Apr 6, 2025 · Szeth-son-Neturo, known as Szeth-son-son-Vallano when he was Truthless, is a Shin man from Roshar. He is the infamous Assassin in White and is responsible for the death of Gavilar Kholin, which starts the War of Reckoning. He has had many masters, including Taravangian, Nale, and Dalinar Kholin.

Szeth, (also known as Szeth-son-son-Vallano and Szeth-son-Neturo, after his predecessors, and the Assassin in White), Truthless of Shinovar is a Surgebinder and an assassin.

Szeth, formerly Szeth-son-son-Vallano or Szeth-son-Neturo, Truthless of Shinovar, is a Shin man from Roshar. He is the infamous Assassin in White and is responsible for the death of Gavilar Kholin kickstarting the War of Reckoning. As the Assassin, he wields Jezrien's Honorblade; eventually, he loses it, and is gifted Nightblood.

Mar 19, 2021 · "Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white on the day he was to kill a king" : r/brandonsanderson. Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Here's an illustration I did of the opening scene to the Stormlight Archive!

Szeth-son-son-Vallano: An assassin from the land of Shinovar. He refers to himself as a "Truthless" who must serve those who bear his Oathstone. Bearer of an Honorblade which gives him the power to use Stormlight and the abilities of a Windrunner. He hates being forced to murder and weeps as he does.

Mar 22, 2025 · Szeth-son-Neturo, formerly Szeth-son-son-Vallano — or just Szeth — is a key character in Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive series. Even in a series full of characters with long, complex arcs, Szeth’s character development is noteworthy in how much he changes over the course of the five books.

Aug 28, 2013 · Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white on the day he was to kill a king. The white clothing was a Parshendi tradition, foreign to him. But he did as his masters required and did not ask for an explanation.

Mar 8, 2025 · Szeth-son-son-Vallano. Szeth is a character defined by his inner turmoil and the burden of his past actions. In Wind and Truth, he continues his journey of redemption, which is fraught with challenges.

Szeth kills because he is ordered to, not because he wants to or finds any joy in it. He is nothing but a sword used by the people who ask him to carry out his orders. The second he found out he was not Truthless, he nearly went insane due to the lives he took and the guilt on his conscious.

Mar 7, 2025 · On the day of Stormfall, Szeth faced Ishar, who commanded that he fight the six corrupted Honorbearers who had reformed from their deaths. Initially, he refused to fight them, as his sister and father were both among them.