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m (I think telling Taravangian about the visions falls more under history)
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|My husband was an excellent king—an inspiring leader, an unparalleled duelist, and a genius of battlefield tactics. But he didn't have a single scholarly finger on his left hand. He never showed an interest in the accounting of highstorms, was bored by talk of science, and ignored fabrials unless they had an obvious use in battle. He was a man built after the classical masculine ideal.
|Extract from Navani in her's biography of Gavilar.{{book ref|sa1|45}}
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=== Visions ===
{{for|Dalinar's visions}}
Gavilar, on the day that he was slain, told [[Taravangian]] that he had seen visions of the [[Almighty]] and of a coming storm.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} Sometime before his death, Gavilar wasbegins experiencingreceiving [[Dalinar's visions|visions]] from the [[Stormfather]] during every [[highstorm]].{{wob ref|3316}} These visions feel real to him.{{book ref|sa1|19}} He experiences them as himself, but other people in the visions see him as someone else, not as an outsider. At the end of every one of them, Gavilar hears the voice of [[Honor]] speaking to him, commanding him to "unite them"." As the visions are pre-recorded, Gavilar cannot communicate with Honor.{{book ref|sa1|75}}
 
== History ==
It's unknown why Gavilar made the treaty with the Parshendi. Many people believe it was because he knew the listeners had shardblades, but as a member of the [[Sons of Honor]], Gavilar wished to start a Desolation to return the Heralds. He believed bringing back the Parshendi's old gods would benefit both the Parshendi and the humans, despite [[Eshonai]]'s insistence that the Parshendi abandoned their gods. Even while witnessing her horror, he believed the Parshendi would be pleased that the Alethi were allies in seeking the return of their old gods.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}
{{image|Eshonai Gavilar Shuravf.jpg|side=left|width=200px|Gavilar meeting with [[Eshonai]] on the night of his death}}
 
=== Assassination ===
{{for|Assassination of Gavilar}}
The night of his assassination, Gavilar was attending a feast celebrating a treaty with the listeners. Before the feast he spoke in the lower palace floor with five people, including [[Amaram]] and [[Taravangian]];{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} in his conversation with Taravangian, he discussed the [[Dalinar's visions|visions]] he had been seeing and warned the other king that a storm was coming.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} When he discovered that [[Eshonai]] had seen the meeting, he decided to speak to her about his plans. Gavilar wanted to bring back the listener's gods, the [[Unmade]], and start a new [[Desolation]]. Despite Eshonai's protests to the contrary, he believed this would benefit everyone including the listeners. He then gave Eshonai a [[black sphere]] and asked her to take it to [[The Five]] and tell them what he had told her.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}
 
At some point after the feast had been going for a while, Gavilar slipped into the hallway to speak privately with Amaram. It is not known what they discussed. His daughter, Jasnah, found them talking. He rebuked her for her contempt for the party and expressed an interested that she and Amaram become closer acquainted. When Amaram left, Gavilar refused to tell Jasnah what they were discussing and went back into the party.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
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