The Stormlight Archive · Character
Jezrien
Also known as Jezerezeh'Elin
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1
Jezrien has the unsettling presence of a king whom time has failed to claim: young in face, yet carrying an authority older than any throne. His white and blue clothing is scorched and bloodstained, but his bearing remains unmistakably royal.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- centuries old, appears early 30s
- First appears
- Book 1
- Books
- 1
Jezrien, also called Jezerezeh’Elin, is the immortal king and king of the Heralds, remembered as master of storms and bringer of water and life. He appears in once-fine white and blue clothing, ruined by scorch and blood, with a neatly trimmed black beard and the bearing of a sovereign despite wearing no crown. The text presents him as an ancient figure whose youthful appearance stands in stark contrast to the weight of his legend.
Description
Jezrien looks like a man barely into his thirtieth year, his short black beard neatly trimmed. He is dressed in white and blue garments that were once fine but are now scorched and stained with blood. The text gives no further details of his build or features, but his posture carries a kingly authority even without a crown.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
- I
Isharfellow Herald
Ishar is among the Heralds who decide that one of them can remain bound to the Oathpact; Jezrien conveys Ishar’s reasoning to Kalak.
- T
Talenelfellow Herald
Jezrien accepts the plan that leaves Talenel as the sole Herald bound to the Oathpact, judging that one man’s suffering is preferable to ten continuing to suffer.
- K
Kalakfellow Herald
They are two of the ten Heralds and survivors of the Desolation. Jezrien tells Kalak that the Heralds have decided to end the Oathpact, and Kalak reluctantly agrees to abandon his Blade.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Way of Kings
Key events
Appearances
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