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Yake
Biographical information
Ethnicity Unknown
Nationality Alethi
Gender Male
Status Alive
Occupation Bridgeman, Windrunner Squire
Appears in The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer

Yake is an Alethi bridgeman in Highprince Sadeas's army. He is a member of Bridge Four. In a bridge run, he caught an arrow in his arm.[1]

Yake is one of three bridgemen (the others being Moash and Teft) who were the first brought to be introduced to fighting with a Shardblade under the tutelage of Zahel. He contradict's Zahel's description of Shardblades as being "just a tool."[2]

When training a bulk of Windrunner squire hopefuls, Yake slaps Rlain on the back and tells him that should show them how a real bridgeman does a kata.[3]


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He is described as a "stout man" when he first begins using the Shardblade.[2]

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