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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}}
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[[Gavilar Kholin]], the former king of [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]] and a member of the [[Sons of Honor]], possessed a collection of unusual spheres. Notably, he had several '''black spheres''' that glowed with a dark violet light.{{book ref|sa4|prologue}}
   
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* For the sphere he considered "most important"{{book ref|sa4|38}} and gave to [[Szeth]], see '''[[Anti-Voidlight]]'''
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* For the sphere he gave to [[Eshonai]], see '''[[Voidlight]]''' or '''[[Lights#Voidlight]]'''
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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.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} The sphere given to Eshonai was described as having a dark yet faintly violet glow that she seemed to believe was [[Voidlight]].{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}
  
   
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A [[Bav]] worker named [[Took]] claimed to have stolen a similar dark sphere from the [[Nightwatcher]].{{book ref|sa1|interlude|3}} Took was known to exaggerate, and his story may be apocryphal.
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Later that day, Gavilar gave [[Szeth]] a similar black sphere at the end of their fatal duel.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} 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.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} 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.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} Szeth later hid the sphere in [[Jah Keved]]{{book ref|sa1|interlude|3}}, and retrieved it years later upon Navani's request.{{book ref|sa4|16}}
  
   
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Both of these spheres contained the same thing.{{wob ref|10883}}
  
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*The Anti-Voidlight sphere given to Szeth was first mentioned in the prologue of ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' in 2010. Fans often speculated about the contents of Szeth and Eshonai's spheres as subsequent books were released, usually theorizing that it was Voidlight or an [[Unmade]].{{wob ref|10582}}{{wob ref|10285}} Brandon remained cagey on the subject{{wob ref|9515}}{{wob ref|10582}} and it was a decade until the contents of the spheres were confirmed in ''[[Rhythm of War]]''.
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[[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|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.{{book ref|sa4|97}}
  
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At the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], [[Dalinar Kholin]] trapped the [[Unmade]] named [[Nergaoul]] in the [[King's Drop]] ruby{{book ref|sa3|120}} which subsequently glowed with a dark, bizarre light.{{book ref|sa3|121}} [[Navani Kholin]] said it reminded her of a sphere that Gavilar had.{{book ref|sa3|121}} Navani did not appear to be aware that there was more than one sphere; she also believed that Gavilar "made" the sphere she saw.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
  
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A [[Bav]] worker named [[Took]] claimed to have stolen a similar sphere from the [[Nightwatcher]].{{book ref|sa1|interlude|3}} Although Took was Szeth's master for a time, he was unlikely to have known about Gavilar's spheres.
  
   
 
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Black sphere
World of Origin Roshar
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Gavilar Kholin, the former king of Alethkar on Roshar and a member of the Sons of Honor, possessed a collection of unusual spheres. Notably, he had several black spheres that glowed with a dark violet light.[1]

A Bav worker named Took claimed to have stolen a similar dark sphere from the Nightwatcher.[3] Took was known to exaggerate, and his story may be apocryphal.

Trivia

  • The Anti-Voidlight sphere given to Szeth was first mentioned in the prologue of The Way of Kings in 2010. Fans often speculated about the contents of Szeth and Eshonai's spheres as subsequent books were released, usually theorizing that it was Voidlight or an Unmade.[4][5] Brandon remained cagey on the subject[6][4] and it was a decade until the contents of the spheres were confirmed in Rhythm of War.

Notes

  1. ↑ Rhythm of War prologue#
  2. ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 38#
  3. ↑ The Way of Kings interlude I-3#
  4. ↑ a b Read For Pixels 2018
    — Arcanum - 2018-09-01#
  5. ↑ MisCon 2018
    — Arcanum - 2018-05-26#
  6. ↑ JordanCon 2018
    — Arcanum - 2018-04-21#
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