Teofil
A lean, balding Alethi battalionlord of the Ninth Kholin Division — and a Kholin-promoted darkeyes officer in a still mostly lighteyed command. Just back from the southern Alethkar lines and on leave in the tower when the invasion begins; he is the senior officer in Navani's war room and the soldier who actually lets the rest hear her orders. SA:RoW:Ch 40
Known facts
- backs-navani-in-the-map-roomOne of the few officers in the room willing to follow Navani's lead without flinching — *what we needed most was for someone to make the decision* — he had been pushing the same plan privately and translates her orders into ones his peers will obey, calling her *the person who likely read the Blackthorn his military texts*.SA:RoW:Ch 40
- stages-lightning-rod-ambush-at-grand-staircaseAt the foot of the grand staircase Battalionlord Teofil stages a fake rout to draw stormform Regals into a wide hall, lets crossbow-massed troops cut them down once their lightning is grounded into two wheeled metal pillars set as rods, then leads the survivors to push down to the basement — with orders to break the garnet construction suppressing Radiants if Navani cannot reach him.SA:RoW:Ch 41
Events
- SA:RoW:Ch 40 Senior officer in the map room; advises Navani straight on the situation, backs her gamble for the pillar, then turns and barks the orders that get the room moving.
- SA:RoW:Ch 41 Stages and times the lightning-rod ambush at the foot of the grand staircase, hands Navani earwax for the thunder, and leads the surviving soldiers downward with a salute.
Backreferences
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 40
- factTshadr
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 41
- factTeofil
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 42
- factStormform
- factthe Sibling