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|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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{{for|Eila|the city in [[Iri]]
The '''Eila Stele''' is
==History==
The Eila Stele is believed by historians to be the oldest extant document on Roshar. It is in the form of a carving, presumably on a stone [[Wikipedia:stele|stele]]. It was first thought to predate the first [[Desolation]]s, and possibly be written by the [[Herald]]s.{{book ref|sa3|111}} Dawnchant became a dead language over time,{{book ref|sa2|47}} and the meaning of the Eila Stele was lost. However, [[Navani Kholin]] realized that fragments of the Dawnchant could be recovered from [[Dalinar's visions]].{{book ref|sa1|60}} This resulted in a spate of translation breakthroughs by Navani and [[ardent]]s at the [[Palanaeum]]{{book ref|sa3|50}} and the [[Jokasha Monastery]].{{book ref|sa3|i|2}} Jasnah and the [[Veristitalian]]s also took an interest,{{book ref|sa3|53}} as did [[Taravangian]] and the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]].{{book ref|sa3|107}}
Through the efforts of these groups, the Dawnchant was eventually cracked, allowing the Eila Stele to be translated.{{book ref|sa3|111}}
==Contents and Revelations==
After the Eila Stele was translated, it was revealed that the author was not a Herald but a [[Dawnsingers|Dawnsinger]].{{book ref|sa3|111}} Dawnsingers were ancient ancestors of the [[singers]] native to Roshar; they were not [[spren]], as theorized by the [[Vorin]] church.{{book ref|sa3|111}} The text further revealed that the first people known as [[Voidbringers]] were actually humans, who were not native to Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|111}} This contradicted Vorin doctrine regarding the [[Expulsion]], which held that mankind fought ''against'' the Voidbringers to reclaim the [[Tranquiline Halls]].{{book ref|sa1|15}}
The Eila Stele indicated that humans destroyed [[Ashyn|their own world]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|115}} Most of the humans fled to Roshar and were taken in out of pity by the Dawnsingers and their gods.{{epigraph ref|sa3|115}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|116}} The humans were given land known as current-day [[Shinovar]], explaining that region's unique flora and fauna.{{book ref|sa3|113}} They later used their Surgebinding powers to conquer most of Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|113}}
== Cosmere Significance ==
The Eila Stele was the key to the refounded [[Knights Radiant]] learning of the abandonment of the planet [[Ashyn]].{{wob ref|8243}} Ashyn neighbors Roshar in its solar system,{{map ref|Roshar system}} and it was almost destroyed through mankind's use of the [[Dawnshard]]s and [[Surgebinding]].{{book ref|sa3|113}}{{wob ref|9464}}{{book ref|sa4|111}} The Heralds were among the humans who abandoned Ashyn.{{wob ref|11945}} The [[Stormfather]] tells Dalinar that during the [[False Desolation]], the original Knights Radiant learned of Ashyn's fate, leading them to question the use of Surgebinding powers.{{book ref|sa3|113}} They were urged on by [[Honor]], but after [[Aharietiam]], Honor was dying and no longer cogent, which led to the events of the [[Day of Recreance]].{{book ref|sa3|113}}
The information in the stele directly refutes several aspects of Vorin doctrine regarding the history of humanity.{{wob ref|8496}}{{book ref|sa4|17}} Further interaction with the Heralds and [[Fused]] have led both humans and singers to gain a better understanding of the [[Rosharan system]] and the relationship between Roshar, Ashyn, and [[Braize]].{{book ref|sa4|14}}{{book ref|sa4|17}}{{book ref|sa4|89}} Some Rosharans have had to reexamine their belief system in light of this information, as Vorin concepts such as the Expulsion, Voidbringers, [[Damnation]], and the Tranquiline Halls have proven to be incorrect or only loosely based in fact.{{book ref|sa4|17}}{{book ref|sa4|89}}
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