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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}}
Meanwhile, Szeth's body was found and revived by [[Nale]], who granted Szeth a place among the [[Skybreakers]] and gave him the use of [[Nightblood]].{{book ref|sa2|88}}
Four of the remaining warcamps (those of [[Bethab]], [[Hatham]], [[Ruthar]], and
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}}
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