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RAFO

RAFO is a term Brandon Sanderson uses at signings as a non-answer for prying 17th Sharders and others. It means "Read and Find Out." When Brandon uses this, it is neutral, and neither means one is right or one is wrong. Many things are RAFO'd because they would spoil future books.
Robert Jordan popularized this term in this genre, and Brandon "inherited" it, so to speak. Brandon feels bad for simply stating "No, I won't answer.", so he has the RAFO cards made physically. Instead of saying it, he hands out the cards to the fans, and as such it has become a sort of trophy hunt for them.
RAFO can also be used as a response to questions that are meant to be discussed by fans or ones that will never be answered.
== Notes ==
Raagent

Raagent is the Lord General of the Tower in Lossand. 
== Appearance and Personality ==
He has fair Daysider skin and long brown hair. He has a long goatee and a drooping moustache.
== History ==
In the first vote of the Taishin he votes for the dissolution of the Diem.
He goes on a hunting trip to the deep sands in an attempt to avoid Kenton, but Kenton and Aarik chase after him. When they arrive Raagent invites Kenton to join him on his deep sandling hunt. On the ride to the deep sand they discuss the different types of sandlings, and Raagent asks Kenton how much it will cost him to hire the sand masters. He says that the reason he wants to dismantle the Diem is so he could have their prestige for himself, and he cares nothing for their power. He then says that he has changed his and simply wants the Diem destroyed. He goes off to deal the killing blow to the KaRak his soldiers captured and weakened for him. Kenton starts to walk away and suddenly a woman comes flying towards him and he turns around to see a much larger KaRak, the first one's mother, attacking Raagent and his soldiers. Kenton distracts the sandling, giving Aarik an opening to ride in on his tonk, saving Raagent's life. Kenton then goes back and uses his sand to kill the creature. Raagent is impressed by Kenton's showing, and after Kenton agrees to give the Tower a contingent of sand masters to use, Raagent agrees to vote for the Diem. Kenton leaves, and Aarik and his father eat together for the first time in years.
He tries to set up a meeting with Senior Trackt Ais to betray Sharezan. Sharezan finds out and traps the building, but Raagent realizes in time and escapes safely.
Presumably as revenge for his attempted betrayal, Sharezan personally executes Raagent in a brutal fashion. He sneaks into Raagent's sleeping chambers in the Tower, uses Raagent's ShalRim bed sheets to tie him up, and then brings him down into the Tower's wine cellar where his cries for help won't be heard. Sharezan props Raagent up against a wall and lights candles to provide some light in the darkness of the cellar. He then dosed him with kamo, an emotional stimulant, and cut off his eyelids. Since, like all Daysiders, Raagent was afraid of the dark, the kamo, combined with the growing darkness from the candles burning out, caused Raagent's mind to conjure up all sorts of horrors. Since he couldn't close his eyes he was forced to endure these nightmares until he died from the fright. Baon theorizes that the murder was done in order to lessen Kenton's chances of winning all of the Taishins' votes, since Raagent was one of Kenton's supporters.
After Raagent's death, at Kenton's request, Aarik reluctantly becomes the new Lord General in his father's place and votes in favor of the Diem.
== Relationships ==
* He is the father of Aarik, whom he disowned at some point in the past.
* He was dealing with Sharezan. It is unclear what exactly their relationship was.
== Trivia ==
* In the prose he was named Reegent.
== See Also ==
* Lord General
* The Tower
== Notes ==
Category: Taldaini
Category: Residents of Kezare
Rabies

