Editing Ire

{{group
|image=Aon Ire.svg
|world=Cognitive Realm
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]], [[Mistborn (series)|Mistborn]]
}}
{{update|sa4}}
The '''Ire''' is a group of exceptionally [[cosmere]]-aware [[Elantrian]] [[worldhopper]]s from [[Sel]] who have constructed a fortress in the [[Cognitive Realm]] between worlds.{{msh ref|5|1}}{{wob ref|13199}} [[Aon#Ire|Aon Ire]], presumably their namesake, means ''age'' or ''time''.{{book ref|elantris|part=ars}}

==Members==
The group seems to have a hierarchy, with the Ire proper consisting of extremely ancient Elantrians, both male and female. They are incredibly wizened and mostly or completely bald, and are not immediately recognizable as human. They have the silvery skin of Elantrians and glow slightly; a few members have darker skin, presumably indicating that they are ethnically [[Dula]]. The Ire wear hooded white robes with silver embroidery. [[Alonoe]], who seems to have a leadership role in the group, has thicker bands of silver on her robes.{{msh ref|5|2}}

The Ire live in the Cognitive Realm and maintain a fortress at the edge of the [[Scadrian]] [[subastral]]. They are accompanied by a large complement of guards, led by a captain. The guards wear white-blue tabards and carry pikes. They do not have the ancient appearance of the Ire, nor are they Elantrians. However, they have fair skin and speak the same language as the Ire, implying that they are also of [[Aonic]] heritage.{{msh ref|5|2}}

The Ire have other members, not all of whom are ancient.{{wob ref|1501}} In addition to their fortress, they have other small outposts in the Cognitive Realm,{{wob ref|13199}} and some of their members presumably operate or visit these locations. They continue to add new members to their group.{{wob ref|11822}}

==Attributes and Abilities==
{{image|Alonoe by LittleGreyDragon.png|width=200px|side=right|[[Alonoe]], a leader of the Ire}}
The Elantrian members of the Ire are not able to use [[AonDor]] in their fortress due to the location-dependent nature of Selish magic.{{wob ref|3407}}{{wob ref|1473}} However, the fortress has a thick, brightly glowing conduit that leads into the distance; [[Kelsier]] is able to sense that this conduit connects to a source of power on their planet, presumably the [[Dor]].{{msh ref|5|2}} The conduit seems to provide the power that the Ire need to fuel their Elantrian physiology,{{book ref|Elantris|19}} as they appear to absorb the glowing light directly from the walls of the fortress.{{msh ref|5|2}} [[Preservation]] describes them as those that "died, but did not", and classifies them differently than Cognitive Shadows like Kelsier.{{msh ref|3|3}} Their residence in the Cognitive Realm also affects the way that they age.{{wob ref|718}} All of the members are worldhoppers, and based on the number of guards in the fortress, they seem to be able to bring other people into the Cognitive Realm.{{msh ref|5|2}} A female member of the Ire has the ability to place wards on magical objects to conceal them from detection by a [[Shard]].{{msh ref|5|3}}{{msh ref|6|3}}

As a group, the Ire are highly [[cosmere]]-aware and use terms like [[Fortune]], [[Connection]], [[Realmatic Theory]], [[Cognitive Shadow]], and [[Adonalsium]].{{msh ref|5|2}} They were aware that there was something happening to [[Devotion's Perpendicularity]] before the [[Reod]] occurred;{{wob ref|5783}} they were not on Sel during the Reod, but it affected them in some way.{{wob ref|10476}} They have some knowledge of manifestations of [[Investiture]] on other [[Cosmere#Planets|planets]] in the cosmere, although they do not always know all the details.{{wob ref|134}} Their outposts on other planets and subastrals may contribute to this knowledge.{{wob ref|13199}}{{wob ref|13060}} [[Ruin]],{{msh ref|6|1}} [[Preservation]],{{msh ref|3|3}} and [[Harmony]]{{wob ref|13199}} were all aware of their fortress. Cosmere scholars [[Khriss]] and [[Nazh]] indicate that the Ire's knowledge far surpasses their own.{{msh ref|3|2}} The Ire communicate with other cosmere scholars and worldhoppers in [[Silverlight]], although they are fairly isolationist. Khriss believes that they may be hiding secrets about Sel and have denied her repeated requests for collaboration.{{au ref|sel}}

