Editing Ba-Ado-Mishram

{{character
|image=Ba-Ado-Mishram by Connor Chamberlain.jpg
|groups={{tag|Unmade}}
|abilities={{tag+|Splinter}} of [[Odium]]
|species=Spren
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
{{exemplary|date=2022-05-22}}
{{quote
|I find Ba-Ado-Mishram to be the most interesting of the Unmade. She is said to have been keen of mind, a highprincess among the enemy forces, their '''commander''' during some of the Desolations. I do not know how this relates to the ancient god of the enemy, named Odium.
|From Hessi's ''Mythica'', page 203{{epigraph ref|sa3|106}}
}}

'''Ba-Ado-Mishram,''' sometimes called just '''Mishram''',{{epigraph ref|sa4|97}} is one of the [[Unmade]],{{epigraph ref|sa3|106}} an ancient and terrible [[spren]] of [[Odium]].{{book ref|sa3|62}} She is a sapient Unmade{{epigraph ref|sa3|106}} and is crafty and conniving.{{book ref|sa4|i|2}} She was a primary instigator of the [[False Desolation]], leading to her imprisonment by the [[Knights Radiant]],{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}}{{book ref|sa4|73}} which put the vast majority of [[singer]]s into slaveform,{{book ref|sa3|17}} and affected all spren on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa4|49}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|97}}

She is unique among the Unmade for having two hyphens in her name, whereas others only have one or zero.

==Mythology and Lore==
{{image|Ba-Ado-Mishram by Anya.jpg|side=left|width=300px}}
{{quote
|There is very little information about Ba-Ado-Mishram in more modern times. I can only assume she, unlike many of them, returned to Damnation or was destroyed during Aharietiam.
|From Hessi's ''Mythica'', page 226{{epigraph ref|sa3|107}}
}}

In modern times, [[Hessi]] believed Ba-Ado-Mishram to be a highprincess of the [[Voidbringer]]s, and was their commander in some [[Desolation]]s.{{epigraph ref|sa3|106}} There was no record of Ba-Ado-Mishram in the present day, and so Hessi suspected that she returned to Damnation or was destroyed in [[Aharietiam]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|107}}

However, the reason why Ba-Ado-Mishram is absent in the modern era is because she was imprisoned during the [[False Desolation]], around the time of the [[Recreance]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} It is also possible that the reason why there are legends of her being the commander of the enemy is because of her role in the False Desolation as well, rather than actually being a commander during actual Desolations with the [[Fused]].

==Attributes and Abilities==

Ba-Ado-Mishram has some of the most powerful capabilities of individuals outside of [[Shard]]s. She was able to Connect with singers on a massive scale, Connecting with all of them (except the [[listener]]s) across the entirety of Roshar,{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} which suggests that it was not a short-ranged, local process near Ba-Ado-Mishram--like [[Moelach]] or [[Nergaoul]]'s effects--but a continent-wide display of power.

Ba-Ado-Mishram was able to supply the singers with [[Voidlight]] and forms of power, making singers into [[Regal]]s.{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}}{{book ref|sa3|i|7}}{{book ref|sa4|73}} This shows she has access to a huge quantity of [[Investiture]] on a scale other Unmade lack. This ability was compared to [[Odium]] in previous Desolations, which likely means that Ba-Ado-Mishram could not supply infinite Voidlight to the Regals, as the Fused in Desolations did not have access to infinite Voidlight either.{{wob ref|11865}} It is unknown whether her Connection let Ba-Ado-Mishram speak to singers directly as Odium does, or command the conflict directly.

The Knights Radiant did not know Ba-Ado-Mishram could Connect with the singers, and did not know how she managed to do it.{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} She had not done this prior to the False Desolation.{{book ref|sa4|73}}

Her other abilities are unclear aside from this Connection. If she was in fact a highprincess of the Voidbringers, or a commander of the enemy during actual Desolations,{{epigraph ref|sa3|106}} she would likely need to be powerful or fearsome for [[Fused]] to follow her. However, it is said that the Radiants feared [[Sja-anat]] most of all Unmade,{{epigraph ref|sa3|97}} not Ba-Ado-Mishram, so it is possible she was not the biggest threat to the Radiants.

She is currently imprisoned, and she would not fade in her gemstone like a [[Herald]] would.{{epigraph ref|sa4|96}}

==History==

===Early History===
Like all Unmade, Ba-Ado-Mishram's true origin is unknown. Her role during the Desolations is unclear, but she was said to be a highprincess of the enemy, and a commander in some Desolations.{{epigraph ref|sa3|106}} Her relationship with the [[Fused]] during the Desolations is unclear. 

