Characters in Rhythm of War

Kaladin Stormblessed

Struggling with depression and exhaustion, he retreats from front-line combat only to find himself the last Radiant standing in occupied Urithiru.

Also in The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer, Wind and Truth

Navani Kholin

Queen, scholar, and artifabrian, forced to probe the secrets of Light alongside her Fused captor.

Shallan Davar

On a covert mission in Shadesmar while managing her fractured selves.

Also in The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer, Wind and Truth

Raboniel

A cunning, ancient Fused scientist who captures Navani and shares her hunger for discovery.

Adolin Kholin

Working in Shadesmar to negotiate with honorspren and build alliances for new Radiant bonds.

Also in The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer

Lift

An Edgedancer whose chapters follow child refugees in occupied Urithiru, providing a ground-level view of the tower's suffering.

Also in Edgedancer

Venli

A singer secretly working against the Fused from within their ranks.