==Equipment==
===Fortress===
The Ire's fortress is located in the Cognitive Realm at the very edge of the subastral of Scadrial, near the space between planets.{{wob ref|6987}}{{wob ref|5671}} The corresponding location in the [[Physical Realm]] is somewhere in the ocean beyond the [[Farmost Dominance]] in the northwest of the [[Final Empire]].{{msh ref|3|2}} It is made of white stones—actually the souls of stones—that glow with a faint, constant blue light.{{msh ref|5|2}} The conduit that connects the fortress to the Dor provides the power needed for the fortress to have permanence in the Cognitive Realm, as the power can be seen coursing through the entire building.{{msh ref|5|2}} It is beautiful and somehow inviting; it is the Ire's most well-constructed facility,{{wob ref|13199}} and is nearly as large as a city.{{msh ref|5|2}}{{msh ref|3|3}} It has numerous windows, with some being narrow, like an arrow slit.  The interior of the fortress has stone corridors and multiple large chambers. It also has living quarters for its residents, including bedrooms. Guards keep watch from the roof of the fortress looking for [[Cognitive Shadow]]s, particularly those from [[Threnody]].{{msh ref|5|2}} Horses are also kept in the fortress.{{msh ref|5|3}}

===Magical Artifacts===
The Ire are in possession of several extremely powerful magical artifacts. They have a device the size of a desk clock that consists of a large yellow gemstone set in a lattice of golden metal.{{msh ref|5|2}} The device, which shares several characteristics with [[Rosharan]] [[Fabrial#Warning fabrials|warning fabrials]], is able to detect the presence of Threnodite [[shade]]s within a day's march of the fortress.{{msh ref|5|2}}

The group also designed (and likely created) a [[Ire's orb|magical orb]] filled with purified [[Dor]] that could grant Connection.{{msh ref|5|2}}{{msh ref|5|3}}{{msh ref|6|4}}{{wob ref|16169}} Despite their extensive planning, the Ire may not have been fully prepared for the effects of using the orb.{{wob ref|11820}}

They also drink a glowing liquid that has a similar appearance to the substance in the orb.{{msh ref|5|2}} Drinking the liquid restores the luminous aura that emanates from the members of the Ire.{{msh ref|5|3}} The specific nature of the liquid is unknown, but it has some relation to a glowing substance made of Investiture{{wob ref|1542}} that [[Hoid]] is seen applying to his oar when he is rowing through the Cognitive Realm.{{msh ref|2|1}}{{wob ref|200}} 

A member of the organization named [[Riino]] is also in possession of an orb of glowing light. This orb is very similar to the Connection orb, although the light may be more "milky".{{book ref|sa3|97}} Riino calls himself a "fortune seer" and says he can see the future,{{book ref|sa3|97}} implying that his orb may contain distilled [[Fortune]]. [[Kaladin]] is able to briefly experience visions when he touches the globe, and Riino tells him that this only happens for [[Investiture|Invested]] people.{{book ref|sa3|97}}

When [[Shallan]] infiltrates the [[honorspren]]'s vault in [[Lasting Integrity]], she finds a large construction, similar to a vat or a jar, used for storing Stormlight though the honorspren don't know exactly how it works; they do know similar devices could be purchased from a group of traveling merchants known as the "Eyree," however.{{book ref|sa4|87}}

==History==
Little is known about the origin of the Ire, except that the organization and some of its members are incredibly old.{{wob ref|5870}} The group predates the Reod since they were not on [[Sel]] when it occurred,{{wob ref|10476}} but it seems likely that it was formed long before that time.

===Recruiting Riino===
[[Riino]] was an Elantrian who had become [[Hoed]] after the [[Reod]] on Sel. He was able to direct [[Raoden]] and [[Galladon]] to place him into [[Devotion's Perpendicularity]], and his body seemed to dissolve.{{book ref|Elantris|25}} He somehow survived the dangerous conditions in Sel's Cognitive Realm{{wob ref|7649}} and became a member of the Ire.{{wob ref|11822}}

===Plans for Ascension===
Alonoe and Elrao implied that the Ire worked on a strategy to take over the power of the Shard Preservation's power for quite some time.{{msh ref|5|2}} Their specific motivation for wanting to take up the power of a Shard is unclear. They actively monitored the failing health of Preservation's [[Vessel]], [[Leras]], because they knew that his death would be their window to act.{{msh ref|5|2}} The Connection orb was critical to their scheme,{{msh ref|5|3}} although they did consider other uses for the orb before settling on their plan.{{wob ref|11537}}

===Kelsier's Infiltration===
{{image|Ire.svg|width=200px|side=right|A [[steel alphabet]]-style symbol for "Ire".}}
After being killed by the [[Lord Ruler]] and becoming a Cognitive Shadow, [[Kelsier]] met a dying Leras. Kelsier was desperate to find a way to stop [[Ruin]], and Leras led him to [[Khriss]] and [[Nazh]], who were shocked to see him. They told him that they could not help him, but that he should seek the Ire due to their exceptional knowledge about the cosmere.{{msh ref|3|2}} Leras confirmed that the Ire had a city in the Cognitive Realm, and Kelsier set out to find and investigate it.{{msh ref|5|2}} 

