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[[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 massive [[Odium|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, givingwhich 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]], [[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}} Aside from those rulers, Dalinar's group reached out to several others. Neither [[Marabethia]] nor [[Rira (country)|Rira]] responded; [[Babatharnam]] was evasive; the other Makabaki states were waiting for Azir to decide; [[Shinovar]] sent congratulations but no real answer; and the [[Reshi Isles]] and other small states didn't really have a leader to contact. The [[Herdaz|Herdazians]] didn't trust Dalinar, and the [[Tukar]]i scribes delayed in bringing his message to their god-king, [[Tezim]].{{book ref|sa3|24}} [[New Natanan]] was evasive at first as well but then began to warm up.{{book ref|sa3|24}}{{book ref|sa3|28}}

|"Yanagawn|We fought together." <br />

"|Dalinar|How else could we have resisted? To fight the Desolation alone would be madness."

|[[Yanagawn]]attr= andIn the [[DalinarStormfather]] in the's vision{{book ref|sa3|42}}

Dalinar discovered that the Stormfather could bring others into Honor's visions to meet with him,{{book ref|sa3|28}} resulting in a series of face-to-face interviews with some of the reluctant monarchs. He brought Queen [[Fen]] into the [[Dalinar's visions#Starfalls|Starfalls]] vision, and after the action was over, the two of them spoke. Fen explained her mistrust of Dalinar, drawing a parallel to [[Sadees]]. This provoked an outburst from Dalinar; his passion began to convince her in a way that his previous diplomatic efforts had not, and he saw that he was starting to make progress with her.{{book ref|sa3|34}} Indeed, she asked to visit a [[Dalinar's visions#Broken People|vision]] by herself at the next [[highstorm]].{{book ref|sa3|50}}

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}}