Rabies is a poltergeist, the spirit of a dead man who must possess the bodies of living people. He is part of a group of gamer poltergeists, including Dreamer, that play games like "capture the flag" and "cops and robbers," using living bodies like "lives" in a video game. He is known to have taken over at least two bodies including a person killed by Phi and a man with thick arms. 
== Appearance & Personality ==
In his unembodied form, Rabies is completely invisible to the living. To other poltergeists he appears as a glowing field seeping over surfaces. When in possession of a living body, he looks and sounds like the person he is possessing, including their accent and some of their mannerisms. In this state he can be recognized by other poltergeists as one of their kind due to a bright yellow-colored glow visible around his form.
== Attributes and Abilities ==
As a poltergeist, Rabies must possess the body of a living person in order to maintain consciousness. When possessing a body, he gains full control over the person and can even access certain skills for a limited time. If the body he is possessing is killed, he is forcefully ejected and becomes a mindless, primal unembodied spirit, desperate for warmth until he finds and takes over a new body. He can also Bolt from one body to another if he makes physical contact with the new body.
== History ==
Rabies met fellow poltergeists Dreamer, Phi, Icer, Longshot, and TheGannon, who all love to play games. As a group, they got together often to play games by possessing the living and using their bodies disposably, as if they were players inhabiting the persona of a video game character. 
During one such game, Rabies was playing cops and robbers in Manhattan against Phi, on a team with the other four poltergeists in their group. Rabies was assigned to hunt Phi on the streets with Dreamer and Icer. At some point in the game, Rabies' second body was killed by Phi, leaving him out of contact with the rest of the group. After Dreamer tackled Phi off the building where Longshot was hiding, Rabies managed to take Phi's next body into custody, winning the game for his team. After the game was over, he remarked on the chaos and damage that they had caused, and suggested that they leave.
== Notes ==
Raboniel/Gallery

== Official Artwork ==
ROW BG 2024 Cover.jpeg | by Yasen Stoilov With Navani on the Bulgarian cover of Rhythm of War
== Portraits ==
Lady of Wishes.png | by 
Raboniel by Elisgardor.jpg | by 
Raboniel.jpg | by 
Navani and Raboniel by Esther Schrader.jpg | by Working with Navani
Raboniel by Petar Penev.jpg| by Leading the attack on Urithiru, flanked by the makay-im.
Raboniel by Marie Seeberger.png | by Raboniel with a bow and plate
Raboniel by EccoS.jpg | by 
Raboniel and Navani by Viridializard.jpeg| by With Navani
Raboniel rhythm by Viridializard.jpeg| by Attuning the Rhythm of War
Raboniel by Caio Santos.jpeg | by 
Navani and Raboniel by clarinking.jpg | by With Navani
Category:Gallery Subpages
Radathavian

Radathavian is a military officer in the coalition of monarchs on Roshar. 
During the lead-up to Battalionlord Teofil's push to recapture the crystal pillar room after the singer invasion of Urithiru, Shuanor and Gavri were ordered to have their forces retreat from the upper floors of the tower. Radathavian, who was one of the officers present in the map room that served as a temporary command center, was charged with taking command of some of their troops to form a harrying force that could cover the retreat.
== Notes ==
Radiant Depths

The Radiant Depths is a trench in the Sea of Souls, part of the Rosharan subastral of the Cognitive Realm. It is likely named after the Knights Radiant.
== Geography and Geology ==
The trench lies in the southern Sea of Souls. It runs roughly from Nohadon's Stairways at its north end to Nameless in the south. A long peninsula runs parallel to the southern half of the trench; the lighthouse Abiding Light is located on the peninsula. The total size of the Radiant Depths is unclear due to a lack of detailed maps of Shadesmar, but the Physical Realm locations that appear to correspond to the trench are western Marat and the southern mountains of Ur.
The Radiant Depths is referred to as a "great trench" by resident spren. Local sailors are well aware of the trench, and seem to prefer navigating the shallows that lie along its western edge.
== History ==
During the emissary mission from Urithiru to Lasting Integrity, Shallan and Adolin's team traveled from Nohadon's Stairways to Nameless by sailing the shallows adjacent to the Radiant Depths. The peakspren sailors that accompanied them had special tools to measure the depth of the bead ocean.
== Notes ==
Radrian Blackburn

Radrian Blackburn is a Librarian and a Dark Oculator on Earth. He purposely put out one of his eyes to increase the power of the other one when using Lenses.
== History ==
He was employed by Shasta Smedry to make the Sands of Rashid into a Lens. He captured the initial Leavenworth's infiltration team, though Sing, Alcatraz, and Bastille escaped from their prison. He tried to get information out of Grandpa Smedry and Quentin, but Grandpa Smedry arrived late to the torture and Quentin activated his talent so that he only spoke in gibberish. Alcatraz rescued them, and soon after Blackburn and Grandpa Smedry had an Oculator’s duel. They were both very skilled, but Blackburn was more skilled and defeated Leavenworth. Alcatraz tricked Blackburn by breaking his Firebringer’s Lens to shoot backwards. When Blackburn tried to use it, it fired backwards into his single remaining eye and blinded him. He was left behind by the Smedry’s as they escaped, leaving him powerless and defeated.
==Trivia==
His name is likely a reference to Mount Blackburn in Alaska.
== Notes ==
Rahul

