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|residence=Urithiru
|nation=Alethi
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Words of Radiance]]
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{{quote
| You should not dismiss one of my theories so quickly.
| Inadara to Shallan{{book ref|sa2|81}}
}}
'''Inadara''' is a scholar and scribe on [[Roshar]] who serves [[House Kholin]] during the [[Alethi]] [[War of Reckoning]] and the beginning of the [[True Desolation]].{{book ref|sa2|51}}{{book ref|sa3|44}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
During one of the scholarly meetings in [[Urithiru]] she reported at length on her teams investigations into the city's rooms and passageways. Shallan thinks she looks wizened and is reminded of her fathers ardents. Inadara's report includes their findings on the tower's defensive constructions, air filtration, and wells, and also of clusters of oddly shaped rooms and murals with depictions of alien creatures.{{book ref|sa3|44}}▼
Inadara is an elderly [[lighteyes|lighteyed]] woman; [[Shallan]] describes her as wizened, reminiscent of her father's [[ardent]]s.{{book ref|sa3|44}} She has short gray hair and is exceptionally thin.{{book ref|sa2|51}}
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}}
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}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
[[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}}
== History ==
Little is known about Inadara's life before the War of Reckoning. She appeared to have made a name for herself during her youth; by the time of the [[Battle of Narak]], she was a well-known and well-respected scholar.{{book ref|sa2|81}}
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 was assigned to work with [[Shallan]] on finding and discovering the [[Oathgate]], and took it upon herself to command [[Lyn]] and the other scouts assisting them. She also wanted to study [[Pattern]], although she was influenced by [[Vorin]] mythology and suggested that he could be a [[Voidbringer]]. Pattern took offense and insulted her in return; she was taken aback, and left to join the other scholars (including [[Velat]] and [[Isasik Shulin]]) to discuss the map of the Plains. She eventually decided 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 diverted the team to what she believed to be the Oathgate platform instead, Inadara was initially dismissive, incorrectly 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 ===
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== Notes ==
sa3: 44
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