The Stormlight Archive · Character

Mraize

Also known as Gobby, Master Mraize

  • Major
  • First seen · Book 4 · Ch. 4

Mraize is a major character in The Stormlight Archive (Book 4).

Gender
male
First appears
Book 4 · Ch. 4
Books
1

Description

A tall man with a peculiarly scarred face, wearing a gold and black guardsman uniform. His haughty laugh and biting grin, along with his predatory yet refined bearing, make the uniform seem like a costume.

Connections

  • I

    Ishnahpossible associate

    Ishnah once wanted to join the Ghostbloods, making Veil suspect she may have contact with Mraize; the passage does not confirm that she is a spy or member.

  • S

    Sja-anatprospective ally

    Mraize seeks to bind Sja-anat to the Ghostbloods and is waiting for the spren she promised would come to him, though he worries she may be manipulating them.

  • A

    Adrotagiasubordinate

    Mraize identifies Adrotagia as his babsk and invokes the Ghostblood hierarchy: he respects her authority while expecting Shallan to respect his.

  • I

    Iyatilinformant

    Iyatil has served as a close source of information for Mraize, a precedent he invokes when hinting that he has a spy near Shallan.

  • T

    Thaidakarsubordinate

    Mraize serves Thaidakar, the Ghostbloods’ master, and says he wants access to Kelek to investigate Thaidakar’s affliction.

  • Shallan Davarconflicting source relationships

    Mraize is a Ghostblood who pressures Shallan toward a plan to take Kelek’s soul. Shallan and her internal aspects recognize that he is manipulating her, though they ultimately debate whether to follow his demand.

  • IS

    Ialai Sadeasconflicting source relationships

    Ialai believes Mraize and the Ghostbloods are hunting her and arranging attempts on her life. She warns Shallan that the organization may also turn against its own operatives.

  • R

    Restarestarget

    Mraize directs Veil to find Restares, a person he considers important enough to track; Veil suspects the mission is intended to end with Restares’s death.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 4Rhythm of War

Key events

  1. Book 4
    Ch. 103
    Shallan Integrates Her PersonasConfronting her past and the truth that she killed her first Cryptic spren as a child, Shallan integrates Veil and Radiant, refusing Mraize's demand to kill Kelek.

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