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|image=Lopen Shuravf.png
|parents=[[Lopen's mother|Mother]]
|relatives=[[Chilinko]], [[Huio]], [[Punio]], [[Rod (Roshar)|Rod]]
|abilities={{tag+|windrunner}}, {{tag+|Shardbearer}}
|bonded=[[Rua]]
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
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{{quote
|I am the Lopen, which means I am ready for anything at any time. You should know this by now.
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}}
He speaks with a quick accent{{book ref|sa1|40}}{{book ref|sa1|32}} and has a tendency to use Herdazian words like ''gon'', ''gancho'', or ''mancha'' when referring to people he's talking to.
Lopen has a very positive outlook in life. Despite experiencing great misfortunes, he never accepts these things as part of his identity,{{wob ref|8436}}
Lopen refers to himself as "The Lopen", this nickname was first used by his cousins because they didn't know of anyone else named Lopen. Lopen has asked many people (one to two hundred) and none of them have ever known anyone named Lopen other than himself.{{book ref|sa1|32}}
== 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}}
Lopen's small team also carried medical supplies{{book ref|sa1|57}} for Kaladin later on, as well as other items like rope{{book ref|sa1|55}} and Parshendi carapace armor.{{book ref|sa1|62}}
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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Lopen always found Kaladin's abilities fascinating, particularly the ability to absorb [[Stormlight]]. He desired to "glow" like Kaladin,{{book ref|sa1|73}}{{book ref|sa2|41}}
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}}
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}}
Back at the ship, Lopen and Huio discussed the Third Ideal. Lopen congratulated his cousin on beating him to the ideal, although he struggled to do so as he had an inkling that Huio's oath had been related to him and thought Huio might harbor ill will for him. Lopen took their discussion to heart and vowed to protect others, even if that meant protecting them from himself. The [[Stormfather]] heard this and accepted Lopen's Third Ideal.{{book ref|sa3.5|18}}{{book ref|sa3.5|epilogue}}
===Emuli Campaign===
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Lopen participated in the evacuation of [[Hearthstone]] with his fellow Windrunners, engaging the [[Fused]] in combat. He expressed worry for Kaladin's wellbeing on the battlefield, asking if he was alright.{{book ref|sa4|5}} Following Kaladin's retirement, Lopen and a majority of the Bridge Four Windrunners joined Dalinar's forces on the battlefield in [[Emul]].{{book ref|sa4|23}}
The evening after Jasnah deposed Highprince Ruthar, [[Dalinar]] and [[Renarin]] found themselves sitting at one of the [[Bridge Four]] nightly cook fires. As they both stood to leave, Lopen called out to Renarin and asks him to look into the future, and find out if he'll beat Huio in a game of cards the following day.{{book ref|sa4|54}}▼
▲The evening after [[Jasnah]] deposed Highprince Ruthar, [[Dalinar]] and [[Renarin]] found themselves sitting at one of the [[Bridge Four]] nightly cook fires. As they both stood to leave, Lopen called out to Renarin and asks him to look into the future,
== Relationships ==
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Lopen is related in one way or another to a significant portion of the Herdazian population in the Alethi warcamps{{wob ref|8262}} and often talks about his many cousins there. He often suggests going to one of his cousins for help, and is quite proud of their loyalty.{{book ref|sa1|62}} However, his definition of "cousin" is very broad and could include fifth cousins, or people dating his sister or his aunt.{{wob ref|7741}} In fact, Lopen's definition of a "cousin" seems to be broad enough to include anyone he feels kinship with, and has nothing to do with actual lineage.{{book ref|sa3.5|3}} When he began earning a stipend as a Radiant, he sent most of it to his family to help out the poorer cousins, of which a large part went to [[Rod (Roshar)|Rod]]'s family.{{book ref|sa3.5|7}}
The following are members of Lopen's extended family:
* [[Huio]] - Cousin
* [[Punio]] - Cousin
* [[Rod (Roshar)|Rod]] - Cousin
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