Difference between revisions of "Lopen"

|image=Lopen Shuravf.png

|parents=[[Lopen's mother|Mother]]

|bonded=[[Rua]]

|groups={{tag|Knights Radiant}} <small>([[Order of Windrunners|Windrunner]])</small><br>{{tag|Bridge Four}}, {{tag+|army|Sadeas}} <small>(formerly)</small>, {{tag+|army|Kholin}}</br>

|world=Roshar

|universe=[[Cosmere]]

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|I am the Lopen, which means I am ready for anything at any time. You should know this by now.

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'''Lopen''' is a [[Herdazian]] member of [[Bridge Four]] and a [[Order of Windrunners|Windrunner]] of the Third Ideal on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa3|121}}

 

== Appearance and Personality ==

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|A one-armed Herdazian is still twice as useful as a no-brained Alethi.

Like all Herdazians, Lopen has slate-colored crystalline fingernails. He is a short, spindly, brown-haired man in his early twenties,{{wob ref|4386}} with skin just a shade too dark to be Alethi. He had an old slave brand on his forehead, but that is now covered with a [[Bridge Four#Tattoos|Bridge Four tattoo]]. Most strikingly, when he joins Bridge Four he is missing his left arm,{{book ref|sa1|32}}{{wob ref|6620}} although he eventually regrows it with Stormlight.{{book ref|sa2|87}}

 

 

 

 

== Attributes and Abilities ==

Kaladin assigned Lopen to carry water for the crew during bridge runs. He was accompanied in this task by [[Dabbid]] and any member who for one reason or another could not help with carrying the bridge. This allowed such people to remain safe during bridge runs while still being considered useful, whereas in other bridge crews they would have been sacrificed by placing them in front of the bridge to take Parshendi arrows.{{book ref|sa1|32}}

 

 

During the [[Battle of the Tower]], while unable to fight, Lopen helped by ensuring that Kaladin always had a spear in hand. He did this by taking spears from fallen Alethi soldiers and tossing one to Kaladin when needed.{{book ref|sa1|68}} After Bridge Four rescued the Kholin army in that battle, [[Dalinar Kholin]] had all [[Torol Sadeas]]' bridgemen freed, including Lopen.{{book ref|sa1|69}}

|Lopen after succeeding in Investing Stormlight and realizing that he could grow back his left arm{{book ref|sa2|87}}

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He eventually became one of Kaladin's squires, finally achieving his dream of glowing, soon after Kaladin spoke the [[Order of Windrunners#The Third Ideal|Third Ideal of Windrunners]]. Through the healing effect of Stormlight, Lopen was able to restore his missing arm.{{book ref|sa2|87}}

 

===Expedition to Aimia===

 

 

After [[Nikli]]'s plot to sabotage the expedition was uncovered, Lopen and Huio were tasked with flying the Sleepless and its assistant, [[Plamry]], to shore for incarceration.{{book ref|sa3.5|10}}

As he was racing back to the ship, Lopen ran into a giant hordeling and he rescued Huio from its jaws. The two proceeded to fight the creature together to give the crew a chance to escape. Lopen tried to swear the Third Ideal, but was unsuccessful, which caused him to ask Rua if [[Phendorana]] had a hand in preventing his progress.{{book ref|sa3.5|17}} He attempted another attack, but a hordeling bred to have the powers of a larkin drained away his Stormlight causing him to fall down to the ground and break his leg. When the monster turned towards him Huio flew between Lopen and the creature, swore the Third Ideal and proceeded to summon [[Caelinora]] as a Shardhammer which he used to shatter the hordeling's arm. Shortly afterward, Huio killed it with a Shardspear through the head. The two escaped while Rysn's negotiation continued underground.{{book ref|sa3.5|15}}

 

 

== Relationships ==

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The following are members of Lopen's extended family:

 

* [[Chilinko]] - Uncle

* [[Huio]] - Cousin

* [[Punio]] - Cousin

 

===Huio===

===Rushu===

 

 

===Rua===

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Lopen's lighthearted attitude often contrasts with Kaladin's seriousness, and at times the Bridge Four captain does not know what to make of the Herdazian.{{book ref|sa2|76}} Still, Kaladin has acknowledged Lopen's ability by promoting him to a leadership position just below that of [[Teft]] when Lopen reached the Second Ideal of the Windrunners.{{book ref|sa3|121}}

 

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== Trivia ==

 

== Notes ==

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