Editing Susebron the Fourth

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|died=c. 277{{book ref|wb|27}}<small>(dubious - see [[Susebron the Fourth#Death|Death]])
|abilities={{tag|Returned}}, {{tag+|Awakener}}, {{tag+|Cognitive Shadow}}
|titles=[[God King]] of [[Hallandren]]
|nation=Hallandren
|residence=T'Telir
|world=Nalthis
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[Warbreaker]]
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'''Susebron the Fourth''', styled His Divine Majesty, is a former [[God King]] of [[Hallandren]] on [[Nalthis]]. Approximately 277 years after the [[Manywar]], he was succeeded by a new God King, also named [[Susebron]].{{book ref|wb|27}}

== Attributes and Abilities ==
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As God King, Susebron the Fourth is a powerful [[Returned]] who holds [[Peacegiver's Treasure]], a sum of approximately fifty thousand [[BioChromatic Breath]]s.{{book ref|wb|55}} He is one of only a few people in history to reach the Tenth [[Heightening]], the highest level of power among users of BioChroma.{{book ref|wb|part=ars}} His ability to [[Awakening|Awaken]] is presumably limited by Hallandren priests, who remove the tongue of each God King so they cannot not use verbal [[Command]]s and deplete Peacegiver's Treasure.{{book ref|wb|40}}

== History ==
It is possible that Susebron was the son of his predecessor, but it is much more likely that he was stillborn to unknown parents somewhere in the kingdom and then Returned. It is extremely rare for infants to Return, and the priests see it as a sign that the God King should be replaced.{{wob ref|7344}} He was the fourth king since the Manywar.{{book ref|wb|24}}

Little is known of Susebron the Fourth's rule. He presumably did not have any sons; there was at least one secret method that allowed God Kings to have children, but it did not always work. Around the year 276, he was married. The following year, another infant Returned, and the priesthood decided to install him as the new God King.{{wob ref|7344}} They claimed that the infant was Susebron the Fourth's son in order to maintain the illusion of a divine royal bloodline.{{book ref|wb|27}}

Susebron the Fourth passed Peacegiver's Treasure on to his successor through an unknown method,{{wob ref|7400}} although [[Vasher]] theorized that God Kings could be trained to use nonverbal Commands since they were of the Tenth Heightening.{{book ref|wb|58}} 

===Death===
A few weeks after transferring most of his Breaths to his "son", Susebron the Fourth is said to have died by voluntarily giving up his [[divine Breath]] to cure the residents of [[T'Telir]] when they were struck by a plague of [[distrentia]].{{book ref|wb|27}}

The story of Susebron the Fourth curing the plague came from the Hallandren priests, who were known to be deceptive regarding the succession of God Kings. [[Siri]] wondered if the priests' version of events was propaganda,{{book ref|wb|27}} and [[Bluefingers]], who admittedly had his own agenda, said that the former God King was not even in T'Telir when the supposed "curing" occurred.{{book ref|wb|34}} Additionally, sacrificing a divine Breath could usually only heal one person, not widespread illness.{{book ref|wb|58}}{{wob ref|7468}}

Former God Kings were known to have been "retired" to islands in the [[Inner Sea]] to live out their lives in secret,{{book ref|wb|55}}{{wob ref|7400}} so it is possible that the the plague was stopped through other methods and the priesthood used it as a coverup when they moved Susebron the Fourth out of the city.

== Notes ==
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|title=God King of [[Hallandren]]
|prev=''unknown''
|this=unknown to c. 277
|next=[[Susebron]]
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