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Jasnah's Soulcaster

Jasnah's Soulcaster is a fake Soulcasting fabrial. Jasnah Kholin claims to have several fakes, as she uses them to disguise her innate ability to Soulcast using the Surge of Transformation.
== Appearance ==
The Soulcaster consists of two rings and a bracelet, with chains connecting them. Three extremely large oval-cut gemstones–a smokestone, a diamond, and a ruby–are set in a triangle that lays across the back of the hand. The gems glow brightly with Stormlight when Jasnah is Soulcasting. Jasnah sometimes wears a fingerless glove over the Soulcaster to block the light from the gemstones.
== History ==
Jasnah's use of the Soulcaster exacerbated her conflict with the Vorin Church, as they maintain a monopoly on the use and control over Soulcasters, and her Soulcaster was to all appearances, the only Soulcaster outside their control. This monopoly is likely in order to protect the secrets of the Soulcaster - including the toll it takes on the user. The Church also believes the Soulcasters to be holy objects and gifts of the Almighty, which is one justification they use to try to take the Soulcaster away from Jasnah. Many members of the church have attempted to remove the Soulcaster from her possession - either through bribery, coercion, or theft. 
Jasnah's open and notorious use of the Soulcaster made her the only viable target for Shallan Davar, who needed to steal a functional Soulcaster to return to the Ghostbloods as a replacement for the broken Davar Soulcaster. Shallan steals the Soulcaster before later finding out that it is a fake.
== Abilities ==
Jasnah's Soulcaster is thought to be a very powerful version of the fabrial. However, it could not actually Soulcast any of the essences, as it was essentially a hollow shell. The gems within were used by Jasnah as a repository of Stormlight that fueled her own Soulcasting.
== Notes ==
Jasnah's notebook

Jasnah's notebooks contain notes on various subjects made by Jasnah Kholin over the course of several years. Excerpts from it can be found in the epigraphs of The Way of Kings, in front of chapters 29 to 50.
== History ==
Since the murder of King Gavilar, Jasnah has dedicated much of her time to finding out as much information as she can about the Voidbringers and the city of Urithiru, seeking to understand the events of the night of her father's assassination.
After the Ghostblood's failed attempt to assassinate Jasnah, two of the three waterproof trunks containing her notebooks were lost at the sea. Only one washed ashore and was recovered by Shallan. Fortunately, Jasnah made copies of her important papers with confidants via spanreeds. These copies allowed her to restore the contents of the lost notebooks more or less completely.
== Organization ==
Jasnah keeps several notebooks, in which she jots down quotes, her own notes and observations. Once a notebook is filled, she reevaluates its contents and then copies the relevant passages into other, more specific notebooks. While in Kharbranth, she has three such specific notebooks: one dedicated to information about Urithiru; one concerning the Voidbringers; and one regarding Natanatan and the Shattered Plains. Additionally, Jasnah keeps a separate notebook with her observations on the politics and notable figures of Alethkar, although by the time Shallan reaches the Plains, the information is severely out of date, and a lot is outright incorrect.
== Excerpts ==
=== Voidbringers ===
=== Urithiru ===
== Notes ==
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Jastes Lekal

Jastes Lekal was a noble of the Final Empire on Scadrial.
He was a friend and compatriot of Elend Venture and Telden Hasting. The three often met at balls and discussed contemporary, even rebellious politics. He and Elend planned to become political allies upon the inheritance of their respective noble houses. His uncle was King Audil Lekal.
After the Collapse Jastes escaped to the Southern Dominance. The lives of some of his family members, including his sister, were lost during skaa uprisings.This was at least in part due to the fact that he tried to implement several of Elends ideas in governing his lands, such as freedom and political honesty, which was seen as a sign of weakness and led to him losing control. As a result, many of his family members were culled off by the new rulers when they took control.
He became mentally unstable and recruited an army of koloss by paying them with fake coins. He besieged Luthadel in an attempt to find the Lord Ruler's cache of atium. After losing control over his koloss due to an unforeseen event, Jastes tried to escape north into the Terris mountains. He was eventually caught and executed by Elend Venture, for bringing such destruction down on Luthadel.
== Notes ==
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Javie

