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Brightness '''Danlan Morakotha''' is an [[Alethi]] woman who courted [[Adolin Kholin]] on the [[Shattered Plains]] of [[Roshar]] during the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|sa1|28}} She is a member of the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]].{{book ref|sa2|46}}
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
Danlan is extremely pretty. She has a graceful figure with a long neck, and her hair has more foreign auburn stripes thenthan black Alethi stripes.{{book ref|sa1|58}} She wears a sleek dress that covers her [[safehand]] and an ornate braided hairstyle with steel hair spikes.{{book ref|sa1|52}} Her voice is soft, with a breathy and husky tone.{{book ref|sa1|28}}{{book ref|sa1|58}}
 
Danlan is an extremely intelligent woman,{{book ref|sa1|52}} but she often acts less clever than she really is in an attempt at humility, and is annoyed when Adolin points it out.{{book ref|sa1|58}} She is polite and seems well-versed in the traditions of Alethi nobility.{{book ref|sa1|52}} Danlan is also quite fond of [[avramelon]]s{{book ref|sa1|52}} and enjoys drinking wine, often coordinating her [[Roshar#Wines|wine color]] with her outfit. She is seen drinking violet wine, the strongest available.{{book ref|sa1|58}}{{file ref|Rosharan_Wines.jpg|Rosharan wines}}
 
==Attributes and Abilities==
Danlan is presumably of noble birth; she worked with [[Elhokar]]'s scribes in [[Kholinar]]{{book ref|sa2|46}} and Adolin hashad no misgivings about courting her.{{book ref|sa1|28}} She is familiar with the use of a [[spanreed]] and is able to read and write in [[women's script]].{{book ref|sa1|52}}
 
She is well informed on the politics among the [[highprince]]s and was able to avidly discuss [[Torol Sadeas]]'s motivations in his interactions with [[Dalinar Kholin]] and whether or not Dalinar should step down as highprince due to [[Dalinar's visions|his visions]]. She felt that Dalinar's enforcement of the [[Alethi Codes of War]] was too restrictive on the men in the warcamps.{{book ref|sa1|58}}
 
Danlan joined the secret organization known as the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]] under unknown circumstances. She was considered a middling member of the group before it was disbanded.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}}
 
== History ==
 
===Graves's Conspiracy===
DanlanAs a member of the Diagram, she was part of [[Graves]]'s plot to kill [[Elhokar]] and replace him with [[Dalinar]],; andshe was present when [[Moash]] brought [[Kaladin]] to meet with himGraves and several co-conspirators. Her personal experience with Elhokar's lax approach to lawmaking led her to believe that he was incompetent. She fervently believed that Dalinar would be a better king, and wanted to force the issue before Elhokar did further damage to the kingdom. Since she conspired with Graves, it can be assumed that she was a member of the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]].{{book ref|sa2|46}}
 
Danlan was not with Graves or Moash during the final assassination attempt{{book ref|sa2|82}}{{book ref|sa2|83}}{{book ref|sa2|84}} ornor when they fled the Shattered Plains,.{{book ref|sa2|87}}{{book ref|sa3|43}} and her whereabouts are unknown.
 
===Disbanding of the Diagram===
When [[Taravangian]] disbanded the Diagram prior to the betrayal of the Coalition[[coalition of monarchs]] in [[Emul]], Taravangianhe recommended that middling members who "knew too much" toshould not be released back into the general population and should instead be sent on a long "questsecret quests" to distant locations. TaravangianHe specifically recommended that Danlan be assigned such a task.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}}
 
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