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|died=Early {{Rosharan date|1175}}<br />Killed by [[Shallan]]{{book ref|sa4|7}}
|groups={{tag|Sons of Honor}}
|'residence=Unknown{{tag|Shattered_Plains#Warcamps|text=The Alethi warcamps|cat=Residents of the Alethi warcamps}}, formerly [[Kholinar]] and [[Urithiru]]
|nation=Alethkar
|world=Roshar
}}
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Brightlady '''Ialai Sadeas''' is a noble [[Alethi]] [[lighteyes]] on [[Roshar]]. She was formerly married to [[Highprince]] [[Torol Sadeas]] and was associated with the [[Sons of Honor]].{{book ref|sa4|7}}▼
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▲Brightlady '''Ialai Sadeas''' is a noble [[Alethi]] [[lighteyes]] on [[Roshar]]. She was formerly married to [[Highprince]] [[Torol Sadeas]].
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
She is short, squat, and curvaceous, with a large bust and a slender neck.{{book ref|sa1|54}}{{book ref|sa3|19}}{{book ref|sa3|21}}{{book ref|sa2|5}}{{book ref|sa2|38}} She has a wide mouth, thick lips, and green eyes.{{book ref|sa2|5}}{{book ref|sa3|21}}{{book ref|sa2|38}} She has black hair, although she reportedly has partial foreign ancestry and dyes her hair black to appear fully Alethi.{{book ref|sa1|54}} She wears dresses in the latest Alethi fashions.{{book ref|sa4|7}} Her husband notes that she has never been considered a beauty and is not aging particularly gracefully, but he has always been attracted to her "dangerous" personality.{{book ref|sa2|5}} Towards the end of her life, after several stressful events, she takes on a gaunt, haggard appearance.{{book ref|sa4|7}}{{book ref|sa4|12}}
 
Her name is considered mildly blasphemous by the [[Vorin]] church, which holds perfect symmetry holy; this intrigued Torol when he first met her.{{book ref|sa2|29}} The couple often fondly scratch each other's backs.{{book ref|sa2|5}}{{book ref|sa2|29}} Generally, she is a perfect Alethi woman in public, but likes to lounge in private.{{book ref|sa2|5}}
 
Ialai has been known to be underhanded since her youth.{{book ref|sa3|19}} She is constantly assessing every person and situation, looking for weaknesses to exploit.{{book ref|sa3|21}} [[Jasnah Kholin]] believes that Ialai is as shrewd as Torol.{{book ref|sa2|38}} [[Adolin Kholin]] notes that his mother [[Evi]] thought Ialai was clever and admired her wit.{{book ref|sa3|22}} Unlike most Brightladies, she enjoys food typically served to men.{{book ref|sa3|19}}
 
{{image|House-Sadeas-Torol-Ialai.jpg|width=200px|side=rightleft|Ialai and Torol Sadeas}}▼
 
== Attributes and Abilities ==
She and Torol are like-minded and regularly share information about the politics, personalities, and happenings of Alethkar.{{book ref|sa2|5}} They collaborate on schemes to increase their personal wealth and influence, typically with little regard for the welfare of others.{{book ref|sa2|29}}
 
Even afterAfter Torol's death, Ialai provescontinues to run a spy network, even learning bits and pieces about the activities of the [[Ghostbloods]].{{book ref|sa4|9}}{{book ref|sa4|13}} She remains adept at seizing power when it is available for the taking.{{book ref|sa3|27}}{{book ref|sa4|6}}
 
== History ==
Ialai married Torol Sadeas prior to the unification of Alethkar. It is likely that she and Torol were very young when they were married; at a feast around the year 1143 when Torol was approximately twenty years old, he and Ialai were married at that time.{{book ref|sa3|19}} At this feast, Dalinar first saw [[Evi]]; Ialai tried to persuade him to enter into a political marriage.{{book ref|sa3|19}} After Dalinar and Evi were married, Ialai and [[Navani]] often tried to convince Evi to be more assertive.{{book ref|sa3|52}} As the wives of two influential Highprinces who were often away in battle, Ialai and Navani often worked together in Kholinar during this time in order to maintain a stable kingdom.{{book ref|sa3|96}}
 
Ialai was also present when Torol won a [[King's Boon]] from [[Gavilar Kholin]] and subsequently defeated [[Yenev]] in a duel.{{book ref|sa2|55}}
 
