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− | '''Sadees''', also known as the '''Sunmaker''', |
+ | '''Sadees''', also known as the '''Sunmaker''', was an ancient king of [[Alethkar]] who reigned about 500 years before the [[True Desolation]],{{wob ref|9655}} and was the first to unify the kingdom after the fall of [[Alethela]].{{book ref|sa1|24}} |
== Appearance and Personality == |
== Appearance and Personality == |
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− | Little of the Sunmaker's personality is known. He |
+ | Little of the Sunmaker's personality is known. He was an ambitious man, constantly going above and beyond on tasks others thought impossible.{{book ref|sa3|19}} He was a lover of battle and considered it to be a great game.{{book ref|sa1|24}} There was a streak of cruelty to his conquests, with Sadees killing thousands to achieve his dream of a unified Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|42}} |
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− | He has little tolerance for other cultures, claiming that the Azish were uncivilized since they did not use [[lighteyes|eye color]] as a basis for their social hierarchy.{{book ref|sa3|65}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== Early Life and Defeat of the Hierocracy === |
=== Early Life and Defeat of the Hierocracy === |
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− | Little is known of Sadees's early life. At some point |
+ | Little is known of Sadees's early life. At some point, the Sunmaker bonded the Shardblade known as [[Oathbringer (Shardblade) | Oathbringer]].{{book ref|sa3|11}} At age seventeen,{{book ref|sa1|29}} he began his campaign to unite the [[highprince]]s of Alethkar into a single nation.{{book ref|sa1|24}}{{book ref|sa3|11}} Sadees used two tactics to help achieve his aim. He made use of an entire company of cavalry, with legendary speed and maneuverability.{{book ref|sa3|75}} The [[Thrill]] also drove his soldiers to victory.{{book ref|sa3|16}} After completing this task and claiming a mandate from the Almighty, Sadees crowned himself king of a united Alethkar.{{book ref|sa3|34}} The Sunmaker led the overthrow of the [[Hierocracy]].{{book ref|sa1|18}} He questioned the [[ardent]]s about their claims of prophecies from the [[Almighty]], going through their correspondence.{{book ref|sa1|18}} The Sunmaker proclaimed that the ardents had been lying, so [[Vorinism]] was broken into [[devotaries]]. |
=== Later Conquests and Death === |
=== Later Conquests and Death === |
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− | With the Hierocracy defeated, the Sunmaker turned his attention to a conquest of all of Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|2}} He began with a conquest of [[Herdaz]], which he successfully completed.{{book ref|sa3|19}} |
+ | With the Hierocracy defeated, the Sunmaker turned his attention to a conquest of all of Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|2}} He began with a conquest of [[Herdaz]], which he successfully completed.{{book ref|sa3|19}} He then turned his attention westward. It is uncertain whether he conquered [[Jah Keved]], or if that kingdom even existed then. What is known is that he conquered his way to [[Azir]] in western Roshar,{{book ref|sa3|42}} then under the rule of Prime Aqasix [[Snoxil]].{{book ref|sa3|65}} Upon reaching Azir, the Sunmaker claimed that as the the Azish did not properly respect eye color they needed to be conquered and civilized.{{book ref|sa3|65}} He sacked the capital of [[Azimir]] and took the kingdom more easily than he'd assumed he would.{{book ref|sa3|42}} Unable to leave a city behind with a force of fighting men, Sadees instituted a policy of genocide against the Azish. He issued arbitrary decrees, such as ordering all men with hair beyond a certain length be executed. Other times he ordered each of his soldiers to kill a specific number of captives each day. It is said that the highstorms blew up piles of skulls in [[Zawfix]]. During his time in Azir, Sadees had one in ten people in Azir killed. As his conquest continued, Sadees suddenly fell ill with an unknown disease and died. |
=== Legacy === |
=== Legacy === |
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− | Upon the Sunmaker's death, his empire did not last long. He had never bothered to choose an heir, and his ten sons could not decide among themselves |
+ | Upon the Sunmaker's death, his empire did not last long. He had never bothered to choose an heir, and his ten sons could not decide among themselves whom to elevate.{{book ref|sa3|19}} The sons quickly turned to infighting and the empire collapsed in less than a generation.{{book ref|sa3|42}} These ten sons founded the princedoms in Alethkar, crowning themselves the highprinces of a fragmented kingdom. As the kingdom became insular, the highprinces' influence beyond their own borders decreased greatly.{{book ref|sa3|16}} However, the Sunmaker's conquests had a lasting impact on Alethkar. His campaigns forged the modern trade routes between Alethkar and Azir, Herdaz, and Jah Keved.{{book ref|sa3|100}} His contact with other kingdoms brought science and culture to Alethkar. This influx triggered an Alethi cultural revolution. His defeat of the Hierocracy and the division of the Vorin Church into devotaries prevented the ardents from gaining the same amount of power or wealth they once enjoyed.{{book ref|sa1|18}} |
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⚫ | In modern Alethkar, Sadees is revered as a cultural hero. To be compared to the Sunmaker is considered to be a great compliment. The [[Sunmaker Mountains]] in central Alethkar were named after him.{{map ref|Alethkar}}{{book ref|sa3|16}} King [[Gavilar Kholin]] revered the Sunmaker.{{book ref|sa1|24}} He was Gavilar's inspiration when Gavilar united the highprinces |
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− | == Trivia == |
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⚫ | In modern Alethkar, Sadees is revered as a cultural hero. To be compared to the Sunmaker is considered to be a great compliment. The [[Sunmaker Mountains]] in central Alethkar were named after him.{{map ref|Alethkar}}{{book ref|sa3|16}} King [[Gavilar Kholin]] revered the Sunmaker.{{book ref|sa1|24}} He was Gavilar's inspiration when Gavilar himself united the highprinces.{{book ref|sa3|19}} In fact, one of the titles associated with the reestablished kingship of Alethkar is heir of the Sunmaker.{{book ref|sa3|105}} When [[Dalinar Kholin]] was determined to forge a coalition against the [[Voidbringers]], he tried to avoid using conquest as a tool, as he considered the Sunmaker to be a tyrant and wished to do better.{{book ref|sa3|100}} Memories of the Sunmaker made the other nations of Roshar hesitant to trust Dalinar and the Alethi.{{book ref|sa3|42}} |
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− | * Sadees is the Rosharan equivalent of a persona such as [[wikipedia: Alexander the Great|Alexander the Great]] or [[wikipedia: Genghis Khan|Genghis Khan]].{{wob ref|14002}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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− | {{holder|title=King of [[Alethkar]] |
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− | |prev=''disorder''<br /><small>(After the fall of the Heraldic Epoch Silver Kingdom [[Alethela]])</small> |
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− | |this=c. {{Rosharan date|660}} to c. {{Rosharan date|?|missing-date=?}} |
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− | |next=[[Gavilar Kholin]] |
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