Professor Javie is an engineer and member of the Set.
== History ==
Professor Javie made a study of engineering and taught somewhere, potentially Elendel University. At some point he came into contact with the Set, and joined their ranks. He traveled to the city of Dulsing in the Elendel Basin to visit the Set compound that had been built around the wreck of Brunstell. Javie came to lead the team of engineers along with Lady Stansi. It was hoped that he and his team would be able to discern the means by which the ship flew and perhaps replicate it. He was given a tour of the ship along with Stanoux, Stansi, and two other scientists, by Irich. Like the rest of the scienctists, he appeared concerned by Irich's talk of dominating the Basin. Irich assuaged his fears by assuring them that the technology was better off in their hands than those of Elendel and appealing to his sense of curiosity about what they could learn from the ship. He and the rest of the group began investigating their ship as Irich left them to deal with another matter.
== Notes ==
Javier DaLeuc

Javier DaLeuc is an actor on Scadrial.
In Cladence and the following month of , he starred in a run of The Den of the Survivor, a play about the overthrow of the Final Empire that was being shown at the Uptown Trio Theater in New Seran. Along with his co-star, Penelope Portreau, he was mentioned in an advertisement for the performances in The New Ascendancy.
== Notes ==
Javih

Javih is a captain in the Kholin army during the Battle of Narak.
== History ==
Captain Javih accompanied the Kholin army on the expedition to the center of the Shattered Plains and was present for the Battle of Narak. He delivered a tactical report to Highprince Dalinar Kholin but was interrupted by a messenger reporting that Brightlord Teleb had fallen and Roion's army routed, leaving Highprince Roion himself being trapped by Parshendi. Dalinar responded by charging off to battle himself and sending Javih to collect the reserves for a rescue. 
== Notes ==
Jax (Skyward)

Jax works at the DDF. Jax is reachable through the Flight School's intercom that is connected to the teaching room used by Cobb and Skyward Flight. Jax is able to find out information regarding mechanical issues at Alta Base as well as get in contact with DDF Captains when requested.
After Rig arrived late on his first day of Flight School, Cobb verified Rig's excuse, that the elevator from Igneous Cavern had malfunctioned, with Jax. After the death of Hurl, Jorgen asks Jax to contact Cobb and informed him that Skyward Flight had presented for their day of training.
== Notes ==
Jaxy

Jaxy is a woman on Scadrial. She has short, tightly curled white-blonde hair. She is married to Ranette. When eating at the Drunken Spur with Wayne and Ranette, Jaxy wore a white dress and diamond barrettes in her hair. According to Wayne, she likes sparkles.
Jaxy is kind and light-hearted, and humors Ranette's grouchy attitude. She is sympathetic and comforting to Wayne, especially in the aftermath of his breakup with MeLaan, and gently points out to him that his relationship with Allriandre is unhealthy. She prides Wayne on his ability to understand other people. After Wayne's death, Jaxy coordinates the renovation of Ranette's workshop with the money Wayne gifted to Ranette. She and Ranette go on a honeymoon to Southern Scadrial, and although Ranette pretends to be grouchy about the forced relaxation, Jaxy knows that she had fun and teases her about it.
== Notes ==
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Jayla Ruthar

Brightlady Jayla Ruthar is an Alethi noblewoman on Roshar during the Era of Solitude.
==Appearance and Personality==
Jasnah Kholin believes that Jayla and her husband are thieving and dangerous. They are usually political allies of Torol and Ialai Sadeas, who use them for their ambition.
==History==
At some point in her youth, Jayla wed Highprince Ruthar; by she had given birth to their eldest son Relis and later had at least one more child, a son named Ivanar. She is the aunt of Elit Ruthar.
During the War of Reckoning, she lived on the Shattered Plains, presumably in the Ruthar warcamp. In late , she attended a meeting in the Pinnacle with other members of the Alethi nobility to discuss the threat of the Assassin in White.
Jayla's fate during the True Desolation is unclear. Highprince Ruthar moved to Urithiru after the Battle of Narak; he was later stripped of his title and exiled to Azimir, and Relis became the new highprince. Jayla is not mentioned in connection with these events.
== Notes ==
Jeber

Jeber is a resident of Hearthstone on Roshar.
He has at least two sons that are close to Kaladin's age. During the Fused occupation of Hearthstone, he is described as lean-faced, although the town was low on food at the time.
In 1175, he somehow got into trouble with the singer citylady Abiajan and was strung up and whipped as punishment. Lirin tended to his wounds, earning Abiajan's ire. Jeber was then imprisoned in the basement of the citylord's manor, chained to the wall next to another prisoner. Vyre killed Jeber with his Honorblade after the Fourth Bridge arrived to evacuate the town. Vyre claimed it was an act of mercy, although he also intended to provoke Kaladin.
== Notes ==
Jedal

