Highprince of Works
| Highprince of Works | |
|---|---|
| Related to | Alethkar |
| Type | Title |
| World of Origin | Roshar |
| Universe | Cosmere |
The Highprince of Works is a title bestowed by the Alethi king onto one of his highprinces on Roshar. It is currently held by highprince Hatham.[1]
The Highprince of Works appears to be responsible for kingdom's public works, such as cleaning and maintaining the infrastructure.[1][2] In Urithiru, he's responsible for the upkeep of public lavatories, providing water to the inhabitants of the tower and packing goods to be distrubuted throughout the Alethi holdings. He has the ability to draft the soldiers, caravan workers and low-nahn citizens to work, although his power in this regard is limited, as they aren't slaves.[1][3] In addition, his men are attempting to grow food on Urithiru's balcony-farms, though so far they haven't had much success.[2]
Prior to the True Desolation, Alethkar did not have a Highprince of Works. In the aftermath of the Everstorm's arrival, Hatham was given the title and tasked with making Urithiru livable for its current population. Though he is doing as good as he can, the semi-functional state of the tower city makes his task extremely difficult.[1]