Difference between revisions of "Coalition of monarchs"

The coalition's major military conflicts include the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]] and an offensive in which they regain [[Emul]] from Odium's army.{{book ref|sa3|120}}{{book ref|sa4|99}} Their navy successfully controls the southern seas of Roshar.{{book ref|sa4|17}} The coalition also sanctions a diplomatic mission to [[Lasting Integrity]] to treat with the [[honorspren]]{{book ref|sa4|19}} and successfully retakes Urithiru after its occupation by the [[Fused]].{{book ref|sa4|19}}{{book ref|sa4|111}} Dalinar makes a binding agreement on behalf of the coalition to settle the conflict with Odium by means of a contest of champions to take place at Urithiru on the tenth day of the month Palah, {{Rosharan date|1175}}.{{book ref|sa4|112}}

|It's just so big, son. How can I unite all of Roshar when I’veI've never even '''visited''' many of these kingdoms?

[[Dalinar Kholin]] was inspired to create the coalition of monarchs after the [[Battle of Narak]] when reviewing one of [[Honor]]'s [[Dalinar's visions|visions]] with the [[Stormfather]]. After seeing a massivevision of [[Odium|figure]]'s champion, a massive figure bathed in golden light with nine [[Unmade|shadows]], Dalinar was imbued with a sense of urgency to unite the nations of [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa3|1}} From his new home in [[Urithiru]], Dalinar discussed with his family how to begin approaching the other nations. He and [[Shallan]] formed a three dimensional map out of [[Stormlight]] for the first time, which gave Dalinar the leap in inspiration he needed to decide to focus on the kingdoms and cities with [[Oathgate]]s first.{{book ref|sa3|8}}

With this decided, Dalinar assembled a small team to help him: [[Aladar]] and his daughter [[May Aladar|May]], [[Navani]], [[Kalami]], and [[Teshav Khal]], and two of Teshav's senior wards. The first ruler they reached out to via [[spanreed]] was [[Yanagawn]], the emperor of [[Makabak]] and king of [[Azir]]. He and his advisors, recalcitrant and obviously suspicious of Dalinar, rebuffed every invitation to visit Urithiru and broke off communication abruptly when Dalinar began speaking more forcefully. Queen [[Fen]] of [[Thaylenah]] herself conversed with the group next, bluntly asking after Dalinar's true intentions. She also refused to come to Urithiru and even denied Dalinar's offer to send Alethi troops to help her rebuild [[Thaylen City]] from the destruction left by the [[Everstorm]].{{book ref|sa3|12}} The team spoke with Queen Fen and the Azish multiple other times but made no headway.{{book ref|sa3|24}} They also approached the rulers of [[Yezier]] and [[Tashikk]] but were turned down. However, King [[Taravangian]] sent a message accepting his invitation and saying that he and one of his [[Knights Radiant|Radiants]] would arrive at a later date via the Oathgate in [[Jah Keved]].{{book ref|sa3|12}} The queen of [[Iri]] wrote back to Dalinar one day and reported that the ruling triumvirate had agreed to side with the [[Voidbringers]]. Positing that the Kholins had stolen [[Evi]]'s [[Shardplate]], she categorically refused to listen to Dalinar unless he wanted to return the set of Plate.{{book ref|sa3|16}}

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Dalinar met with [[Yanagawn]] next in the [[Dalinar's visions#A Highway to the Sun|vision]] of the [[Day of Recreance]]. He, too, was fearful of Dalinar largely because of Sadees' actions in the past. Dalinar countered his arguments, but the conversation ended prematurely with [[Lift]]'s inexplicable arrival.{{book ref|sa3|42}} He brought Yanagawn there again during another highstorm, and they had a frank conversation about the [[vizier]]s' opinion of Dalinar and Yanagawn feeling like just a puppet of theirs.{{book ref|sa3|56}} Yanagawn left, but then [[Odium]] appeared in the vision to speak with Dalinar. Having spied on that conversation, Lift emerged at the end and told him that she would convince Yanagawn to visit Urithiru.{{book ref|sa3|57}}

Queen Fen agreed to let Dalinar, Taravangian, and a small company from Urithiru activate the Oathgate in Thaylen City and come visit.{{book ref|sa3|58}} Realizing that though he was making progress with Fen herself, he also had to win over the other influential factions of the city, Dalinar organized a duel with her [[Kdralk|son]]. He allowed the young man to stab him, healing the wound with [[Stormlight]] and proclaiming to the watching crowd that he really did come with diplomatic intentions. However, it was his labor to rebuild the [[Thaylen City#Temples|Templetemple]] of [[Talenelat]] and the healing done by the hastily summoned [[Renarin]] that finally convinced Fen to join the coalition.{{book ref|sa3|59}}

|I've done it. I've united them, Stormfather. I’veI've kept my oath, and have brought men together, instead of dividing them.

