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The '''Battle of [[Narak]]''' is a major event during the [[War of Reckoning]] on [[Roshar]]. The battle ended the war and ushered in the [[True Desolation]].
== The Battle ==
{{image|WoR BG cover art.jpg|side=right|width=400px|[[Kaladin]] and [[Szeth]] fighting in the [[Everstorm]]}}
The battle was tough for the Alethi, since the Parshendi Stormform made them more powerful, and allowed them to blast red lightning at their foes. After receiving advice from Rlain, Dalinar commanded the Alethi troops to kill the groups of singers in the Parshendi rear to prevent them from finishing their song. Adolin, despite having lost his mount [[Sureblood]],{{book ref|sa2|81}} managed to defeat a group of singers by ambushing them from behind. He was then engaged in a duel with Eshonai,{{book ref|sa2|83}} which ended with them both falling down a chasm. Adolin was rescued by the bridgemen [[Skar]] and [[Drehy]], while Eshonai disappeared.{{book ref|sa2|84}} On Roion's plateau, however, the Parshendi gained the upper hand and managed to kill [[Teleb]], one of the Kholin [[Shardbearer]]s.{{book ref|sa2|82}}▼
▲The battle was tough for the Alethi, since the Parshendi Stormform made them more powerful, and allowed them to blast red lightning at their foes. After receiving advice from Rlain, Dalinar commanded the Alethi troops to kill the groups of singers in the Parshendi rear to prevent them from finishing their song. Adolin, despite having lost his mount [[Sureblood]],{{book ref|sa2|81}} managed to defeat a group of singers by ambushing them from behind. He was then engaged in a duel with Eshonai,{{book ref|sa2|83}} which ended with them both falling down a chasm. Adolin was
Shallan suspected that a perfectly round plateau, which did not fit into the pattern of the [[Shattered Plains]] was where the Oathgate was located.{{book ref|sa2|81}} Together with Prince [[Renarin Kholin]], and a team of soldiers and scholars,{{book ref|sa2|83}} Shallan went to the plateau and discoverd the Oathgate.{{book ref|sa2|84}} After struggling to activate it, she discovered that it operated like a [[fabrial]] and that a living [[Shardblade]] was required operate the gate.{{book ref|sa2|86}}
== Aftermath ==
Kaladin arrived at the Oathgate plateau with the Honorblade
Meanwhile, Szeth's body
Four of the remaining warcamps (those of [[Bethab]], [[Hatham]], [[Ruthar]], and Sadeas) fled to Urithiru at Dalinar's orders after the news of Uruithiru's discovery and the threat of the Everstorm, crowding in to the as yet unexplored city.{{book ref|sa2|87}}{{book ref|sa3|2}} Highprince Hatham managed to recharge his spheres in the unexpected Highstorm before fleeing, giving him a source of great wealth as the Radiants scrambled for Stormlight in the middle of the weeping.{{book ref|sa3|8}}
The Alethi forces at the battle were decimated, and as Dalinar sought to establish Urithiru as a place of order in the world, Highprinces [[Thanadal]] and [[Vamah]], those with the strongest military forces remaining, stayed behind in the warcamps and refused to lend their support.{{book ref|sa3|2}}
The [[Sons of Honor]] considered the battle a victory for them, as they had been working towards the return of the Voidbringers and a new Desolation.{{book ref|sa2|88}}
The battle was a victory for the [[Ghostbloods]] as well, as their immediate goal had been the discovery of Urithiru. [[Mraize]] discovered [[Shallan_Davar#Veil|Veil's]] true identity when Shallan manifested her powers during the battle, prompting him to entice her to properly join their ranks.{{book ref|sa2|88}}
▲Meanwhile, Szeth's body is found and revived by [[Nalan]] who grants Szeth a place among the [[Skybreakers]] as well as [[Nightblood]].{{book ref|sa2|88}}
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