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The '''Diagram''' is the name of a covert group that is devoted to understanding and carrying out the instructions found in the [[Diagram (literature)|Diagram]]. The Diagram is led by [[Taravangian]] and has members in hiding all over Roshar. The group is ruthless, willing to kill directly, or indirectly, as many as necessary to achieve its goals.
== Origin ==
King [[Taravangian]] of [[Kharbranth]] was once a confidant of King [[Gavilar]] of [[Alethkar]], and was aware of the latter's visions warning about the [[Everstorm]] and the [[True Desolation]]. Wanting to have the capacity to save Roshar from this, Taravangian went to the [[Nightwatcher]] to ask for the necessary compassion and acumen. His boon was to have tje potential for great compassion and the potential for great acumen, but his curse was to have these attributes change in level every day and to be inversely proportional to each other.{{book ref|sa3|122}} This means that there are days when Taravangian has genius level intelligence but is callous, and days when he is highly compassionate but relatively stupid.
One day, Taravangian woke up at a level of intelligence so high that he was able to deduce from current happenings the likely future course of events, and devised a plan to save humanity from the True Desolation. He scribbled these ideas and calculations all over his bedroom walls and furniture. His writings were later copied down into what is now known as the
Now far less intelligent than he was on that fateful day, Taravangian needed help in deciphering and interpreting his own writings. He started collecting a group of trusted people to share this task, as well as to implement plans based on these interpretations. This group named themselves the Diagram after the book.
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