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The '''Siege of Kholinar''' and the ensuing battle inside [[Kholinar Palace]] are a major event in the [[True Desolation]]. The battle results in a
== Background ==
In the lead-up to the assault, [[Dalinar Kholin]] proposed relieving the city by moving his soldiers through the [[Oathgate]] in [[Kholinar]]. He sent a small task force led by [[Elhokar]] which included [[Kaladin]], [[Adolin]], and [[Shallan]], and her espionage group (which included [[Ishnah]], [[Vathah]], [[Gaz]] and [[Red]]) to activate the Oathgate.
=== Siege ===
In the siege leading up to the main assault, the Voidbringers used various siege tactics to weaken and test the
When Dalinar's task force arrived in Kholinar, they hid at a house that was owned by a friend of Adolin's. The members of the task force split up. Elhokar arranged to meet up with the other remaining lighteyed nobles to attempt to win them over to their cause, and Adolin became his bodyguard. Shallan and most of her espionage group imitated a spren who gave food to the poor (she was later labelled the "Swiftspren") in order to infiltrate the Cult of Moments, a group of fanatics influenced by Ashertmarn, an Unmade. Kaladin joined the Kholinar Wall Guard so that he could find out more information about the group (particularly its leader, [[Highmarshal Azure]]).
=== Assault on the City ===
== Aftermath ==
With the King slain and the
After the Radiants' narrow escape, the
Aesudan's fate after the battle is unknown, but Yelig-nar is later shown taking Meridas Amaram as its new host, with Odium mentioning that "the power consumed her".
The fate of Ishnah, Vathah, Red and Gaz remain unknown.
== Characters Present ==
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