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\|world=Roshar \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|first appeared=[[Words of Radiance]] ~~\|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]~~ }} {{update\|sa4}} \|[[Malise Gevelmar]] on her husband{{book ref\|sa2\|65}} }} '''Lin Davar''' is a [[lighteyes\|lighteye]]d [[Veden]] on [[Roshar]]. He is the head of [[House Davar]] and the father of [[Shallan Davar]]. == Appearance and Personality == \|[[Shallan]] describing her father's rage{{book ref\|sa2\|39}} }} Lin Davar is a large, tall man. He doesn't care about the latest trends when determining what to wear, instead keeping an unfashionable beard and style of clothes. His clothes wouldn't look out of place in his grandfather's generation,. He often ~~wearing~~wears an [[ulatu]], a tight shirt, and a robe. Lin is controlling of his family and household. When he feels that they are not obeying him, he lashes out in an bestial rage.{{book ref\|sa2\|19}} His anger usually shows itself as screams. However, at his most dangerous, Lin is willing to beat people to the point of being crippled or dead. Others under his power are terrified of him and the harm he might do to them.{{book ref\|sa2\|39}} Lin was affected by [[Odium]] in some way, possibly through an Unmade.{{wob ref\|6201}}{{wob ref\|9520}} == History == {{image\|Davar family by zoethatcher art.jpg\|side=right\|width=300px\|The whole Davar family}} ~~He was~~His first ~~married~~wife towas [[Shallan's mother]]. Together, the two of them had [[Helaran]], [[Balat]], [[Wikim]], [[Jushu]], and [[Shallan]]. When Shallan was eleven, he walked into his wife and her friend trying to kill Shallan for being a [[Surgebinder]]. He managed to cut the friend, but eventually got pinned down as Shallan used her [[Shardblade]] to kill both her mother and her mother's friend. In the panicked aftermath, Lin locked the Shardblade into his strongbox, not realizing that it would disappear.{{book ref\|sa2\|88}} He picked up Shallan and comforted her by singing her a childhood lullaby called [[Sleep My Baby Dear]] and promising to protect her.{{book ref\|sa2\|10}} To keep his promise, Lin let everyone believe he'd killed his wife in order to protect Shallan, but the secret drove him to becoming violent and volatile.{{book ref\|sa2\|88}} It is likely that Helaran's hatred of him contributed to it as well, since Lin loved Helaran more than any of his other sons. In the months after the murders, Lin tried to maintain control of his house with increasing difficulty. He tried to stop Helaran from leaving the house to join his [[Skybreakers\|friends]], but Helaran held him off by summoning his own Shardblade, the existence of which came as a shock to Lin. Lin tried to explain the circumstances around their mother's death, but Helaran refused to listen. Helaran threatened to kill Lin, but Shallan spoke up for the first time in five months, begging him not to. Lin was spared with a threat, and Helaran left Lin to remain in charge while he left. In a fit of rage, Lin smashed a table and chairs.{{book ref\|sa2\|19}} Relations in the household became more strained over the next months. Screaming was a common occurrence. During Helaran's visits, the two men avoided each other. Lin also began hosting feasts more frequently.{{book ref\|sa2\|27}} The feasts he held disguised the truth of the Davar family finances. They were close to financial ruin.{{book ref\|sa2\|39}}