The Kingkiller Chronicle · Character

Lanre

Also known as Lord Haliax, Haliax

• Minor
• First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 16

An imposing man of regal bearing is perpetually enveloped in thick, living shadow that pools around him like heavy oil and blooms outward when he moves, preventing any firelight or sunset glow from touching him. A deep cowl like those worn by priests covers his head, with shadows so profound beneath it that his face shows only a vague impression of nose, mouth, and eyes against seamless black. His form is clad in a haubergeon of black iron scales that fits as closely as a second skin, forged from a slain beast, with a silver sword at his side, his entire presence conveying profound grief transformed into terrible, otherworldly power.