=== The Shattered Plains ===
{{image|Sadeas_and_ialai.jpg|width=200px|side=right|Ialai and Torol Sadeas}}
During the [[War of Reckoning]], Ialai lived in the Sadeas warcamp on the [[Shattered Plains]]. She was present when [[Shallan Davar]] arrived to the warcamps with news of Jasnah's presumed death and asked Shallan about the succession in [[Jah Keved]].{{book ref|sa2|38}}
 
Ialai and Torol spent much of their time on the Shattered Plains conspiring against the other highprinces and currying the Kingking's favor while simultaneously defying the authority of the throne.{{book ref|sa2|29}} [[Dalinar Kholin]] was a longtime rival of Torol's, and he and his son Adolin were often the target of their plots.{{book ref|sa2|29}} They became uneasy when Dalinar nearly executed a plan that would have allowed Adolin to challenge Torol to a duel, and they vowed to destroy Dalinar by any means necessary.{{book ref|sa2|58}}
 
Using her spy network, Ialai uncovered [[Navani]]'s notes on [[Dalinar's visions]]. She altered the notes in a way that was intended to defame Dalinar and released them at a lighteyed feast.{{book ref|sa2|67}} However, Dalinar embraced the release of the visions and was able to maintain his credibility.{{book ref|sa2|67}} An unsuccessful attempt was then made on Dalinar's life when a carpenter in the Sadeas' employ intentionally collapsed a bridge while Dalinar was crossing it.{{book ref|sa2|68}} Ialai felt she had failed when Dalinar survives.{{book ref|sa2|76}}
 
The pair then considered a coup, but decided it was not necessary as Dalinar would likely be killed during his assault on the [[Parshendi]].{{book ref|sa2|76}} However, they did not anticipate [[Aladar]] shifting his allegiance to Dalinar's cause.{{book ref|sa2|76}} The addition of Aladar's army to the combined Alethi forces during the [[Battle of Narak]] allowed Dalinar to hold off the Parshendi long enough to unlock the [[Oathgate]] to [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa2|86}}
 
▲{{image|House-Sadeas-Torol-Ialai.jpg|width=200px|side=right|Ialai and Torol Sadeas}}
 
=== Urithiru ===
{{sidequote|side=right|size=300px
|Did you know that after whitespines make a kill, they will eat, then hide near the carcass? I used to wonder at this behavior until I realized the kill will attract scavengers, and the whitespine is not picky. The ones that come to feast on its leavings become another meal themselves.
|Ialai to Adolin during his "investigation" of Torol's murder{{book ref|sa3|22}}
}}
Ialai moved to Urithiru after the Battle of Narak and the advent of the [[Everstorm]]. Torol was murdered a few days after their arrival to Urithiru.{{book ref|sa3|2}} Ialai initially threatened to move back to the warcamps, although in reality she would not leave the seat of power.{{book ref|sa3|21}} She was genuinely upset by Torol's death, and believed that someone in the Kholin army killed him; she lashed out at Adolin when he asked her some questions about the murder.{{book ref|sa3|22}} She was also angry at Dalinar, although she did not think he was the killer.{{book ref|sa3|28}} She enlisted [[Meridas Amaram]] to investigate Torol's murder.{{book ref|sa3|22}} Amaram was not able to discover that Adolin was the culprit.
 