After the Last Desolation, Ba-Ado-Mishram continued to exist on Roshar. Little is known as to her influence on events during this period of the [[Era of Solitude]].

===The False Desolation===

{{sidequote
|Ba-Ado-Mishram has somehow Connected with the parsh people, as [[Odium]] once did. She provides [[Voidlight]] and facilitates forms of power. Our strike team is going to imprison her.
|Drawer 30-20, fourth emerald{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}}
|side=left|size=500px
}}

About 2,500 years after Aharietiam,{{book ref|sa3|56}} Ba-Ado-Mishram [[Connection|Connected]] with the vast majority of [[singer]]s on Roshar--all except the [[listener]]s. She granted the singers forms of powers--making them into [[Regals]]--and provided them with [[Voidlight]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} This created a new war, and a different kind of Desolation, one without the Fused. Scholars would later term it the [[False Desolation]].{{book ref|sa3|56}} It's unclear what Ba-Ado-Mishram's motives were in starting this new war, nor is it obvious if she was acting at Odium's wishes.{{book ref|sa4|73}} 

The [[Knights Radiant]] of the era felt that the singers fought with zeal,{{epigraph ref|sa3|77}} and did not know how Ba-Ado-Mishram could Connect with the singers.{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} The fighting was particularly intense during this period.{{epigraph ref|sa2|41}} At some point, the singers pressed towards [[Feverstone Keep]], though the Radiants did not understand why the area interested the singers--or perhaps Ba-Ado-Mishram--so much. Some speculated that it had been part of a plan to capture the city of [[Rall Elorim]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|84}}

The Radiants sought an edge in combat with the singers, and made a coalition of scholar Radiants with the goal of denying the singers their Voidlight.{{epigraph ref|sa3|78}}
They had a theory that an Unmade could be captured like regular spren, but it would require a special prison--likely a [[perfect gemstone]]--and [[Melishi]],{{epigraph ref|sa3|79}} the [[Bondsmith]] of that generation.{{epigraph ref|sa2|58}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|67}} So, the Radiants formed a strike team to imprison Ba-Ado-Mishram. Melishi was confident in the plan, but other Radiants were uncertain on the effects this would have on the singers. Still, they hoped this would finally lead to the end of the war with the singers, once and for all.{{epigraph ref|sa3|82}} 

The [[Herald]]s [[Nale]] and [[Kalak]], and possibly others, were present at Ba-Ado-Mishram's binding, though their role there is unknown.{{book ref|sa4|24}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|94}} Ultimately, the strike team was successful and Ba-Ado-Mishram was captured.{{book ref|sa4|49}}{{book ref|sa4|84}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|97}}

===Effects of the Binding===

{{quote
|Thousands of years ago, something happened that changed the singers. It hurt me too. [...] That terrible act touched the souls of all who belong to Roshar. Spren too.
|The [[Sibling]] to Navani{{book ref|sa4|49}}
}}

Ba-Ado-Mishram's binding had massive effects on Roshar. It ripped out both [[Connection]] and [[Identity]] from the singers, which prevented them from being able to act independently.{{book ref|sa3|17}} This Spiritual damage persisted even through the singers' offspring. The few singers that were not part of the False Desolation--the [[listeners]]--termed these singers as slaveforms; singers with no form. Humans used these singers as slaves for two thousand years, until the [[Everstorm]] arrived and healed them.{{book ref|sa3|17}} The singers were furious at humanity for this act of enslavement, and this became a rallying cry for them to fight against humanity in the [[True Desolation]].
{{sidequote|Trouble is, spren can get stuck in gemstones, and the humans figured this out. End result: Ba-Ado-Mishram got a really cramped prison, and everyone’s souls got seriously messed up.
|[[Ulim]] explaining to [[Venli]]{{book ref|sa4|73}}
|side=right|size=400px}}

Fighting in the False Desolation occurred near Feverstone Keep,{{epigraph ref|sa3|84}} and since that is the site of many [[Windrunner]]s and [[Stoneward]]s abandoning their oaths,{{book ref|sa2|52}}{{book ref|sa3|56}} it is possible that Ba-Ado-Mishram's imprisonment precipitated the Recreance. It may have been the final thing that made the Radiants feel they were on the wrong side. 

Mishram's binding damaged more than the singers, and according to the [[Sibling]], touched the souls of "all who belong to Roshar," including the spren.{{book ref|sa4|49}} [[Deadeye]]s did not exist prior to the Recreance, so the Unmade's binding could be why the Radiants and spren in the Recreance caused the spren to unexpectedly transform into deadeyes.

