History Characters / WhiteSand

* EqualOpportunityEvil: While much more fanatical than recent religious leaders in Kertzia he notably does ''not'' want a complete genocide of Lossandin like some older religious leaders. He's even willing to accept Lossandins into the religion should they truly convert.

* LastOfHisKind: After the massacre at the diem, he's convinced that he's the last Sand Master in existence.

* DePower: Burns himself out permanently during the attack on the Diem. [[spoiler:Or that's what everybody assumes and what he goes along with. Burning out isn't a thing, and Elorin actually stopped using Sand Mastery because he converted to the Lossadin religion and now considers it unholy.]]
* DisneyDeath: He seemingly dies in Volume 1, but Volume 2 reveals that he actually survived the massacre.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Kenton realizes that something's wrong with the Mastrells when Traiben dies of Overmastery - something no experienced Sand Master should ever permit.

[[folder:Sharezan]]

A vicious crime lord active on Dayside that Ais was investigating before getting assigned to watch over Kenton. She still attempts to catch him when she has the time to devote to it.

* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:As it turns out, the crime lord Ais was looking for was none other than her partner, Tain.]]

* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:Thanks to Tain/Sharezan being the partner of Ais, who is head of the investigation on Sharezan, he gets assigned as the head investigator when Ais gets called away to watch over Kenton. He uses this as an opportunity to lure Ais into a trap by telling her he "found a lead" on Sharezan's location.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: It's a bit hard to talk about him without mentioning that [[spoiler:he's Ais' partner Tain]].

!Darksiders

[[folder:Khriss]]
!!Duchess Khrissalla
A Duchess of the Dynasty, one of the main countries of the Darkside. She has arrived on the Dayside on a scientific expedition which strives to prove or disprove the existence of the so-called "Sand Mages", but she's not a very skilled traveler just yet.\\
[-Khriss becomes an important character later in the Cosmere - for information on her worldhopping career, see ''Characters/TheCosmere''.-]

* BlackAndNerdy: She's a scientist from Darkside.
* YoungFutureFamousPeople: She will become a worldhopper and one of the top scholars in [[FunctionalMagic Investiture]] in the entire cosmere. This is her first major journey and also her first encounter with magic.

[[folder:Baon]]
!!Baon
Khrissalla's bodyguard and sharpshooter. Baon is the most practical of the four travelers and the team's primary muscle on their trip. After realizing that Kenton knows his way around the desert, he quickly takes a liking to him.

* TheCameo: He makes a brief appearance in the first Interlude of ''Literature/TheWayOfKings2010''.

[[folder:Acron]]
!!Professor Jon Acron
An anthropologist taken by Khriss with her on her expedition. Much like her, Acron is not much of a traveler yet and tends to approach everything he faces with an academic slant.

* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:He's a member of the Dynasty on a mission to kill Gevin]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Khriss kills him in Volume 3]].

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* YoungFutureFamousPeople: A pretty substantial one. He is later worshiped by people as a god thousands of years later on [[Franchise/{{Mistborn}} Scadrial]].

!Darksiders

[[folder:Khriss]]
!!Duchess Khrissalla
A Duchess of the Dynasty, one of the main countries of the Darkside. She has arrived on the Dayside on a scientific expedition which strives to prove or disprove the existence of the so-called "Sand Mages", but she's not a very skilled traveler just yet.\\
[-Khriss becomes an important character later in the Cosmere - for information on her worldhopping career, see ''Characters/TheCosmere''.-]

* BlackAndNerdy: She's a scientist from Darkside.
* YoungFutureFamousPeople: She will become a worldhopper and one of the top scholars in [[FunctionalMagic Investiture]] in the entire cosmere. This is her first major journey and also her first encounter with magic.

[[folder:Baon]]
!!Baon
Khrissalla's bodyguard and sharpshooter. Baon is the most practical of the four travelers and the team's primary muscle on their trip. After realizing that Kenton knows his way around the desert, he quickly takes a liking to him.

* TheCameo: He makes a brief appearance in the first Interlude of ''Literature/TheWayOfKings2010''.

[[folder:Acron]]
!!Professor Jon Acron
An anthropologist taken by Khriss with her on her expedition. Much like her, Acron is not much of a traveler yet and tends to approach everything he faces with an academic slant.

* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:He's a member of the Dynasty on a mission to kill Gevin]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Khriss kills him in Volume 3]].

* {{Foil}}: Both he and Kenton are young voices who with to change the Diem, but Kenton wants the Diem to help people, while Drile wants them to become mercenaries. Kenton tries to be reasonable, and dislikes hostile political moves. Drile is standoffish, and willing to use underhanded tactics to get ahead. Kenton only had the talent for one sand ribbon, and relies on finesse. Drile has twenty-five ribbons, and relies on pure power. [[spoiler:While Drile turns be better and more like Kenton as he appears, he's still different, with Kenton keeping Drile around specifically because he'll provide a contrasting perspective.]]

* DePower: Burns himself out permanently during the attack on the Diem. [[spoiler:Or that's what everybody assumes and what he goes along with. Burning out isn't a thing, and Elorin actually stopped using Sand Mastery because he converted to the Lossadin religion and now considers is unholy.]]

* {{De-Power}}: Burns himself out permanently during the attack on the Diem. [[spoiler:Or that's what everybody assumes and what he goes along with. Burning out isn't a thing, and Elorin actually stopped using Sand Mastery because he converted to the Lossadin religion and now considers is unholy.]]

* TheChainsOfCommanding: Kenton finds becoming Lord Mastrell to be more difficult than he imaged, even falling back on the tactics his father used to keep people in line, despite Kenton specifically not wanting to lead like that. [[spoiler:he does eventually grow into a more stable and effectively leader.]]

A lawkeeper from Kezare, focused on tracking a dangerous criminal mastermind named Sharezan when she's suddenly reassigned to a new case. Has a dark secret or two.

* BodyguardingABadass: Lady Heelis sends her to bodyguard Kenton, who at this point is ''quite'' powerful.
* ByTheBookCop: She's very no-nonsense about upkeeping the rules.

* TheMole: Lady Heelis sends her to spy on Kenton.

* DishingOutDirt: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, really.
* FantasticRacism: They consider themselves above any non-Sand Master, which comes to bite them in the ass pretty quickly.

* PrideBeforeAFall: They're extremely haughty, convinced that nothing can touch them and that the non-Masters don't matter. They're proven very wrong very quickly.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: The vast majority of them is slaughtered in the opening chapters of the story.

* BequeathedPower: He's confident that his [[spoiler:sudden power boost]] comes from his father.

* HeroesPreferSwords: He's the only Sand Master that uses a sword, as it helps him control sand.

* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Praxton is extremely powerful, haughty and confident that raw power is the only path to mastery. Kenton is the exact opposite of that.

* LoopholeAbuse: Kenton specializes in utilizing loopholes in laws to get what he wants or needs, whether it's access to Mastrell's path or preserving the Sand profession for two more weeks.

* UnSorcerer: Downplayed, but Kenton is a ''very'' weak Sand Master. Most people can control at least fifteen ribbons of sand - Kenton can only manage one. [[spoiler:Subverted as his power begins to grow after his father's death]].

* YouAreInCommandNow: After realizing that the only Mastrells left to lead the diem are him and Drile (who's actually been demoted and doesn't have the Masters' best interests in mind), Kenton is forced to assume command.

* AngstNuke: He goes out with a roar of rage that makes him ''explode'' with sand.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While she can be unreasonable in council meetings, it's only because she has to be. In private she's more friendly and will her someone out, notable giving Kenton an opportunity to save the Diem.

!!Professor Cyder
A linguist from Darkside, rounding up Khriss' entourage. He's a colleague of Cyder and the two often find themselves disagreeing about various aspects of Daysider culture and history.
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!!Loaten
One of the big fish in the Darksider Village of Kezare. Back home, Loaten is considered a traitor for his attempted assassination of the Dynasty Emperor and has been presumed dead. He's had some dealings with Khriss' fiancé.

