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|Vorinism taught that the finest warriors would have the holy privilege of joining the Heralds after death, fighting to reclaim the Tranquiline Halls from the Voidbringers. |
|Vorinism taught that the finest warriors would have the holy privilege of joining the Heralds after death, fighting to reclaim the Tranquiline Halls from the Voidbringers. |
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|[[Highprince]] [[Dalinar Kholin]]'s thoughts on the Tranquiline Halls{{book ref|sa1|15}} |
|[[Highprince]] [[Dalinar Kholin]]'s thoughts on the Tranquiline Halls{{book ref|sa1|15}} |
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| − | + | The '''Tranquiline Halls''' are heaven{{book ref|sa1|59}} and the original home of mankind according to [[Vorinism]].{{book ref|sa1|15}} In Vorin doctrine, humans were driven from the Tranquiline Halls by the [[Voidbringers]], but with the help of the [[Herald]]s they are fighting to take back their home.{{book ref|sa1|45}} |
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== Vorin Doctrine == |
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|The ardents were careful to point out that excellence in any Calling would bring power. A farmer would be able to wave his hand and create great fields of spiritual crops. A spearman would be a great warrior, able to cause thunder with his shield and lightning with his spear. |
|The ardents were careful to point out that excellence in any Calling would bring power. A farmer would be able to wave his hand and create great fields of spiritual crops. A spearman would be a great warrior, able to cause thunder with his shield and lightning with his spear. |
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|[[Kaladin]]'s thoughts on the afterlife in the Tranquiline Halls{{book ref|sa1|59}} |
|[[Kaladin]]'s thoughts on the afterlife in the Tranquiline Halls{{book ref|sa1|59}} |
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It is the Vorin belief that people spend their lives practicing their Callings, preparing to aid the Heralds.{{book ref|sa1|16}} The very best and those who die with valor are granted the holy privilege to rise again after death to join the [[Heraldic Forces]].{{book ref|sa1|15}} They make use of the skills of their Calling in the afterlife, given magical abilities to enhance their skills.{{book ref|sa1|59}} They fight alongside the Heralds in the [[War for Heaven]], the struggle against the Voidbringers in the Tranquiline Halls. The most important people are those with the Calling of soldiers,{{book ref|sa1|18}} who are glorified in the Tranquiline Halls{{book ref|sa2|44}} and assist the Heralds in fighting their battles.{{book ref|sa1|15}} Those who do not fight but still live exceptionally well are still accepted by the Almighty{{book ref|sa1|18}} and will aid in other ways, such as farmers growing crops to sustain the soldiers.{{book ref|sa1|59}}{{book ref|sa1|i|8}} Those who lived unremarkable lives and did not excel at their Callings remain asleep until the Halls are reclaimed, after which they will awaken and return to their home,{{book ref|sa1|59}} and finally reclaim the peace that ended when the Tranquiline Halls were lost.{{book ref|sa1|24}} The Almighty himself awaits the recapture of the Tranquiline Halls by his Heralds.{{book ref|sa1|43}} He depends on the Vorin peoples to train themselves well for this fight,{{book ref|sa1|28}} as he cannot do good himself and aid them directly without creating more evil by his actions.{{book ref|sa1|45}} |
It is the Vorin belief that people spend their lives practicing their Callings, preparing to aid the Heralds.{{book ref|sa1|16}} The very best and those who die with valor are granted the holy privilege to rise again after death to join the [[Heraldic Forces]].{{book ref|sa1|15}} They make use of the skills of their Calling in the afterlife, given magical abilities to enhance their skills.{{book ref|sa1|59}} They fight alongside the Heralds in the [[War for Heaven]], the struggle against the Voidbringers in the Tranquiline Halls. The most important people are those with the Calling of soldiers,{{book ref|sa1|18}} who are glorified in the Tranquiline Halls{{book ref|sa2|44}} and assist the Heralds in fighting their battles.{{book ref|sa1|15}} Those who do not fight but still live exceptionally well are still accepted by the Almighty{{book ref|sa1|18}} and will aid in other ways, such as farmers growing crops to sustain the soldiers.{{book ref|sa1|59}}{{book ref|sa1|i|8}} Those who lived unremarkable lives and did not excel at their Callings remain asleep until the Halls are reclaimed, after which they will awaken and return to their home,{{book ref|sa1|59}} and finally reclaim the peace that ended when the Tranquiline Halls were lost.{{book ref|sa1|24}} The Almighty himself awaits the recapture of the Tranquiline Halls by his Heralds.{{book ref|sa1|43}} He depends on the Vorin peoples to train themselves well for this fight,{{book ref|sa1|28}} as he cannot do good himself and aid them directly without creating more evil by his actions.{{book ref|sa1|45}} |
