Doctorstormblessed Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 Does anyone else think Lopen has mysterious origins? Numerous hints make me think he could be of the royal family of Herdaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashertliden Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 We've met Lopen's family, I'm reasonably certain that they aren't royal, but Lopen was temporarily. On the other hand he seems to be related to everyone Herdazian somehow, so there's a fair chance. https://coppermind.net/wiki/Lopen This contains most if not all of the information we have on Lopen at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govir Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/29/2018 at 8:19 PM, Kal-Eldin said: On the other hand he seems to be related to everyone Herdazian somehow, so there's a fair chance. I'm not sure he's actually related to so many Herdazians. I always assumed his "cousins" were just other Herdazians, with Herdazians being very communal and watching out for each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toaster Retribution Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 The ”I am king” thing he keeps talking of is thefact that he was king of Alethkar for five minutes at the end of WoR while Elhokar was in hiding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion of the Mists Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Lopen was technically King of Alethkar for a short time: Quote Brandon Sanderson For instance, Lopen did become king of Alethkar. For a short time. Because he and his family hid King Elhokar and, at least in his perception, convinced the king to abdicate for a short time so they could not lie when they said "We don't have King Elhokar with us." This is canon, okay. And, so, Lopen became... In his mind, at least, they got the king to agree for a fifteen-minute "Lopen is king of Alethkar" abdication, so that they wouldn't have to lie (because it was very important to them), so they could get him out of danger when some people were looking for him. That story, some day I might write it, I don't know if I'll ever be able to. But when he says (I think he references that at some point in one of the later books) "I was king," he really was! source He is actually related to his "cousins," but very distantly. Quote Questioner [PENDING REVIEW] The Lopen's cousins? Is there any significance to them, or are they just-- Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] No, they're just, like, his cousins and his distant cousins. He just is somebody who knows everyone and is related to half the Herdazians around. There's no secret, they just really are. Questioner [PENDING REVIEW] When they show up, ever time, I'm like, there's gotta be something with these guys. Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] They're a tight-knit group, those Herdazians. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormblessedSurvivor Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Lopen's cousins are amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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