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{{character
|children=[[Laral]]|merge-family=y
|died=c. {{Rosharan date|1166|missing-date=?}}{{book ref|sa1|16}}
|residence=Hearthstone
|nation=Alethkar
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
'''Brightlord Wistiow'''
== Personality ==
|Lirin on Wistiow{{book ref|sa1|31}}
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Little of Wistiow's personality is known, but things may be ascertained. He
Wistiow
== History ==
=== Time as Citylord ===
Little is known about Wistiow's early life or marriage, but at some point in his life he became citylord of Hearthstone and fathered a daughter, [[Laral Wistiow]].{{book ref|sa1|16}} During his tenure as citylord, Wistiow tended to allow his people to live their lives as they wished.{{book ref|sa1|31}} Wistiow kept a small staff, including a footman, a butler,{{book ref|sa1|23}} a nurse for his daughter,{{book ref|sa1|25}} and several clerks
During his time as citylord, Wistiow became friends with [[Lirin]], the town's surgeon.{{book ref|sa1|41}} The two often joked about other lighteyes,{{book ref|sa1|41}} and Wistiow and Lirin also had made plans that their children, [[Kaladin]] and Laral, might one day wed.{{book ref|sa1|25}} House Wistiow was a relatively poor family of little
=== Death ===
|Lirin to Kaladin on Wistiow's death{{book ref|sa1|16}}
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Around early {{Rosharan date|1166}}, an army passed through Hearthstone and asked Citylord Wistiow's permission to recruit a few of the older boys in town.{{book ref|sa1|16}} A few weeks later, Wistiow became ill and Lirin began to treat him in his mansion. Within a week, Wistiow's already frail health had diminished substantially{{book ref|sa1|16}} and he lost lucidity as he entered his final days.{{book ref|sa1|37}} Knowing the marriage between Kaladin and Laral was now in jeopardy, Lirin prepared the appropriate documents,{{book ref|sa1|37}} as well as a simple will written in
=== Legacy ===
|Lirin on Wistiow's death{{book ref|sa1|37}}
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Wistiow's death lead to a period of severe hardship in Hearthstone, as he was the last male of his line.{{book ref|sa1|16}} This meant that he was replaced after several months{{book ref|sa1|20}} by Citylord [[Roshone]],{{book ref|sa1|25}} who had been exiled to Hearthstone for his actions in the capital.{{book ref|sa2|62}} The odd circumstances surrounding Wistiow's death lead
== Notes ==
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