[[folder:Gevin]]
!!Gevaldin, Prince of Elis
Khriss' deceased betrothed, who had made a trip to Dayside before his death to prove the existence of the "Sand Mages". Khriss is making her own journey to honor his dream, but his interest in Sand Masters might not have been just academic curiosity.
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* PosthumousCharacter: He’s dead before the story begins. [[spoiler:Or so Khriss thinks]].
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:Gevin is otherwise known as Nilto, the Lord Beggar.]].
* WalkingSpoiler: It’s hard to talk about him without mentioning that [[spoiler:he’s not dead]].
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** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: With all the above, Praxton still clearly cares for his son, and is very obviously proud when Kenton manages to finish the Path, even promoting him to Mastrell. It's implied that he might even bond with his son if he didn't have to have a DyingMomentOfAwesome to save him.
** JerkassHasAPoint: His main motivation in not promoting Kenton to Mastrell is because Kenton '''really isn't''' qualified for it, something even Kenton begrudgingly admits to himself, and the rest of the diem would resent and ostracize him for the perceived {{Nepotism}}. As he points this out Kenton suddenly becomes [[TallPoppySyndrome very aware of the hostile stares of the other Sand Masters on his back.]]

* ChekhovsGunman: He first appears as a Sand Master who's being demoted for trying to sell his services to outsiders. He later turns up alive in Kezare and becomes one of the antagonists.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He feigns being concerned with the attack and graciously accepting his new position as the leader of the diem, while he's the one who's sold them out to Kerztians in the first place. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], since he’s actually [[GoodAllAlong not evil]].]]
* TheExile: After revealing him as a villain, Kenton kicks him out of the diem. [[spoiler:The banishment is eventually revoked]].
* [[spoiler:GoodAllAlong]]
* KlingonPromotion: He invokes this, slaughtering all other Mastrells so that he might lead the diem. [[spoiler:Or so Kenton thinks. He’s actually innocent]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Very quick to mock and point out Kenton's shortcomings, and sold out his fellow Sand Masters to Kerztians. [[spoiler:Subverted, since he’s actually a good guy]].

* NumberTwo: [[spoiler:In Volume 3, he becomes Kenton’s second-in-command]].
* SmugSnake: He very obviously thinks himself a great manipulator, but it doesn't take Kenton long to unwrap the specifics of his plan.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Tries to invoke this with being AffablyEvil and trying to paint Kenton as the traitor. It doesn’t really work. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], since he’s not actually evil]].

* [[spoiler:CategoryTraitor]]: [[spoiler:He’s responsible for poisoning the Mastrells]].
* CoolOldGuy: Well, he's more of middle-aged, but he's a reasonable Mastrell who supports Kenton's ambition and has significant power of his own. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], since he’s actually [[EvilOldFolks evil]].]]

* [[spoiler:EvilAllAlong]]
* [[spoiler:EvilOldFolks]]

* MentorOccupationalHazard: He's Kenton's mentor, and of course he bites the dust. [[spoiler:Then again, it does happen at Kenton’s hand]].
* NumberTwo: He appears to fulfill this role for Praxton, prior to the attack by the Kerztians.
* TheObiWan: He's more skilled and experienced than Kenton and serves as his mentor. Dies, too.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's far more affable and understanding than Praxton, and helps Kenton a lot. [[spoiler:Subverted, since he’s actually [[EvilAllAlong evil]].]]
* ReligiousBruiser: [[spoiler:He worships [[GreaterScopeVillain the Sand Lord]].]]
* TokenReligiousTeammate: He's the only Sand Master seen to pray to any deity. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, that deity is [[GreaterScopeVillain the Sand Lord]].]]

* [[spoiler:EvilAllAlong]]: [[spoiler:He’s a member of the Dynasty on a mission to kill Gevin]].
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:Khriss kills him in Volume 3]].

[[folder:Cyder]]

[[folder:Loaten]]

* [[spoiler:TwoAliasesOneCharacter]]: [[spoiler:He’s actually Nilto]].

* TheCameo: He makes a brief appearance in the first Interlude of ''Literature/TheWayOfKings''.

* PeekABangs: His hair covers one of his eyes; the "solitary" variety of the trope.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He's the most powerful, therefore he's in charge.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: He takes after his Darksider mother in terms of skin colour, but has pale blond hair.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's far more affable and understanding than Praxton, and helps Kenton a lot. [[Subverted, since he’s actually [[EvilAllAlong evil]].]]