Jedal is a skaa miner from the Eastern Dominance of the Final Empire on Scadrial. He is the father of Spook.
== Appearance and Personality ==
Jedal is a large man, often covered with dust and dirt because of his job as a miner. He is cruel and brutal, not hesitating to kill his own son after learning of his Allomancy.
== History ==
Jedal lived in a crowded skaa shack in the Eastern Dominance with his wife, Margel. They had at least one son, also named Jedal, but later called Lestibournes and Spook. Jedal did not approve of Spook running around in the streets and was annoyed by his use of eastern street slang.
Allomancy ran in Margel's family, and Spook Snapped when he was only five years old. Margel presumably soon discovered that he was a tin Misting and sent for her brother, Clubs, hoping that he could protect the boy from execution by the Steel Ministry. However, Jedal and some other skaa soon learned of Spook's secret and tracked him down. Fearing further retribution from the Steel Ministry, Jedal decided to kill Spook himself to keep his powers a secret. Before he could, Clubs intervened, trading a bag of coins to Jedal for Spook's life. Jedal was angry that Margel had contacted her brother behind his back, but took the deal. He seemingly kept his word and did not betray Clubs to the Steel Ministry after he left with Spook.
== Notes ==
Jeffrey Jeffrey

Jeffrey Jeffrey is a citizen of the Beacon and an administrator or steward to the Greater Good.
== Appearance and Personality ==
Jeffrey Jeffrey is a burly man with a bushy black beard and brown eyes. Nomad comments that Jeffrey Jeffrey looks like a cousin of his, implying he could pass for Azish.
== History ==
Jeffrey Jeffrey is part of the raiding party that steals the Scadrian authorization badge from the Cinder King. The group returns to Beacon and Jeffrey Jeffrey gives a report of the mission to the Greater Good. When Nomad reveals that he could operate the key to get into the Refuge, Jeffrey Jeffrey thinks that getting to the Refuge is Beacon's only hope.
After Beacon fails to find the Refuge, Jeffrey Jeffrey attends a conference with the leaders of Beacon to discuss casualties and come up with a new plan of action. Jeffrey Jeffrey agrees to help Nomad get materials to modify the engines of Beacon for a vacuum. When the system is set up, Jeffrey Jeffrey helps familiarize Nomad with the controls for the ascent up the mountain. When Beacon crashes on the other side, Jeffrey Jeffrey is present at the meeting to survey the damage.
Jeffrey Jeffrey pilots a Beacon gunship during a fight with Union. As his ship is going down, Nomad rescues Jeffrey Jeffrey and deposits him on the Dawnchaser.
== Notes ==
Jeksonofnone

Jeksonofnone is a bright green bird on Roshar that is able to mimic human speech.
==Appearance and Personality==
Jeksonofnone is about two fists tall with sleek green plumage. He stays on a perch in his cage using his clawed feet. He exhibits a noticeable personality as he studies people.
==Attributes and Abilities==
Like all birds, he is referred to as a "chicken" by Rosharans outside of Shinovar. The Shin name for his species is not known, but it lives throughout the region. Because his species is relatively intelligent and can be trained, it is not typically eaten as meat.
==History==
Jeksonofnone was under the care of a Thaylen man when Shallan saw him at the Middlefest Fair. Shallan had never seen a similar "chicken", and was shocked when his owner had him speak his name on command, accusing him of being a voidbringer.
== Trivia ==
*The name "Jeksonofnone" mimics the naming conventions used by humans in Shinovar. The name is likely a nod to "Jeksonsonvallano", the original name of Szeth in The Way of Kings Prime. Brandon liked the name Jek but had to change it to Szeth after modifying Shin linguistics.
*Jeksonofnone's appearance is described similarly to some species of Aviar, but he is not an Aviar.
== Notes ==
Jella

