Difference between revisions of "War of Reckoning"

After the Parshendi negotiations failed, Dalinar proposed a joint assault on the Parshendi camp, located deep within the Shattered Plains, in order to end the war once and for all.{{book ref|sa2|51}} Out of all the Alethi highprinces, only [[Aladar]], [[Roion]], and [[Sebarial]] joined him in the end. They set out near start of the [[Weeping]], expecting no highstorm to impede their attack.{{book ref|sa2|76}} Along the way they met up with Rlain, who reported to Dalinar what had happened to his people.{{book ref|sa2|78}}

They arrived at the Parshendi city of [[Narak]] (which was once [[Stormseat]], the capital of the Silver Kingdom [[Natanatan]]) near the middle of the Weeping. Upon their arrival, a large number of the Stormform Parshendi started singing a ritual song to summon a storm, while the rest prepared to fight the Alethi.{{book ref|sa2|81}}

The battle was fought on three plateaus. Aladar, Roion, [[Adolin]] each led soldiers on their own assigned plateau, while Dalinar remained on another plateau with the rest of the Alethi expedition to command the army. The Stormform Parshendi showed the ability to shoot red lightning, which they successfully weaponized toagainst greatthe effectAlethi. Roion's army was eventually defeated on their plateau{{book ref|sa2|82}}, and Roion himself was killed by [[Szeth]] later in the battle.{{book ref|sa2|85}}

Having been warned by Rlain that the Stormforms' song will bring destruction, Dalinar instructs his son Adolin to stop the singers.{{book ref|sa2|81}} Adolin found a way to get to the singers and killed many of them, but Eshonai attacked before he could finish the task.{{book ref|sa2|83}} In the end, even though he defeated Eshonai, he was unable to prevent the song from being completed. The summoned storm turned out to be the [[Everstorm]]., and Itit came towards them from the west, bringing red lightning.{{book Atref|sa2|84}} the sameIn timeaddition, the [[Stormfather]] sent an unexpected highstorm, coming from the east as highstorms usually do.{{book ref|sa2|86}}

[[Kaladin]] arrived in time to save Dalinar from Szeth, who had been sent there to assassinate the highprince.{{book ref|sa2|86}} [[Shallan Davar]] managed to find{{book ref|sa2|84}} and activate the ancient Oathgate within the city, and the surviving Alethi army was safely transported to [[Urithiru]] just before the combined Everstorm and the highstorm violently collided and destroyed the whole city of Narak.{{book ref|sa2|86}}

The surviving remnants of the Stormform army eventually ended up as vessels or subjects of the [[Fused]], the immortal leaderscommanders of [[Odium]]'s army that returned through the Everstorm.{{book ref|sa3|i|6}} Aside from Rlain, it is currently unknown whether any non-Stormform Parshendi survived.