Dalinar himself went to [[Vedenar]] to take stock of the situation before sending troops to the area, but he suffered a personal crisis during the visit that drove him to seclude himself another few days.{{book ref|sa3|100}} During this time, the coalition held several more meetings. On the day the coalition gathered to discuss tactics regarding sending troops to Jah Keved, the other members told Taravangian he was not needed at the meeting. He met up with Dalinar, and together they arrived late to the meeting in the [[Urithiru#The Gallery of Maps|Gallery of Maps]]. [[Aladar]], who was leading the meeting, explained the plans they had made so far. Dalinar realized that they were making a mistake to think that Odium's forces would move against Jah Keved. He persuaded the others that the true target was Thaylen City. Fen'sAside sonfrom pointed out that they needed their own fleet of ships, not just a force ofsending infantry occupyingvia the cityOathgate, so they hatched a plan to man extra Veden ships with Tashikki sailors augmented by the best Alethi troops.{{book ref|sa3|107}}

The next meeting convened in the temple of Talenelat in Thaylen City itself. The group spoke of the status of their fleet of ships and of their other defenses in the city. About an hour into the meeting, a messenger delivered papers to Jasnah, and everyone's spanreeds started blinking as they all received news of an unexpected, more violent than usual, [[Everstorm]]. Dalinar called for a break, but soon each group spoke up about some troubling news they had received. There were three pieces of information that had been carefully leaked to the nations by Taravangian and the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]], each incriminating Dalinar or his mission in forming the coalition in a way that specifically attacked each group's latent suspicions:

Dalinar left the meeting, unable to make any headway in defending himself, and the rest remained for a while to discuss the new information. The Azish decided to abandon the coalition, despiteas agreeing with Jasnah's observation that the messages received in the meeting all came at once and seemed too targeted to be coincidental.did Taravangian also decided that he would leave the coalition. Queen Fen recognized that the Thaylens still needed the Alethi army to help protect the city, so she reluctantly opted to stay with him, though she wasn't happy about it.{{book ref|sa3|113}} Before the coalition could disband their flotilla and send the ships and sailors back to their respective countries, however, the enemy sailed in under the cover of the Everstorm.{{book ref|sa3|115}} The Alethi and the Thaylens successfully defended Thaylen City from Odium and his army, due in large part to Dalinar's own efforts.{{book ref|sa3|120}}

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TheWhen the coalition, including Azir, which had not yet officially committed to them yet, met in Urithiru several days after the battle, and those involved in military planning met togethergathered to study Dalinar and Shallan's map. After highlighting friendly, enemy-controlled, and neutral areas in different colors, the generals argued that at that point [[Tu Bayla]] was logicallytactically the best tactical area to invade next.{{book ref|sa3|122}}

During the following year, the coalition authorized an [[expedition to Akinah]] in order to investigate the myths surrounding the hidden island as well as to see if they could unlock its Oathgate. During the course of the expedition, [[Rysn Ftori]] and [[Cord]] stumbled across a cache of [[Soulcaster]]s, of which the Thaylens received five and the Alethi, three.{{book ref|sa3.5|epilogue2}}{{book ref|sa4|9}} King [[Ral-na]] visited Urithiru, seeking advice regarding his position as a [[Dustbringer]].{{book ref|sa3.5|39}} Advances in [[fabrial]] research, including a new understanding of the role [[aluminum]] could play in conjoined gems, led to new inventions.{{book ref|sa4|3}} The [[Windrunner]]s took to taking shifts watching over the coalition's fleets from the sky, and the coalition held control of the southern seas of Roshar after a decisive victory by the Thaylen navy.{{book ref|sa3.5|3}}{{book ref|sa4|17}}

