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{{character
|occupation#profession={{cat tag|Scholars|Scholar}}
|residence=Urithiru
|nation=Alethi
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Words of Radiance]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
{{quote
| Inadara to Shallan{{book ref|sa2|81}}
}}
'''Inadara''' is a lighteyed scholar and scribe workingon for[[Roshar]] who serves [[House Kholin]] during and after the [[Alethi]] [[War of Reckoning]] and the beginning of the [[True Desolation]].{{book ref|sa2|51}}{{book ref|sa3|44}}
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
Inadara is an elderly, [[lighteyes|lighteyed]] woman; [[Shallan]] describes her as wizened, andreminiscent similar toof her father's [[ardent]]s.{{book ref|sa3|44}} She's ratherhas severeshort andgray very set in her ways,hair and doesn't seem accustomed to not being in charge of a research project, pushing her own ideas even when they're supposed to be studyingis somethingexceptionally else. She's also highly suspicious of things she doesn't understand, like [[Pattern]] and [[Knights Radiant]].{{book ref|sa2|81}} This being said, she's highly professional and can admit when she's wrongthin.{{book ref|sa2|51}}{{book ref|sa2|84}}
 
She is rather severe and very set in her ways, and usually seems displeased by default. She can be overbearing and is accustomed to being in charge; even when she is not leading a project she pushes her own ideas.{{book ref|sa2|81}} Although she can be terse, she is generally very professional and well-versed in the customs of the Alethi nobility.{{book ref|sa2|51}}
== History ==▼
Little is known about Inadara's life before the [[War of Reckoning]]. She appears to have made a name for herself during her youth, as by the [[Battle of Narak]], she's a well-known and well-respected scholar.{{book ref|sa2|81}} Her precise [[dahn]] is unknown, but she is important enough to have a palanquin carrying her around.{{book ref|sa2|51}}▼
 
She approaches things she does not understand, such as sapient [[spren]] and [[Knights Radiant]], with a combination of suspicion and curiosity.{{book ref|sa2|81}}{{book ref|sa2|86}} During the advent of the True Desolation, she realizes that the world she knew has fundamentally changed; this causes her to question herself more often.{{book ref|sa2|84}} She is usually unflappable, but some of the extraordinary events that occur overwhelm her.{{book ref|sa2|86}}
Inadara accompanies [[Adolin]] when goes to parlay with [[Eshonai]]. She carries a [[spanreed]], and uses it to note down the entire conversation and to get [[Navani]] and [[Dalinar]]'s opinions on what Adolin should say next.{{book ref|sa2|51}}
 
== Attributes and Abilities ==
During the [[Battle of Narak]], she is assigned to work with [[Shallan]] on finding and discovering the [[Oathgate]], and takes it upon herself to order the scouts assisting them. She also wants to study Pattern, suspecting him of being a [[Voidbringer]]. After Pattern insults her in return, she joins the other scholars in discussing the map of the Plains, and eventually decides to send her entire group onto the [[Narak]] plateau, hoping to find more information there.{{book ref|sa2|81}} When Shallan diverts the team to what she believes to be the Oathgate platform instead, Inadara is initially dismissive, believing that a location of such strategic importance wouldn't be so visible.{{book ref|sa2|83}}▼
[[Adolin]] considers Inadara to be one of the most intelligent, loyal, and trustworthy scribes that serve [[House Kholin]]. She is able to write in the [[women's script]] and is experienced in the use of [[spanreed]]s.{{book ref|sa2|51}} She displays significant knowledge on a variety of subjects, including military strategy, cartography, and architecture.{{book ref|sa2|81}}{{book ref|sa3|44}} She is decisive and able to effectively lead teams of scholars or scouts.{{book ref|sa2|81}}
 
