Garith

Garith is a leader of the Knights Radiant at the time of the False Desolation. He falls in love with Shmone, a Singer and his enemy, and is present at the capture of Ba-Ado-Mishram. He is the first Radiant to betray his oaths in the Feverstone Keep vision.
==Appearance and Personality==
Garith is pale, with a handsome face and blonde hair. He may be Riran.
His shardplate glows blue at the joints in the way of the Windrunners, and he often wears a blue cape with his plate. His Shardblade has a rippling appearance with detailed carvings along the center. Underneath his plate, he wears a blue uniform.
He was adamant that the Radiants should stay unified in their protection of Roshar, and in this disagreed with the Skybreakers of the time. He kept the Radiants together in the years between the abandoning of Urithiru and the Recreance. He was staunchly in support of a peaceful end to the false desolation, likely because of his secret relationship with Shmone.
==Attributes and Abilities==
Before he broke his oaths, Garith was a Windrunner of at least the fourth ideal as he had achieved plate. He could presumably make use of the Windrunner surges of Adhesion and Gravitation in a similar manner to others of his order.
==History==
Years before the abandoning of Urithiru, Garith condemned someone named Kazilah, causing a rift between him and the Skybreakers. Although he apoligised, this event was cited as a reason the Skybreakers split from the rest of the Radiants.
Garith met Shmone on the battlefield at an unspecified time years before the capture of Ba-Ado-Mishram. On their first meeting, she stabbed him, but he was understanding about it. They began meeting in secret, as although they were enemies, they shared a desire for peace.
As the Radiants abandoned Urithiru, Garith had an argument with the Skybreakers. He attempted to reconcile, but the woman at their head rejected this. She cited how, as she saw it, nobody in the Radiants lived by the truth any longer. She accused Melishi of lying about the evacuation of Urithiru being temporary, and when Garith defended him, she accused him of running a con as well. This struck a nerve in him. She stated that the Skybreakers had learned the fate of Alashwa from their new leader (presumably Nale), and had spread this knowledge against Melishi's will. She and the Skybreakers gave an ironic salute and split off from Melishi and Garith's Radiants. Garith told Melishi that he had warned him losing Urithiru would have this affect upon the Radiants. He implied that this was partially Melishi's fault, as he could have done more to convince the Sibling. He shared his intent to make a new home for the Radiants in Cabridar, and perhaps to fight against the forces of Ba-Ado-Mishram.
Time passed, and Garith argued for the Radiants in peace talks with the forces of Ba-Ado-Mishram. The singers demanded more farmland, but Garith refused to fight human kings to obtain land to give them. When Garith said what they have was always enough before, the Singers left in their anger. When one of Garith's Edgedancer allies suggested they stop trying for peace, he reaffirmed his desire for compromise and asked for more time. The Radiants put their hands upon his in a show of unity, expressing their trust and support of him. He said that Mishram was always far more reasonable than Odium, and almost shared more before stopping himself. He critisized Melishi for not guiding the Radiants more with the wisdom shared to him by Honor, but Melishi rebuffed him. Garith said they're closer to a treaty than they look, and at that, Melishi expressed his doubt the Singers would hold to a treaty, as they are Voidbringers. Garith reminded him that the humans are equally of the Void.
Garith left with some other windrunners, taking them to a glade between rock formations. They met with four singers, including the leader who had been arguing with Garith at the peace talks, named Shmone. Shmone exaggerated her mannerisms for the sake of the humans, smiling more obviously than a Singer usually would. She and Garith shared their story with the other Windrunners. When one of them expressed distrust of Shmone as the enemy, Garith soothed them. The two share that they told their story to prove to the Windrunners that peace is possible. 
Ba-Ado-Mishram herself then arrived at the secret congregation. She said she agreed with their push for peace, as Garith's sincerity had proven to her that Singers and Humans could find peace. She was the Singer's god, and she wanted them to be safe. She noticed Melishi and his strike team hidden in the bushes, and they sprung into action at the command of Honor. Melishi captured Mishram in a perfect gemstone, and for three seconds the tones of Roshar fell still before the Singers began to writhe. Their forms were stripped from them traumatically, leaving pools of orange Singer blood. Garith rebuked Melishi and later Honor for breaking their oaths to Mishram. Garith reached out and touched Honor, he showed Radiants everywhere a vision of the destruction they could cause to Roshar. Garith saw himself killing thousands. Honor told them that they were destruction incarnate and would end the planet. Garith fell back to Shmone, humming the Rhythm of Joy to her.
Garith later led the orders of Windrunners and Stonewards to Feverstone Keep to break their oaths. He was the first to do so.
Garith's life was used by Dalinar Kholin millennia later to understand the events of the Recreance. Upon witnessing his tragic love for Shmone, Renarin Kholin manages to make a connection through time to Garith and tells him that he will make Mishram's betrayal right.
==Relationships==
===Shmone===
Gartih has known Shmone for years. They keep their relationship quiet, going so far as to pretend to be extremely antagonistic at peace talks between their people. Their love is likely part of the reason he wishes for peace, as he knows that the Singers are not so different from the humans. Garith learned to hum to the rhythms for her. When her form is violently stripped from her at the capture of Ba-Ado-Mishram, Garith hurts for her enough that he lashes out at his own god for causing it.
===Melishi===
While Garith and Melishi are ostensibly on the same side, Garith harbors resentment for Melishi. Honor will not speak with anyone other than him, and he often refuses to share this knowledge. Garith has often had to lead and guide the Radiants in Melishi's stead. Garith later feels betrayed by Melishi's part in the capture of Ba-Ado-Mishram.
===Ba-Ado-Mishram===
Garith and Shmone were comfortable sharing their relationship with Mishram before they were comfortable sharing it with the other Windrunners. Garith's love for Shmone was part of what convinced Mishram to believe that peace was possible between her and the forces of Honor. 
===Renarin Kholin===
While they lived millennia apart and never met in the physical realm, Garith and Renarin share a connection as Radiants who have fallen in love with a Singer. Renarin likely frees Ba-Ado-Mishram in part because he promises Garith that he will put things right.
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