Nazh

Nazh, also known as Nazrilof (which is actually his surname),r/Stormlight_Archive AMA, 10/1/19 is an ardent, yet thus far remains a somewhat mysterious character within The Stormlight Archive.Nazrilof He is in the employ of Khriss,Reactormag.com, 6/18/15 to whom he delivers information on Shardworlds in the forms of cartography and glyphs. Nazh is extremely knowledgable about the cosmere, though not as knowledgable as his employer.Cosmere knowledge ...
==Appearance==
Kaladin described him as "lanky".
Kelsier observed him in the Cognitive Realm of Scadrial to be dressed in skaa clothing - suspenders, shirt with sleeves rolled up. He had short hair and a narrow, almost pinched face.Arcanum Unbounded, pg. 261
==Character==
According to Brandon, Nazh is a grumpy secret agent,Book signing, Chicago, IL, 12/6/16which is how Isaac has described him.YouTube Livestream 39, 2/1/22r/Stormlight_Archive AMA, 10/1/19
==Characteristics==
According to Isaac, Nazh likes to eat what looks like an eggplant, native to Threnody, fried.Oathbringer release party, Provo, UT, 11/13/17 That said, he does like fried eggplant because they remind him of this vegetable from Threnody.r/Stormlight_Archive AMA, 10/1/19
Nazh annotates almost every bit of information that Khriss collects on glyphs, etc..Book signing, Leeds, UK, 12/1/17
He is an embodiment of the adventurous spirit that he expresses through the books, and is also much grumpier than he is and gets visibly angry when Isaac himself wouldn't.JordanCon 2018, Atlanta, GA, 4/20/18
He is also very prone to swearing when he is off screen.JordanCon 2018, Atlanta, GA, 4/20/18
He has a Scottish-like accent.r/Stormlight_Archive AMA, 10/1/19
He doesn't care much for riddles or flowery language and wishes people would just get to the point.r/Stormlight_Archive AMA, 10/1/19
He is fiercely loyal.r/Stormlight_Archive AMA, 10/1/19
He has a penchant for finding very-hard-to-find things.r/Stormlight_Archive AMA, 10/1/19
He goes on missions, and he likes that sort of thing. He likes going off on his own, figuring out ways to do things. He has a specific skill set that works really well for this sort of thing.YouTube Livestream 3, 1/25/20
He is aware of other Threnodites living on other planets.Secret Project #4 Reveal and Livestream, 3/24/22
==Accoutrements==
There is a certain knife that Nazh lent Kelsier that he would very much like to have back.Book signing, San Francisco, CA, 11/15/17
==Biography==
===Threnody===
Nazh is from Threnody,Book signing, London, UK, 8/4/14 the world of Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell.
He has provided Khriss with some records on the world from which she has concluded that some measure of Investiture must have existed there before the battle between Odium and Ambition, which twisted both the people and the world of Threnody.Arcanum Unbounded, pg. 417
Further, Nazh can only speak of an 'Evil' force which permeates the larger continent on Threnody in vague terms.
That he is a Worldhopper is fortuitous as a Threnodian because the world has no stable perpendicularity - only very unstable ones that cannot be predicted easily, and have a somewhat morbid origin.Arcanum Unbounded, pg. 418
===Roshar===
Apparently, in late 1173 on Roshar, Nazh observed the bridgemen of Bridge Four being tattooed with their emblem of freedom from slavery. Rock shooed Nazh off from the Bridge Four barrack because, as described by Rock, the ardent had been loitering with a sketchbook, attempting to draw bridgemen.
(It is assumed by readers that the 'friend' whom he adresses is Khriss.)
Nazh retrieved the keteks from Navani's notebook that appear in The Stormlight Archive.TattooEndnote
He is not happy about having been sent by Khriss to be amongst the Stonewards.YouTube Spoiler Stream 4, 6/16/22
===Scadrial===
Nazh is also the Worldhopper who drew the maps for the second trilogy of Mistborn novels.Scadrial maps ...
In Secret History, Khriss and Nazh were discovered by Kelsier in the Cognitive Realm of Scadrial.Arcanum Unbounded, pg. 261
Though initially startled by him, Nazh is stunned that Kelsier has spoken to a Shard (i.e., Preservation).Arcanum Unbounded, pg. 263
Nazh informs Kelsier that he has stumbled onto something far, far bigger than he, his politics, or his world can handle. Khriss agrees that Nazh has a point and states that Kelsier's points are dangerous.Arcanum Unbounded, pg. 264
Khriss and Nazh left abruptly after Kelsier told them of his meeting with Drifter.Arcanum Unbounded, pg. 266-268
==Abilities==
He is a Worldhopper, as is evidenced by his activities on other planets in the cosmere.
Further, he reads and sketches, which - as an ardent - is common, yet which is uncommon amongst men on Roshar.
Additionally, that he was able to rescue Shallan's sketchbook from the ocean after the debacle of the Wind's Pleasure, indicates that he has some other unknown power.
==Relationships==
===Khriss===
According to Isaac, Nazh and Khriss argue all the time, but they get along pretty well and he feels okay being grumpy around her.JordanCon 2018, Atlanta, GA, 4/20/18
Nazh and Khriss also share common interests.r/Stormlight_Archive AMA, 10/1/19
===Hoid===
Nazh and Hoid have met. Isaac suspects that Nazh is just fine with Hoid, though wishes he would say things in a more direct way.r/Stormlight_Archive AMA, 10/1/19
===Kelsier===
Nazh gave Kelsier his knife in Secret History.r/Stormlight_Archive AMA, 10/1/19 He tells Kelsier that becoming a Cognitive Shadow is an "important rite" with "requirements and traditions".r/Stormlight_Archive AMA, 10/1/19
==Notes==
According to Isaac, a lot of the maps depicted throughout The Stormlight Archive come from unnamed cartographers, and then Nazh goes to a given world (usually at Khriss's behest) and finds things. Isaac thinks that occasionally Nazh has done his own maps, or he's drawn them based on maps that he's seen, but he's not principally a cartographer. He goes and finds things.YouTube Livestream 39, 2/1/22
==Trivia==
Nazh was caught spren-fishing because he was trying to attract a spren to be his stooge and do some work for him. He got in trouble for it because he didn't know that was illegal.JordanCon 2018, Atlanta, GA, 4/20/18
==References==
Category:Threnody (people)
Category:Ardents
Category:Worldhopper