 
=== Return to the Shattered Plains and Death ===
After Amaram's death, Ialai returned to the warcamps at the Shattered Plains; Mraize did not accompany her there.{{book ref|sa4|8}} Soon after her arrival, [[Thanadal]] was assassinated and [[Vamah]] fled, leaving her in control of the local economy.{{book ref|sa4|6}} She also became the leader of the [[Sons of Honor]], learning some secrets that she had not previously been privy to.{{book ref|sa4|7}} However, Duedue to the loss of both Gavilar and Amaram, there was little she could do to help them recover their previous influence. She retained some followers who referred to her as the true queen of Alethkar, but the group operated more like a cult. Still, Dalinar had some concerns about letting Ialai operate unchecked with an [[Oathgate]] nearby. The other Alethi assumed that Ialai was also behind Thanadal's death. [[Shallan]] was sent to infiltrate Ialai's group, using her powers to disguise herself as a merchant named [[Chanasha]].{{book ref|sa4|4}} She was eventually able to trick Ialai's followers into taking her through a secret tunnel to a fortress near the former Sadeas lumberyards where Ialai was staying.{{book ref|sa4|6}}
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|I've fought so long. And now I’m alone … sometimes it seems the very shadows work against me.
|Ialai, to a disguised Shallan{{book ref|sa4|7}}
}}
A noticeably frail and paranoid Ialai informedassumed Shallan, whom she assumed to be a Ghostblood agent, that she had in fact been spendingoffering her timewine tryingand toengaging makein contactsome with [[Restares]]wordplay. Ialai also revealed that Thanadal and Vamah had been assassinated by the Ghostbloods despite their attempts to negotiate and flee. Although Ialai was angry with Jasnah and Dalinar, she had no designs on being queen herself, believing [[Gavinor]] to be the rightful Alethi monarch. She feared assassination and decided to bunker down hoping to be left alone.{{book ref|sa4|7}} She believed that the Ghostbloods were eliminating the Sons of Honor due to their knowledge of the gods on Roshar and possibly beyond.{{book ref|sa4|7}}{{book ref|sa4|9}} Shallan's three personas were conflicted; although Veil wanted to kill Ialai, Radiant did not agree. Even when Shallan summoned a Shardblade, Ialai seemed ready to accept death.{{book ref|sa4|7}} As she was apprehended, Ialai suddenly died of poisoning; evidence pointed to foul play, but officially she was said to have killed herself.{{book ref|sa4|9}}{{book ref|sa4|10}} Before she died, Ialai gave Shallan a clue to search her quarters; Shallan then discovered her notes, in which Ialai recorded numerous attempts to contact [[Restares]].{{book ref|sa4|13}} She also displayed some limited knowledge of [[Shadesmar]] and other planets in the [[cosmere]], along with some theories about [[Thaidakar]] and [[Ba-Ado-Mishram]].{{book ref|sa4|13}}{{book ref|sa4|9}}{{book ref|sa4|24}}▼
 
Ialai's death confused Shallan, and she assumed that a spy among her team, possibly another Ghostblood, had killed her.{{book ref|sa4|13}} Her attempts to find the spy were fruitless, and Radiant later admitted that she had taken over Shallan's psyche and administered the poison in an attempt to protect Shallan's mental health;. Shallan subsequently regained theher memories of killing Ialai.{{book ref|sa4|93}}▼
▲A noticeably frail and paranoid Ialai informed Shallan, whom she assumed to be a Ghostblood agent, that she had in fact been spending her time trying to make contact with [[Restares]]. Ialai also revealed that Thanadal and Vamah had been assassinated by the Ghostbloods despite their attempts to negotiate and flee. Although Ialai was angry with Jasnah and Dalinar, she had no designs on being queen herself, believing [[Gavinor]] to be the rightful Alethi monarch. She feared assassination and decided to bunker down hoping to be left alone.{{book ref|sa4|7}} She believed that the Ghostbloods were eliminating the Sons of Honor due to their knowledge of the gods on Roshar and possibly beyond.{{book ref|sa4|7}}{{book ref|sa4|9}} Shallan's three personas were conflicted; although Veil wanted to kill Ialai, Radiant did not agree.{{book ref|sa4|7}} As she was apprehended, Ialai suddenly died of poisoning; evidence pointed to foul play, but officially she was said to have killed herself.{{book ref|sa4|9}}{{book ref|sa4|10}} Before she died, Ialai gave Shallan a clue to search her quarters; Shallan then discovered her notes, in which Ialai recorded some limited knowledge of [[Shadesmar]] and other planets in the [[cosmere]], along with some theories about [[Thaidakar]] and [[Ba-Ado-Mishram]].{{book ref|sa4|13}}{{book ref|sa4|9}}{{book ref|sa4|24}}
 
==Trivia==
▲Ialai's death confused Shallan, and she assumed that a spy among her team, possibly another Ghostblood, had killed her.{{book ref|sa4|13}} Radiant later admitted that she had taken over Shallan's psyche and administered the poison in an attempt to protect Shallan's mental health; Shallan subsequently regained the memories of killing Ialai.{{book ref|sa4|93}}
*Brandon noted that the rise and fall of Ialai's mini-empire when she returned to the Shattered Plains could have been a major thread in a ''Stormlight Archive'' novel, but by the time it occurred in the overall story arc, he wanted to move on from the earlier group of antagonists that Ialai represented (and whom had already been defeated). Ialai's story had the potential for exciting political intrigue, but it did not fit into the narrative of an expanding war epic.{{wob ref|14162}}{{wob ref|14113}}
 
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