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The '''War of Reckoning'''
== Background ==
The Alethi army is comprised of ten armies, each from one princedom, and led by ten [[highprince]]s: [[Roion]], [[Torol Sadeas]], [[Aladar]], [[Dalinar Kholin]], [[Vamah]], [[Ruthar]], [[Thanadal]], [[Hatham]], [[Bethab]] and [[Sebarial]].{{map ref|Alethi warcamps}} <!--- King [[Elhokar]] had a complex to himself but led no army as he belonged to [[House Kholin]] and the respective army was led by Dalinar. - E. is king and therefore has no "house" nor an own army I think --->
On the edge of the Shattered Plains there
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=== Parshendi ===
The Parshendi
== History ==
=== Beginning of the
In order to fulfill the Vengeance Pact as quickly as possible, the Alethi highprinces initially planned a full-scale attack on the Parshendi. However, they were unable to immediately locate the Parshendi center of operation, and upon arriving at the Shattered Plains, the highprinces realize that a full-scale attack on the plateau in the center of the Plains would present huge risks because of [[highstorm]]s.
The Shattered Plains{{map ref|Shattered Plains}} are an enormous area and armies must cross chasms to get between plateaus making a campaign to the Shattered Planes center vulnerable to a highstorm while exposed on the plateaus devastating the armies.{{book ref|sa1|43}}
The highprinces
=== The
Once the Alethi
Both the Alethi and Parshendi
=== Rivalry between highprinces ===
In order to cut the supplies of the Parshendi, the highprinces
The safest way to win a gemheart of a chasmfiend
Whenever a chrysalis is spotted on a plateau, a race between the Parshendi and Alethi highprinces
Over the years the result was that the Alethi army lost its original purpose—to fulfil the Vengeance Pact—and their unity. The ten armies fought on their own instead of fighting united against the Parshendi.
When Dalinar worked together with Sadeas, a chasmfied was spotted on the Tower.{{book ref|sa1|64}} According to their plan, Sadeas, whose armies were faster than Dalinar's, had to clear a space on the Tower for Dalinar's troops, who were better trained, to engage the Parshendi.{{book ref|sa1|64}} This worked as planned until Sadeas abandoned Dalinar, leaving no way to retreat for Dalinar.{{book ref|sa1|65}}
Dalinar and the remnants of his army were saved by [[Bridge Four]] led by [[Kaladin]]. In the
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