The Stormlight Archive · Character
Leyten
- Major
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 18
Leyten has the solid, unshowy presence of a man built to endure, tall and stout beneath a tumble of curls. There is a plainness to him that makes his courage feel all the more human: he seems less like a hero from a song than someone who simply keeps going.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 18
- Books
- 1
Leyten begins as one of the bridgemen, a tall, stout man whose curly hair and unassuming presence mark him among the crew. During a bridge run he is gravely wounded, his leg crushed beneath the violence of battle, and for a time his survival seems uncertain. He is treated with knobweed sap and lives, though the injury leaves him with a permanent limp. His recovery is a quiet measure of the cost of the bridgemen’s lives—and of the stubbornness that carries some of them through.
Description
Leyten is tall and stout, with curly hair and a sturdy, grounded presence. His clothing is practical and rough, including knee-length trousers suited to a bridgeman’s hard life. His crushed leg leaves him with difficulty walking and a lasting limp. No specific details are given for his skin tone, eye color, or facial features.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Kaladinconflicting source relationships
Kaladin used knobweed sap to treat Leyten’s wound; the treatment drove off the rotspren and helped the infection retreat.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Way of Kings
Appearances
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