The jella tree is a species of tree native to Roshar.
==Appearance and Anatomy==
The jella tree is able to absorb crem and use it to reinforce its wood. The crem gives the tree its light brown color and rocklike texture. They are relatively tall trees, and they have particularly strong branches. The leaves of the tree are long and thin, with a needle-like appearance. The leaves are brightly colored in yellow, red, pink, and orange, resembling fiery explosions of color. Like many other plants on Roshar, the leaves are retractable for protection from highstorms.
==Ecology==
Jella trees are known to grow in Jah Keved. They are abundant in basins that are partially sheltered from the highstorms and grow densely on their slopes.
==Uses==
Because jella trees are quite strong, they can be used to support large canopies for events such as outdoor festivals. Despite their strength, the trees can be felled, if needed. Their branches can support the weight of a person, and Hoid once sat in a jella tree while speaking to Shallan.
== Notes ==
Jellywire

Jellywire is a vine on Patji in the Pantheon of First of the Sun.
The vines deliver an effective paralytic on contact, rendering a person unable to move. The vines do not appear to cause pain, but the numbness takes some fifteen minutes to fade away. Experienced trappers are able to weave the vines into nets to create traps. Vathi gets trapped in a jellywire net that Sixth of the Dusk set up outside one of his safecamps.
== Notes ==
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Jen

Jen is a medieval historian and Runian's former partner.
== History ==
Jen, John, and Ryan Chu were friends at least as early as high school. During that time, Jen quickly found an interest in history.
At some point, Jen began dating John. Two weeks later, she started secretly cheating on John with Ryan. Jen and John often argued during their relationship.
Eventually, Jen infiltrated Ulric Stromfin's organization, using her knowledge as a medievalist to involve herself with his dimension projects. During her infiltration, she pretended be on a trip in Europe and let John think she had died in an accident.
When the hordamen began their attack on Maelport, Jen escaped with Ryan through the dimensional portal to the police department headquarters.
== Notes ==
Jendel

Jendel is a patron of the First Central Bank in Elendel on Scadrial. 
== Appearance and Personality ==
He is middle aged and wears dusty clothing, including a felt cap. 
== History ==
Jendel was a laborer who lived in the slums of Elendel with his three sons. Around , when Waxillium Ladrian was twelve years old, his uncle Edwarn brought him to the First Central Bank to teach him about banking. Edwarn and Wax observed two men seeking a loan, Jendel and a wealthy man named Nikolin. Edwarn told Wax that most banks would only lend money to Nikolin. However, he had instituted a policy wherein First Central Bank would loan money to riskier debtors, but with unfavorable loan terms such as extremely high interest rates and potential wage garnishment. Edwarn had also marketed aggressively to people that would not normally qualify for a loan. Edwarn and his colleagues had effectively invented subprime lending in Elendel.
Upon hearing about the draconian terms of the contract that Jendel was about to sign, Wax intervened. He attempted to give Jendel a rare, valuable coin that Edwarn had just gifted him. Jendel did not accept the coin, not believing that someone would give him something so valuable. Edwarn was incensed, but was able to smoothly convince Jendel to sign the loan papers anyway. Jendel was not able to fulfill the loan terms, and committed suicide by jumping off a bridge eight years later. His sons remained indebted to the bank after his death.
Wax recounted Jendel's story to Steris Harms after Bleeder sent him a message on the rare coin that Jendel had refused. He told Steris that the incident with Jendel was one of the factors that drove him to leave the unscrupulous, bureaucratic environment of Elendel to seek adventure in the Roughs.
== Notes ==
Jenet

