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|[[Navani]]'s lecture on [[fabrial]] mechanics{{epigraph ref|sa4|19}}
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During the following year, the coalition authorized an [[expedition to Akinah]] in order to investigate the myths surrounding the hidden island as well as to see if they could unlock its Oathgate. During the course of the expedition, [[Rysn Ftori]] and [[Cord]] stumbled across a cache of [[Soulcaster]]s, of which the Thaylens received five and the Alethi, three.{{book ref|sa3.5|epilogue}}{{book ref|sa4|9}} The [[Windrunner]]s took to taking shifts watching over the coalition's fleets from the sky, as the coalition held control of the southern seas of Roshar.{{book ref|sa3.5|3}}{{book ref|sa4|17}} The coalition officially recognized Dalinar as king of Urithiru in return for his renouncement of any ambition to rule over any other monarchs,{{book ref|sa4|10}} and they organized more meetings to plan strategy and to share information--such as the meeting in which Navani gave a lecture on [[fabrial]] mechanics.{{epigraph
Every report that reached the coalition during that time indicated that [[Herdaz]], which was facing off against Odium's armies as they made inroads into the country, was about to fall. Because it seemed like a lost cause, the coalition declined to reach out and help them; however, the Herdazian resistance fought a much more protracted war than expected and inflicted a large casualty count before they finally had to give in. The coalition received word that the general, the [[Dieno enne Calah|Mink]], was fleeing to Alethkar with other Herdazian refugees, so they sent [[Kaladin]] to intercept him in [[Hearthstone]] and extend an invitation to join the coalition.{{book ref|sa4|2}} At the same time, they tested out their new invention, the ''[[Fourth Bridge]]'', by flying it to Hearthstone and loading it with the entire population of townsfolk and refugees to bring back to Urithiru.{{book ref|sa4|3}}
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Odium was sufficiently frightened both by the coalition's victory in Urithiru and Dalinar's trip to visit Ishar that he approached Dalinar to set the terms for a contest of champions. The Shard read the contract [[Hoid]] had prepared and left with Dalinar, but he reacted angrily when he detected Hoid's hand in it. Explaining that he was literally unable to comply with certain terms, Odium proposed a variation in which he would be freed from the Rosharan system if he won. Dalinar decided to trust Hoid and so declined the agreement; urgent to settle the matter, Odium acceded the point and agreed to stay in the system so long as Dalinar became a Fused in the event of his loss. Realizing he was making a commitment to bind the entire coalition but unable to run it by anyone else, Dalinar agreed to the terms and set the date for the tenth day of the next month.{{book ref|sa4|112}} Because he planned to be his own champion, he decided to send a group to Shinovar to meet Ishar and help him recover his mind so he could aid Dalinar. In the intervening time, the coalition would need to defend their lands until the borders were settled by the fulfillment of the contract.{{book ref|sa4|116}}
== Internal Structure ==
During the first few meetings of monarchs, Dalinar, Navani, or other Alethi officials lead the meetings.{{book ref|sa3|96}}{{book ref|sa3|107}} The first gathering especially is chaotic and prone to devolve into arguments, involving a lot of peacekeeping from Navani. Realizing that the meetings need more structure to them, Navani asks the Azish to draft some bylaws that would govern how the nations interact with one another.{{book ref|sa3|96}} This eventually results in a much more organized system in which each nation represented holds a vote on each topic. [[Noura]] begins leading the meetings in the place of the Kholins, as she has a calm way of doing so that everyone respects.{{book ref|sa4|19}} The coalition officially recognizes Urithiru as a separate member nation with Dalinar as its king, granting both Dalinar and Jasnah separate seats on the council.{{book ref|sa4|10}}{{book ref|sa4|19}}
== Politics ==
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