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== Historicity == |
== Historicity == |
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| − | The concept of the Tranquiline Halls has its roots in the planet [[Ashyn]]. Before the [[First Desolation]], many humans lived there. Eventually, however, they nearly destroyed the world with the power of [[Surge]]s.{{book ref|sa3|111}}{{book ref|sa3|113}} While some people remained on Ashyn, surviving in floating cities, most traveled to Roshar in an event now known in the Vorin church as the [[Expulsion]].{{wob ref|8243}} [[Honor]] and [[Cultivation]] instructed the [[Dawnsinger]]s to welcome the human refugees, and they were given [[Shinovar]] as their land. At some point, they grew dissatisfied with that limitation, leading to the cycle of [[Desolation]]s{{book ref|sa3|111}}{{book ref|sa3|113}} By the time of the [[Last Desolation]], knowledge of this history had become warped to something closer to modern Vorin doctrine. The Heralds may have encouraged this, as the Herald [[Jezrien]] told the people of Roshar he was going to lead the battle to reclaim the Tranquiline Halls after the end of the Last Desolation.{{book ref|sa3|42}} Every generation of [[Knights Radiant]] eventually discovered the truth, but Honor usually supported them. His failure to do so for the Knights of the time of the [[False Desolation]] contributed to their decision to break their oaths on the [[Day of Recreance]].{{book ref|sa3|13}} |
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| + | Just how much of what is spoken of in Vorin mythology has its basis in history is unknown. In Roshar's past, there was knowledge of other planets in the [[Rosharan system]], which has influenced the modern day mythology.{{qa ref|1078|7|There has been in the past knowledge of other planets in the system and that has indeed influenced the mythology of the world.|date=2013-10-14}} For instance, another name for Damnation is [[Braize]],{{book ref|sa2|32}} which is known to be an actual planet within the Rosharan system.{{au ref|Roshar}} This indicates that the Tranquiline Halls may exist or have existed at one point, although their location, on Roshar or another planet, is uncertain. The mentions of fantastical animals that bear resemblance to creatures like lions,{{book ref|sa2|89}} and mankind's general incongruity with other forms of life on Roshar indicate that perhaps humans did at one point travel to Roshar from some other place, which by the time of the Era of Solitude they referred to as the Tranquiline Halls. It is likely that the final planet in the Rosharan system is where humans came from after their control of surges forced them to leave it and invade Roshar. The realization of this truth became known as the [[Day of Recreance]]. |
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| + | It is known for certain that Heralds did not truly return to the Tranquiline Halls to defeat the Voidbringers.{{book ref|sa1|prelude}} Rather, after the Final Desolation they made the decision not to return to Damnation and rather tell mankind that they have won, leaving [[Talenel]] alone in Damnation. |
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| − | This past on Ashyn accounts for some artifacts in modern Roshar, such as mentions of fantastical animals that bear resemblance to creatures like lions,{{book ref|sa2|89}} and humankind's general incongruity with other forms of life on Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|113}} |
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| − | The Heralds are not, as Vorin doctrine claims, leading a war to reclaim the Tranquiline Halls. Instead, after the Last Desolation, nine of them told humankind that they had won and fabricated that story about returning to the Tranquiline Halls to cover the fact that they were abandoning the [[Oathpact]] and remaining on Roshar. The Herald [[Talenel]], the only one who did not break the Oathpact, returned to [[Braize]] to be tortured by the [[Fused]].{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}}{{book ref|sa3|42}} |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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| − | *In the [[Circle of Memories]] in [[Kholinar]], the [[ardentia]] believe that the eleventh painting on the walls that does not represent one of the [[Silver Kingdoms]] is a reference to the Tranquiline Halls.{{book ref|sa2|i|12}} In reality, the Circle of Memories is an [[Oathgate]] and the eleventh painting represents [[Urithiru]].{{ |
+ | *In the [[Circle of Memories]] in [[Kholinar]], the [[ardentia]] believe that the eleventh painting on the walls that does not represent one of the [[Silver Kingdoms]] is a reference to the Tranquiline Halls.{{book ref|sa2|i|12}} In reality, the Circle of Memories is an [[Oathgate]] and the eleventh painting represents [[Urithiru]].{{cite}} |
== Notes == |
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