The damage to the Sibling disabled [[Urithiru]]. The Sibling lost their ability to produce [[Towerlight]] en masse, and the tower city stopped working.{{book ref|sa4|49}} They could only create small quantities of Towerlight to power a few of the tower's basic [[fabrial]]s. The Sibling lost their power because they could no longer hear the two tones of Roshar, [[Honor]] and [[Cultivation]]'s tones. [[Navani Kholin]] thought this could be because [[Odium]]'s tone became a tone of Roshar as well.{{book ref|sa4|69}}

Ba-Ado-Mishram's binding made the Fused realize that spren could be trapped in gemstones, and a Fused named [[She-Who-Dreams]] came up with the idea that a Herald's soul could be trapped this way.{{book ref|sa4|84}} This led to the creation of [[Vyre's knife|knives]] with [[raysium]], one of which bound [[Jezrien]]'s soul, killing him.{{epigraph ref|sa4|93}}

===True Desolation===

{{quote
|Why do you want the gemstone that holds Ba-Ado-Mishram, Mraize? What are you intending to do with it? What power do the Ghostbloods seek with a thing that can bind the minds of an entire people?
|Shallan confronting Mraize{{book ref|sa4|115}}
}}

In 1175, during the [[True Desolation]], the location of Ba-Ado-Mishram's gemstone prison remained unknown, but the [[Ghostbloods]] sought it. [[Ialai Sadeas]]'s journal which [[Shallan]] acquired at Ialai's death described the Ghostbloods being "obsessed" with Ba-Ado-Mishram. Shallan suspected [[Mraize]] thought that Ba-Ado-Mishram would be in [[Urithiru]], but Shallan realized this must have been wrong, because if that was true, [[Re-Shephir]] would have freed Mishram. Shallan wondered that since Mraize wished to move [[Stormlight]] off Roshar that perhaps Ba-Ado-Mishram could be used for this purpose.{{book ref|sa4|24}}

Kalak believed this was why the Ghostbloods hunted him. Shallan confronted Mraize using her [[seon]] [[Ala]], and demanded to know what the Ghostbloods' plan was with a spren which could bind minds of an entire people. Mraize didn't respond, and Shallan declared that she would find Ba-Ado-Mishram's gemstone before they would.{{book ref|sa4|115}}

In Kalak's journal, which he wrote as he hid in [[Lasting Integrity]], he urged Ba-Ado-Mishram to be found and freed.{{epigraph ref|sa4|97}}

== Relationships ==

=== Ulim ===
{{quote
|Eventually the Unmade decided to start a war without us. That turned out to be exceedingly stupid. In the past, Odium granted forms of power, but Ba-Ado-Mishram thought she could do it. Ended up handing out forms of power as easily as Fused give each other titles, Connected herself to the entire singer species. Became a little god. Too little.
|[[Ulim]] to [[Venli]]{{book ref|sa4|73}}
}}

Ulim thinks that Ba-Ado-Mishram's actions in the False Desolation were extremely stupid. He belittles her actions, calling her a "little god" and that she was just an oversized spren which they relied on.{{book ref|sa4|73}}

=== Kalak ===
{{quote
|As one who has suffered for so many centuries . . . as one whom it broke . . . please find Mishram and release her. Not just for her own good. For the good of all spren.

For I believe that in confining her, we have caused a greater wound to Roshar than any ever realized.
|[[Kalak]] on Ba-Ado-Mishram{{epigraph ref|sa4|97}}
}}

The Herald Kalak is the only known individual to refer to Ba-Ado-Mishram as simply "Mishram." This is the only instance of an Unmade's name being shortened to just one part of their hyphenated name.{{epigraph ref|sa4|97}} It's unclear why this is, or if Kalak had familiarity with Ba-Ado-Mishram in the past. In Kalak's journal, he appears to have some caring for Ba-Ado-Mishram's own well-being, and urges someone to find and free her, both for her sake and Roshar's.

===Others===
Another Unmade, [[Sja-anat]], did not believe herself to be the most clever of the Unmade. She compares herself to Ba-Ado-Mishram, and refers to Ba-Ado-Mishram as crafty and conniving. This could indicate that Sja-anat believes Ba-Ado-Mishram is actually the most clever of all the Unmade.{{book ref|sa4|i|2}}

It is unclear what Ba-Ado-Mishram's relationship was with the [[Fused]]. Though Hessi thinks Ba-Ado-Mishram was a commander during the Desolations,{{epigraph ref|sa3|106}} it's unknown if the Unmade ordered Fused around directly.

Odium's relation with Ba-Ado-Mishram is unknown. She may or may not have started the False Desolation at Odium's behest.

== Notes ==
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