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==History== |
==History== |
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− | The Eila Stele is believed by historians to be the oldest extant document on Roshar. |
+ | The Eila Stele is a carving that is believed by historians to be the oldest extant document on Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|111}} It is thought to predate the first [[Desolation]]s, and possibly be written by the [[Herald]]s.{{book ref|sa3|111}} Dawnchant became a dead language over time,{{book ref|sa2|47}} and the meaning of the Eila Stele was lost. However, [[Navani Kholin]] realized that fragments of the Dawnchant could be recovered from [[Dalinar's visions]].{{book ref|sa1|60}} This resulted in a spate of translation breakthroughs by Navani and [[ardent]]s at the [[Palanaeum]]{{book ref|sa3|50}} and the [[Jokasha Monastery]].{{book ref|sa3|i|2}} Jasnah and the [[Veristitalian]]s also take an interest,{{book ref|sa3|53}} as do [[Taravangian]] and the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]].{{book ref|sa3|107}} |
− | Through the efforts of these groups, the Dawnchant |
+ | Through the efforts of these groups, the Dawnchant is eventually cracked, allowing the Eila Stele to be be translated.{{book ref|sa3|111}} |
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+ | ==Revelations== |
− | After the Eila Stele |
+ | After the Eila Stele is translated, it is revealed that the author is not a Herald but a [[Dawnsingers|Dawnsinger]].{{book ref|sa3|111}} Dawnsingers are ancient ancestors of the [[singers]] native to Roshar; they are not [[spren]], as theorized by the [[Vorin]] church.{{book ref|sa3|111}} The text further reveals that the first people known as [[Voidbringers]] were actually humans, who are not native to Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|111}} This contradicts Vorin Doctrine regarding the [[Expulsion]], which holds that mankind fought ''against'' the Voidbringers to reclaim the [[Tranquiline Halls]].{{book ref|sa1|15}} |
− | The Eila Stele |
+ | The Eila Stele indicates that humans destroyed their own world.{{epigraph ref|sa3|115}} Most of the humans fled to Roshar and were taken in out of pity by the Dawnsingers and their gods.{{epigraph ref|sa3|115}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|116}} They were given land known as current-day [[Shinovar]], which explains that region's unique flora and fauna.{{book ref|sa3|113}} They later used their Surgebinding powers to conquer most of Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|113}} |
== Cosmere Significance == |
== Cosmere Significance == |
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+ | The Eila Stele is currently the only in-world document that refers to the abandonment of the planet [[Ashyn]],{{wob ref|8243}} which is the origin of the Vorin notion of the Tranquiline Halls.{{wob ref|8496}} Ashyn neighbors Roshar in its solar system,{{map ref|Roshar system}} and it was almost destroyed through mankind's use of the [[Dawnshard]]s and [[Surgebinding]].{{book ref|sa3|113}}{{wob ref|9464}} The Heralds were among the humans who abandoned Ashyn.{{wob ref|11945}} |
+ | The [[Stormfather]] tells Dalinar that during the [[False Desolation]], the [[Knights Radiant]] learned of Ashyn's fate, leading them to question the use of Surgebinding powers.{{book ref|sa3|113}} They were urged on by [[Honor]], but after [[Aharietiam]], Honor was dying and no longer cogent, which led to the events of the [[Day of Recreance]].{{book ref|sa3|113}} |
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− | The information in the stele directly refutes several aspects of Vorin doctrine regarding the history of humanity.{{wob ref|8496}}{{book ref|sa4|17}} Further interaction with the Heralds and [[Fused]] have led both humans and singers to gain a better understanding of the [[Rosharan system]] and the relationship between Roshar, Ashyn, and [[Braize]].{{book ref|sa4|14}}{{book ref|sa4|17}}{{book ref|sa4|89}} Some Rosharans have had to reexamine their belief system in light of this information, as Vorin concepts such as the Expulsion, Voidbringers, [[Damnation]], and the Tranquiline Halls have proven to be incorrect or only loosely based in fact.{{book ref|sa4|17}}{{book ref|sa4|89}} |
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== Known text == |
== Known text == |