Difference between revisions of "Dalinar's visions"

'''Dalinar's visions''' were short [[visions|episodes]] [[Dalinar]], and previously [[Gavilar]],{{wob ref|3316}}{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} experienced during [[highstorm]]s.

After he began listening to readings from [[The Way of Kings (in-world)|''The Way of Kings'']] Dalinar began experiencing strange episodes during each highstorm. As each stormwall hit, Dalinar suddenly felt as though he had been transported to another place. The people he interacted with did not see him, but someone else in his place. The visions felt real to him, as he could feel pain. The visions often depicted places he had never been to, nor heard of, or were places he knew ofthat were referred to by ancient names. He also saw the fabled [[Knights Radiant]] alive and in action. He surmised that the visions were from ancientprevious [[Desolation]]s during the [[Shadowdays]].{{book ref|sa1|19}} Dalinar could not summon his [[Shardblade]] in a vision.

After settling in [[Urithiru]], the [[Stormfather]] revealsrevealed that Dalinar is able to control and chosechoose towho experienceexperiences the visions. HeDalinar was able to bring other people into the visions with him, and thathe wasused howthis heability to make initial contact with rulers to helpedhelp build the alliance between the nations.{{book ref|sa3|28}} Each time he entered a vision it would play out a little differently. One timeOnce, Odium came to him in a vision. After this, they demeddeemed the visions too dangerous to use and only went in another time to bring in Venli and try to make a pact with the Voidbringers. [[Odium]] interrupted this meeting, however.

The Stormfather imagined a place for Dalinar to discuss the setup of these businessplans with him. The sky is deep black and the ground endless white stone. Items and even people made of smoke rise from the floor and slowly dissipate. This place represents how the Stormfather imagines cognitive ideas dying when no longer in use by cognitive beings.{{book ref|sa3|34}}

During this vision Dalinar found himself in the role of a man, [[Heb]], who lived with his wife and daughter, presumably during the advent of a Desolation in the year 337 of the Eighth Epoch. Heb and his daughter were attacked by [[Midnight Essence]]s, but managed to reach Heb's house unharmed. Two more of these beasts followed, and after Heb (Dalinar) fought them off with a metal fire poker, Heb took his wife and daughter and fled from the house. A short time later they were surrounded by Midnight Essences. When he and his family thought all was lost, two Knights Radiant arrivearrived. One, a [[Windrunner]], immediately began to fight the beasts, while the second, a [[Stoneward]] used a [[Regrowth]] fabrial to heal Heb and his family before joining her companion in fighting the Midnight Essences. Feeling good again after the healing, Heb joined the fight, and the three of them fought off the Midnight Essences. The [[Starfalls Windrunner|male Knight Radiant]] asked Heb about his strange fighting stances and invited him to come to [[Urithiru]], where the Knights Radiant were centered, because everybody who could fight was needed.{{book ref|sa1|19}} Dalinar asks questions of the [[StarfallStarfalls Stoneward|female Knight Radiant]] as well.

Dalinar mentioned that thisThis was hisDalinar's twelfth vision.{{book ref|sa1|19}}

He revisits thethis vision when meeting with Queen [[Fen Rnamdi]], and he instructs the [[Stormfather]] to let Fen experience it as he did so that they can discuss it after.{{book ref|sa3|34}}{{expand}}

Dalinar was going to revisit this vision when the StormfaterStormfather tells him he can share the visions with anyone.{{book ref|sa3|28}} He intentionally revisits to meet with [[Venli]] until the vision is destroyed by [[Odium]].{{book ref|sa3|109}}{{expand}}

This is the first vision that Dalinar experienced, but he later has trouble remembering it. He later sees it agianagain after the [[Battle of the Tower]]. In this vision, a man stands beside Dalinar, showing him what might happen in the future, though the man admits that [[Cultivation]] is better at seeing the future than he. Then, finally, Dalinar realized that this voice, this man, has never actually heard him, explaining why he never answered Dalinar's questions. This man told Dalinar that he is God, the Almighty and that [[Odium]] had killed him.{{book ref|sa1|75}}