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[[Gavilar Kholin]], the former king of [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]], possessed several unusual '''black spheres'''. Gavilar had access to an unknown number of these spheres.{{wob ref|9515}} The spheres contain [[anti-Voidlight]].{{book ref|sa4|97}} |
[[Gavilar Kholin]], the former king of [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]], possessed several unusual '''black spheres'''. Gavilar had access to an unknown number of these spheres.{{wob ref|9515}} The spheres contain [[anti-Voidlight]].{{book ref|sa4|97}} |
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Gavilar Kholin, the former king of Alethkar on Roshar, possessed several unusual black spheres. Gavilar had access to an unknown number of these spheres.[1] The spheres contain anti-Voidlight.[2]
History
Gavilar gave a sphere to Eshonai on the day of his assassination and told her to give it to the Five after a conversation about Parshmen, Parshendi, and their gods.[3] The sphere given to Eshonai was described as having a dark yet faintly violet glow that she seemed to believe was Voidlight.[3]
Later that day, Gavilar gave Szeth a similar black sphere at the end of their fatal duel.[4] The sphere given to Szeth was described as small, crystalline, tied to a chain, and glowing with a black light that Szeth had not seen before.[4] Gavilar said that Szeth must take the sphere so that "they" would not get hold of it; it is unclear to whom he was referring.[4] Szeth later hid the sphere in Jah Keved[5] and has not yet retrieved it.
Both of these spheres contained the same thing.[6]
Navani Kholin, with the help of the Fused Raboniel, learns to create them by vibrating an uninfused diamond sphere with the anti-Voidlight tone – a tone that negates Odium's rhythm through destructive interference when created with that Intent – and infusing it with Voidlight insulated from Odium's rhythm by a vacuum tube. When Voidlight is drawn into the sphere, the two lights annihilate each other explosively.[2]
Other mentions
At the Battle of Thaylen Field, Dalinar Kholin trapped the Unmade named Nergaoul in the King's Drop ruby[7] which subsequently glowed with a dark, bizarre light.[8] Navani Kholin said it reminded her of a sphere that Gavilar had.[8] Navani did not appear to be aware that there was more than one sphere; she also believed that Gavilar "made" the sphere she saw.[8]
A Bav worker named Took claimed to have stolen a similar sphere from the Nightwatcher.[5] Although Took was Szeth's master for a time, he was unlikely to have known about Gavilar's spheres.
Notes
- ↑ JordanCon 2018
— Arcanum - 2018-04-21# - ↑ a b Rhythm of War chapter 97#
- ↑ a b Oathbringer prologue#
- ↑ a b c The Way of Kings prologue#
- ↑ a b The Way of Kings interlude I-3#
- ↑ Legion Release Party
— Arcanum - 2018-09-19# - ↑ Oathbringer chapter 120#
- ↑ a b c Oathbringer chapter 121#