Every report that reachedBecause the coalitioncountry during that time indicated thatof [[Herdaz]], whichseemed wason facingthe offbrink againstof falling to Odium's armies as they made inroads into, the country,coalition wasat about to fall. Because it seemed like a lost cause, the coalitionfirst declined to reach out and help them;. howeverHowever, theimpressed Herdazianby resistance fought a much morethe protracted war than expected and inflicted a large casualty count before they finally had to give in. The coalition received word that the general,Herdazian theresistance [[Dieno|Mink]]fought, was fleeing to Alethkar with other Herdazian refugees, so they sent [[Kaladin]] to intercept himthe [[Dieno|Mink]] in [[Hearthstone]] and extend an invitation to join the coalition when they received word that the general was fleeing to Alethkar.{{book ref|sa4|2}} At the same time, they tested out their new invention, the ''[[Fourth Bridge]]'', by flying it to Hearthstone and loading it with the entire population of townsfolk and refugees to bring back to Urithiru.{{book ref|sa4|3}}

At the next meeting, Azir promptly agreed with the proposal for an offensive into Emul. To everyone's surprise, however, Taravangian spoke up in support of the idea as well. Queen Fen added her approval, making it unanimous. They agreed they would vote on giving Herdaz a seat on the coalition if their time in Emul proved fruitful. Fen began outlining further plans they needed to make regarding the navy and received assurances of support from the [[Windrunner]]s. After she brought up the issue of the lack of [[honorspren]] to the coalition, [[Sigzil]] offered the idea of sending an envoy to the [[Lasting Integrity]] to renew relations with them.{{book ref|sa4|19}} Assenting to the suggestion, the coalition quickly put together a group led by representatives of several orders to travel to Lasting Integrity: [[Adolin]] and [[Shallan]], [[Godeke]], [[Zu (Roshar)|Zu]], and [[Arshqqam]].{{book ref|sa4|19}}{{book ref|sa4|21}}

The diplomatic group left for Lasting Integrity via an Oathgate transfer to [[Shadesmar]].{{book ref|sa4|21}} Some days later, the coalition's army transferred to [[Azimir]] to begin their march to Emul.{{book ref|sa4|27}} One day during their advance, at the end of an [[Everstorm]], Odium appeared to Taravangian and instructed him to send the orders for his army to attack the coalition. Having spent the last year quietly promoting certain men and assuring them that Jah Keved would be safe from the war, his army instantly responded. Within fifteen minutes, Alethi soldiers arrived to arrest Taravangian.{{book ref|sa4|i|6}} The alliance of Alethi and Azish soldiers in Azir fought against the Vedens, who were joined by some singers and Fused, and won relatively easily.{{book ref|sa4|47}} Though they made attempts to burn the coalition's supply dumps and to rescue Taravangian, Dalinar's warnings prior to the betrayal ensured that those attempts were interrupted. The coalition armies in Southern Alethkar suffered very few casualties, aided by the Thaylen navy in their retreat to [[Karanak]]. The navy then blockaded the Veden ships into their ports.{{book ref|sa4|50}}

During the battle against the Vedens, news reached the group in Azir of an attack at Urithiru.{{book ref|sa4|47}} They received reports, ostensibly from Navani, that Taravangian's scholars had triggered a [[suppression fabrial|device]] to inhibit the use of Stormlight at the same time as a separate group collapsed the tunnels underneath the tower. Camped out at [[Laqqi]], the monarchs decided to continue with their mission in Emul while they waited for more specific news from Urithiru. As theThe Windrunner scouts couldn't pierce the device's barrier withoutand coming to harm andinstead had to rely on messengers hiking out to meet them, so Dalinar instructed [[Sigzil]] to send a clandestine group of scouts to watch from a distance.{{book ref|sa4|50}}

After several more battles, the coalition won Emul.{{book ref|sa4|99}} Following the victory there, the monarchs there turned their attention to the problem of recovering Urithiru. Jasnah was convinced they needed to give up on the tower, but Yanagawn and Dalinar were united in the understanding of how important it was to their cause. Dalinar, with reluctant agreement from the other two, decided to go to [[Tukar]] to try to recruit [[Ishar]].{{book ref|sa4|101}} Although they failed toin recruitthat the Heraldendeavor, in a moment of clarity brought on by [[Navani]] bonding the [[Sibling]] back in Urithiru, Ishar invited Dalinar to meet him in [[Shinovar]]. There, he hoped Dalinar could restore his sanity so he could in turn help Dalinar learn about his abilities and use them to defeat Odium.{{book ref|sa4|111}}