteen year old girl on a thieving crew with a weird sense of morality, is the result of that. Sanderson hopes that playing with concepts like these, and stretching our ideas of what a fantasy book and it's characters should look like will allow him to avoid the staleness that is a common complaint in science fiction and fantasy.{{wob ref|6465}}
Sanderson decided to write an interlude featuring Lift in ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' as a sort of "seed" for her future appearances.{{wob ref|5621}} She is
== Trivia ==
* Lift would be very good at video games.{{wob ref|14127}}
* "Lift" is a translation of her name from the original language, which means "to elevate or raise up".{{wob ref|14417}}
* Lift calls [[Hoid]] "Ol' Whitehair" because, unlike most on Roshar, she has seen past the disguise he uses there and knows his true appearance.{{wob ref|16008}}
== Notes ==
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