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| + | They were a peaceful people but they were frequently violent towards their own people as they believed that their emperor would not tolerate anything less than perfection among his people, when Derethil and the crew of the [[Wandersail]] crashed on their island the Uvara nursed them back to health and rebuilt their ship. When Derethil finally revealed to them that their emperor was in fact dead and had been for some time the Uvara rioted and chaos broke out across the island as they were forced to take responsibility for all the deaths they had blamed on the emperor. A member of the Uvara joined Derethil and his crew to escape the riots and became a crewmember on the Wandersail. |
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| − | |These Uvara, these People of the Great Abyss, were prone to astonishing cruelty. If one of their members did something wrong—something the slightest bit untoward or unfavorable—the others would slaughter him or her. Each time he asked, Derethil’s caretaker gave him the same answer. ‘Our emperor will not suffer failure.’ |
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| − | |from [[Hoid]]'s version of the tale of the ''[[Wandersail]]''{{book ref|sa1|57}} |
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| − | The Uvara are only known from the legend of the ''[[Wandersail]]'' as told to [[Kaladin]] by [[Hoid]]. A king named [[Derethil]] decided to attempt to sail through a [[highstorm]] on the open ocean in an attempt to find the origin of the [[Voidbringers]]. The ship was blown out to sea and wrecked on a ring of islands that surrounded a huge whirlpool. Derethil and his crew encountered the native people known as the Uvara, who had long, limber bodies and wore clothing and accessories not found elsewhere on Roshar. The Uvara appeared to be peaceable and friendly, and helped the crew regain their health and rebuild their ship. However, Derethil's crew soon witnessed them violently killing each other if they made any kind of mistake, in fear of displeasing their emperor. The emperor lived in a tower on the largest of the islands, and the Uvara believed that he demanded perfection from his subjects.{{book ref|sa1|57}} |
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| − | Disturbed by the violence, Derethil and his crew raided the tower and discovered that the emperor had actually been dead for years. When the Uvara realized that they alone were responsible for all of the death and violence, their entire society was thrown into chaos and rioting. A single member of the Uvara, [[Nafti]], joined Derethil and his crew to escape the riots and became a crewmember on the ''Wandersail''.{{book ref|sa1|57}} |
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| − | == Historicity == |
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| − | The tale of the ''Wandersail'' is known in several nations of Roshar, but some regard it only as a myth.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} Hoid answers cryptically when Kaladin questions the story's authenticity.{{book ref|sa1|57}} At the same time, there may be elements of truth to the story.{{wob ref|1163}} |
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| − | {{complete|[[User:Big Smooth|Big Smooth]] ([[User talk:Big Smooth|talk]]) 10:01, 10 July 2019 (MST)}} |
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