The Stormlight Archive · Character
Parshendi
Also known as Parshmen
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 31
A squat, muscular humanoid with black-and-red marbled skin and armor-like carapace grown into or from the body, including breastplate, arm and leg guards, and a skullcap or helm. Some warriors have beards woven with gemstones; some wear knee-length black skirts.
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 31
- Books
- 1
Description
A squat, muscular humanoid with black-and-red marbled skin and armor-like carapace grown into or from the body, including breastplate, arm and leg guards, and a skullcap or helm. Some warriors have beards woven with gemstones; some wear knee-length black skirts.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
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Szeth-son-son-Vallanoconflicting source relationships
The Parshendi had possessed Szeth’s Oathstone and later discarded it as they fled Kholinar, leaving him to recover it and continue his life as a Truthless.
Adolin Kholinenemy combatant
Adolin fights the Parshendi alongside Dalinar, using his Shardblade and Shardplate to lead the assault and protect his father’s position.
Dalinar Kholinenemy combatant
Dalinar commands Alethi forces against the Parshendi in the prolonged war on the Shattered Plains. He fights them but increasingly questions the purpose and human cost of the violence.
Gavilar Kholinvictim
Parshendi tribesmen murdered Gavilar, an event that precipitated the war described in the chapter.
Kaladinwar opponent
Kaladin arrives at the Shattered Plains, where the Alethi armies are fighting the Parshendi under the Vengeance Pact. He had long hoped to fight in the king’s army.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Way of Kings
Appearances
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