He is an optimist, always looking for the positive in life and he uses humor to lighten the mood of any group he is in. Lopen is an original member of the Bridge Four crew and is Herdazian. Lopen is part of the group that Kaladin assembles to go on the expedition to Akinah with Rysn. Queen Navani agrees because she thinks there is an unknown oathgate in the lost city that would help them in the war effort against the Voidbringers. Rysn meets with Queen Navani Kholin to arrange an expedition to the lost city of Akinah. Chiri-Chiri is sick and Rysn learns that the larkin must return to its home, Akinah, an island off the coast of Aimia, to be healed. Her pet is Chiri-Chiri who is a larkin, a type of flying crustacean. She was paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair. Something odd is going on in those waters. In the prologue of the book, a ghost ship appears off the coast of Aimia. They are minor characters from the series that get a starring role in this novella. Summaryĭawnshard by Brandon Sanderson has two viewpoint characters, Rysn and Lopen. Rysn and Lopen must uncover the secrets of the lost island of Akinah or it will doom Roshar. The novella follows the mission of shipowner Rysn Ftori and Windrunner Lopen which was not detailed in either novel. Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson, Book #3.5 of the Stormlight Archive Introductionĭawnshard by Brandon Sanderson is a long novella set in between Oathbringer (Book 3 of the Stormlight Archive) and Rhythm of War (Book 4 of the Stormlight Archive).

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