Rahul is one of Stephen Leeds' aspects. He is an Indian man with a moustache and a round face. He speaks with an Indian accent and knows a lot about photography and computers, making him unusual in his ability to have more than one specialization. He is married to Kalyani.
Rahul was unusual in that Stephen didn't intentionally manifest him, but instead he spontaneously appeared via his relationship with Kalyani. He first appeared to Stephen while Stephen was on a video call with Kalyani, when he promised to be very helpful.
== Trivia ==
* Rahul is named after Brandon's good friend Rahul Pantula, who is a beta reader and assists Brandon with aspects of the cosmere that connect to Indian mythology.
== Notes ==
Raksha

Raksha was a soldier in Amaram's army in Alethkar on Roshar. He was a member of Kaladin's squad.
An unknown Veden Shardbearer killed him, along with Toorim, Hamel, Acis, Navar and eleven other members of Kaladin's squad. It was later discovered by Shallan Davar by identification of his Shardblade, in the current possession of Amaram, that the Veden Shardbearer was Helaran Davar.
== Notes ==
Ral

Ral is a darkeyed carpenter from Hearthstone in Alethkar. He has a shop in the town and employs several apprentices.
== History ==
Ral learned carpentry from his father, whom he succeeded as the town's carpenter in . He eventually hired two apprentices, and in the second year of citylord Roshone's governance, Ral hired Tien as well--likely in an act of aid to Lirin's family, as Ral had little need of additional help. Later that year, he expressed disappointment in Tien's poor productivity, as the young boy would often get distracted with projects which did not prove useful or profitable.
== Notes ==
Ralinor

Ralinor is a member of the King's Guard.
He was on duty protecting the king and the Kholin family during the Highstorm after which Szeth attacked. During the storm, he was ordered to stand guard, along with six bridgemen, in the hallway outside of the king’s conference chambers. Ralinor and Moash were tasked to be the rear guard of the group, when Kaladin attempted to get them away from the palace. The two rear guardsmen caught up to the group, at the same moment that the Assassin in White appeared, and Ralinor, along with the other guards and Renarin, fled to protect Elhokar and Navani.
== Notes ==
Ralinsa

The Ralinsa is the main roadway of Kharbranth. 
The Ralinsa consists of switchbacks that crisscross the steep lait that contains Kharbranth. It connects the port at sea level to the Conclave at the top of the city. Because Kharbranth is so steep and crowded, merchants sometimes use porters instead of chull carts to transport their goods through streets and walkways. Wealthy lighteyes often travel the Ralinsa in palanquins.
While the Ralinsa itself is safe, it has turnoffs to less desirable areas frequented by thieves and footpads.
== Notes ==
Rall Elorim

Rall Elorim is a city in the mountains of northern Iri on Roshar and the most populous city in the nation. It is also known as the City of Shadows for cryptic reasons, and it contains an Oathgate. 
==Geography==
The city is located in the extreme northwest of Roshar. It is situated at the north end of a small mountain range, on a peninsula between the Reshi Sea and the Northern Depths. Feverstone Keep is thought to be near Rall Elorim.
Perhaps due to the city's remote location, people from other parts of Roshar, such as Gawx and Kaladin, have heard tales that characterize it as an exotic, mysterious land.
==History==
During the False Desolation, the singers, under Ba-Ado-Mishram, may have been interested in controlling something in or near Rall Elorim.
Lift grew up in Rall Elorim, and recalled terrible memories of her time there.
Rall Elorim fell under the control of Odium's forces, along with the rest of Iri, during the True Desolation. This concerned Dalinar since the city's Oathgate had a great deal of strategic value.
== Notes ==
Rambleman

