Mistborn · Character
Daal
Also known as Admiral Daal, Honored ambassador, Ambassador Daal
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 4 · Ch. 10
A shorter man with prim and sharp posture stands wearing an intricate wooden mask carved and inlaid with metals around the eyes or painted with red lines. His eyes peek out through the metal-encrusted holes in the mask, leaving his expression unreadable. The mask dominates his appearance as the central visual feature across all encounters.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- middle-aged
- First appears
- Book 4 · Ch. 10
- Books
- 2
Daal first appears in The Lost Metal as a masked Malwish ambassador whose rigid posture and inscrutable wooden mask immediately mark him as a figure of authority and secrecy. Across the single book in which he features, he shifts from a composed diplomat negotiating over the Bands of Mourning to a decisive actor who seizes the artifact and flees the city, revealing a harder, more opportunistic side beneath the ceremonial veneer. His arc underscores the widening rift between the Malwish and the Basin, transforming him from a symbol of cautious diplomacy into an emblem of looming conflict.
Description
A shorter man with prim and sharp posture stands wearing an intricate wooden mask carved and inlaid with metals around the eyes or painted with red lines. His eyes peek out through the metal-encrusted holes in the mask, leaving his expression unreadable. The mask dominates his appearance as the central visual feature across all encounters. Daal is a middle-aged, relatively short man whose face is concealed behind an intricate wooden mask. The mask is sharp in shape, painted bloodred with red lines, and inlaid with six different metals around the eyes. He wears formal Malwish ambassadorial attire and holds himself with prim, precise posture, his expression impossible to read beneath the mask.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Marasi Colmspolitical observer
Marasi studies Daal’s reputation and probes possible links between the ambassador and the Set, viewing him as both a threat and a key to uncovering larger conspiracies.
Steris Ladriannegotiating counterpart
Steris negotiates with Daal over the Bands, suspecting his offers are crafted to exploit the crisis for Malwish advantage.
Waxillium Ladriandiplomatic counterpart
Wax and Daal engage in tense exchanges about trade, military power, and the Bands, highlighting the widening political gulf between their peoples.
- A
Adawathwynpolitical counterpart
Adawathwyn advocates using the Bands to defend the Basin, while Daal insists they must be returned to the Malwish, crystallizing the central diplomatic clash.
- AN
Allik Neverfarpolitical subordinate
Allik, a former Malwish airman, recognizes Daal as a respected and powerful political figure whose arrival signals a tougher Malwish stance.
- GV
Governor Varlancediplomatic counterpart
Daal warns the governor that using the Bands would breach the Malwish-Basin agreement, positioning himself as the voice of Malwish interests.
Story so far
BOOK 4The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
- Appears as a shorter, prim man in an intricate wooden mask inlaid with metals, establishing his signature visual identity.
- Serves as the Malwish ambassador during high-stakes negotiations over the Bands of Mourning.
- Maintains an unreadable demeanor while tensions rise between the Malwish and Basin leaders.
- Seizes the Bands’ case at the crisis’s peak and flees alongside the senators, abandoning diplomatic formality.
BOOK 7Mistborn 07 - The Lost Metal
Appearances
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