Kelsier eventually found the fortress and attempted to infiltrate it. Kelsier was able to discern that the fortress was built with stone from another planet and sustained by an unfamiliar power; he was also inherently able to speak and read the [[Aonic]] language. A guard named [[Maod]] spotted him, and he and his captain reported the incident to Alonoe. Alonoe and the Ire were wary of intrusions by shades from Threnody, and assumed that Kelsier was one of them. She instructed the guard captain to turn on a special [[fabrial]]-like device, hoping to detect any Threnodites nearby. Although the device did not detect Kelsier since he was Scadrian, she told the guards and the rest of the Ire that they need to stay alert.{{msh ref|5|2}}

Kelsier then observed a meeting of the Ire and overheard their plan to seize the power of Preservation. [[Elrao]] expressed concern about angering Ruin, but Alonoe refused to let fear deter the plan. Kelsier was irritated by Alonoe's ambition, partly because he had befriended Leras (whom he called "Fuzz"). He discovered the key to the Ire's plan, a [[Ire's orb|magical orb]] that could provide the Connection necessary for someone to ascend as Preservation.{{msh ref|5|2}} They planned to use wards to prevent Ruin from noticing the device.{{msh ref|5|3}} Kelsier decided to thwart the Ire by stealing the orb.{{msh ref|5|2}}

===Failed Expedition===
About a week later, five members of the Ire and fifteen guards left the fortress on horseback, intending to take control of Preservation. They brought a glowing liquid that seemed to sustain their magical Elantrian aura. Although four of the Ire members carried decoy orbs, Kelsier correctly guessed that Alonoe would not allow the real orb to leave her possession. He began to sow seeds of chaos, pretending to be Ruin and whispering disturbing things into Alonoe's ears. Alonoe was determined to persevere, but Kelsier's antics prevented the group from sleeping, leading to confusion and infighting. When the expedition approached a jungle, Kelsier seized the opportunity to scare the group's horses and isolate Alonoe amidst the vegetation. Using one of Alonoe's robes that he had stolen from the fortress, he tricked the rest of the group into thinking that she had disintegrated, scaring them away. He then doubled back to confront a terrified Alonoe, who believed that he was Ruin and gave up the orb. Alonoe even offered to serve Ruin, but Kelsier dismissed her, forcing her to walk to find her companions.{{msh ref|5|3}}

===Riino in Shadesmar===
Some time after joining the Ire, Riino was seen in [[Shadesmar]] on [[Roshar]] working as a lighthouse keeper.{{book ref|sa3|97}} He was there for a specific purpose, although it was not related to the overall mission of the Ire.{{wob ref|13060}} He was in possession of a magical orb that allowed him to see the future; he called himself the "[[Aon#Rii|Rii]] Oracle." Kaladin met Riino and the orb seemed to transfix him; he touched it and experienced visions. Riino first assumed that Kaladin had [[BioChromatic Breath]] since only Invested people could use the orb, but was then shocked when he realized that [[Surgebinding]] had returned on Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|97}}

===Eyree in Lasting Integrity===
A group of traveling merchants, called the Eyree by Rosharans, sold the honorspren of [[Lasting Integrity]] Elantrian technology which can contain Stormlight.{{book ref|sa4|87}}

===Riina as the Sorceress===
Many years after Kelsier's disruption, one of the group's members, [[Riina]] came into the possession of a [[Sorceress's tower|spaceship]] and used it to travel to [[Lumar]].{{book ref|Tress|64}}{{book ref|Tress|60}} She gradually became known locally as a powerful ''Sorceress''; she took up that name, going on to curse those who tried to disrupt her presence.{{book ref|Tress|64}} The kingdom on the [[Emerald Sea]] attempted wars against her in vain.{{book ref|Tress|5}}{{book ref|Tress|9}} She was eventually forced to leave by [[Hoid]] and [[Tress]].{{book ref|Tress|64}} Whether the Ire sanctioned, or even was aware of, these actions is unknown.

==  Notable Members ==
{{for|:Category: Ire}}
* [[Alonoe]]
* [[Elrao]]
* [[Riina]]
* [[Riino]]
* [[Maod]] (guard)

== Trivia ==
*[[Isaac Stewart]] designed a [[steel alphabet]] symbol for "Ire" as a nod to the fact that the organization has moved between worlds. The symbol is not meant to convey a direct relationship to the [[Metallic Arts]], but there may be some sort of connection established in a future book.{{wob ref|6987}}
*Since the activities of the Ire intersect with those of the cosmere scholars in [[Silverlight]],{{wob ref|1561}}{{au ref|sel}} they would likely play some part in a potential story set there.{{wob ref|9461}}

== Notes ==
<references />
{{partial}}
{{cosmere}}
[[Category: Culture]]
[[Category: Ire| ]]
[[es:Ire]]