Her precise [[dahn]] is unknown, but she is presumably one of House Kholin's highest ranking scholars other than [[Navani]]; she is carried on a palanquin during a meeting with the [[singer]]s.{{book ref|sa2|51}}
Upon entering the Oathgate control chamber, Inadara changes her tune completely. She seems shocked, observing the chamber in awe and declaring that she no longer knows what is correct and what is wrong.{{book ref|sa2|84}} While she does take her time to note [[Renarin]]'s growing distress, she is otherwise distressed herself by what's happening around her.{{book ref|sa2|85}} By the time Shallan uses the Oathgate to transport everyone to Urithiru, she's utterly overwhelmed.{{book ref|sa2|86}}
 
▲== History ==
▲Little is known about Inadara's life before the [[War of Reckoning]]. She appearsappeared to have made a name for herself during her youth, as; by the time of the [[Battle of Narak]], she's was a well-known and well-respected scholar.{{book ref|sa2|81}} Her precise [[dahn]] is unknown, but she is important enough to have a palanquin carrying her around.{{book ref|sa2|51}}
 
Inadara accompanied [[Adolin]] when he posed as [[Dalinar]] and parleyed with [[Eshonai]] seeking a truce to end the War of Reckoning. She used a spanreed to relay the entire conversation to Navani and Dalinar so that they could provide their opinions on what Adolin should say next. Inadara received the responses and whispered their advice to Adolin.{{book ref|sa2|51}}
 
=== Battle of Narak ===
▲During the [[Battle of Narak]], she iswas assigned to work with [[Shallan]] on finding and discovering the [[Oathgate]], and takestook it upon herself to ordercommand [[Lyn]] and the other scouts assisting them. She also wantswanted to study [[Pattern]], suspectingalthough himshe ofwas beinginfluenced by [[Vorin]] mythology and suggested that he could be a [[Voidbringer]]. After Pattern insultstook offense and insulted her in return,; she joinswas taken aback, and left to join the other scholars in(including [[Velat]] and [[Isasik Shulin]]) to discussingdiscuss the map of the Plains,. andShe eventually decidesdecided to send her entire group onto the large [[Narak]] plateau, hoping to find more information there while protecting any children or elderly, per Dalinar's orders.{{book ref|sa2|81}} When Shallan divertsdiverted the team to what she believesbelieved to be the Oathgate platform instead, Inadara iswas initially dismissive, believingincorrectly assuming that a location of such strategic importance wouldn't be so visible.{{book ref|sa2|83}}
{{sidequote|side=right|size=250px
|How... how are you doing this, Brightness?
|Inadara, observing Shallan's Surgebinding{{book ref|sa2|86}}
}}
Inadara was one of the first people to enter the Oathgate control chamber after Shallan and [[Renarin]] found and opened it. Inadara and her team of scholars were amazed by the chamber and immediately started studying the large mural in the floor that depicted [[Urithiru]] and the [[Knights Radiant]]. Inadara seemed shocked, observing the chamber in awe and admitting that she no longer knew what was correct and what was wrong.{{book ref|sa2|84}} She could not make sense of the inscriptions in the chamber, although she identified the language as the [[Dawnchant]].{{book ref|sa2|85}} Inadara was one of the first people to notice Renarin's growing distress as he had a vision in the chamber.{{book ref|sa2|85}} However, she was distressed herself by what was happening around her, including Shallan revealing herself to be a [[Surgebinder]]. By the time Shallan used the Oathgate to transport everyone to Urithiru, Inadara was utterly overwhelmed.{{book ref|sa2|86}}
 
=== Urithiru ===
In Urithiru, Inadara isregrouped putand resumed her scholarly duties in chargeservice of Navani and the [[coalition of monarchs]]. She led one of the teams investigating the citytower's numerous roomsarchitecture and passagewayssystems. Her report, which she presentspresented at one of the regular meetings of coalition scholars, includesincluded findings on the tower's defensive constructions, air filtration, and wells, andalong with observations about clusters of oddly shaped rooms and murals with depictions of alienunusual creatures.{{book ref|sa3|44}}
 
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