Rambleman is the name given to some traveling merchants and peddlers on Nalthis. They are more than simple traveling jugglers or storytellers, as they specialize in bringing news (for a price) and stories alongside their goods and services.
Siri seems to have frequently listened to stories from ramblemen in her youth. She had various notions of Hallandren that were affected by these tales; she thought of it as a tropical, colorful land, but also a place of death with walls built of skulls painted in obscene splotches of color. She also heard tales of other grandiose cities and interesting terrain in distant countries such as Xaka and Hudres, although Hallandren was the only locale that was said to have a verdant jungle. The stories told by the ramblemen make her appreciate her small-town life in Idris. After arriving in Hallandren, Siri realized that the stories of the ramblemen were heavily embellished.
==Trivia==
*Brandon cites "rambleman" as an example of an intriguing term in his novels that is not explicitly explored in the text, allowing the reader to do their own mental worldbuilding.
== Notes ==
Rame Maldor

Rame Maldor is a scholar and patron of Lady ZoBell's party in Elendel on Scadrial. He's a tall man and wears too much plaid.
He introduced himself to Professor Hanlanaze at the party, not realizing that it was actually Wayne. He had studied and written about the "Higgens effect", and Wayne confounded him by suggesting that it meant nothing compared to electrical fields. Rame had previously corresponded with Hanlanaze and planned to study electrical fields himself. He was put off when Wayne, as Hanlanaze, suggested that Rame was behind in the scientific race and that Hanlanaze had purposely withheld his study of electrical fields to get ahead.
== Notes ==
Ramear

Ramear was a young, minor Arelene noble, the second son of an unimportant baron.
== Appearance & Personality ==
Ramear had the a hawkish face, and the strong nose of an Arelene.
Ramear seems to have been shrewd, but not overly loyal to his nation. He was intelligent enough to make sure that Hrathen was promising concrete benefits in exchange for his conversion to Shu-Dereth, but did not seem to care that in doing so he was betraying his own kingdom. Ramear was also very straightforward in his words and actions, directly asking what Hrathen was offering him.
== History ==
When Hrathen attempted to convert many of the young Arelene nobles to Shu-Dereth, Ramear was among them. Ramear was amenable to conversion, but only if Hrathen was seriously promising rewards for his conversion. Following Hrathen's assurances that he would be rewarded, Ramear pondered Hrathen's offer. Hrathen believed that he had Ramear convinced, and planned to meet with him in private with a more solid promise.
== Notes ==
Ranger Flight

Ranger Flight is a flight of DDF pilots that work as scouts. There was originally at least eight members of Ranger Flight. They pilot Val-class ships, which are designed for reconnaissance, scanner avoidance, and speed. 
== History ==
Ranger Flight joined Skyward Flight under the command of Jorgen in the battle where Hurl died, identifying enemy ships and relaying the information back to Flight Command. 
In the Battle of Alta Second, Ranger Flight was combined with the other scout groups. Cloak reported the number of Krell ships to Admiral Ironsides, as well as confirmed that a lifebuster had been sent by the enemy. On Ironsides' order, the scouts drove the lifebuster away from the shipyard, and it changed its course to instead head towards Alta, moving faster than expected. With the other pilots occupied, Ironsides ordered the scouts to engage with the lifebuster and its defense ships. They successfully managed to destroy the lifebuster, however, in doing so, the bomb it had been carrying was dropped onto the surface of Detritus, killing Cloak along with eight other scouts. 
Ranger Flight was involved in a battle against the Superiority when they tried to use a battleship to bombard Detritus. One member of their flight got stuck outside of Detritus when the shield came online, and met up with Jorgen to be hyperjumped to the other side of the shield, via a taynix.
== Known members ==
* Stallion (Assistant flightleader)
* Cloak (Ranger Seven; deceased)
* Underscore (Ranger Eight; fate unknown)
== Notes ==
Raoden's mother

Raoden's mother was a woman that lived in the city of Kae in Arelon. She was stated to have an unyielding personality and insurmountable love for her son.
== History ==
When her son, Raoden, had sustained an injury as a result of a big fall. She and her husband, Iadon, sought the best medical professionals but none were able to cease the spread of Raoden's infection without risking amputating his leg. With very few options left and against her husband's wishes, she brought Raoden to Elantris where an Elantrian medic was able to completely heal her son's wound. She eventually died two years before the Reod occurred.
== Notes ==
category: possessive articles
Raoden/Gallery