Jenet is the stablemaster of the Kholin warcamp's stables on the Shattered Plains.
== Appearance and Personality ==
Jenet is a pretty woman who wears her dark hair up in a simple tail with no ornaments. Her face is rather taut, which Kaladin finds strange for a lighteyes. She wears a riding dress, a havah made of a coarse material that has slits from ankle to thigh up the front and back, with feminine trousers underneath. She wears a sleeve over her safehand, even though most of the female grooms wear a glove.
She is rather standoffish and is openly displeased by Dalinar's orders to teach a bunch of soldiers how to ride horses. She is very curt with Kaladin and she is blunt enough to tell him that he needs his hair cut, despite his rank as a captain. She also hurls rocks in annoyance at prince Adolin Kholin. She generally lacks refinement and polish in her interactions, which Kaladin finds refreshing in a lighteyed woman.
Jenet was attracted to horse grooming because it is not addressed as a "masculine" or "feminine" art in the sacred Vorin text Arts and Majesty, allowing both men and women to do the job. Despite her youth, she is Dalinar's most trusted stablemaster. She is extremely knowledgeable about horses and a large team of grooms, both men and women, report to her. She cares deeply for the horses and their safety, expressing concern when Dalinar orders them to be used on patrol outside the camps.
== History ==
At some point she was presumably involved in a failed relationship with Adolin, as she threw rocks at him when he attempted to exchange pleasantries with her.
Dalinar ordered her to train Bridge Four and the other bridgemen under his service in horse riding. She was not happy to be teaching beginners, and gave a very long, protracted, and thorough lesson on horse riding before allowing the bridgemen to touch the animals. She was particularly concerned about the horses getting spooked. Once the bridgemen began riding the horses, she was easily frustrated with any mistakes that they made. She seemed both incredulous and amused when Kaladin, who was being mocked by Adolin for riding the aging Spray, said he was going to ride Dreamstorm. Jenet seemed more worried about the horse's safety than Kaladin's. She watched in both horror and awe as Kaladin briefly rode Dreamstorm (with the help of Stormlight) until the point that he was thrown off.
After Dalinar agreed to let the bridgemen begin patrols outside of the warcamps, he instructed them to bring some horses with them to practice. Jenet was immediately perturbed by the idea of taking horses outside of the city due to her concerns about bandits, but Dalinar overruled her and told her that the horses were there to be used.
== Trivia ==
* "Jenet" is a gender-neutral name in Alethkar, as Kaladin assumed that the stablemaster was a man before meeting her.
* Brandon used both his real-life horseback riding experiences and advice from horse experts in order to write Jenet's scene.
== Notes ==
Jenin

Jenin is one of Dalinar's elites. He was present during the attack where they recruited Teleb.
He is referred to as a striker. When Dalinar and the elites approached Brightlord Yezriar, Jenin unhooked his shortbow and shot Yezriar's horse. Jenin lamented that it was a terrible waste of money, and Dalinar said he would buy Jenin two horses when they were finished.
== Notes ==
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Jenny Zhang

Jenny Zhang is one of Stephen Leeds's aspects. She's a tall, mature Asian woman with a square face and prominent smile lines.
She was created unknowingly by Stephen at the beginning of his search for Sandra. Before Stephen realizes that she's an aspect, he says that she is a reporter and writer who writes almost voyeuristic pop biographies. After Stephen realizes that she is an aspect, she has a difficult time following the rules, frequently appearing from nowhere. She claims to be a biographer aspect, and Stephen assumes she's writing about him. However, after his aspects disappear, she reveals that she's actually creating biographies of his aspects. These biographies allow him to remember the dead aspects and write about them.
== Notes ==
Jerick

Jerick is the son of a lumberer on Yolen.
== History ==
Jerick was born on Yolen to a lumberman. Eventually he was chosen for his acumen in order to prove the mental capacity and capabilities of the lower classes in a contest. This was put into motion by a king of a city-state that sincerely believed that all people had the capacity for great things if given the chance, and his desire to prove it to those that doubted his idea. 
Jerick succeeded in every trial right up until the last, when he fled and went off to war, not showing up for the trial. He would eventually return and a coup would occur where he killed several barons of the city-state. The ultimate result of the coup, however, is unknown.
Hoid - who witnessed this story, having been selected to judge the final trial - later told of Jerick to Dalinar Kholin, just before his contest of champions.
== Development ==
Jerick was one of the first characters that Brandon Sanderson created, appearing in the very first story he wrote in his mid-teens. He was originally named "Rick", and at one point he was an elf. He was a hero character that was falsely accused of murder; Brandon later cited him as an example of a "flawless hero" in his writing who did not have internal struggles like those of Vin or Dalinar. In Dragonsteel Prime he was very different, being the son of a lumberman that was chosen by a king to partake in trials to prove the capacity of the lower class to the upper class, much like the form of him that was later canonized in Wind and Truth.
Brandon has mentioned including Jerick as part of a rewritten Dragonsteel series on several occasions over the years, but this would not occur until after the completion of The Stormlight Archive. Because characters and plot points were cannibalized from Dragonsteel Prime to improve The Way of Kings, Jerick's character arc would need to be significantly changed. Brandon had stated that Jerick had been written out of the Cosmere entirely, but he appears to have returned as at least a character in Hoid's backstory, as Hoid tells part of Jerick's story in Wind and Truth .
== Notes ==
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