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The '''Diagram''' is the name of a covert group that is devoted to understanding and carrying out the instructions found in the [[Diagram (literature)|Diagram]]. The Diagram is led by [[Taravangian]] and has members in hiding all over Roshar. The group is ruthless, willing to kill directly, or indirectly, as many as necessary to achieve its goals.
Now far less intelligent than he was on that fateful day, Taravangian needed help in deciphering and interpreting his own writings. He started collecting a group of trusted people to share this task, as well as to implement plans based on these interpretations. This group named themselves the Diagram after the book.
== Known Members ==▼
*[[Taravangian]]: King of [[Kharbranth]] and [[Jah Keved]].▼
*[[Dukar]]: The head of Taravangian's [[King's Testers|Testers]].▼
*[[Adrotagia]]: A Kharbranthian scholar and childhood friend of Taravangian.▼
*[[Mrall]]: Taravangian's body guard.▼
*[[Malata]]: [[Dustbringer]].▼
*[[Joshor]]: Head of the Silent Gatherers.▼
*[[Graves]]: A lighteyed Alethi Shardbearer.▼
*[[Moash]]: A former member of [[Bridge Four]].▼
== Activities ==
Taravangian instituted a program of collecting these Death Rattles from selected hospital patients (the terminally ill, the lowly, and the forgotten) who are slowly and intentionally bled to death solely for this purpose{{book ref|sa1|71}}. Those who participate in this operation are called the Silent Gatherers{{book ref|sa1|endnote}}. Their leader is [[Joshor]], and an ardent named [[Dova]] is also important in their research.
During the succesion battle in Jah Keved, Adrotagia reported to
=== Search for Dustbringers ===
=== Assassination of Leaders ===
The Diagram mentioned the possibility of finding or creating a [[Shin]] [[Truthless]] who they could use as a weapon.{{epigraph ref|sa2|78}} It is unclear whether the Diagram was involved in the events that led to [[Szeth]] becoming a Truthless, but one of Taravangian's men (a worldhopper){{wob ref|15690}} did eventually obtain possession of
Obeying the holder of his Oathstone, Szeth killed many of Roshar's royalty and anyone else who stood in his way. The final person he was assigned to assassinate was [[Dalinar Kholin]], uncle to King [[Elhokar]] of [[Alethkar]] and Highprince of [[Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa2|71}} Dalinar had been trying to unite the highprinces of Alethkar, which Taravangian felt was a threat to the Diagram's command that Taravangian should rule all of Roshar.{{epigraph ref|sa2|80}}
Later on, they tried to recruit Kaladin to their side. Kaladin had been investigating the matter and discovered Moash's part in it, and so Graves attempted to convince him that Elhokar was a bad king who deserved to be replaced. Kaladin did not report them to authorities but refused to assist Graves.{{book ref|sa2|46}} When the conspirators had another opportunity to assassinate the king, this time through direct physical assault, Kaladin had a change of heart and saved Elhokar from them.{{book ref|sa2|84}}
As they fled the Alethi warcamps, Graves wondered whether his interpretation had been wrong, or if he was simply too slow.{{book ref|sa2|87}} Fleeing across the Frostlands with Moash, [[Febrth]], and [[Fia]], he was attacked and killed by [[Fused]] using [[
=== Second Assassination Attempt on Dalinar ===
On the day that Kaladin was saving Elhokar in the warcamps, Szeth arrived in [[Narak]], where Dalinar had been commanding the Alethi armies against [[stormform]] [[listeners]] who were summoning the [[Everstorm]]. Dalinar bravely fought against the assassin, but proved to be no match for him. Several soldiers, [[Bridge Four]] members, and even Highprince [[Roion]] died trying to protect Dalinar, who was then finally struck with a [[Lashing]] that sent him up in the sky.{{book ref|sa2|85}}
Szeth intended Dalinar to fall to his death when the Stormlight ran out, but Kaladin had arrived just in time, flying in haste all the way from the warcamps, to save the highprince. The two
=== Undermining of Dalinar's Leadership ===
Soon after, during the passing of the Everstorm and on a day of low intelligence, the predicted confrontation happened. Odium isolated Taravangian from the others and interrogated him. Taravangian then offered to ally the Diagram with Odium in exchange for his promise to save the people of Kharbranth. Odium accepted the offer, and specifically agreed to save anyone born in the city as well as their spouses. Taravangian gave the stolen Honorblade to Odium's forces afterwards.{{book ref|sa3|122}}
=== Disbanding of the Diagram ===
A year later, Taravangian distanced himself from Kharbranth and his fellow Diagram members in preparation of being contacted by Odium, who commanded him to have his forces betray Dalinar's on their campaign in [[Emul]]. He disbanded the Diagram prior to the betrayal of the [[coalition of monarchs]] in Emul.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}} He recommended that middling members who "knew too much" should not be released back into the general population and should instead be sent on long "secret quests" to distant locations.
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▲*[[Taravangian]]: King of [[Kharbranth]] and [[Jah Keved]].
▲*[[Dukar]]: The head of Taravangian's [[King's Testers|Testers]].
▲*[[Adrotagia]]: A Kharbranthian scholar and childhood friend of Taravangian.
▲*[[Malata]]: [[Dustbringer]].
▲*[[Moash]]: A former member of [[Bridge Four]].
▲*[[Joshor]]: Head of the Silent Gatherers.
▲*[[Graves]]: A lighteyed Alethi Shardbearer.
*A masked worldhopper with an accent foreign to [[Szeth]].{{book ref|sa1|i|6}}{{wob ref|15690}}
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