== Official artwork ==
Elantris SP cover art 1.jpg | by On Spanish Elantris anniversary cover
Elantris CN cover.jpg | by On Mainland China Elantris cover
Elantris HU1 Cover Art.jpg | by On Hungarian Elantris cover
Elantris JP Part 2 cover.jpg | On Japanese Elantris cover
Elantris CK cover.jpg | On Czech Elantris cover
ElantrisAr.jpg | On Saudi Arabian Elantris cover
Elantris GA1 cover.jpg | by On Elantris Graphic Audio cover
Raoden Character Pin.png | by Raoden Character Pin
== Portraits ==
Sel-1-Raoden.jpg | by Portrait
Raoden Portrait.jpg | by Portrait
Raoden.jpg | by Portrait
Raoden - Living by Hayley Olivia.jpg | by Pre-Shaod
Raoden - Damned by Hayley Olivia.jpg | by Post-Shaod
Raoden - Elantrian by Hayley Olivia.jpg | by Restored
Raoden by esamitch.jpg | by 
Reod Raoden by Shuravf.jpg | by 
Raoden Aon by Shuravf.jpeg| by Creating an Aon
Raoden by Laurys L.jpg| by Creating an Aon
Raoden with Aon Rao by Shayndlart.jpeg| by 
== Scenes ==
Raoden mirror by Elisgardor.jpg| by Seeing himself in the mirror the morning the Shaod struck him.
Elantris Shuravf.jpg | by Walking through the city
Sarene and Spirit.jpg | by With Sarene
Saving Elantris by Shuravf.jpeg| by Fighting to save the city
Raoden and Sarene.png | by With Sarene
Category:Gallery Subpages
Raoshem

King Raoshem was the first king of Elantris.
When the Aonic peoples migrated to Arelon they found Elantris empty and abandoned. Initially it was viewed with superstition, people believed it was haunted. King Rhashm, who renamed himself Raoshem, strove to overcome the fears of his people and settled Elantris as the center of his kingdom. Several decades later people started being taken by the Shaod, becoming Elantrians.
== Notes ==
es:Raoshem
Rariv

Rariv is a servant at Mercystar's palace in Hallandren on Nalthis circa 327.
When Vasher infiltrates the palace, he encounters a group of four servants in the hallway. Vasher disables Taff with an Awakened rope and throws Nightblood (in his sheath) at the group. Lolan picks up the sword while Rariv and another servant run for help. Taff ends up dead; Rariv, Lolan, and the third surviving servant recount their version of the events to Lightsong when he decides to investigate. 
== Notes ==
Rashek/Gallery

== Official artwork ==
TFE CN 2nd cover.jpg| by On the cover for the second Mainland China release of Mistborn: The Final Empire
Rashek movie concept.jpg | by Concept art
Lordruler.jpg | by 
Lord Ruler Card.png | by 
== Portraits ==
The Lord Ruler by Rafael Sousa.jpg | by 
The Lord Ruler 2 by Rafael Sousa.png | by 
The Deepness by creativityinajar.jpg | by Vin flying in front of a stained-glass window depicting the Lord Ruler and the Deepness
The Lord Ruler by Ari Ibarra.jpg| by 
The Lord Ruler by Luna Guardiola.jpg | by 
The Lord Ruler by Diego López.jpg| by 
The Lord Ruler by Nevena Jevtic.jpg| by Nevena Jevtic
== Scenes ==
Vin vs the Lord Ruler.jpg | by Fighting Vin
Help from the Mists by Carlos C Diaz.jpg| by Carlos C DiazFighting Vin
Vin vs the Lord Ruler by Luna Guardiola.jpg | by Fighting Vin
Category:Gallery Subpages
Rashekin

Rashekin is a city in the Elendel Basin on Scadrial. It is presumably named after Rashek, the man who became the Lord Ruler.
It lies near a small river, on a railway that extends from Elendel northeast to the Faleast Range. It is considered to be outside of the direct influence of the government in Elendel, and was one of the cities where the Set maintained a compound for training new recruits.
== Notes ==